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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 5
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
738 head
95 vs last sale 833 738 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
25 vs last sale 69 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
4 vs last sale 91 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 lower, with feeder heifers 5.00 to 25.00 lower, and bulls uneven. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.26/cwt on 56 head, down $14.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 32 comparable sales and sits +6.01 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.
Average price
$405.26
14.50 vs prior sale
56 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,261
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
5.14
vs TN average
22.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558405.262,26156
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
440406372338median 399.2512/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.34, low $351.80, median $399.25 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale56 hd
405.26
TN average15 barns · 578 hd
410.41
−5.14
National average182 barns · 12,459 hd
427.90
−22.64
This barn, trailing median32 sales
399.25
+6.01
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,762215.283,79219
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,223180.662,20940
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,465179.022,62311
CowsLean 85-90%Low968157.581,5258thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,173$3,2512thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,063$2,8392thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$2,8064thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)872$2,6237
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,136$2,5787
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,4973thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,4752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$2,0752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)910$3,0501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,001$2,7293thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)833$2,4002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)718$2,1762thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,7503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,0949
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$5,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

111 lots · USDA AMS · Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550515437.04/cwt430.00–445.002,2519
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500462536.99/cwt520.00–560.002,4817
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300260630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,6381
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500480500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800771327.09/cwt320.00–335.002,5225
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350341524.62/cwt500.00–540.001,78926
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700697349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,4337
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850833343.31/cwt340.00–345.502,86013
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475448.67/cwt430.00–480.002,13130
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328474.81/cwt470.00–480.001,5572
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250218592.93/cwt580.00–600.001,2934
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500475420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9952
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600581393.71/cwt385.00–415.002,28735
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521417.42/cwt400.00–427.502,17511
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400386498.46/cwt470.00–520.001,92419
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615384.78/cwt370.00–405.002,36634
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added250–300292540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5772
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550535390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450433505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1873
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300250740.00/cwt740.00–740.001,8501
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650637360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2932
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850820329.04/cwt320.00–341.002,6984
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278547.37/cwt540.00–580.001,5228
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4541
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250225672.15/cwt660.00–700.001,5123
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270655.68/cwt630.00–670.001,7703
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750705350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4681
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428470.24/cwt450.00–490.002,01326
SteersSmall 1Full300–350300500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5001
SteersSmall 1Full400–450400400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6002
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568455.61/cwt450.00–470.002,58810
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650600470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,8203
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500450555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,4984
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600575420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4151
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750719362.47/cwt360.00–372.502,6065
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,6655
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750710377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,6803
SteersSmall 1350–400385500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9251
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624440.41/cwt415.00–455.002,74810
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850810327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,6491
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300269649.35/cwt630.00–670.001,7474
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323655.19/cwt650.00–660.002,1162
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950934342.50/cwt342.50–342.503,19928
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450429532.36/cwt510.00–570.002,28419
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450427463.05/cwt450.00–480.001,9773
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363556.02/cwt540.00–600.002,01811
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550540506.90/cwt490.00–515.002,73735
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225672.15/cwt660.00–700.001,5123
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7022
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8981
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550525420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2052
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500455490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2301
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450437486.00/cwt480.00–500.002,1245
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400360500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,499175.26/cwt169.00–182.002,6279
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,313195.93/cwt192.00–200.002,5732
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268198.81/cwt193.00–205.002,5215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216178.07/cwt167.00–191.002,16535
CowsLean 85-90%1,007148.35/cwt147.00–149.001,4943
CowsLean 85-90%944163.11/cwt158.00–167.501,5405
Bulls1,641214.17/cwt209.00–217.003,5157
Bulls1,555187.97/cwt183.00–194.002,9232
Bulls1,847223.91/cwt221.00–228.004,1369
BullsHeavy Weight2,250200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1733,250.53/head2,900.00–3,500.003,2512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-33,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-22,950.00/head2,850.00–3,050.002,9502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1902,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37732,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0632,838.82/head2,600.00–3,100.002,8392
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39452,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-25,500.00/head5,500.00–5,500.005,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-33,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1702,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2683,164.50/head2,900.00–3,350.003,1652
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29103,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0552,447.16/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4472
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0452,075.48/head2,050.00–2,100.002,0752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0012,729.29/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7293
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-27402,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29112,711.58/head2,650.00–2,800.002,7125
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2412,793.33/head2,625.00–2,950.002,7934
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39952,291.54/head2,150.00–2,500.002,2923
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-27182,175.61/head2,150.00–2,200.002,1762
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,545.42/head2,350.00–2,700.002,5452
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-33,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-33,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-33,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,300.00/head3,100.00–3,400.003,3003
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750714361.83/cwt345.00–382.502,5835
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3271
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418544.38/cwt520.00–570.002,27610
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650622418.55/cwt405.00–440.002,60315
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372548.70/cwt520.00–575.002,04115
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3991
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600580426.34/cwt420.00–440.002,4737
BullsSmall 1350–400375445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6691
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900868288.26/cwt285.00–295.002,5023
BullsMedium and Large 1Full550–600595395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550509467.10/cwt450.00–500.002,3787
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323607.99/cwt590.00–650.001,9646
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500461535.89/cwt515.00–560.002,4709
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850805310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4963
BullsSmall 1250–300280590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6522
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5845
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5871

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.