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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 29
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,140 head
▲ 398 vs last sale 742▲ 393 vs year ago 747 · +52.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 75▼ 29 vs year ago 93 · −31.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 50▲ 3 vs year ago 32 · +9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 700 lbs. sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower with those weighing over 700 lbs. mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower with feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher and those weighing over 400 lbs. 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.94/cwt on 60 head, down $22.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 35 comparable sales and sits −71.75 against this barn's trailing median of $445.69.
Average price
$373.94
▼ 22.50 vs prior sale
60 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,081
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.58
vs TN average
−40.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557377.892,10654
Small 1548340.001,8624thin
Medium and Large 2555335.001,8592thin
One grade step is worth $42.89/cwt here — about $247 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale60 hd
373.94
—
TN average14 barns · 428 hd
363.36
+10.58
National average184 barns · 17,632 hd
414.66
−40.72
This barn, trailing median35 sales
445.69
−71.75
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales
517458400341median 445.6902/2404/2106/2309/0110/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $355.08, median $445.69 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—High1,697186.703,16811
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,200149.671,79513
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,515147.062,2299thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,156131.541,5218thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,366$2,6015
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,2552thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,485$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$1,7251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$2,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)925$2,4752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,3001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)985$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,5405
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)993$2,1632thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,013$2,1542thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1236630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4873
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5112
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2802
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added345420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4493
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added357450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6074
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365470.99/cwt455.00–490.001,7194
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5752
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423442.10/cwt420.00–465.001,8709
Steers400–450Small 1430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5052
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added467438.25/cwt430.00–465.002,0476
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474407.34/cwt395.00–420.001,93120
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525386.12/cwt370.00–420.002,02723
Steers500–550Small 1540340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8361
Steers550–600Small 1Value Added550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8703
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8151
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added560340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added569390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,21912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1589360.29/cwt355.00–370.002,12219
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0955
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618338.77/cwt335.00–345.002,09415
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621324.00/cwt315.00–329.002,0124
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added669340.96/cwt338.00–344.002,2814
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680327.98/cwt324.00–331.002,2305
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added680315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1423
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1242
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716339.77/cwt321.00–346.002,43340
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added719350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5179
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5191
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added795335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6635
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,5681
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added820321.67/cwt321.00–322.002,6383
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added880317.87/cwt317.50–319.002,7974
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2Value Added935297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,7821
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added940310.79/cwt306.00–314.502,921111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed253530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3412
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added265470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2465
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1792
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313431.25/cwt420.00–440.001,3503
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added330495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6341
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368414.76/cwt395.00–445.001,52619
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy378380.03/cwt375.00–385.001,4372
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3831
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430372.67/cwt355.00–395.001,60216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added474370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7546
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476356.10/cwt347.50–365.001,69526
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy482338.30/cwt335.00–340.001,6313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy515380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9571
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520347.79/cwt335.00–370.001,80925
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523326.53/cwt320.00–330.001,7083
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added561357.10/cwt350.00–375.002,0035
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571323.79/cwt317.50–340.001,84917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8142
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy612298.28/cwt297.50–302.501,82510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615329.62/cwt329.00–331.002,02713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625315.41/cwt305.00–326.001,97139
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666313.51/cwt307.50–320.002,08813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added681324.94/cwt323.00–327.502,21320
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy688300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0643
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added722311.69/cwt310.00–315.002,2503
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,1871
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added757323.50/cwt323.50–323.502,44964
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768311.25/cwt310.00–312.502,3902
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added842300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274612.30/cwt590.00–630.001,6785
Bulls250–300Small 1287450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2924
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1304558.39/cwt550.00–605.001,6987
Bulls300–350Small 1310475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371458.45/cwt435.00–485.001,7019
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427411.87/cwt400.00–435.001,75921
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471404.72/cwt392.50–425.001,9069
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520352.17/cwt335.00–367.501,83125
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy529322.47/cwt320.00–325.001,7064
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575332.85/cwt320.00–355.001,91431
Bulls550–600Small 1575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7251
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605303.74/cwt302.50–305.001,8382
Bulls600–650Small 1610290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624327.75/cwt310.00–345.002,0458
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1661314.65/cwt305.00–320.002,0807
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1726297.13/cwt290.00–310.002,15717
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1767293.23/cwt290.00–299.002,24914
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1802280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,195174.50/cwt174.50–174.502,0851
Bulls——1,572196.92/cwt194.00–201.003,0963
Bulls——1,822184.07/cwt179.00–190.003,3547
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148124.16/cwt120.00–129.501,4253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,8291
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,161135.97/cwt133.00–143.001,5795
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199149.97/cwt139.50–155.001,79811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,7191
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498145.57/cwt143.50–149.002,1818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,6311
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29853,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39901,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,254.81/head2,125.00–2,375.002,2552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3662,600.77/head2,400.00–2,750.002,6015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4852,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29932,163.36/head2,090.00–2,215.002,1632
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0132,153.70/head2,050.00–2,250.002,1542
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—3,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,416.67/head3,050.00–3,600.003,4173

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.