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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 11
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
46 vs last sale 339 243 vs year ago 50 · +486.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
12 vs last sale 46 6 vs year ago 28 · +21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
4 vs last sale 21 11 vs year ago 6 · +183.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts of non-preconditioned cattle from last reported sale two weeks ago, however, a higher undertone was noted. Also, no comparisons available for slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts, but higher undertone noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.27/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$113.27
92 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$10.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.08
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524113.9759786
Small and Medium 1-2439103.204536thin
One grade step is worth $10.77/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale92 hd
113.27
TN average8 barns · 1,805 hd
120.36
−7.08
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
BullsHigh1,67579.451,3315thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49662.2493111
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13959.066726thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average89053.184733thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2667109.77/cwt103.00–112.007325
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572118.00/cwt118.00–118.006752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373119.62/cwt117.00–123.004465
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422147.80/cwt140.00–155.006249
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2305120.00/cwt120.00–120.003662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515134.99/cwt133.00–141.006958
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623125.00/cwt125.00–125.007795
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,290750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,6751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2482116.53/cwt109.00–121.0056228
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655117.00/cwt117.00–117.007662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2613110.92/cwt105.00–119.006806
BullsMedium and Large 1-2358149.28/cwt144.00–153.005344
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2875675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,9061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513127.43/cwt123.00–132.006542
BullsMedium and Large 1-293077.00/cwt77.00–77.007161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full495127.50/cwt127.50–127.506311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,133842.26/cwt735.00–950.009,5432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,430775.00/cwt775.00–775.0011,0831
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2415135.00/cwt135.00–135.005601
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2485102.50/cwt102.50–102.504971
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2430103.34/cwt100.00–107.504445
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2486124.00/cwt124.00–124.006033
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2933634.38/cwt600.00–675.005,9193
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,130975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,0181
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,340710.00/cwt710.00–710.009,5141
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2850635.00/cwt635.00–635.005,3981
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6701,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0020,4581
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3201,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0016,8301
CowsLean 85-90%Natural93550.00/cwt50.00–50.004681
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48859.95/cwt57.50–63.008925
BullsNatural1,45087.50/cwt87.50–87.501,2691
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,04567.50/cwt67.50–67.507051
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,50364.15/cwt60.50–71.509646
Bulls1,65875.58/cwt71.00–79.001,2533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added502120.00/cwt120.00–120.006022
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
BullsNatural1,95083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,6191
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11254.57/cwt53.00–56.006073
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,22561.57/cwt59.00–64.507542
CowsLean 85-90%86854.77/cwt52.00–57.004752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622108.14/cwt105.00–110.0067311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
BullsMedium and Large 2-3345132.50/cwt132.50–132.504571
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390132.50/cwt132.50–132.505171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added797125.00/cwt125.00–125.009962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added81398.00/cwt98.00–98.007974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577112.64/cwt109.00–114.006505
BullsMedium and Large 1-275095.00/cwt95.00–95.007131
BullsMedium and Large 1-286579.00/cwt79.00–79.006831
BullsMedium and Large 1-284081.00/cwt81.00–81.006801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2484143.69/cwt134.50–150.0069512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675108.55/cwt101.00–109.507339
SteersMedium and Large 1-2561128.02/cwt125.00–131.007184
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added727127.50/cwt127.50–127.5092712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2726112.00/cwt112.00–112.008133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2416120.99/cwt118.00–124.505037
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522112.96/cwt105.00–117.5059017

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.