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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 25
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,065 head
19 vs last sale 1,046 204 vs year ago 861 · +23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
50 vs last sale 143 38 vs year ago 231 · 16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
30 vs last sale 47 20 vs year ago 57 · +35.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes sharply lower overall with exception of heifers weighing over 500 lbs. 5.00 lower; and lower-quality offerings of feeder cattle were noted. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows mostly steady, with lean cows 5.00 lower, and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.33/cwt on 252 head.
Average price
$200.33
252 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$960
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$5
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$22.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.69
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2478200.69960248
Large 1542178.009654thin
One grade step is worth $22.69/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale252 hd
200.33
TN average10 barns · 2,202 hd
199.64
+0.69
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
BullsLow1,543122.481,89019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47194.731,39318
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22594.211,15447
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01881.1582725

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,465$1,3801thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$1,0886
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,0497
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$1,0452thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,228$9202thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,0301thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)890$8882thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,5754thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,3952thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,3336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,3039
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,2502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$8282thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2378215.99/cwt215.00–217.008162
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added625212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3282
BullsMedium and Large 1-2813160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy380260.00/cwt260.00–260.009881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy427241.89/cwt240.00–247.501,0334
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy635225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy329258.98/cwt255.00–260.008525
CowsLean 85-90%1,01079.51/cwt73.00–85.0080321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added585252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235210.40/cwt207.50–215.004945
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474203.39/cwt191.00–213.0096453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2676162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0994
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622181.91/cwt172.50–185.001,13122
SteersMedium and Large 2-3378216.27/cwt215.00–217.508182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571194.66/cwt188.00–200.001,11214
HeifersLarge 1542178.00/cwt178.00–178.009654
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added470221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0393
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370214.49/cwt200.00–223.0079422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added517251.01/cwt242.50–257.001,29815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2752200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open657188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2355
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330214.73/cwt205.00–222.5070914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422209.52/cwt197.50–218.0088441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added428259.58/cwt252.50–270.001,1116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2267204.28/cwt200.00–210.005453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy468216.82/cwt215.00–217.501,0155
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy595177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy383191.95/cwt187.50–195.007355
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2714160.94/cwt150.00–167.501,1495
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy431192.24/cwt185.00–195.008298
BullsMedium and Large 1-2332232.62/cwt220.00–247.5077211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575203.27/cwt192.50–217.001,1698
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy512175.46/cwt172.50–177.008983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy382230.00/cwt230.00–230.008792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805155.83/cwt155.00–157.501,2543
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added603192.26/cwt190.00–195.001,1594
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725177.63/cwt175.00–180.001,2883
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523200.08/cwt187.50–207.001,04622
SteersMedium and Large 2-3535178.82/cwt170.00–197.509573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365238.46/cwt230.00–252.5087010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy413240.86/cwt240.00–245.009956
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy467259.14/cwt252.50–266.001,2103
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429217.49/cwt210.00–225.0093316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added632233.39/cwt232.50–235.001,4754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665215.69/cwt204.50–226.001,43411
SteersMedium and Large 2-3433187.47/cwt182.50–192.508122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy478202.16/cwt200.00–207.509666
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy655186.28/cwt182.50–190.001,2202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467221.83/cwt210.00–235.001,03623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581227.76/cwt207.00–235.001,32313
SteersMedium and Large 2-3488199.00/cwt199.00–199.009713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2323250.64/cwt240.00–262.508102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2524229.27/cwt210.00–239.001,20128
SteersMedium and Large 2-3590170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added278260.14/cwt255.00–265.007236
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added346270.00/cwt270.00–270.009346
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631208.60/cwt200.00–226.001,3167
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47194.73/cwt88.00–100.501,39318
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21793.33/cwt87.00–99.501,13643
CowsLean 85-90%1,06389.79/cwt87.00–92.009544
CowsBoner 80-85%1,313103.65/cwt100.00–110.501,3614
Bulls1,245111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3821
Bulls1,650130.75/cwt129.00–133.002,1573
Bulls1,542121.59/cwt117.00–127.001,87515
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,317.50/head1,220.00–1,400.001,3184
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,147.50/head1,125.00–1,170.001,1482
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,228919.71/head900.00–940.009202
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3785980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,030900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,362.50/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,391.67/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1321,108.69/head950.00–1,310.001,1095
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3880875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4651,380.00/head1,380.00–1,380.001,3801
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2875990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2870820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3735830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2840975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2840775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1151,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368236.21/cwt227.50–245.0086917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy406226.00/cwt226.00–226.009183
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added508225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1433
BullsMedium and Large 1-2230235.00/cwt235.00–235.005411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2419215.42/cwt210.00–225.0090316
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2270220.00/cwt220.00–220.005941
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
BullsMedium and Large 2-3518191.74/cwt190.00–195.009933
BullsMedium and Large 1-2286242.33/cwt235.00–248.006934
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621176.69/cwt170.00–190.001,0975
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523209.92/cwt200.00–222.501,09828
BullsMedium and Large 1-2672188.90/cwt182.00–197.501,2695
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2320198.39/cwt195.00–200.006353
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2363200.00/cwt200.00–200.007262
BullsMedium and Large 1-2783166.87/cwt159.00–175.001,3072
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added555222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3723143.66/cwt140.00–147.501,0392
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578174.05/cwt160.00–187.501,0062
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full645150.00/cwt150.00–150.009681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2479211.61/cwt200.00–227.501,01427
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy416200.67/cwt195.00–205.008354
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy473179.57/cwt170.00–190.0084910
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,390.00/head1,390.00–1,390.001,3901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,313.75/head1,160.00–1,420.001,3144
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2865825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3961,188.89/head1,100.00–1,300.001,1894

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.