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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 22
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
826 head
260 vs last sale 1,086 49 vs year ago 777 · +6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
83 vs last sale 192 47 vs year ago 156 · 30.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
44 vs last sale 34 54 vs year ago 24 · +225.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, feeder classes sharply lower with slaughter classes trending down 5.00 to 12.00 and slaughter bulls remaining steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.56/cwt on 291 head.
Average price
$232.56
291 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,149
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$338
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$72.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.33
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2465269.251,25299
Medium and Large 1-2517216.551,119164
Medium and Large 2-3465196.5891428
One grade step is worth $72.67/cwt here — about $338 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 sale291 hd
232.56
TN average12 barns · 1,849 hd
223.23
+9.33
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
BullsAverage1,800132.392,38317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,457107.701,56935
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15599.911,15429
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00091.8191822

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,5242thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,128$1,1452thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$1,1445
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$1,0632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,0193thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$9933thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)987$9503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)925$8401thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)918$1,0123thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,050$1,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,270$1,5101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,3199
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,1251thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2850910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29801,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2865840.00/head840.00–840.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added314233.13/cwt229.00–237.507324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added674211.97/cwt205.00–215.001,4298
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added717207.22/cwt200.00–214.001,4868
SteersMedium and Large 1-2532222.16/cwt219.00–225.001,1829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added531236.74/cwt230.00–250.001,2578
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added725242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7559
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2327218.75/cwt207.50–227.507155
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2940132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2773179.96/cwt177.50–182.501,3912
SteersMedium and Large 2-3555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530213.29/cwt206.00–219.001,13011
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added465269.25/cwt269.25–269.251,25299
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3344203.00/cwt203.00–203.006984
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2263223.43/cwt220.00–232.505886
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3582201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added473227.58/cwt226.00–231.001,07613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626211.79/cwt205.00–215.001,3268
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2415217.88/cwt213.00–221.0090411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3610150.00/cwt150.00–150.009151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2662195.25/cwt187.50–201.001,2933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710195.12/cwt187.50–203.001,3855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245230.00/cwt230.00–230.005641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478216.65/cwt202.00–224.001,03618
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3407197.88/cwt197.50–198.008054
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added775209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3358205.00/cwt205.00–205.007342
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577226.09/cwt220.00–237.501,30527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2817220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7972
SteersMedium and Large 2-3432207.40/cwt205.00–208.008965
SteersMedium and Large 2-3710191.51/cwt190.00–193.001,3602
SteersMedium and Large 2-3485205.40/cwt200.00–215.009968
SteersMedium and Large 1-2687217.43/cwt205.00–220.001,4948
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480231.09/cwt223.00–242.501,1095
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430232.50/cwt225.00–235.001,0004
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275242.77/cwt222.50–275.006683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2915120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0981
SteersMedium and Large 2-3367216.43/cwt210.00–220.007943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added437245.80/cwt245.00–247.501,0743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335238.42/cwt227.50–252.507996
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373251.72/cwt235.00–262.509395
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705225.04/cwt220.00–230.001,5872
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,030160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3023
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3285165.00/cwt165.00–165.004702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added315273.33/cwt265.00–277.508613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added595250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added660240.05/cwt225.00–253.001,58415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added764234.19/cwt231.00–236.001,78910
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380224.51/cwt210.00–237.5085314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full755157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy376274.51/cwt260.00–277.501,0326
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy421260.90/cwt252.50–270.001,09812
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,459106.77/cwt102.00–113.001,55831
CowsBoner 80-85%1,324108.89/cwt103.50–115.001,4424
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13498.83/cwt93.00–104.501,12124
CowsLean 85-90%98585.53/cwt85.00–86.008422
CowsLean 85-90%1,00192.44/cwt87.00–99.0092520
CowsBoner 80-85%99090.00/cwt90.00–90.008911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,438114.95/cwt114.00–117.001,6534
Bulls1,800132.39/cwt124.00–137.002,38317
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 2-31,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,215.00/head1,190.00–1,240.001,2152
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3915820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,443.75/head1,350.00–1,560.001,4444
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0481,004.96/head1,000.00–1,010.001,0052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3925840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29181,012.07/head950.00–1,075.001,0123
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1281,144.57/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2781,202.74/head1,000.00–1,450.001,2034
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,524.34/head1,240.00–1,760.001,5242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0802
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,019.31/head900.00–1,210.001,0193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382225.17/cwt215.00–231.0086012
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3521199.58/cwt193.00–202.001,0404
BullsMedium and Large 1-2872139.72/cwt130.00–149.001,2185
BullsMedium and Large 1-2619197.18/cwt187.50–209.001,22112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567217.72/cwt215.00–221.001,23418
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3472195.55/cwt192.00–204.0092310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added518226.01/cwt222.50–230.001,1719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added565219.12/cwt217.00–224.001,23811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440207.50/cwt207.50–207.509132
BullsMedium and Large 2-3455215.00/cwt215.00–215.009781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2935105.00/cwt105.00–105.009821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added427227.51/cwt224.00–234.009718
BullsMedium and Large 1-2564204.66/cwt197.50–208.001,15418
BullsMedium and Large 1-2819158.67/cwt156.00–160.001,3003
BullsMedium and Large 2-3825141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1633
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578188.94/cwt185.00–195.001,0923
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2668193.75/cwt190.00–200.001,2948
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524212.57/cwt205.00–218.001,11424
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720176.55/cwt170.00–180.001,2713
BullsMedium and Large 2-3620158.64/cwt142.50–185.009844
BullsMedium and Large 1-2421225.88/cwt215.00–242.5095115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471223.85/cwt210.00–260.001,05417
BullsMedium and Large 1-2955123.50/cwt117.00–130.001,1792
BullsMedium and Large 2-3518193.97/cwt180.00–210.001,0056
BullsMedium and Large 1-2757200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5142
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2701,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701

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.