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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 24
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,178 head
180 vs last sale 998 96 vs year ago 1,274 · 7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
5 vs last sale 173 33 vs year ago 201 · 16.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
48 vs last sale 22 13 vs year ago 57 · +22.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls sharply lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to lack of receipts of regular, non-preconditioned cattle. Drop in feeder prices due, in part, to the sudden downturn in the futures market for feeder cattle. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Today's replacement offerings included a herd dispersal consisting of several fancy young bred cows and pairs; and feeder offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1-2 preconditioned Heifers, 504 lbs., $244.00 per cwt, light to medium flesh, mixed colors and 1 load ML 1-2 preconditioned Heifers, 434 lbs., $250.00 per cwt, light to medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.52/cwt on 454 head.
Average price
$221.52
454 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,108
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$32.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.55
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502222.511,117440
Medium and Large 2-3430190.348187thin
Large 1463189.978807thin
One grade step is worth $32.54/cwt here — about $237 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 sale454 hd
221.52
TN average13 barns · 2,422 hd
207.97
+13.55
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
BullsAverage1,850118.952,20014
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45394.081,36739
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16788.571,03441
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03874.4677318

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,663$1,5182thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,328$1,3934thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$1,2444thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$1,1301thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$8101thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,057$1,7308
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,007$1,6002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)875$1,4503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)785$1,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,575$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,9755
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,7547
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,4615
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)787$7936

Every lot, as filed

116 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
SteersLarge 1733190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full488219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0693
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2Value Added590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619196.10/cwt187.50–203.001,21417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476204.67/cwt197.50–210.0097424
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2Full586198.67/cwt192.50–200.001,16417
SteersLarge 1640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2804
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added690198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added385227.50/cwt227.50–227.508762
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3485187.45/cwt185.00–190.009092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2682187.19/cwt183.50–194.001,27716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added675225.84/cwt220.00–227.001,52435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added524271.02/cwt265.00–275.001,4205
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added755205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525204.43/cwt195.00–212.501,07350
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3365192.50/cwt192.50–192.507031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2716175.39/cwt168.00–180.001,2565
HeifersLarge 1488190.58/cwt182.50–195.009304
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added508240.22/cwt218.00–244.001,220115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376209.69/cwt200.00–220.0078827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423206.00/cwt197.50–215.0087127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added434249.11/cwt220.00–250.001,081102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full440195.00/cwt195.00–195.008584
HeifersLarge 1370195.00/cwt195.00–195.007221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566198.26/cwt192.50–207.501,12226
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326212.28/cwt205.00–225.006924
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3418191.25/cwt190.00–192.507994
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472226.43/cwt220.00–232.501,06912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added467222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,0394
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full577217.68/cwt217.00–220.001,2565
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full536221.04/cwt217.00–225.001,1854
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2559211.49/cwt210.00–212.501,1825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385260.68/cwt257.50–270.001,0046
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2Full643190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2223
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1771
SteersMedium and Large 2-3382236.00/cwt236.00–236.009024
SteersLarge 1695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475255.31/cwt245.00–260.001,21310
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2530220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1661
SteersMedium and Large 2-3315232.86/cwt225.00–240.007342
SteersMedium and Large 1-2610215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2524251.24/cwt242.50–257.501,3166
SteersMedium and Large 1-2569245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3946
SteersLarge 1588218.74/cwt217.50–220.001,2862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2863194.97/cwt193.00–196.001,6833
SteersMedium and Large 2-3675205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added572252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,44117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added636217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3836
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425252.61/cwt239.00–272.501,0747
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full615170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0464
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy582185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0772
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy420253.88/cwt250.00–257.501,0662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy675185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy642200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy490245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2011
CowsLean 85-90%1,05978.20/cwt72.00–86.5082813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17979.27/cwt78.00–80.009354
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305100.90/cwt99.00–104.001,3174
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14988.20/cwt82.50–96.501,01333
CowsLean 85-90%98464.74/cwt62.50–66.006375
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,429104.47/cwt102.00–106.001,4934
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45893.29/cwt84.00–99.501,36034
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36079.50/cwt79.50–79.501,0811
Bulls1,823117.00/cwt114.00–121.002,13310
Bulls2,103128.44/cwt126.00–132.002,7013
BullsLight Weight1,355110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4911
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,960.00/head1,450.00–2,200.001,9605
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,241.67/head1,150.00–1,325.001,2423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3471,392.10/head1,125.00–1,620.001,3923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,130.00/head1,130.00–1,130.001,1301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2770800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2715810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0071,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0571,729.83/head1,675.00–1,750.001,7308
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3281,393.27/head1,100.00–1,575.001,3934
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6631,517.64/head1,450.00–1,580.001,5182
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2700716.31/head700.00–725.007163
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2873870.19/head810.00–1,000.008703
HeifersLarge 1400185.00/cwt185.00–185.007401
HeifersLarge 1520187.50/cwt187.50–187.509751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2764178.72/cwt168.00–186.001,3655
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added823188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,5518
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428233.99/cwt227.50–240.001,00115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664172.82/cwt169.00–180.001,14818
BullsMedium and Large 1-2374261.70/cwt247.50–270.009794
BullsLarge 1680160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0884
BullsLarge 1420215.89/cwt210.00–219.009073
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570204.34/cwt190.00–212.501,16518
BullsLarge 1473198.89/cwt190.00–207.509412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2609181.00/cwt180.00–190.001,10210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2719166.19/cwt160.00–177.501,19511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770170.25/cwt170.00–171.001,3114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2321260.68/cwt250.00–267.508376
BullsMedium and Large 1-2803165.80/cwt165.00–166.001,3315
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2635160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0161
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2527198.42/cwt195.00–200.001,0463
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full584180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full435212.50/cwt212.50–212.509241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529217.82/cwt212.50–230.001,15224
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,790.00/head1,790.00–1,790.001,7902
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,087.50/head1,875.00–2,300.002,0884

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.