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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 7
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
989 head
141 vs last sale 848 238 vs year ago 1,227 · 19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
7 vs last sale 191 28 vs year ago 156 · +17.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
3 vs last sale 40 1 vs year ago 38 · 2.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls unevenly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts for non-preconditioned classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1-2 preconditioned Steers, 436 lbs., $288.00, light to medium flesh, mixed colors; 1 load ML 1-2 preconditioned Steers, 517 lbs., $275.00, light to medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $266.80/cwt on 309 head.
Average price
$266.80
309 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,349
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.96
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506267.311,354305
Small and Medium 1-2270235.006351thin
Medium and Large 2-3493225.831,1143thin
One grade step is worth $41.48/cwt here — about $240 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 sale309 hd
266.80
TN average12 barns · 1,785 hd
242.84
+23.96
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
BullsAverage1,582114.341,80926
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45195.961,39244
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13991.191,03850
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06780.2585615

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,1902thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,1012thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,0132thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$8801thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,1751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)913$9923thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$8802thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,530$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,6583thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$1,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
SteersMedium and Large 2-3510217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365204.82/cwt200.00–220.0074813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322210.96/cwt202.50–225.006797
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added386237.50/cwt237.50–237.509173
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added665196.27/cwt195.00–200.001,3054
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515223.75/cwt221.00–229.001,1523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added554270.32/cwt250.00–276.001,49811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2711180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427213.21/cwt207.50–218.0091010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675184.47/cwt180.00–192.501,24511
HeifersLarge 1720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2603
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524207.50/cwt197.50–219.001,08718
HeifersLarge 1470192.50/cwt192.50–192.509051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full428190.99/cwt182.50–200.008172
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476214.66/cwt203.00–229.001,02227
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616199.46/cwt192.50–206.001,22923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577205.48/cwt195.00–210.001,18624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2266209.87/cwt205.00–215.005585
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full450195.00/cwt195.00–195.008781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480248.06/cwt235.00–260.001,19117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy500185.00/cwt185.00–185.009251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full602180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full515187.50/cwt187.50–187.509662
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2450195.00/cwt195.00–195.008781
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2585167.50/cwt167.50–167.509801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy945170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full677193.40/cwt190.00–200.001,3093
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full605210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added436288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,256111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added284287.33/cwt285.00–295.008164
SteersMedium and Large 1-2355255.00/cwt255.00–255.009055
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629223.00/cwt215.00–237.501,40320
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410235.00/cwt235.00–235.009641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2416265.50/cwt252.50–275.001,1044
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2270235.00/cwt235.00–235.006351
SteersMedium and Large 2-3560225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2666216.88/cwt215.00–217.501,4444
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483256.66/cwt250.00–260.001,2403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768193.30/cwt190.00–200.001,4853
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335289.98/cwt285.00–295.009713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2541244.88/cwt240.00–260.001,3257
SteersMedium and Large 1-2818195.83/cwt195.00–197.501,6023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2707205.51/cwt200.00–210.001,4539
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added518274.34/cwt262.50–275.001,42197
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added385282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,0882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2583235.13/cwt232.50–242.501,37113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy727187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy625222.58/cwt220.00–225.001,3912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy465278.67/cwt270.00–285.001,2964
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy418283.41/cwt280.00–285.001,1853
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy508244.99/cwt242.50–247.501,2452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350285.00/cwt285.00–285.009981
CowsLean 85-90%1,13271.37/cwt69.00–74.008083
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,561106.05/cwt104.00–109.001,6556
CowsLean 85-90%1,05182.47/cwt76.00–88.0086712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38582.24/cwt81.50–83.001,1392
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43695.04/cwt88.00–102.001,36536
CowsBoner 80-85%1,246105.02/cwt100.50–113.001,3097
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12188.94/cwt82.00–98.0099743
Bulls1,651114.40/cwt109.00–121.001,88916
BullsLight Weight1,186102.62/cwt98.00–108.001,2175
Bulls1,759125.87/cwt125.00–127.002,2145
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2990950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,110880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3401,189.74/head1,150.00–1,225.001,1902
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2815879.69/head875.00–885.008802
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29751,013.27/head975.00–1,050.001,0132
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29951,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,101.00/head1,050.00–1,150.001,1012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2790950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2428221.46/cwt217.50–224.009483
BullsMedium and Large 1-2326277.81/cwt260.00–287.509063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added487231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1255
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added637210.34/cwt210.00–212.501,3407
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added561214.88/cwt212.50–219.001,2058
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full585185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570220.93/cwt215.00–230.001,25914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670174.22/cwt170.00–180.001,1677
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full680160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2933147.48/cwt146.00–149.001,3762
BullsLarge 1531176.48/cwt171.00–187.009375
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2282255.00/cwt255.00–255.007192
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525226.48/cwt215.00–237.501,18913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2255295.00/cwt295.00–295.007521
BullsLarge 1610182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623200.44/cwt192.50–210.001,24912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720174.62/cwt170.00–180.001,2577
BullsMedium and Large 1-2767170.07/cwt160.00–177.501,3047
BullsLarge 1577193.55/cwt180.00–210.001,1173
BullsLarge 1700164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1481
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2376218.31/cwt208.00–225.008214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full580206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2387255.88/cwt247.50–264.009905
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424251.20/cwt237.50–260.001,06515
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5302,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.