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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 13
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
632 head
1,045 vs last sale 1,677 225 vs year ago 857 · 26.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
166 vs last sale 201 97 vs year ago 132 · 73.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
9 vs last sale 23 6 vs year ago 20 · 30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a lighter test this week, feeder heifers 5.00 higher overall and feeder bulls sharply higher. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts for regular, non-preconditioned calves, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows mostly steady overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.78/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$241.78
234 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,303
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.52
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539241.781,303234
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale234 hd
241.78
TN average9 barns · 2,696 hd
234.26
+7.52
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
BullsAverage1,868127.472,3827thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,416105.371,49210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,166105.281,2288thin

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)1,070$1,2752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$1,2562thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)760$8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,4301thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,416105.37/cwt102.50–108.501,49210
CowsBoner 80-85%985112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,1081
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192104.25/cwt98.50–109.001,2437
Bulls1,913125.72/cwt119.00–131.002,4056
Bulls1,600138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,2081
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2760800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28301,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1681,256.34/head1,125.00–1,360.001,2562
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,430.00/head1,430.00–1,430.001,4301
BullsLarge 1515235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2101
BullsLarge 1475256.93/cwt252.50–261.001,2202
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2450244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325302.50/cwt290.00–325.009834
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy482257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2477296.23/cwt280.00–299.001,41314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2593237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4053
BullsMedium and Large 1-2639237.97/cwt230.00–247.501,5215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430291.77/cwt280.00–300.001,2557
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665213.26/cwt212.50–214.001,4184
BullsMedium and Large 1-2282324.13/cwt322.50–325.009143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373301.86/cwt285.00–315.001,12614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added417274.14/cwt270.00–277.501,1433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added523252.69/cwt249.50–260.001,32265
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added683215.67/cwt210.00–216.001,47337
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added609221.94/cwt221.00–222.501,3529
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy528217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1483
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2290270.00/cwt270.00–270.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628215.32/cwt215.00–216.001,3523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381265.39/cwt255.00–271.001,0118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425255.55/cwt250.00–260.001,08611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2487246.28/cwt239.50–258.001,19918
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320260.00/cwt260.00–260.008323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy675192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added361288.39/cwt280.00–297.501,04116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2536236.18/cwt224.00–241.001,26619
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567221.28/cwt215.00–229.001,25514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy445315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy470310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4573
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy521296.24/cwt290.00–300.001,5435
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy531243.67/cwt235.00–252.501,2946
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522271.01/cwt267.50–280.001,4155
BullsMedium and Large 1-2723203.27/cwt190.00–210.001,4703
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added610271.80/cwt267.50–276.001,6586
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added852214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515301.29/cwt301.00–304.001,55220
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added739232.46/cwt230.00–240.001,71829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added569284.15/cwt273.00–285.501,61731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added901205.83/cwt205.00–207.501,8553
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2646200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2437285.52/cwt277.50–302.501,2483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660238.73/cwt237.50–240.001,5762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2589266.50/cwt265.00–268.001,5704
SteersLarge 1Value Added510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added472311.96/cwt310.00–315.001,47210
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2350267.50/cwt267.50–267.509361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2364325.32/cwt320.00–335.001,1845
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478297.36/cwt280.00–305.001,4218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618253.86/cwt239.00–259.001,56918
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2325290.00/cwt290.00–290.009431
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy465262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy668219.87/cwt215.00–225.001,4692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2516293.43/cwt280.00–297.501,5146
SteersMedium and Large 1-2307325.22/cwt320.00–335.009983
SteersLarge 1662229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5164
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300280.00/cwt280.00–280.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added873175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2026
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added845180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy405320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy300280.00/cwt280.00–280.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added573234.62/cwt234.00–235.001,3448
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added713211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5044

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.