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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 4
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,564 head
348 vs last sale 1,216 650 vs year ago 914 · +71.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
20 vs last sale 92 25 vs year ago 137 · 18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
164 head
143 vs last sale 21 121 vs year ago 43 · +281.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, based on a heavier test this week, feeder cattle weighing up to 500 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 500 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 higher, and high-quality offerings were noted. Strong demand was noted for all classes of feeder and replacement cattle. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows steady, with lean cows 4.00 higher, and bulls 3.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 723 lbs., $282.50 per cwt., medium flesh, appx. 85 percent black/bwf and 15 percent other colors; 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Heifers, 561 lbs., $309.50 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black/bwf; 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 616 lbs., $319.75 per cwt, medium flesh, mixed colors; and 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Heifers, 590 lbs., $290.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $347.83/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 109.29 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.
Average price
$347.83
149 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,862
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.28
vs TN average
1.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535347.831,862149
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
517471425379median 457.1212/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $392.93, median $457.12 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale149 hd
347.83
TN average13 barns · 734 hd
342.55
+5.28
National average172 barns · 12,998 hd
349.28
−1.45
This barn, trailing median32 sales
457.12
−109.29
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
BullsAverage1,773163.982,90812
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,210143.951,74243
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,424139.931,99213
CowsLean 85-90%High1,036121.961,26422

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,066$2,6346
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,36615
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,258$2,2486
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$2,1506
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,063$2,1312thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)848$2,0404thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$2,0196
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,124$2,00610
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,5673thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$3,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,003$2,5003thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)983$2,1522thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)895$1,8251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,518$2,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,0759
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,8049
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,5252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)$2,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$2,17913
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,4001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,9751thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,7751thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500470329.84/cwt327.50–345.001,55018
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement700–7507032,024.91/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0252
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700678259.04/cwt254.00–262.501,7569
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650643268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,72313
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750715253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,8094
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450428348.72/cwt344.00–367.501,49320
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425328.86/cwt320.00–340.001,39822
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement750–8007532,087.29/head2,025.00–2,150.002,0872
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement650–7006852,033.82/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0343
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement800–8508102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526289.26/cwt277.50–300.001,52253
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600561309.50/cwt309.50–309.501,73689
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650628223.34/cwt220.00–230.001,4033
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600585289.56/cwt282.50–290.001,69497
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477310.34/cwt305.00–320.001,48020
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665244.72/cwt237.50–252.501,62712
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325363.36/cwt340.00–377.501,18113
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full350–400397320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2702
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400387351.62/cwt337.00–367.001,36115
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650612245.26/cwt239.00–255.001,50115
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750732240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7572
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300284384.23/cwt370.00–405.001,0917
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500495283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,4012
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775233.58/cwt225.00–242.501,8104
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650617292.72/cwt270.00–305.001,80619
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450435353.40/cwt337.00–375.001,53721
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450447310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3867
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy300–350313320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0024
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400392327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,2844
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450410414.94/cwt412.00–430.001,70113
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400356391.41/cwt380.00–397.001,3939
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850838228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,9114
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550517307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,5902
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350302395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1932
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800758237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8003
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610299.53/cwt286.00–305.001,8278
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400387398.68/cwt375.00–415.001,54316
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750718262.86/cwt255.00–267.501,88712
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477359.99/cwt347.00–395.001,7179
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800790252.14/cwt243.00–264.001,9926
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900873249.51/cwt247.50–252.002,1784
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500465407.74/cwt400.00–415.001,8962
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850830243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,0171
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700682273.97/cwt267.50–284.001,86812
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350332410.05/cwt395.00–435.001,3614
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550538339.61/cwt320.00–360.001,82768
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600566326.23/cwt310.00–337.001,84636
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750727280.52/cwt270.00–283.502,039101
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700665315.46/cwt310.00–321.002,0982
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600560343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,9213
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650627317.09/cwt312.50–328.001,988135
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550503380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,91142
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400358425.54/cwt425.00–427.001,52322
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600561314.52/cwt295.00–330.001,76424
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377388.29/cwt370.00–410.001,46414
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700676269.33/cwt255.00–277.001,82111
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600589288.21/cwt287.50–290.001,6987
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650610261.68/cwt260.00–265.001,5963
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450408388.43/cwt385.00–392.001,5855
CowsLean 85-90%1,278135.49/cwt134.00–137.001,7322
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,625151.50/cwt151.50–151.502,4621
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,407138.97/cwt132.50–144.001,95512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,301157.97/cwt148.00–167.502,05511
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280395.45/cwt370.00–420.001,1072
CowsBoner 80-85%1,174140.15/cwt132.50–146.001,64530
CowsLean 85-90%1,048122.84/cwt119.50–131.001,28716
CowsLean 85-90%868111.67/cwt108.00–115.009694
CowsBoner 80-85%1,253123.90/cwt120.00–128.001,5522
Bulls1,776160.14/cwt150.00–169.002,8449
Bulls1,765175.51/cwt174.00–179.003,0983
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-32,383.33/head2,250.00–2,550.002,3833
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,775.00/head1,600.00–1,950.001,7752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-32,508.33/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5083
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,775.00/head2,650.00–3,000.002,7753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-32,575.00/head2,550.00–2,600.002,5752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-32,728.33/head2,700.00–2,785.002,7283
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,025.00/head1,850.00–2,200.002,0254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-32,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-31,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,150.00/head3,100.00–3,200.003,1502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-22,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2Registered1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Registered2,800.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Registered2,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Registered2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-22,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0662,550.35/head2,350.00–2,700.002,5504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2582,247.76/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2486
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250239401.44/cwt365.00–415.009594
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471346.85/cwt327.50–368.001,63433
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350344399.80/cwt380.00–430.001,3755
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750740245.76/cwt243.00–248.001,8198
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522321.91/cwt305.00–338.001,68021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,7153,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Registered3,566.67/head3,000.00–4,000.003,5673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Registered3,450.00/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Registered3,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-32,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1701,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2102,360.32/head1,750.00–2,925.002,36014
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Registered3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29832,152.48/head2,075.00–2,225.002,1522
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28951,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0032,500.25/head2,200.00–2,650.002,5003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28482,079.87/head1,925.00–2,225.002,0802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1242,005.94/head1,750.00–2,425.002,00610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39151,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2962,380.62/head2,150.00–2,900.002,3814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Registered3,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0632,131.18/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1332,018.99/head1,700.00–2,400.002,0196

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.