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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 25
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
921 head
132 vs last sale 1,053 27 vs year ago 894 · +3.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
41 vs last sale 72 8 vs year ago 121 · 6.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
41 vs last sale 25 36 vs year ago 30 · +120.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls unevenly steady with exception of 5-weight bulls sharply lower. Feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. 3.00 higher with those weighing over 600 lbs. sharply higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls steady. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 848 lbs., $279.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.36/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 94.89 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.
Average price
$304.36
84 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,632
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.45
vs TN average
17.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536304.361,63284
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
440406372338median 399.2512/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.34, low $351.80, median $399.25 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 sale84 hd
304.36
TN average14 barns · 858 hd
299.91
+4.45
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−17.38
This barn, trailing median32 sales
399.25
−94.89
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
BullsAverage1,601159.572,55511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,225142.121,74131
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,457139.652,03415
CowsLean 85-90%High1,031128.491,32519
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,450134.611,9523thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,445130.001,8791thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,390110.001,5291thin

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)1,332$2,4035
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,102$2,4026
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,139$2,18610
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,0903thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,283$1,9654thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,355$1,8901thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,8502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,8153thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,7501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,255$2,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,165$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,2384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,5634thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$2,4002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,3382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$2,0564thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1700–750711256.67/cwt250.00–267.501,8256
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474332.23/cwt320.00–347.501,57530
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750725301.30/cwt298.50–313.002,18410
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450415480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9921
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550500330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650620308.41/cwt308.00–310.001,9125
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450414367.93/cwt350.00–385.001,52319
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700676265.18/cwt250.00–274.001,7936
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450409401.06/cwt390.00–418.001,64013
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400380395.92/cwt390.00–410.001,50410
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300264377.29/cwt370.00–405.009967
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350334349.77/cwt335.00–375.001,1688
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700690237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6391
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850825223.34/cwt220.00–225.001,8433
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350332396.22/cwt385.00–410.001,3156
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600561315.25/cwt310.00–322.501,7699
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513310.83/cwt290.00–325.001,59546
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450445320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4242
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600568266.72/cwt260.00–270.001,5153
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374370.73/cwt350.00–385.001,38718
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616291.38/cwt275.00–303.001,79521
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600568292.02/cwt280.00–305.001,65925
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400382411.40/cwt395.00–420.001,57211
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400367330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2112
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650632258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,6312
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500474307.78/cwt300.00–312.501,45913
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550538322.04/cwt315.00–327.501,7335
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650628298.75/cwt297.50–300.001,8762
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524341.69/cwt335.00–370.001,7908
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4881
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700670280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,87610
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500459363.35/cwt355.00–375.001,66810
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450446390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7394
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5621
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850830267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,2201
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500469366.98/cwt360.00–395.001,7217
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500485326.67/cwt320.00–330.001,5843
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600576304.01/cwt300.00–310.001,7515
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750735272.12/cwt269.00–280.002,0008
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665301.83/cwt287.50–317.502,0074
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575335.35/cwt315.00–347.501,92818
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613316.18/cwt310.00–327.501,93812
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422418.23/cwt400.00–445.001,76513
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800750267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,0061
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950902267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,4132
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850848279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,36663
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650604340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0547
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450422352.04/cwt350.00–355.001,4865
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527310.52/cwt300.00–320.001,63627
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850815230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8755
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700674304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,0497
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy300–350346357.37/cwt350.00–380.001,2374
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400365367.07/cwt355.00–380.001,3404
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8791
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,450134.61/cwt131.50–139.001,9523
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,450148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,1461
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,457139.05/cwt130.00–146.002,02614
CowsLean 85-90%940137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,182138.93/cwt130.00–145.001,64224
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,390110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5291
CowsLean 85-90%1,036128.02/cwt120.00–135.001,32618
CowsBoner 80-85%1,373153.05/cwt148.00–161.002,1017
Bulls1,737160.47/cwt150.00–171.002,7877
Bulls1,920180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,4561
Bulls1,305133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,7361
BullsLight Weight1,113159.48/cwt156.00–163.001,7752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3551,890.00/head1,890.00–1,890.001,8901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,800.00/head2,300.00–3,200.002,8003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,297.15/head1,875.00–2,650.002,2972
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,125.00/head1,900.00–2,350.002,1252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29281,810.31/head1,750.00–1,875.001,8102
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,337.50/head2,325.00–2,350.002,3382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1392,185.62/head1,850.00–2,450.002,18610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2831,964.96/head1,825.00–2,100.001,9654
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28051,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300274460.69/cwt440.00–500.001,2628
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700674275.47/cwt270.00–290.001,8579
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718262.54/cwt258.00–275.001,8858
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450429390.87/cwt370.00–415.001,67725
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500466367.68/cwt345.00–385.001,71316
BullsMedium and Large 1Full450–500475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5202
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600570272.59/cwt270.00–280.001,5545
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565301.54/cwt290.00–310.001,70413
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500491328.13/cwt320.00–335.001,6118
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650619295.44/cwt285.00–310.001,82914
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350324418.14/cwt405.00–440.001,3558
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800758252.57/cwt250.00–260.001,9144
BullsMedium and Large 2Full300–350340395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3432
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550534282.39/cwt280.00–290.001,5085
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,350.00/head3,300.00–3,450.003,3503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,835.65/head1,800.00–1,875.001,8362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1892,698.05/head2,400.00–3,400.002,6984
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29151,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,850.20/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3322,402.63/head2,000.00–2,750.002,4035

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.