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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 27
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
562 head
276 vs last sale 838 47 vs year ago 609 · 7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
88 vs last sale 150 36 vs year ago 98 · 36.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
20 vs last sale 54 17 vs year ago 17 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. All classes of Feeder Cattle steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.63/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 83.62 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.
Average price
$315.63
55 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.58
vs TN average
17.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554321.341,77947
Medium and Large 2543282.121,5338thin
One grade step is worth $39.22/cwt here — about $246 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale55 hd
315.63
TN average10 barns · 418 hd
316.21
−0.58
National average127 barns · 6,029 hd
332.69
−17.06
This barn, trailing median32 sales
399.25
−83.62
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
BullsAverage1,673201.523,37210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,497164.992,4707thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,181162.871,92333
CowsLean 85-90%High943141.441,3347thin

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)1,190$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,173$2,2903thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$2,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,107$2,2203thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,305$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,5333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,6001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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 1450–500491371.34/cwt365.00–380.001,82322
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800771291.53/cwt290.00–293.002,2484
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550518392.16/cwt390.00–395.002,0317
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900896270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4197
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600581281.22/cwt265.00–310.001,6349
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450413373.39/cwt370.00–380.001,5423
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380365.00/cwt360.00–370.001,3872
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565360.41/cwt350.00–367.502,0365
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2771
HeifersSmall 1400–450435340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4791
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450400398.33/cwt390.00–400.001,5936
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350310405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2561
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0721
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750724312.01/cwt310.00–312.502,2595
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850812250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0309
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650632300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8962
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524372.52/cwt360.00–385.001,9528
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300281511.56/cwt500.00–520.001,4375
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600575339.78/cwt335.00–343.001,95411
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650626325.05/cwt320.00–327.502,0353
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800775250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9381
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy800–850815245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9971
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500463342.66/cwt320.00–355.001,5873
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615313.12/cwt300.00–340.001,9263
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550522345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8013
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6681
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600582278.77/cwt235.00–300.001,6223
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520284.13/cwt250.00–315.001,4775
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521335.77/cwt332.50–340.001,74913
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400383388.44/cwt380.00–400.001,4887
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500463313.98/cwt285.00–330.001,4547
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600583312.91/cwt309.00–325.001,82413
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850825245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0212
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950920240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2081
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431292.44/cwt260.00–300.001,2606
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450431345.87/cwt335.00–350.001,49114
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475335.17/cwt330.00–340.001,59217
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624339.48/cwt335.00–340.002,11810
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450432410.08/cwt395.00–415.001,7725
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550541345.80/cwt325.00–350.001,8716
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000997245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4432
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950920265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4381
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5621
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670315.44/cwt300.00–320.002,1138
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650618363.78/cwt362.50–365.002,2482
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400395435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7183
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850820275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2552
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added750–800765285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1802
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added850–900855280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3941
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700654336.15/cwt335.00–339.002,1987
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500493395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9473
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618279.70/cwt265.00–295.001,7292
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450405410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6611
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500463392.46/cwt390.00–400.001,8174
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400375460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7251
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy300–350305390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1901
CowsLean 85-90%935150.88/cwt149.00–155.001,4113
CowsLean 85-90%950141.14/cwt137.00–147.001,3413
CowsLean 85-90%945114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0771
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,543175.43/cwt172.00–178.002,7072
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,479160.81/cwt154.50–168.002,3785
CowsBoner 80-85%1,155159.81/cwt152.00–168.001,84621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,012148.25/cwt145.00–150.001,5003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298174.87/cwt168.00–189.002,2709
Bulls1,483189.55/cwt186.00–194.002,8113
Bulls1,755206.65/cwt198.00–220.003,6277
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1882,380.00/head2,125.00–2,600.002,3802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3051,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000970235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29951,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 19451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1732,289.77/head1,950.00–2,675.002,2903
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4552,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-22,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-32,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-22,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6252
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426378.59/cwt370.00–385.001,61310
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550536351.00/cwt345.00–352.501,8815
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600568335.06/cwt330.00–337.501,9033
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470318.34/cwt280.00–330.001,4966
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300287370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0622
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700660254.36/cwt250.00–260.001,6794
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8721
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775256.25/cwt255.00–257.501,9862
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600569296.27/cwt280.00–300.001,6868
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450439328.75/cwt325.00–330.001,4434
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550534318.75/cwt310.00–325.001,7024
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400392313.28/cwt300.00–320.001,2283
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400390360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4041
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500477327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,5622
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700681263.38/cwt260.00–270.001,7943
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9171
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350333465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5482
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500458356.56/cwt350.00–360.001,6336
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600569331.64/cwt331.00–335.001,8876
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650618277.53/cwt275.00–280.001,7152
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373427.48/cwt400.00–445.001,5956
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520367.43/cwt360.00–375.001,91110
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569349.65/cwt340.00–365.001,99021
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380363.33/cwt330.00–380.001,3813
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600571302.17/cwt280.00–330.001,7254
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450443322.54/cwt315.00–330.001,4292
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665305.57/cwt290.00–320.002,03212
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500481363.79/cwt340.00–380.001,75023
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750727273.49/cwt257.50–285.001,9886
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900885245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1682
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800795250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9881
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623319.22/cwt300.00–328.001,98916
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550517301.60/cwt270.00–325.001,5597

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.