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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 2
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
911 head
7 vs last sale 918 333 vs year ago 578 · +57.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
47 vs last sale 58 27 vs year ago 78 · +34.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
26 vs last sale 102 64 vs year ago 12 · +533.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle unevenly steady overall and slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall with exception of lean cows 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $386.55/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 70.57 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.
Average price
$386.55
50 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,103
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.58
vs TN average
29.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545387.092,10849
Medium and Large 2515360.001,8541thin
One grade step is worth $27.09/cwt here — about $254 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale50 hd
386.55
TN average11 barns · 346 hd
382.96
+3.58
National average140 barns · 6,808 hd
416.53
−29.98
This barn, trailing median32 sales
457.12
−70.57
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
BullsLow1,699198.863,37915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,507171.072,57913
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,195169.942,03025
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,037156.251,62012

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)1,210$2,9953thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$2,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,420$2,6443thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,226$2,49112
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,298$2,4053thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,2213thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,048$1,9632thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)720$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)883$2,6712thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)895$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$1,9001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,110$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$4,4002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$3,2004thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,8756

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 1Value Added700–750708300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1243
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600574337.64/cwt330.00–345.001,93815
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1832
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600574352.88/cwt350.00–360.002,02610
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350305480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4641
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650629312.18/cwt310.00–317.501,96410
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378415.38/cwt400.00–430.001,57012
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550500330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6501
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500490365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7892
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550541432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,3403
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650631333.73/cwt325.00–340.002,1066
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476395.20/cwt390.00–405.001,8813
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750743320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3783
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550501388.32/cwt375.00–390.001,9459
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500451420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8944
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450427422.13/cwt415.00–435.001,80219
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225488.17/cwt480.00–495.001,0982
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700669322.47/cwt317.50–325.002,1576
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850823296.73/cwt288.00–301.002,4426
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522349.74/cwt340.00–365.001,82628
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2401
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7421
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324440.62/cwt425.00–455.001,4286
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450427379.05/cwt377.50–380.001,6195
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760297.50/cwt295.00–300.002,2612
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471378.01/cwt365.00–390.001,78010
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400370440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6281
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300270550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4851
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620336.35/cwt324.00–370.002,08511
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405426.67/cwt420.00–430.001,7283
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300282635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,7912
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378466.23/cwt440.00–495.001,7622
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700660318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,0991
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400368410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5093
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700666368.19/cwt357.50–395.002,4526
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8541
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850800350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,8001
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added950–1000961329.50/cwt329.50–329.503,166103
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525378.55/cwt370.00–395.001,98729
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350332514.55/cwt505.00–525.001,7084
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600592410.71/cwt407.50–415.002,4317
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450430435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8711
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650639396.59/cwt385.00–405.002,5348
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950922349.75/cwt349.75–349.753,22557
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6191
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600569381.69/cwt365.00–395.002,17210
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500487450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1926
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,7681
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750731320.06/cwt317.50–321.002,34010
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650620355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2011
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450418470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9653
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450447395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7662
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500463370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7134
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,235150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,8591
CowsLean 85-90%915144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3181
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,526170.76/cwt162.00–180.002,60611
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,575195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,0711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,0291
CowsBoner 80-85%1,139184.16/cwt183.00–187.502,0984
CowsLean 85-90%1,048157.36/cwt151.00–165.001,64911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199167.99/cwt160.00–174.002,01420
Bulls1,610181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,9141
Bulls1,695215.98/cwt214.00–218.003,6612
Bulls1,707197.50/cwt192.00–206.003,37112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4202,644.48/head2,350.00–2,950.002,6443
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28551,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27581,523.84/head1,375.00–1,650.001,5242
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-24,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1502
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-24,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1782,393.42/head2,300.00–2,500.002,3932
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2102,995.18/head2,950.00–3,050.002,9953
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28151,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3202,684.77/head2,200.00–3,100.002,68510
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28832,670.82/head2,300.00–3,000.002,6712
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572352.03/cwt335.00–375.002,01416
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700667327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1842
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500472347.54/cwt345.00–355.001,6406
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600584321.57/cwt320.00–325.001,8785
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650607301.68/cwt300.00–305.001,8316
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300290480.00/cwt450.00–495.001,3926
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476397.35/cwt380.00–420.001,89117
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800776293.09/cwt275.00–305.002,2745
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850820283.88/cwt270.00–300.002,3285
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378466.58/cwt440.00–490.001,76414
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519369.30/cwt350.00–390.001,91735
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285596.67/cwt580.00–610.001,7013
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6191
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4801
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700669316.35/cwt310.00–325.002,11611
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350324502.81/cwt490.00–520.001,6295
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618328.12/cwt317.50–342.502,02820
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450427433.16/cwt410.00–455.001,85029
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24,400.00/head4,350.00–4,450.004,4002
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-23,125.00/head3,100.00–3,150.003,1252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2982,405.20/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4053
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred HeifersSmall 1-27501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.