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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 28
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
814 head
94 vs last sale 720 173 vs year ago 987 · 17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
8 vs last sale 77 80 vs year ago 165 · 48.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
28 vs last sale 75 29 vs year ago 18 · +161.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 450 lbs. sold 9.00 lower with those weighing over 450 lbs. 20.00 to 40.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 20.00 to 45.00 lower overall and feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. sold 6.00 lower with those weighing over 500 lbs. 25.00 to 45.00 lower overall. Drastic decline in price of feeder cattle due to recent sharp downturn in the feeder cattle futures market. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows sold 10.00 to 11.00 lower with lean cows and bulls 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $360.20/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 96.91 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.
Average price
$360.20
25 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,939
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
3.88
vs TN average
69.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538360.201,93925
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 sale25 hd
360.20
TN average12 barns · 421 hd
364.08
−3.88
National average179 barns · 33,800 hd
429.72
−69.52
This barn, trailing median32 sales
457.12
−96.91
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
BullsAverage1,634190.033,10613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,510155.962,35417
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,226153.921,88720
CowsLean 85-90%Low998128.811,2857thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,278$2,2686
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$2,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,445$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$2,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,248$2,0022thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$1,9882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)975$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)950$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)885$2,2813thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,410$3,2251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$3,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,1004thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1500–550519348.12/cwt340.00–370.001,80711
SteersMedium and Large 1Full550–600570315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7961
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4431
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500460375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7251
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500466370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7245
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400381425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6193
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500452437.48/cwt430.00–440.001,9774
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700650302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9661
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650620307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9072
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy800–850825280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3101
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418344.95/cwt340.00–355.001,4425
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400387378.09/cwt365.00–380.001,4638
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650614316.99/cwt315.00–320.001,9465
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450415376.48/cwt370.00–385.001,5627
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800773290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2428
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600557340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8944
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685284.19/cwt275.00–290.001,9476
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618291.96/cwt290.00–310.001,80410
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477344.93/cwt335.00–360.001,64519
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3331
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750706290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,04713
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550529328.97/cwt320.00–342.001,74032
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy800–850810260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1062
HeifersSmall 1500–550540302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6342
HeifersSmall 1400–450435305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3271
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564315.26/cwt312.50–320.001,7788
HeifersSmall 1450–500475290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3781
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477395.39/cwt385.00–410.001,8868
SteersSmall 1Fleshy650–700665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850814305.70/cwt292.50–310.002,4884
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650628326.33/cwt320.00–337.502,04914
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9894
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700683320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1862
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750718305.03/cwt300.00–310.002,1903
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650618356.60/cwt351.00–357.502,20434
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300285540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5391
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350320485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5522
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750700320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2401
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415422.89/cwt420.00–435.001,7555
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3331
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850805335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,69760
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800774322.19/cwt317.50–325.002,49431
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700686345.73/cwt345.00–348.002,37212
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600575365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0991
SteersSmall 1Value Added450–500450310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3951
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900868336.17/cwt333.25–339.002,918120
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550533391.97/cwt387.50–400.002,0898
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550519291.32/cwt280.00–300.001,5129
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422392.39/cwt380.00–420.001,6569
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325436.73/cwt420.00–460.001,4198
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400358475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7014
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500485357.55/cwt355.00–360.001,7342
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400383402.58/cwt400.00–405.001,5422
CowsBoner 80-85%1,363167.43/cwt165.00–169.502,2822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,195153.95/cwt144.00–163.001,84016
CowsLean 85-90%966122.22/cwt118.00–126.001,1814
CowsLean 85-90%1,040137.59/cwt135.00–140.001,4313
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,515168.91/cwt168.00–170.002,5592
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,509154.23/cwt143.50–163.502,32715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335140.19/cwt138.00–142.001,8722
Bulls1,696187.99/cwt187.00–189.003,1887
Bulls1,590169.74/cwt167.00–173.002,6992
Bulls1,632205.65/cwt203.00–211.003,3563
BullsLight Weight1,300198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,5741
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2482,001.50/head1,950.00–2,050.002,0022
Bred CowsSmall 1-28851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2782,267.93/head1,900.00–2,600.002,2686
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3102,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-27801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29382,571.60/head2,250.00–2,850.002,5722
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2902,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2902,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550518307.58/cwt305.00–310.001,5932
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400361344.74/cwt335.00–350.001,2453
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800757243.30/cwt240.00–250.001,8423
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650634281.25/cwt280.00–285.001,7834
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500490321.26/cwt320.00–322.501,5742
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700688260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7894
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566329.88/cwt320.00–335.001,86713
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800778286.97/cwt280.00–290.002,2335
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500479388.36/cwt370.00–405.001,86010
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700668289.03/cwt280.00–300.001,9313
BullsSmall 1400–450445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600583294.92/cwt285.00–305.001,7194
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526348.34/cwt340.00–352.501,8323
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400381426.37/cwt425.00–435.001,6247
BullsSmall 1450–500475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
BullsSmall 1500–550505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
BullsSmall 1350–400383365.20/cwt355.00–375.001,3992
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624311.39/cwt290.00–315.001,94311
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700687273.37/cwt270.00–275.001,8783
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600565296.82/cwt290.00–310.001,6778
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650630273.73/cwt270.00–282.501,7246
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550545270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4721
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650637280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7842
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400360390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4041
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4103,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002

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.