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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 6
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,245 head
732 vs last sale 513 678 vs year ago 567 · +119.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
52 vs last sale 79 18 vs year ago 113 · +15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
47 vs last sale 28 55 vs year ago 20 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to no sales the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.97/cwt on 113 head, up $0.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits 27.28 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.
Average price
$371.97
0.97 vs prior sale
113 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,023
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.71
vs TN average
38.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543372.362,024112
Medium and Large 2580328.001,9021thin
One grade step is worth $44.36/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale113 hd
371.97
TN average10 barns · 621 hd
359.26
+12.71
National average199 barns · 28,725 hd
410.10
−38.13
This barn, trailing median32 sales
399.25
−27.28
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
BullsHigh1,710193.483,30921
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,294164.012,12233
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,509162.912,45818
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,124145.511,63615

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)1,238$2,98311
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$2,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,65013
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$2,2724thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,048$2,0873thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,063$2,0034thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,233$1,9872thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,355$3,0314thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$3,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,3833thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,1003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,7001thin

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 1Fleshy600–650620355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2011
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550521438.11/cwt427.50–445.002,28323
SteersSmall 1600–650640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318502.26/cwt490.00–517.501,5973
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450429438.06/cwt430.00–442.001,8799
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650625352.68/cwt347.50–356.002,20418
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500490435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1322
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600550355.83/cwt352.50–357.501,9573
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2921
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600569375.76/cwt370.00–380.002,13828
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480378.63/cwt360.00–407.501,81736
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750713346.28/cwt334.00–348.002,46916
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700659340.76/cwt335.00–348.002,24617
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850833301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,5077
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350331417.00/cwt400.00–425.001,38013
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378426.46/cwt415.00–440.001,61218
HeifersSmall 1250–300270380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0261
HeifersSmall 1300–350315355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700317.50/cwt315.00–320.002,2232
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950916277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,5373
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272436.93/cwt420.00–445.001,1887
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700671317.76/cwt310.00–330.002,13214
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770298.64/cwt290.00–307.502,3002
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569346.62/cwt335.00–365.001,97223
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525375.21/cwt355.00–390.001,97033
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650626332.21/cwt320.00–340.002,08028
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full350–400370370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3691
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650636311.71/cwt300.00–315.001,9829
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680347.97/cwt340.00–355.002,3668
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9511
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8681
SteersSmall 1Fleshy550–600555330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8321
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400384476.44/cwt460.00–490.001,8307
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623383.32/cwt362.50–395.002,38814
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421481.71/cwt465.00–505.002,02813
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550527408.13/cwt390.00–425.002,15113
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250230630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4491
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600566404.20/cwt385.00–421.002,28818
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500480465.39/cwt455.00–490.002,23412
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800773335.98/cwt325.00–337.502,59710
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750717329.33/cwt325.00–335.002,3614
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650624408.01/cwt400.00–415.002,54616
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300288617.30/cwt610.00–625.001,7782
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900865328.36/cwt326.00–334.002,84011
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600562452.50/cwt425.00–470.002,54320
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700682379.34/cwt375.00–383.002,58748
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500468496.61/cwt495.00–500.002,3246
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850812337.92/cwt335.00–339.002,74413
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800789348.42/cwt346.00–349.002,7495
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350320550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7605
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750728377.51/cwt345.00–383.502,74868
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450434401.84/cwt400.00–410.001,7445
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377470.36/cwt440.00–505.001,77321
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350324548.02/cwt530.00–560.001,7765
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650625328.71/cwt327.50–330.002,0542
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700660305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0131
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600592335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9832
CowsLean 85-90%1,042130.05/cwt120.00–135.001,3553
CowsLean 85-90%1,145149.37/cwt139.00–159.501,71012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485150.50/cwt150.50–150.502,2351
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,383177.11/cwt176.00–178.002,4492
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,527161.84/cwt156.00–165.002,47115
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265149.57/cwt149.00–150.001,8922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,333183.21/cwt174.00–201.002,4426
CowsBoner 80-85%1,287160.56/cwt152.00–170.002,06625
Bulls1,695211.25/cwt210.00–213.003,5812
Bulls1,712191.61/cwt182.00–201.003,28019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,650.15/head2,350.00–3,170.002,65013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1692,271.50/head2,050.00–2,450.002,2724
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2331,987.47/head1,975.00–2,000.001,9872
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4252,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1271,936.87/head1,700.00–2,125.001,9373
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28551,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1452,267.36/head2,175.00–2,400.002,2672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2382,982.87/head2,650.00–3,550.002,98311
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-22,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,100.00/head2,900.00–3,250.003,1003
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3632,908.44/head2,350.00–3,350.002,9083
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,3303,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700674333.25/cwt317.00–343.002,24617
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300293540.35/cwt530.00–572.501,5834
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4301
BullsSmall 1400–450430396.18/cwt395.00–400.001,7044
BullsSmall 1250–300285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500458417.54/cwt415.00–420.001,9122
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526406.45/cwt390.00–425.002,13827
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600579389.14/cwt365.00–410.002,25325
BullsSmall 1450–500480366.14/cwt355.00–385.001,7574
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500465465.29/cwt440.00–490.002,16422
BullsSmall 1500–550545300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6351
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800758322.17/cwt322.00–322.502,4423
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550508411.84/cwt400.00–415.002,09219
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500468425.10/cwt417.00–430.001,9897
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750721333.57/cwt320.00–341.002,40510
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421443.02/cwt425.00–470.001,86513
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615363.89/cwt337.50–390.002,23811
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350322467.99/cwt450.00–500.001,5077
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550521340.20/cwt335.00–346.001,7726
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600582320.82/cwt320.00–322.501,8673
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450425371.69/cwt370.00–375.001,5803
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750738275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0305
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500486355.62/cwt355.00–357.501,7284
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400388395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5332
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250208460.36/cwt450.00–470.009582
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy300–350318390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2403
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450424403.93/cwt385.00–420.001,71336
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,9021

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.