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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 17
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,609 head
639 vs last sale 970 1,274 vs year ago 335 · +380.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
3 vs last sale 82 19 vs year ago 60 · +31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
11 vs last sale 37 6 vs year ago 20 · +30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, and based on a much heavier test this week, feeder steers weighing up to 450 lbs. sold sharply lower with those weighing over 450 lbs. 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing up to 700 lbs. sold 20.00 higher with those weighing over 700 lbs. 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 10.00 to 45.00 higher. High-quality offerings and strong demand were noted for feeder classes. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows sold 14.00 higher with boning cows steady, and lean cows and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $420.10/cwt on 170 head, up $25.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +20.85 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.
Average price
$420.10
25.41 vs prior sale
170 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,353
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+18.91
vs TN average
9.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560420.102,353170
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 sale170 hd
420.10
TN average15 barns · 658 hd
401.19
+18.91
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−9.07
This barn, trailing median32 sales
399.25
+20.85
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
BullsHigh1,796202.223,63215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,476182.702,6976thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,253180.222,25819
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,094151.231,6555thin

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)1,278$2,8592thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,570$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,6751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,5272thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$2,3751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)810$2,4302thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$4,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 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 1600–650624399.98/cwt390.00–410.002,49621
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300291715.00/cwt715.00–715.002,0813
SteersSmall 1400–450420460.00/cwt440.00–480.001,9322
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720370.39/cwt360.00–373.002,66712
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500479503.69/cwt490.00–520.002,41322
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500459481.69/cwt480.00–490.002,21112
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450418504.91/cwt500.00–510.002,1112
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350329615.57/cwt600.00–660.002,0255
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850824342.57/cwt340.00–345.002,8234
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700695377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,6245
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800781358.79/cwt355.00–362.502,8027
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800772338.98/cwt325.00–340.502,61744
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750739341.21/cwt340.50–345.002,52243
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900877322.37/cwt315.00–322.502,82757
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600585426.49/cwt407.50–428.002,49593
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850813325.05/cwt322.50–330.002,6433
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650621386.33/cwt382.50–399.002,39931
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3981
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350322556.87/cwt530.00–570.001,79311
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420444.88/cwt440.00–450.001,8682
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250247620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,5312
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450409539.46/cwt530.00–547.502,20615
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700668370.56/cwt367.50–372.502,47531
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300273596.95/cwt570.00–630.001,6303
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500485455.90/cwt430.00–475.002,21164
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850818315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5773
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750721324.51/cwt315.00–330.002,3405
HeifersSmall 1200–250230540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2421
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400389593.14/cwt580.00–595.002,3078
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450418584.70/cwt570.00–610.002,44413
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,2071
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550539481.49/cwt455.00–495.002,5958
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800765325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4861
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4321
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450434539.37/cwt520.00–555.002,34111
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550510505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,5763
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570471.74/cwt445.00–485.002,68930
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450410560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,2963
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5081
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900899349.75/cwt349.75–349.753,14454
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600557502.20/cwt490.00–515.002,79728
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added950–1000985334.00/cwt334.00–334.003,29050
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500474538.25/cwt530.00–560.002,55113
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700686409.68/cwt400.00–430.002,81032
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800791365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,8877
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350315685.00/cwt685.00–685.002,1582
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850848349.46/cwt349.00–355.002,96326
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3600–650613345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1153
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3850–900850332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,8262
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750723395.68/cwt382.50–415.002,861100
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650623440.40/cwt425.00–460.002,74435
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450401487.49/cwt485.00–490.001,9554
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550516518.51/cwt516.00–520.002,6768
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350315634.84/cwt630.00–640.002,0002
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400362507.02/cwt505.00–515.001,8355
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500495460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2771
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400367513.36/cwt500.00–520.001,8843
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,544192.60/cwt185.00–199.002,9744
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,340162.90/cwt161.00–165.002,1832
CowsLean 85-90%860139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1951
CowsLean 85-90%1,153154.29/cwt150.00–158.001,7794
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234188.73/cwt182.50–198.002,32910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,274170.77/cwt165.00–178.002,1769
Bulls1,738208.50/cwt208.00–210.003,6244
Bulls1,967199.00/cwt189.00–205.003,9149
BullsLight Weight1,143204.15/cwt200.00–208.002,3332
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28102,430.00/head2,430.00–2,430.002,4302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2782,858.90/head2,550.00–3,100.002,8592
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0252,527.32/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
BullsSmall 1350–400370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4801
BullsSmall 1250–300278577.97/cwt570.00–585.001,6072
BullsSmall 1400–450430500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750742357.97/cwt350.00–370.002,6568
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550529477.06/cwt450.00–500.002,52418
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1251
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500474509.64/cwt480.00–540.002,41620
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330584.59/cwt560.00–610.001,92911
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421490.44/cwt470.00–520.002,06535
HeifersSmall 1250–300270508.89/cwt480.00–540.001,3742
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519418.97/cwt400.00–437.502,17455
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560394.77/cwt385.00–400.002,21120
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375530.53/cwt505.00–550.001,98935
HeifersSmall 1400–450428408.01/cwt395.00–420.001,7462
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650614376.63/cwt370.00–380.002,31316
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full350–400375450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6881
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1121
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270520.37/cwt500.00–540.001,4052
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328489.47/cwt480.00–500.001,6052
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375467.60/cwt460.00–475.001,7542
HeifersSmall 1Fleshy450–500485390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8922
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400393495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9452
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600565365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0621
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy300–350316503.01/cwt500.00–510.001,5905
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650630356.23/cwt355.00–357.502,2442
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550520450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3401
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950940280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6322
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400363624.76/cwt600.00–640.002,2684
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500455420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9111
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650600360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1601
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300282699.41/cwt670.00–740.001,9723
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424538.53/cwt510.00–560.002,28321
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700662399.89/cwt390.00–405.002,6478
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600579434.11/cwt420.00–470.002,51319
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618413.67/cwt390.00–435.002,55614
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374562.40/cwt540.00–590.002,10317
BullsSmall 1300–350320505.31/cwt500.00–510.001,6172

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.