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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 9
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
904 head
392 vs last sale 512 382 vs year ago 522 · +73.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
30 vs last sale 58 3 vs year ago 85 · +3.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
304 head
247 vs last sale 57 263 vs year ago 41 · +641.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with feeder bulls 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher with slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $455.87/cwt on 46 head, up $10.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 32 comparable sales and sits 1.25 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.
Average price
$455.87
10.18 vs prior sale
46 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,496
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$278
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$67.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.05
vs TN average
+2.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547457.332,50145
Medium and Large 2570390.002,2231thin
One grade step is worth $67.33/cwt here — about $278 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 sale46 hd
455.87
TN average16 barns · 623 hd
437.82
+18.05
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
+2.15
This barn, trailing median32 sales
457.12
−1.25
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
BullsHigh1,617222.093,59035
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,420195.812,7798thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,170188.682,20836
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,083167.031,8096thin

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)1,185$4,2978
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,149$3,8804thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,097$3,3504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$3,2504thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$3,0472thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$3,0203thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$6,5002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)900$4,24063
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,085$4,1252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)$3,75459
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,015$4,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$6,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$5,5008
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$5,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$4,7318
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$4,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$3,8647
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$6,1005
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)$2,97921

Every lot, as filed

119 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
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750714348.57/cwt332.50–365.002,4899
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250240680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,6321
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300260649.23/cwt630.00–690.001,6883
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy300–350340554.93/cwt550.00–560.001,8872
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2602
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350313514.40/cwt500.00–530.001,6102
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650605404.98/cwt400.00–420.002,4505
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450445470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0923
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement500–5505012,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement600–6506292,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,50010
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600571442.63/cwt430.00–445.002,52713
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516459.24/cwt450.00–465.002,3707
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370563.28/cwt535.00–600.002,08410
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550516445.94/cwt431.00–460.002,30128
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500483430.27/cwt410.00–440.002,07820
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478472.52/cwt460.00–505.002,25916
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900874345.43/cwt342.00–349.003,01916
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423449.89/cwt435.00–465.001,90315
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350321600.74/cwt590.00–620.001,9284
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700668374.46/cwt365.00–395.002,5019
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522411.02/cwt405.00–427.502,14630
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450444519.76/cwt500.00–535.002,30815
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750722340.06/cwt335.00–350.002,45512
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800770338.11/cwt335.00–340.002,6038
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600580389.91/cwt378.00–405.002,26110
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800785337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,6491
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650626394.23/cwt380.00–400.002,4687
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6721
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650608370.33/cwt369.00–371.002,2526
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371465.03/cwt445.00–475.001,72520
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650640372.40/cwt370.00–380.002,3834
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500491450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2104
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600590370.67/cwt365.00–371.002,18721
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550539393.74/cwt390.00–395.002,1224
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500458401.23/cwt400.00–405.001,8384
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450427524.04/cwt500.00–550.002,23813
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700688344.68/cwt342.50–345.002,3718
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550535430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3012
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566427.88/cwt410.00–445.002,42218
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0854,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2384,496.48/head3,500.00–5,400.004,4967
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1493,880.30/head3,100.00–4,400.003,8804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,0154,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450440423.14/cwt422.50–425.001,8626
Bred HeifersSmall 1-28003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsSmall 1-29003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsSmall 1-28152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0383,019.74/head2,700.00–3,400.003,0203
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2153,046.50/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0472
Dairy SteersSmall 4Value Added800–850806232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,8743
Dairy SteersSmall 4Value Added900–950912245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2342
Bulls1,735243.31/cwt238.00–250.004,2214
CowsLean 85-90%1,083167.03/cwt161.00–173.001,8096
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,409201.41/cwt199.00–204.002,8384
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430190.20/cwt186.00–193.002,7204
Bulls1,611220.00/cwt203.00–235.003,54430
Bulls1,310200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,6201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-34,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24,650.00/head3,800.00–5,400.004,6504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,920.00/head3,000.00–5,000.003,9205
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-25,466.67/head4,700.00–5,900.005,4673
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-26,100.00/head6,100.00–6,100.006,1005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-25,350.00/head4,600.00–5,800.005,3504
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-23,754.24/head2,900.00–4,700.003,75459
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-26,200.00/head6,200.00–6,200.006,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-24,310.34/head3,700.00–5,600.004,31058
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26,500.00/head6,500.00–6,500.006,5002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-22,978.57/head2,800.00–3,100.002,97921
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-23,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-23,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2504
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-23,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-26,700.00/head6,700.00–6,700.006,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-25,600.00/head5,400.00–5,800.005,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-25,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,725.00/head3,600.00–3,850.003,7252
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2231
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350345610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,1051
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390523.35/cwt520.00–525.002,0413
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added700–750719310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,22915
CowsBoner 80-85%1,157184.75/cwt175.00–192.002,13828
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216202.44/cwt194.00–219.002,4628
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500484453.46/cwt450.00–455.002,1959
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400355425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5091
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1602
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300295565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6672
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3-4Value Added650–700678285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9324
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6601
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850810357.72/cwt351.00–359.002,89827
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500495450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2282
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3-4Value Added600–650604302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,8249
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3-4Value Added750–800793280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2204
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550520440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,28813
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400375630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,3632
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500491475.25/cwt470.00–480.002,33310
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550517481.26/cwt480.00–485.002,48812
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,9082
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600573452.35/cwt450.00–455.002,59211
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500465540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,5112
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400365490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7891
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450418488.00/cwt488.00–488.002,0409
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added350–400350580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0301
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900870310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6971
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650620439.14/cwt430.00–445.002,72315
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6051
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800774323.80/cwt320.00–330.002,5064
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800786359.52/cwt355.00–362.502,82633
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700672418.15/cwt407.50–421.002,81046
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750725370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6831
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650606361.76/cwt361.00–363.002,1928
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900872326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,8432
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300263555.82/cwt540.00–570.001,4623
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665394.45/cwt380.00–405.002,62320
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600570411.14/cwt407.50–420.002,34313

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.