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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 29
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
← Sep 22Sep 29latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,140 head
▲ 398 vs last sale 742▲ 393 vs year ago 747 · +52.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 75▼ 29 vs year ago 93 · −31.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 50▲ 3 vs year ago 32 · +9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 700 lbs. sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower with those weighing over 700 lbs. mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower with feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher and those weighing over 400 lbs. 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.94/cwt on 60 head, down $22.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −80.52 against this barn's trailing median of $454.46.
Average price
$373.94
▼ 22.50 vs prior sale
60 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,081
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.58
vs TN average
−29.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557377.892,10654
Small 1548340.001,8624thin
Medium and Large 2555335.001,8592thin
One grade step is worth $42.89/cwt here — about $247 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

34 sales
517458400341median 454.4602/0303/3106/0208/0409/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $355.08, median $454.46 across 34 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 sale60 hd
373.94
—
TN average14 barns · 428 hd
363.36
+10.58
National average160 barns · 11,896 hd
403.12
−29.18
This barn, trailing median34 sales
454.46
−80.52
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
Bulls—Average1,697186.703,16811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,200149.671,79513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,515147.062,2299thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,156131.541,5218thin

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)1,366$2,6015
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,2552thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,485$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$1,7251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$2,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)925$2,4752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,3001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)985$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,5405
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)993$2,1632thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,013$2,1542thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1250–300268440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1792
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520352.17/cwt335.00–367.501,83125
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624327.75/cwt310.00–345.002,0458
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371458.45/cwt435.00–485.001,7019
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750726297.13/cwt290.00–310.002,15717
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300253530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3412
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800768311.25/cwt310.00–312.502,3902
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350304558.39/cwt550.00–605.001,6987
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700661314.65/cwt305.00–320.002,0807
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700666313.51/cwt307.50–320.002,08813
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750735297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,1871
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250220640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4081
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680327.98/cwt324.00–331.002,2305
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350313431.25/cwt420.00–440.001,3503
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476356.10/cwt347.50–365.001,69526
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368414.76/cwt395.00–445.001,52619
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520347.79/cwt335.00–370.001,80925
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450427411.87/cwt400.00–435.001,75921
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300285530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5112
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430372.67/cwt355.00–395.001,60216
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571323.79/cwt317.50–340.001,84917
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625315.41/cwt305.00–326.001,97139
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423442.10/cwt420.00–465.001,8709
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5191
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474407.34/cwt395.00–420.001,93120
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525386.12/cwt370.00–420.002,02723
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250236630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4873
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365470.99/cwt455.00–490.001,7194
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618338.77/cwt335.00–345.002,09415
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850805319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,5681
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471404.72/cwt392.50–425.001,9069
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800767293.23/cwt290.00–299.002,24914
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400378380.03/cwt375.00–385.001,4372
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750716339.77/cwt321.00–346.002,43340
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500482338.30/cwt335.00–340.001,6313
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600589360.29/cwt355.00–370.002,12219
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550529322.47/cwt320.00–325.001,7064
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700688300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0643
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650612298.28/cwt297.50–302.501,82510
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450435345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5011
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550523326.53/cwt320.00–330.001,7083
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—8152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5752
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400395350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3831
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600585310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8142
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550515380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9571
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650605303.74/cwt302.50–305.001,8382
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,498145.57/cwt143.50–149.002,1818
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,655159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,6311
CowsLean 85-90%—1,161135.97/cwt133.00–143.001,5795
CowsLean 85-90%—1,148124.16/cwt120.00–129.501,4253
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—9901,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3——3,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——3,416.67/head3,050.00–3,600.003,4173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——4,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bulls—Light Weight—1,195174.50/cwt174.50–174.502,0851
Bulls——1,822184.07/cwt179.00–190.003,3547
Bulls——1,572196.92/cwt194.00–201.003,0963
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,199149.97/cwt139.50–155.001,79811
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,150159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,8291
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,255137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,7191
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—8351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
SteersSmall 1400–450430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5052
BullsSmall 1300–350310475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4731
BullsSmall 1550–600575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7251
BullsSmall 1600–650610290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7691
BullsSmall 1250–300287450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2924
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—8652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3201
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8151
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added350–400357450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6074
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added900–950935297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,7821
SteersSmall 1Value Added550–600550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8703
SteersSmall 1500–550540340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8361
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600560340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9041
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3662,600.77/head2,400.00–2,750.002,6015
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0352,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700685310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1242
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650621324.00/cwt315.00–329.002,0124
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—9853,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9932,163.36/head2,090.00–2,215.002,1632
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0132,153.70/head2,050.00–2,250.002,1542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4852,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added300–350345420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4493
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added650–700680315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1423
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700669340.96/cwt338.00–344.002,2814
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900880317.87/cwt317.50–319.002,7974
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750719350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5179
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650615329.62/cwt329.00–331.002,02713
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,1202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3002,254.81/head2,125.00–2,375.002,2552
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800757323.50/cwt323.50–323.502,44964
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600569390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,21912
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950940310.79/cwt306.00–314.502,921111
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500467438.25/cwt430.00–465.002,0476
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750722311.69/cwt310.00–315.002,2503
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,1752,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850820321.67/cwt321.00–322.002,6383
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300265470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2465
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650603347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0955
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800795335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6635
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575332.85/cwt320.00–355.001,91431
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450405405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6401
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700681324.94/cwt323.00–327.502,21320
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850802280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2462
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600561357.10/cwt350.00–375.002,0035
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500474370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7546
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850842300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5262
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300274612.30/cwt590.00–630.001,6785
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350330495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6341

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.