Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 3.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. 5.00 lower and those weighing over 550 lbs. 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls unevenly steady overall with exception of those weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $262.80/cwt on 420 head.

Average price

$262.80

420 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.56

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	262.80	1,315	420

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale420 hd

262.80

—

TN average10 barns · 2,736 hd

251.24

+11.56

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,660	134.78	2,238	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	117.19	1,604	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	111.33	1,346	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	99.63	1,095	15

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,117	$1,697	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,630	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$1,313	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$920	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	279.06/cwt	277.50–281.50	1,353	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	240.40/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,351	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	228.50/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	272.54/cwt	267.50–274.00	1,404	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	246.17/cwt	237.50–258.00	1,273	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	247.18/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,199	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	232.30/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,440	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	338.81/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,081	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	208.13/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	291.52/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,099	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	264.00/cwt	257.50–279.00	1,629	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	299.67/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,408	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	420	282.07/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	265.28/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	214.00/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	323	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	274.51/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	231.44/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,685	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	473	281.27/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	518	269.44/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	296.01/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,524	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	291.58/cwt	283.00–294.00	1,808	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	236.90/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,817	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	307.12/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,318	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,610	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	323.23/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,545	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	295.32/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,639	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	256.67/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	322.59/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,210	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	326.26/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,357	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	239.63/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,490	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	235.97/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	456	313.34/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,246	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	112.05/cwt	107.50–115.00	1,456	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	110.05/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,318	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,624	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	99.63/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,095	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	127.46/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,923	4
Bulls	—	—	1,739	143.55/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,496	5
Bulls	—	—	1,611	129.30/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,083	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,807.93/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,808	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	290.59/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,363	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	259.61/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,498	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	296.94/cwt	290.00–305.00	992	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	321.63/cwt	300.00–327.50	933	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	293.48/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,236	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	413	272.58/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	536	233.34/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	297.17/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,094	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	284.15/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,455	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	574	245.99/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	263.75/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	438	245.34/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,075	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	333.43/cwt	325.00–340.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	252.13/cwt	248.00–253.50	1,520	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	316	266.68/cwt	260.00–270.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	296.72/cwt	280.00–300.00	816	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	272.88/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,162	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	263.57/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,252	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	581	220.67/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	690	194.48/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	293.00/cwt	277.50–305.00	970	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	202.79/cwt	193.00–209.00	1,472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	670	196.68/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,318	3

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Feb 27, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,288Last week 1,112Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 143Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 30Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	485	277.50–281.50	279.06
6	—	666	228.00–229.00	228.50
17	—	515	267.50–274.00	272.54
7	—	784	207.00–211.00	208.13
9	—	563	260.00–268.00	265.28
6	—	710	213.00–215.00	214.00
16	—	603	248.00–253.50	252.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	562	237.50–250.00	240.40
27	—	517	237.50–258.00	246.17
16	—	620	224.00–240.00	232.30
24	—	377	280.00–302.50	291.52
10	—	275	280.00–300.00	296.72
43	—	426	260.00–285.00	272.88
26	—	475	257.50–275.00	263.57
14	—	331	277.50–305.00	293.00
8	—	689	215.00	215.00
5	—	726	193.00–209.00	202.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	485	240.00–252.50	247.18
3	—	536	230.00–235.00	233.34
7	—	438	240.00–250.00	245.34
3	—	316	260.00–270.00	266.68
2	—	380	270.00	270.00
4	—	581	217.50–225.00	220.67
2	—	630	210.00	210.00
3	—	670	195.00–200.00	196.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	690	190.00–199.00	194.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	355.00	355.00
1	—	650	265.00	265.00
35	—	620	283.00–294.00	291.58
11	—	767	234.00–250.00	236.90
6	—	720	245.00	245.00
25	—	515	310.00–315.00	312.53
16	—	478	317.50–325.00	323.23
15	—	555	290.00–308.00	295.32
6	—	416	325.00–327.50	326.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	319	330.00–355.00	338.81
11	—	617	257.50–279.00	264.00
8	—	470	292.50–310.00	299.67
2	—	295	345.00–350.00	347.50
6	—	577	267.50–280.00	274.51
19	—	728	225.00–240.00	231.44
24	—	515	282.50–307.50	296.01
1	—	750	222.50	222.50
38	—	429	290.00–314.00	307.12
3	—	673	255.00–260.00	256.67
8	—	375	310.00–335.00	322.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	235.00	235.00
1	—	595	250.00	250.00
2	—	420	279.00–285.00	282.07
2	—	473	277.50–285.00	281.27
5	—	518	262.50–275.00	269.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	232.50–245.00	239.63
5	—	677	234.00–240.00	235.97
34	—	469	275.00–305.00	290.59
32	—	577	252.50–270.00	259.61
7	—	334	290.00–305.00	296.94
14	—	290	300.00–327.50	321.63
19	—	421	280.00–305.00	293.48
15	—	368	280.00–325.00	297.17
1	—	780	205.00	205.00
17	—	512	265.00–295.00	284.15
3	—	228	325.00–340.00	333.43
1	—	725	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	255.00–260.00	257.48
2	—	413	270.00–275.00	272.58
4	—	574	244.00–247.50	245.99
2	—	490	260.00–267.50	263.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	310.00–315.00	313.34
2	—	402	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,299	107.50–115.00	112.05
4	—	1,509	125.00–129.00	127.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,198	106.00–114.00	110.05
2	—	1,315	123.00–124.00	123.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,099	93.00–110.00	99.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,739	139.00–149.00	143.55
8	—	1,611	127.00–133.00	129.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	920.00	920.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,660.00	1,660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,807.93
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	875.00	875.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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