Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 9.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder heifers 2.00 lower overall. Feeder bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 450 lbs. unevenly steady. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.97/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −153.15 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$303.97

73 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$50.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.71

vs TN average

−9.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	306.03	1,704	70
Large 1	532	255.83	1,360	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.20/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

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 sale73 hd

303.97

—

TN average9 barns · 300 hd

290.26

+13.71

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−9.03

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−153.15

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	1,704	133.55	2,275	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	117.91	1,822	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	115.76	1,397	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	104.18	1,065	26

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)	1,233	$2,020	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$1,850	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,058	$1,175	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,374	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$1,588	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,810	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,675	5

Every lot, as filed

90 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	400–450	412	295.54/cwt	288.00–297.50	1,218	16
Steers	Large 1	350–400	351	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	225.62/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,415	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	326	325.63/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,062	5
Steers	Large 1	650–700	665	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,646	1
Steers	Large 1	400–450	441	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,114	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	287.13/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,680	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	242.99/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,477	3
Steers	Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	301.38/cwt	290.00–320.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	288.76/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,115	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	270.41/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,401	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	281.17/cwt	270.00–305.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	272.46/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,185	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	271.74/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,283	37
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	357	245.74/cwt	242.50–255.00	877	4
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	517	226.68/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,172	6
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	239.37/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,388	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	245.46/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,281	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	333.55/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,578	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	304.11/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	350.98/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	323.44/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,226	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	309.94/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,466	12
Steers	Large 1	550–600	555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	286.21/cwt	282.50–289.00	1,889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	292.65/cwt	287.50–301.00	1,855	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	336.83/cwt	334.00–339.00	1,435	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	319.81/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,346	16
Steers	Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	305.98/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,759	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	315.23/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,658	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	248.26/cwt	247.50–257.00	1,820	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	218.09/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	646	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	230.67/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	341.71/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	343.84/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	117.15/cwt	114.00–120.50	1,796	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	98.24/cwt	98.00–98.50	971	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	124.79/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,574	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	113.87/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,369	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	116.99/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,223	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	100.58/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,046	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	961	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	778	112.16/cwt	110.00–114.00	873	2
Bulls	—	—	1,849	140.36/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,595	4
Bulls	—	—	1,662	131.61/cwt	124.00–137.00	2,187	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,480.00/head	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,480	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,020.49/head	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,020	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,483.33/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,483	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,373.66/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,374	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,849.89/head	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,850	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,810.00/head	1,800.00–1,820.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	285.96/cwt	270.00–300.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	317.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	218	332.59/cwt	330.00–335.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	456	297.25/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,355	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	221.16/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	510	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	269.33/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,554	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	333.09/cwt	320.00–345.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	327.53/cwt	320.00–345.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	310.26/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,179	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	205.63/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	315.09/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,160	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	275.72/cwt	262.00–292.50	1,428	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	295.81/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,432	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	305.71/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,278	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	324.42/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	310.93/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,039	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,587.73/head	1,375.00–1,750.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,962.50/head	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,963	2

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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 914Last week 1,288Year ago 1,125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 96Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 16Year ago 44

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
5	300–350	326	320.00–327.50	325.63
16	400–450	412	288.00–297.50	295.54
14	450–500	456	287.50–300.00	297.25
23	500–550	518	260.00–286.00	270.41
4	550–600	557	258.00	258.00
3	600–650	608	239.00–245.00	242.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	235	290.00–320.00	301.38
6	250–300	270	270.00–300.00	285.96
6	300–350	324	270.00–305.00	281.17
15	350–400	386	270.00–305.00	288.76
26	400–450	435	265.00–277.50	272.46
37	450–500	472	252.50–280.00	271.74
10	500–550	522	236.00–255.00	245.46
29	550–600	580	230.00–252.00	239.37
9	600–650	627	212.50–230.00	225.62
8	650–700	669	210.00–229.00	221.16
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	357	242.50–255.00	245.74
7	400–450	410	235.00	235.00
6	500–550	517	220.00–228.00	226.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	330.00–335.00	332.59
2	250–300	265	315.00–320.00	317.55
4	350–400	368	310.00–320.00	315.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	565	215.00	215.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	351	275.00	275.00
15	400–450	441	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	555	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	665	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	267	330.00–335.00	332.50
4	300–350	325	330.00–365.00	350.98
5	350–400	379	310.00–327.50	323.44
16	400–450	421	305.00–325.00	319.81
12	450–500	473	300.00–324.00	309.94
6	500–550	527	292.50–307.50	304.11
10	550–600	585	280.00–294.00	287.13
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	262.50	262.50
2	650–700	662	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	426	334.00–339.00	336.83
15	450–500	473	327.50–335.00	333.55
22	500–550	526	312.00–318.00	315.23
32	550–600	575	303.00–313.00	305.98
77	600–650	634	287.50–301.00	292.65
7	650–700	660	282.50–289.00	286.21
12	700–750	733	247.50–257.00	248.26
2	750–800	755	237.00	237.00
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	320.00–345.00	333.09
3	250–300	277	320.00–345.00	327.53
11	300–350	334	300.00–325.00	310.93
12	350–400	380	300.00–325.00	310.26
24	400–450	418	290.00–325.00	305.71
9	450–500	484	285.00–312.50	295.81
6	500–550	518	262.00–292.50	275.72
21	550–600	577	260.00–282.50	269.33
4	600–650	634	225.00–240.00	230.67
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
4	700–750	715	209.00–225.00	218.09
3	750–800	775	203.00–209.00	205.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	646	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	335.00–355.00	343.84
3	400–450	425	340.00–345.00	341.71
5	450–500	459	323.00–330.00	324.42
2	550–600	550	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,533	114.00–120.50	117.15
1	—	1,645	124.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	98.00–98.50	98.24
11	—	1,261	120.00–135.00	124.79
34	—	1,202	106.00–119.00	113.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,045	112.00–122.00	116.99
18	—	1,040	93.00–110.00	100.58
1	—	1,080	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	110.00–114.00	112.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,849	138.00–145.00	140.36
14	—	1,662	124.00–137.00	131.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,480.00	1,480.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,233	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,020.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,303	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,849.89
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,483.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,820.00	1,810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,962.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	935	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,373.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,208	1,375.00–1,750.00	1,587.73
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	810	1,550.00	1,550.00

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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