Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs. sharply higher, with 5-weights 4.00 to 5.00 higher, and no comparisons available for those weighing over 600 lbs. due to limited comparable receipts from non-preconditioned offerings. Feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 550 lbs. 1.00 to 4.00 higher, and feeder bulls sharply higher overall. Today's head sale offerings included a small herd dispersal of purebred Wagyu cow/calf pairs and bred cows. Today's offerings also included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1-2 preconditioned Steers, 445 lbs., $358.00, light to medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.10/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −145.15 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$254.10

80 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.88

vs TN average

−22.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	254.10	1,408	80

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

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 sale80 hd

254.10

—

TN average12 barns · 577 hd

251.22

+2.88

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−22.07

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−145.15

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	—	Average	1,725	138.31	2,386	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	127.37	1,800	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	124.18	1,518	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	103.99	1,038	9thin

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)	983	$1,605	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,535	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,363	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,170	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,263	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,870	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	429	298.67/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	802	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	340.76/cwt	335.00–346.00	1,602	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	317.91/cwt	295.00–332.50	1,055	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	911	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	331.62/cwt	317.50–342.50	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	220.86/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	223.68/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	316.12/cwt	297.50–327.50	1,179	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	357.97/cwt	355.00–358.00	1,593	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	234.13/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	281.77/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,445	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	258.14/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,363	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	597	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	438	325.04/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	335.99/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,431	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	260.34/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,786	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	323.79/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,561	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	292.42/cwt	289.50–298.00	1,866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	875	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	243.85/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	277.08/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	341.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,132	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	308.55/cwt	292.50–322.50	1,617	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	327.63/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	310.47/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,785	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	292.38/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,699	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	397	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	331.68/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	253.17/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	283.50/cwt	283.00–284.00	1,347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	675	226.69/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	437	286.64/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	506	313.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	356	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,228	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	131.42/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,680	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	115.91/cwt	108.00–124.00	1,343	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	105.49/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,059	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	127.37/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,800	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,669	135.37/cwt	129.00–139.00	2,259	7
Bulls	—	—	1,884	146.78/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,765	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,374.79/head	1,250.00–1,480.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,535.19/head	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,535	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,604.64/head	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,605	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,870.00/head	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	344.03/cwt	335.00–360.00	953	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	306.10/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,454	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	296.26/cwt	273.00–300.00	1,567	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	278.91/cwt	266.00–287.50	1,618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	308.21/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,461	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	630	211.26/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	336.20/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,079	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	256.44/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,592	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	327.19/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,234	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	322.34/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,389	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	242.26/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,398	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	289.11/cwt	277.50–302.50	1,367	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	299.12/cwt	287.50–312.00	1,262	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	204.30/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	206.39/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,478	7

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.

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,018Last week 914Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 137Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 43Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	429	298.00–300.00	298.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	345.00	345.00
110	400–450	445	355.00–358.00	357.97
15	450–500	470	335.00–346.00	340.76
3	500–550	505	330.00–335.00	331.68
15	550–600	575	305.00–322.50	310.47
12	600–650	638	289.50–298.00	292.42
7	750–800	778	243.00–245.00	243.85
2	800–850	802	239.00	239.00
4	850–900	875	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	335.00–340.00	337.46
8	300–350	331	335.00–345.00	341.96
6	350–400	366	320.00–340.00	327.63
18	400–450	426	310.00–345.00	335.99
24	450–500	482	305.00–332.50	323.79
18	500–550	524	292.50–322.50	308.55
19	550–600	581	285.00–300.00	292.38
8	600–650	611	270.00–285.00	277.08
11	650–700	686	250.00–265.00	260.34
4	700–750	711	251.00	251.00
2	900–950	942	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	335.00	335.00
3	250–300	290	317.50–342.50	331.62
27	300–350	332	295.00–332.50	317.91
26	350–400	373	297.50–327.50	316.12
34	400–450	422	287.50–312.00	299.12
36	450–500	473	277.50–302.50	289.11
21	500–550	528	242.50–270.00	258.14
44	550–600	577	232.50–255.00	242.26
4	600–650	620	220.00–230.00	223.68
6	650–700	672	220.00–225.00	220.86
7	700–750	716	200.00–225.00	206.39
10	750–800	778	202.50–205.00	204.30
3	900–950	911	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	322.50–327.50	325.04
74	450–500	474	307.50–312.50	308.21
13	500–550	513	277.00–300.00	281.77
2	550–600	597	292.50	292.50
7	600–650	629	233.00–235.00	234.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	630	210.00–212.50	211.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	335.00–360.00	344.03
8	300–350	321	330.00–350.00	336.20
17	350–400	377	310.00–335.00	327.19
20	400–450	431	300.00–335.00	322.34
22	450–500	475	292.50–317.50	306.10
14	500–550	529	273.00–300.00	296.26
11	550–600	580	266.00–287.50	278.91
14	600–650	621	245.00–268.00	256.44
6	650–700	661	246.00–259.00	253.17
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	280.00–290.00	286.64
4	450–500	475	283.00–284.00	283.50
3	650–700	675	225.00–230.00	226.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	356	345.00	345.00
7	500–550	506	310.00–315.00	313.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,278	127.00–144.00	131.42
14	—	1,159	108.00–124.00	115.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,004	100.00–111.00	105.49
1	—	955	92.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,413	122.00–132.00	127.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,669	129.00–139.00	135.37
4	—	1,884	144.00–150.00	146.78
1	—	1,480	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,250.00–1,480.00	1,374.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,170.00	1,170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,535.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,604.64
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,870.00	1,870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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Slaughter Cattle

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