Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes unevenly steady overall with exception of 5-weight steers and 6-weight bulls sharply lower. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows sharply lower, with boning and lean cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, and bulls sharply higher. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned heifers, 548 lbs., $284.25 per cwt, medium flesh, mostly black.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.13/cwt on 207 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −129.12 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$270.13

207 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$56.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.66

vs TN average

−7.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	284.25	1,558	76
Medium and Large 1-2	547	262.21	1,435	130
Large 1	595	227.50	1,354	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.75/cwt here — about $204 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

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 sale207 hd

270.13

—

TN average10 barns · 833 hd

261.47

+8.66

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−7.09

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−129.12

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	—	Low	1,766	147.29	2,601	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	116.05	1,364	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,377	115.72	1,594	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	102.03	1,003	29

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,811	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$1,588	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$1,447	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,357	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,278	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,004	$1,262	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	827	$1,202	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,545	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,190	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,733	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	600–650	613	247.42/cwt	240.00–251.50	1,517	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	325.01/cwt	319.00–332.50	1,521	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	317.94/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,176	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	265.50/cwt	252.50–276.00	1,404	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	270.96/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,675	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	279.58/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,599	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	294.79/cwt	283.00–307.50	1,551	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	548	284.25/cwt	284.25–284.25	1,558	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	279.56/cwt	260.00–298.00	1,322	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	327.86/cwt	320.00–340.00	859	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	288.80/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	309.44/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,764	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	451	310.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,400	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	245.64/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,410	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	284.78/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	321.82/cwt	306.00–340.00	1,043	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	697	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	267.42/cwt	260.00–275.50	1,530	27
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	485	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,179	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,352	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	329.78/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,378	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	341	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	377.39/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	291.17/cwt	289.00–293.00	1,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	280.93/cwt	279.00–282.50	1,846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	236.24/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	250.35/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,835	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	333.78/cwt	320.00–345.50	1,215	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	354.06/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,158	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	238.63/cwt	238.50–239.00	1,845	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	379	357.04/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,353	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	265.72/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,759	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	311.58/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,044	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	271.51/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,550	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	212.21/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,199	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	128.89/cwt	126.50–132.50	1,929	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	114.49/cwt	106.50–122.00	1,569	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	129.84/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,665	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	112.71/cwt	104.00–122.50	1,296	33
Bulls	—	—	1,460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,971	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	87.23/cwt	82.00–90.00	768	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	118.21/cwt	115.00–120.50	1,162	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	103.29/cwt	93.50–110.50	1,049	19
Bulls	—	—	1,983	159.47/cwt	155.00–167.00	3,162	3
Bulls	—	—	1,744	145.78/cwt	138.00–151.00	2,542	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,810.84/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,811	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	760	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,447.29/head	1,125.00–1,725.00	1,447	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,268.11/head	1,170.00–1,350.00	1,268	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	760	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	758	1,167.49/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,167	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	903	1,210.53/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,211	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,278.36/head	975.00–1,400.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	323.70/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,237	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	625	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	224.55/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,433	8
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	595	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	358.68/cwt	340.00–370.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	301.20/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,253	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	316.52/cwt	298.00–330.00	1,472	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	322.83/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,378	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	239.61/cwt	232.50–244.00	1,620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	218.19/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	280.23/cwt	274.00–292.50	1,496	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	236.65/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,505	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	785	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,430.02/head	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,430	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,544.61/head	1,350.00–1,725.00	1,545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,359Last week 1,018Year ago 1,146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 74Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 26Year ago 35

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
9	400–450	416	325.00	325.00
12	450–500	451	310.00–315.00	310.42
5	500–550	510	280.00–296.00	284.78
27	550–600	572	260.00–275.50	267.42
20	600–650	613	240.00–251.50	247.42
2	650–700	697	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	262	320.00–340.00	327.86
33	300–350	324	306.00–340.00	321.82
45	350–400	370	302.50–335.00	317.94
36	400–450	416	287.50–315.00	301.20
74	450–500	473	260.00–298.00	279.56
69	500–550	529	252.50–276.00	265.50
29	550–600	574	235.00–258.00	245.64
8	600–650	638	222.50–230.00	224.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	500–550	548	284.25	284.25
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	243.00	243.00
1	550–600	595	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	365.00–390.00	377.39
26	300–350	327	350.00–355.00	354.06
22	350–400	364	320.00–345.50	333.78
27	400–450	418	320.00–347.50	329.78
36	450–500	468	319.00–332.50	325.01
18	500–550	526	283.00–307.50	294.79
24	550–600	572	270.00–295.00	279.58
14	600–650	618	262.50–277.50	270.96
26	650–700	662	260.00–270.00	265.72
2	750–800	785	235.00–237.50	236.24
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	280.00–297.50	288.80
7	450–500	475	289.00–293.00	291.17
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	370.00	370.00
13	350–400	379	350.00–365.00	357.04
8	450–500	465	337.50	337.50
7	500–550	508	326.00	326.00
9	550–600	570	307.50–310.00	309.44
3	600–650	615	288.00	288.00
9	650–700	657	279.00–282.50	280.93
16	700–750	733	245.00–259.00	250.35
20	750–800	773	238.50–239.00	238.63
2	800–850	800	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	340.00–370.00	358.68
12	300–350	335	300.00–330.00	311.58
9	350–400	382	315.00–337.50	323.70
20	400–450	427	300.00–335.00	322.83
32	450–500	465	298.00–330.00	316.52
16	500–550	534	274.00–292.50	280.23
28	550–600	571	262.50–287.50	271.51
7	600–650	636	230.00–247.50	236.65
7	650–700	676	232.50–244.00	239.61
4	700–750	728	215.00–225.00	218.19
3	750–800	765	205.00–216.00	212.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	477	335.00	335.00
6	500–550	500	311.00	311.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,497	126.50–132.50	128.89
21	—	1,370	106.50–122.00	114.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,282	124.00–137.00	129.84
33	—	1,150	104.00–122.50	112.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	881	82.00–90.00	87.23
4	—	983	115.00–120.50	118.21
19	—	1,016	93.50–110.50	103.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,983	155.00–167.00	159.47
16	—	1,744	138.00–151.00	145.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,810.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,125.00–1,725.00	1,447.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,170.00–1,350.00	1,268.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,135	975.00–1,400.00	1,278.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,090	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,430.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	758	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,167.49
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,210.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	785	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	895	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,350.00–1,725.00	1,544.61

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

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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

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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