Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady with exception of low 4-weight and low 5-weight heifers sharply lower. Feeder bulls measuring 5.00 higher with exception of low 4-weights sharply lower. Slaughter cows gauging 9.00 to 11.00 higher overall and slaughter bulls 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.38/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −148.87 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$250.38

74 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$40.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.06

vs TN average

−16.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	252.01	1,376	71
Large 1	577	211.80	1,222	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.21/cwt here — about $154 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 sale74 hd

250.38

—

TN average12 barns · 811 hd

262.44

−12.06

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−16.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−148.87

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	1,575	153.67	2,421	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	126.52	1,807	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	125.54	1,432	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	115.61	1,096	16

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)	1,125	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,843	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,113	4thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2	400–450	437	275.93/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,206	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	324.56/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,058	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	236.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	334.96/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	228.24/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,447	13
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	690	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	465	243.05/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	331.20/cwt	325.00–335.00	894	4
Steers	Large 1	450–500	488	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	635	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	302.48/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,261	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	453	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,382	17
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	577	211.80/cwt	202.50–227.50	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	260.05/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,404	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	223.52/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	294.50/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	273.28/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	483	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	238.97/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,369	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	314.20/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,185	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	249.09/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,320	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	299.49/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,701	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	261.22/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	337.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	443	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	277.49/cwt	262.50–292.50	1,310	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	300.57/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,398	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	285.94/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,790	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	352.50/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	245.41/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	277.39/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	294.41/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,546	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	325.32/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,366	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,824	64
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	475	249.08/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	413	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	542	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	563	298.83/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	138.71/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,752	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	123.01/cwt	112.00–133.00	1,363	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	917	120.64/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,106	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	139.71/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,044	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	124.00/cwt	117.50–134.00	1,750	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,190	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	112.95/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,099	9
Bulls	—	—	1,410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,747	167.45/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,925	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	864	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,258	1
Bulls	—	—	1,636	154.13/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,522	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,188	137.24/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,474.90/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,762.50/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,842.65/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	256.73/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,589	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	200.11/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,627	3
Bulls	Large 1	300–350	315	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	288.67/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,345	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	535	258.33/cwt	254.00–262.50	1,382	2
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	329.88/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	287.90/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,529	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	581	253.17/cwt	247.50–256.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	347.97/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,138	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	324.26/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,235	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	318.53/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,328	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	572	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,330	2
Bulls	Large 1	350–400	388	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,145	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,217	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 894Last week 1,359Year ago 1,821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 147Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 48Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	325.00–335.00	331.20
10	300–350	326	310.00–335.00	324.56
45	350–400	377	300.00–335.00	314.20
32	400–450	437	270.00–295.00	275.93
50	450–500	472	262.50–292.50	277.49
15	500–550	530	235.00–255.00	249.09
15	550–600	573	230.00–250.00	238.97
13	600–650	634	219.00–231.00	228.24
3	700–750	711	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	417	300.00–307.50	302.48
17	450–500	453	305.00	305.00
39	500–550	540	257.50–270.00	260.05
5	600–650	622	235.00–240.00	236.98
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	235.00–252.50	243.05
3	550–600	577	202.50–227.50	211.80
1	650–700	690	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	242.50	242.50
2	550–600	578	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	635	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	345.00–360.00	352.50
6	350–400	383	325.00–345.00	334.96
20	400–450	420	310.00–335.00	325.32
8	450–500	465	295.00–320.00	300.57
13	500–550	525	277.50–307.50	294.41
11	550–600	568	290.00–307.50	299.49
9	600–650	613	270.00–282.50	277.39
2	650–700	665	257.50–265.00	261.22
3	700–750	713	237.50–255.00	245.41
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	335.00–340.00	337.53
16	600–650	626	285.00–286.00	285.94
1	800–850	815	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	300.00–305.00	302.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	600–650	602	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	327	342.50–367.50	347.97
10	350–400	381	310.00–342.50	324.26
21	400–450	417	300.00–330.00	318.53
22	450–500	466	280.00–310.00	288.67
19	500–550	531	270.00–297.50	287.90
10	550–600	576	262.50–282.50	273.28
8	600–650	619	245.00–267.50	256.73
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
5	700–750	718	217.50–235.00	223.52
1	750–800	760	217.50	217.50
3	800–850	813	192.50–205.00	200.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	390	294.00–295.00	294.50
1	450–500	455	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	290.00	290.00
5	350–400	388	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	475	245.00–257.50	249.08
2	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	572	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	280.00–290.00	284.97
3	550–600	581	247.50–256.00	253.17
2	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	710	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	307.50	307.50
2	550–600	563	292.50–305.00	298.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	254.00–262.50	258.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	320.00–332.50	329.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,263	135.00–148.00	138.71
41	—	1,108	112.00–133.00	123.01
2	—	1,133	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	111.50	111.50
4	—	1,463	138.00–144.00	139.71
15	—	1,411	117.50–134.00	124.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	917	119.00–123.00	120.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	973	106.00–118.00	112.95
1	—	855	101.00	101.00
1	—	975	129.00	129.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,747	163.00–173.00	167.45
7	—	1,636	146.00–159.00	154.13
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	132.00–142.00	137.24

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,474.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,762.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,105	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,842.65

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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