Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply lower overall, with feeder heifers and bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply lower, heifers weighing over 450 lbs. 3.00 higher, and bulls weighing over 450 lbs. 3.00 lower. Lower prices on feeders due, in part. to recent drop in feeder cattle futures in response to reports of Avian Influenza found in dairy herds in multiple states. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.75/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −143.50 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$255.75

45 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.90

vs TN average

−14.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	255.75	1,353	45

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 sale45 hd

255.75

—

TN average10 barns · 482 hd

253.85

+1.90

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−14.84

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−143.50

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	155.90	2,588	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	130.55	1,942	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	125.19	1,450	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	112.36	1,085	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$1,746	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,325	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,410	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,460	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	298.18/cwt	290.00–310.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	274.11/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,299	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	307.50/cwt	295.00–320.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	290.67/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,230	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	641	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	496	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	508	232.57/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	307.07/cwt	297.50–317.50	967	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	230.62/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,425	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	298.48/cwt	295.00–307.50	809	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	219.49/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	239.98/cwt	232.00–254.00	1,377	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	417	263.70/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,100	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	216.27/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	283.15/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,869	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	798	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,859	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,569	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	259.15/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,335	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	300.88/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,128	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	263.50/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,623	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	297.38/cwt	288.00–325.00	1,392	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	260.39/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,752	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	801	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	295.65/cwt	290.00–312.50	987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	293.76/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,713	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	333.55/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	318.40/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	270.81/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	307.80/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,308	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	320.59/cwt	307.50–327.50	1,205	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	248.95/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	284.62/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,523	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	250.21/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,551	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	600	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	339	333.07/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,129	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	328.22/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	356	334.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,189	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	319.00/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,455	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	122.20/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,407	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	135.25/cwt	131.00–151.00	1,620	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	92.45/cwt	89.00–96.00	816	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,162	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	112.89/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,115	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	128.50/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,919	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	142.83/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,075	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	990	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,297	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	800	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,064	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	168.70/cwt	165.00–177.00	3,050	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	153.04/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,594	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,170	146.05/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,709	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,745.51/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,746	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	271.99/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,545	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	298.41/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,367	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	216.86/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,577	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	522	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	276.01/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,455	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	231	350.99/cwt	335.00–365.00	811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	313.05/cwt	297.50–325.00	995	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	308.26/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,159	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	229.25/cwt	227.00–237.50	1,527	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	299.99/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,287	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	361	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	293.77/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,390	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	280.83/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	862	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,002Last week 894Year ago 1,047

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 121Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 30Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	231	335.00–365.00	350.99
6	250–300	282	290.00–310.00	298.18
14	300–350	318	297.50–325.00	313.05
21	350–400	376	290.00–325.00	308.26
47	400–450	429	287.50–315.00	299.99
18	450–500	458	292.50–307.50	298.41
24	500–550	527	267.50–287.50	276.01
19	550–600	568	262.50–280.00	271.99
11	600–650	620	240.00–265.00	250.21
10	650–700	666	227.00–237.50	229.25
11	700–750	727	210.00–223.00	216.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	522	257.50	257.50
2	600–650	600	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	325.00–345.00	333.07
8	350–400	356	330.00–340.00	334.00
4	400–450	429	320.00–335.00	328.22
5	450–500	456	315.00–320.00	319.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	272.50	272.50
2	400–450	437	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	295.00–320.00	307.50
13	250–300	271	295.00–307.50	298.48
25	300–350	315	297.50–317.50	307.07
27	350–400	375	287.50–312.50	300.88
34	400–450	423	282.50–300.00	290.67
23	450–500	474	265.00–285.00	274.11
25	500–550	515	245.00–270.00	259.15
12	550–600	574	232.00–254.00	239.98
13	600–650	618	220.00–236.00	230.62
6	650–700	672	218.00–223.00	219.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	247.50	247.50
16	400–450	417	250.00–277.50	263.70
3	450–500	496	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	508	227.50–237.50	232.57
4	600–650	641	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	473	290.00–300.00	293.77
6	500–550	505	280.00–285.00	280.83
15	650–700	662	237.00	237.00
2	850–900	862	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	290.00–312.50	295.65
14	350–400	376	307.50–327.50	320.59
21	400–450	425	295.00–320.00	307.80
22	450–500	468	288.00–325.00	297.38
16	500–550	535	275.00–300.00	284.62
6	550–600	565	262.50–282.50	270.81
10	600–650	616	260.00–267.50	263.50
11	650–700	673	250.00–270.00	260.39
5	700–750	724	230.00–255.00	248.95
2	750–800	765	212.50–220.00	216.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	332.00–335.00	333.55
6	500–550	526	310.00–320.00	318.40
15	550–600	583	290.00–295.00	293.76
12	650–700	660	282.50–290.00	283.15
18	750–800	798	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	801	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,151	114.00–129.00	122.20
11	—	1,198	131.00–151.00	135.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	89.00–96.00	92.45
1	—	945	123.00	123.00
16	—	988	105.00–119.00	112.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,493	119.00–135.00	128.50
2	—	1,453	137.00–148.00	142.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	131.00	131.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	133.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,808	165.00–177.00	168.70
11	—	1,695	146.00–158.00	153.04
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	145.00–147.00	146.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	870	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,745.51
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,460.00	1,460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,410.00	1,410.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle