Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 6.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. 6.00 lower and those weighing over 550 lbs. sharply higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 higher, with lean cows mostly steady, and bulls 5.00 higher. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 2 loads ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 661 lbs., $277.10 per cwt, medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.92/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −154.20 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$302.92

36 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.49

vs TN average

−2.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	302.92	1,586	36

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

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 sale36 hd

302.92

—

TN average11 barns · 588 hd

278.43

+24.49

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−2.55

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−154.20

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	1,717	159.06	2,731	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	134.74	1,889	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	129.60	1,488	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	114.96	1,062	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,688	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,530	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,426	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	803	$1,038	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,863	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	474	288.00/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,365	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	302	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	420	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,602	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	916	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,576	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,461	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	314.45/cwt	295.00–330.00	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	279.16/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	259.94/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,469	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	206.75/cwt	206.00–207.50	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	311.34/cwt	300.00–320.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	292.97/cwt	280.00–315.00	952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	265.49/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,261	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	280.51/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	277.71/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,166	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	252.08/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,578	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	197.44/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	463	242.64/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	294.38/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,810	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	505	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	306.11/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,304	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	260.56/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,787	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	233.32/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	288.09/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,541	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	322.40/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	315.91/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,586	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	308.32/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,440	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	323.62/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	285.03/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	340.27/cwt	320.00–350.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	277.10/cwt	277.10–277.10	1,832	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	950	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	675	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	553	261.26/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	483	275.43/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,330	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	263	290.10/cwt	280.00–300.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	133.07/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,858	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,171	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	128.67/cwt	117.00–135.50	1,433	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,026	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	112.26/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,081	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	144.30/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,140	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	806	123.04/cwt	119.00–128.00	992	4
Bulls	—	—	1,807	158.37/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,862	8
Bulls	—	—	1,580	170.35/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,692	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,270	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,803	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,530.00/head	1,530.00–1,530.00	1,530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,668.59/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,669	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	1,062.38/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	780	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	730	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,688.06/head	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,688	2
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	—	—	1,862.50/head	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	532	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	407	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	442	256.66/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,134	3
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	258.26/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,343	25
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	553	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	343	261.68/cwt	260.00–265.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	365	259.16/cwt	255.00–262.50	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	632	227.93/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	569	223.72/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,273	4
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	460	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	301.99/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,293	14
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	430	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	302.68/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,438	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	280.16/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,600	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	311.60/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,159	17
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	319.11/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,063	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	286.99/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,484	10
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	635	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	268.13/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	332.99/cwt	310.00–345.00	926	6
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	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.

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,004Last week 1,002Year ago 763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 119Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 19Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	420	292.50	292.50
9	450–500	474	280.00–292.50	288.00
1	500–550	505	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	502	314.00–324.00	315.91
3	550–600	558	302.50	302.50
20	600–650	615	286.00–300.00	294.38
2	700–750	735	262.50	262.50
2	800–850	840	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	950	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	320.00–350.00	340.27
2	300–350	313	320.00–325.00	322.40
4	350–400	373	312.50–337.50	323.62
38	400–450	426	300.00–325.00	306.11
24	450–500	467	300.00–325.00	308.32
7	500–550	535	280.00–300.00	288.09
4	550–600	574	277.50–290.00	285.03
8	600–650	629	277.50	277.50
20	650–700	686	255.00–270.00	260.56
6	750–800	775	220.00–247.50	233.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
147	650–700	661	277.10	277.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	307.50	307.50
2	450–500	455	287.50	287.50
6	500–550	517	277.50–280.00	279.16
13	550–600	588	272.50	272.50
2	800–850	815	197.50	197.50
5	900–950	916	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	500–550	521	280.50	280.50
31	600–650	611	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	230	295.00–330.00	314.45
4	250–300	275	300.00–320.00	311.34
10	300–350	325	280.00–315.00	292.97
6	350–400	370	270.00–290.00	280.51
17	400–450	420	272.50–300.00	277.71
29	450–500	475	255.00–272.50	265.49
25	500–550	520	245.00–267.50	258.26
16	550–600	565	240.00–267.50	259.94
12	600–650	626	240.00–257.50	252.08
2	650–700	660	242.50	242.50
4	700–750	701	206.00–207.50	206.75
4	750–800	774	195.00–205.00	197.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	260.00–265.00	261.68
3	350–400	365	255.00–262.50	259.16
3	400–450	442	255.00–257.50	256.66
2	450–500	463	237.50–247.50	242.64
4	550–600	569	222.50–227.50	223.72
6	600–650	632	225.00–230.00	227.93
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	460	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	553	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	270.00–277.50	275.43
5	500–550	532	263.00	263.00
2	550–600	553	260.00–262.50	261.26
1	650–700	675	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	280.00–300.00	290.10
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	407	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	340.00	340.00
6	250–300	278	310.00–345.00	332.99
9	300–350	333	305.00–337.50	319.11
17	350–400	372	300.00–335.00	311.60
14	400–450	428	295.00–315.00	301.99
31	450–500	475	290.00–310.00	302.68
10	500–550	517	280.00–290.00	286.99
16	550–600	571	267.50–287.50	280.16
4	600–650	619	265.00–272.50	268.13
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	635	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,396	125.00–140.00	133.07
3	—	1,427	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	106.00	106.00
38	—	1,114	117.00–135.50	128.67
4	—	1,483	138.00–148.00	144.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	963	105.00–118.00	112.26
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	806	119.00–128.00	123.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,807	154.00–165.00	158.37
2	—	1,580	169.00–172.00	170.35
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	142.00	142.00

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	—	1,055	1,530.00	1,530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,220	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,668.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,688.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	808	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062.38
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,862.50

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