Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply higher, with those weighing over 450 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 higher, and feeder heifers unevenly steady. Discounts for excess flesh and fill on feeder cattle was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 8.00 to 9.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.84/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −151.41 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$247.84

46 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.75

vs TN average

−16.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	247.84	1,342	46

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 sale46 hd

247.84

—

TN average11 barns · 373 hd

242.09

+5.75

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−16.68

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−151.41

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	1,571	148.32	2,330	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	127.93	1,837	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	124.87	1,444	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	109.33	1,032	19

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)	1,053	$1,806	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,625	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,561	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	778	$1,382	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	450–500	455	288.12/cwt	282.50–288.50	1,311	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	263.99/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,357	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	255.76/cwt	253.00–257.50	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,015	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	672	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	508	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	413	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	765	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	476	249.92/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,190	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	310.60/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,478	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	231.10/cwt	227.50–237.00	1,431	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	278.98/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,200	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	325.28/cwt	315.00–332.50	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	247.41/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,316	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	948	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	271.29/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,310	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	295.53/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,085	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	307.28/cwt	290.00–325.00	993	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	347.44/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,133	4
Steers	Large 1	500–550	524	270.19/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,416	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	320.10/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,341	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	281.17/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	306.40/cwt	293.00–313.00	1,584	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,650	16
Steers	Large 1Value Added	600–650	646	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,724	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	283.75/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	271.56/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,822	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	533	268.42/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	479	279.33/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	625	253.66/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	422	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	337.55/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	269.24/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,667	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	364.90/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	455	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	579	251.33/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,455	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	215.96/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	307.53/cwt	293.00–315.00	1,458	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 2-3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,625.37/head	1,375.00–1,925.00	1,625	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,561.19/head	1,460.00–1,660.00	1,561	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,805.54/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,806	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	778	1,381.99/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,382	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,705	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,647	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,175	143.12/cwt	139.50–147.00	1,682	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	149.76/cwt	140.50–159.00	2,461	14
Bulls	—	—	1,415	136.58/cwt	135.50–137.50	1,933	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	990	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,178	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	113.34/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,335	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	127.98/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,840	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,014	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	110.09/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,049	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	124.60/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,418	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	136.95/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,883	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	98.45/cwt	97.00–100.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	329.39/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	350.16/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,110	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	285.00/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,642	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	353	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	224.23/cwt	223.00–227.50	1,641	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	518	267.40/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,385	5
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	288.39/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,546	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	313.21/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,294	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	242.96/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	236.34/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,350	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	580	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	817	176.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,438	5

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 915Last week 1,004Year ago 1,046

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 97Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 23Year ago 47

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
4	400–450	422	305.00	305.00
61	450–500	455	282.50–288.50	288.12
9	500–550	514	261.00–265.00	263.99
6	550–600	572	253.00–257.50	255.76
1	700–750	705	217.50	217.50
5	800–850	817	170.00–180.00	176.03
5	900–950	948	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	476	240.00–262.50	249.92
2	500–550	508	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	222.50	222.50
3	650–700	672	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	745	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	765	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	413	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	315.00–332.50	325.28
10	300–350	323	290.00–325.00	307.28
12	350–400	367	280.00–297.50	295.53
29	400–450	430	270.00–290.00	278.98
60	450–500	483	257.50–280.00	271.29
19	500–550	532	240.00–255.00	247.41
9	550–600	571	232.50–250.00	236.34
4	600–650	619	227.50–237.00	231.10
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	325.00	325.00
16	500–550	514	321.00	321.00
1	600–650	605	302.50	302.50
11	650–700	671	260.00–277.50	271.56
15	700–750	723	238.50	238.50
2	750–800	757	246.00	246.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	335.00–360.00	347.44
1	350–400	370	345.00	345.00
12	400–450	419	307.50–325.00	320.10
14	450–500	476	300.00–319.00	310.60
16	500–550	517	293.00–313.00	306.40
2	550–600	563	277.50–285.00	281.17
2	600–650	635	282.50–285.00	283.75
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	890	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	905	187.50	187.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	524	260.00–277.50	270.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	282.50	282.50
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	646	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	292.50	292.50
4	450–500	479	272.50–285.00	279.33
5	500–550	533	262.50–272.50	268.42
8	550–600	579	242.50–255.00	251.33
2	600–650	625	250.00–257.50	253.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	335.00–340.00	337.55
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	357.50–380.00	364.90
7	300–350	317	340.00–360.00	350.16
4	350–400	359	320.00–340.00	329.39
22	400–450	413	300.00–329.00	313.21
17	450–500	474	293.00–315.00	307.53
9	500–550	536	280.00–299.00	288.39
16	550–600	576	277.50–292.50	285.00
18	600–650	619	262.50–280.00	269.24
5	650–700	665	237.50–257.50	242.96
7	700–750	732	223.00–227.50	224.23
5	750–800	755	210.00–217.50	215.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	353	307.50	307.50
2	450–500	455	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	265.00–269.00	267.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,375.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	778	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,381.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,103	1,375.00–1,925.00	1,625.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,460.00–1,660.00	1,561.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,053	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,805.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	162.00	162.00
14	—	1,643	140.50–159.00	149.76
2	—	1,415	135.50–137.50	136.58
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	139.50–147.00	143.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	118.00–119.00	118.50
15	—	1,438	122.00–133.00	127.98
2	—	1,470	136.00–138.00	136.98
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	119.00	119.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	113.00–114.00	113.34
51	—	1,138	116.00–133.00	124.60
4	—	1,375	134.00–141.00	136.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	953	102.00–117.00	110.09
2	—	850	97.00–100.00	98.45

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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