Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

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. unevenly steady, and feeder heifers sharply higher overall. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 8.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.62/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −154.50 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$302.62

52 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$66.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.70

vs TN average

−6.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	306.45	1,650	49
Large 1	585	240.00	1,404	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.45/cwt here — about $246 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

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 sale52 hd

302.62

—

TN average13 barns · 423 hd

289.92

+12.70

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−6.93

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−154.50

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	—	Average	1,709	151.12	2,582	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	121.12	1,726	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	118.40	1,370	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	105.73	1,080	25

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)	1,351	$1,852	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,788	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,774	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	797	$1,378	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	842	$1,301	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	789	$1,300	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,483	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	106.75/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,094	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	108.93/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,294	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	121.32/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,776	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	240.41/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	248.74/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	268.12/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	268.70/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	985	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	350.61/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	490	285.91/cwt	282.50–287.00	1,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	198.03/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	975	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,025	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	324.89/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	232	345.50/cwt	325.00–355.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	342.19/cwt	330.00–365.00	955	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	235.99/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,473	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	197.10/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	262.26/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,503	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	390.03/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	330	280.02/cwt	275.00–285.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	219.36/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	302.33/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,146	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	287.75/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,186	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	286.39/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,369	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	374.83/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,241	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	530	268.74/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,424	7
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	617	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	252	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	390	280.67/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	291.62/cwt	277.50–298.00	1,642	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	351.12/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,289	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	224.45/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	305.65/cwt	292.50–314.00	1,427	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	291.18/cwt	277.50–306.00	1,529	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	323.25/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,341	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	1,852.24/head	1,625.00–1,975.00	1,852	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	1,226.27/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,226	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,788.02/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,774.23/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,774	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	693	1,154.69/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,155	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,450	2
Bulls	—	—	1,654	147.57/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,441	15
Bulls	—	—	1,914	164.43/cwt	162.00–170.00	3,147	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,859	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	94.76/cwt	93.00–98.00	991	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	116.56/cwt	110.00–124.50	1,344	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	131.62/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	860	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	326.97/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	357.31/cwt	345.00–358.00	1,529	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	358.50/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	247.60/cwt	244.00–252.50	1,676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	326.97/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,399	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	322.88/cwt	317.50–328.00	1,682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	248.42/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,813	10
Steers	Large 1	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	303.98/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,602	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	315.69/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	281.59/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	303.01/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,464	10
Steers	Large 1	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	3
Steers	Large 1	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	272.67/cwt	264.00–282.50	1,426	14

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 915Year ago 1,065

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 161Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 30Year ago 77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,025	100.00–114.00	106.75
2	—	943	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,046	93.00–98.00	94.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	108.00–110.00	108.93
13	—	1,464	113.00–129.00	121.32
2	—	1,408	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,153	110.00–124.50	116.56
5	—	1,184	128.00–145.00	131.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,654	140.00–156.00	147.57
4	—	1,914	162.00–170.00	164.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	380.00–405.00	390.03
8	300–350	331	360.00–390.00	374.83
26	350–400	367	337.50–370.00	351.12
19	400–450	415	300.00–337.50	323.25
18	450–500	467	292.50–314.00	305.65
37	500–550	525	277.50–306.00	291.18
22	550–600	563	277.50–298.00	291.62
4	600–650	624	242.50–252.50	248.74
8	650–700	667	236.00–250.00	240.41
4	700–750	725	215.00–240.00	224.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	282.50–287.00	285.91
7	500–550	530	265.00–272.00	268.74
4	550–600	585	267.50–270.00	268.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	350.00–352.50	350.61
2	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	617	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
98	400–450	428	345.00–358.00	357.31
5	450–500	473	325.00–330.00	326.97
8	500–550	521	317.50–328.00	322.88
7	550–600	576	315.00–320.00	315.69
1	600–650	640	282.50	282.50
4	650–700	660	262.50–275.00	268.70
3	750–800	791	227.00	227.00
5	800–850	840	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	860	218.00	218.00
2	950–1000	985	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	405.00	405.00
3	350–400	366	355.00–365.00	358.50
18	400–450	428	315.00–340.00	326.97
10	450–500	483	290.00–320.00	303.01
29	500–550	527	292.50–310.00	303.98
5	550–600	581	270.00–289.00	281.59
1	600–650	635	277.50	277.50
4	650–700	677	244.00–252.50	247.60
10	700–750	730	240.00–255.00	248.42
2	750–800	762	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	940	200.00–201.00	200.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	795	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	325.00–355.00	345.50
10	250–300	279	330.00–365.00	342.19
5	300–350	326	322.50–332.50	324.89
21	350–400	379	292.50–310.00	302.33
24	400–450	412	275.00–298.00	287.75
50	450–500	478	267.50–295.00	286.39
14	500–550	523	264.00–282.50	272.67
19	550–600	573	252.50–272.50	262.26
10	600–650	624	225.00–247.50	235.99
4	650–700	661	217.50–225.00	219.36
4	750–800	775	195.00–199.00	198.03
5	800–850	810	196.00–200.00	197.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	292.50	292.50
2	600–650	600	254.00	254.00
4	650–700	660	242.50	242.50
2	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	975	165.00	165.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	275.00–285.00	280.02
3	350–400	390	280.00–281.00	280.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	380.00	380.00

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	—	1,395	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,351	1,625.00–1,975.00	1,852.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,774.23
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	785	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,226.27
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	693	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,154.69
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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