Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 6.00 lower overall. Feeder bulls 3.00 lower overall with exception of 4-weights sharply lower. Slaughter cows gauging 6.00 to 8.00 higher with slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 801 lbs., $243.75 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black and 1 load ML 1-2 preconditioned Heifers, 446 lbs., $311.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.02/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −138.23 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$261.02

143 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$36.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.64

vs TN average

−6.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	261.27	1,431	142
Large 1	500	225.00	1,125	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.27/cwt here — about $306 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 sale143 hd

261.02

—

TN average13 barns · 881 hd

254.38

+6.64

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−6.57

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−138.23

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	1,500	148.23	2,224	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	128.58	1,884	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	127.19	1,547	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	117.70	1,272	7thin

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)	1,300	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,723	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,413	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	788	$1,225	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	350–400	378	306.55/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,159	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	580	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	645	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	495	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	217.51/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	218.50/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	254.10/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,441	43
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	505	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	329.66/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,391	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	244.68/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,603	3
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	558	259.17/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	346.36/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,278	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	628	247.66/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,413.04/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,723.07/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,723	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	660	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	114.79/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,301	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,098	137.30/cwt	124.00–148.00	1,508	3
Bulls	—	—	1,509	149.23/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,252	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	133.77/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,684	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,733	1
Bulls	—	—	1,796	162.02/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,910	4
Bulls	—	—	1,493	135.07/cwt	134.00–136.00	2,017	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,033	121.36/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,254	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	130.15/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,891	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,177	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	125.00/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,503	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	264.78/cwt	258.00–267.00	1,663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	298.41/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,388	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	290.69/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,651	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	377.05/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,222	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	292.26/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	262.88/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,751	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	801	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	1,952	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	984	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,121	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	301.51/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,574	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	278.12/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	315.47/cwt	309.00–327.50	1,344	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	928	1
Steers	Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,859	6
Steers	Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	317.76/cwt	312.50–319.00	1,516	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	650–700	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,460	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	545	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	272.93/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,299	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	188.03/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	294.11/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,676	36
Steers	Large 1	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	600–650	607	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	446	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,387	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	219.17/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	263.27/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,364	35
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	227.99/cwt	217.50–229.50	1,600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	239.18/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,481	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	332.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	311.01/cwt	300.00–325.00	995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	291.15/cwt	277.50–307.00	1,234	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 978Last week 862Year ago 754

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 121Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 69Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
8	300–350	320	300.00–325.00	311.01
28	350–400	378	290.00–317.50	306.55
14	400–450	424	277.50–307.00	291.15
15	450–500	476	267.50–277.50	272.93
35	500–550	518	250.00–275.00	263.27
43	550–600	567	245.00–256.00	254.10
17	600–650	619	230.00–247.00	239.18
5	650–700	674	218.00–224.00	219.17
2	700–750	710	186.00–190.00	188.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	645	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	607	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
140	400–450	446	311.00	311.00
64	550–600	551	265.00	265.00
4	600–650	632	260.00	260.00
8	700–750	702	217.50–229.50	227.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	330.00–335.00	332.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	267.50	267.50
3	600–650	628	245.00–249.00	247.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	365.00–390.00	377.05
9	350–400	369	332.50–355.00	346.36
14	400–450	422	320.00–339.00	329.66
12	450–500	465	287.50–307.50	298.41
6	500–550	527	285.00–306.00	292.26
17	550–600	568	277.50–297.50	290.69
8	600–650	628	258.00–267.00	264.78
3	650–700	655	242.00–246.00	244.68
8	700–750	722	217.00–220.00	218.50
2	750–800	763	217.00–218.00	217.51
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	277.50	277.50
3	550–600	558	252.50–267.50	259.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	650–700	666	259.00–264.00	262.88
6	700–750	729	255.00	255.00
5	800–850	820	228.00	228.00
10	950–1000	984	215.50	215.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	800–850	801	243.75	243.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	395.00	395.00
4	250–300	267	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	340	360.00–365.00	362.46
3	350–400	353	355.00	355.00
5	400–450	426	309.00–327.50	315.47
15	450–500	477	312.50–319.00	317.76
20	500–550	522	290.00–310.00	301.51
36	550–600	570	285.00–305.00	294.11
8	600–650	634	275.00–285.00	278.12
7	650–700	672	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	810	225.00	225.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	286.00	286.00
8	600–650	631	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00

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	—	1,190	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,413.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	973	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,723.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	660	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	112.00–117.00	114.79
1	—	965	122.00	122.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	132.00–135.00	133.77
21	—	1,202	115.00–131.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	105.00	105.00
15	—	1,453	122.00–137.00	130.15
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	119.00–124.00	121.36
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	124.00–148.00	137.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	147.00–152.00	149.23
4	—	1,796	158.00–166.00	162.02
2	—	1,493	134.00–136.00	135.07

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle