Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower with slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.66/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −143.59 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$255.66

68 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$19.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.19

vs TN average

−14.34 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	256.91	1,389	62
Large 1	525	248.00	1,302	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	237.49	1,326	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.43/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale68 hd

255.66

—

TN average10 barns · 457 hd

255.47

+0.19

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−14.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−143.59

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	1,615	154.97	2,502	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,264	129.04	1,631	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	124.51	1,419	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	110.95	1,107	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,317	132.04	1,739	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,622	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	935	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,217	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2Fleshy	650–700	695	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	560	266.26/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	495	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,423	1
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	641	237.98/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	568	264.13/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,500	3
Bulls	Large 1	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	235.53/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	227.21/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	309.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	352.79/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,295	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	281.90/cwt	276.00–292.50	1,604	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	366.99/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	277.22/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	410	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	373.87/cwt	355.00–395.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	310.78/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,318	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,969.65/head	1,300.00–2,450.00	1,970	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	920	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
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	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,789	169.08/cwt	164.00–174.00	3,025	4
Bulls	—	—	1,185	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,635	1
Bulls	—	—	1,597	152.34/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,433	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	115.79/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,384	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,087	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	140.80/cwt	133.50–150.00	1,875	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,317	132.04/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,739	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	130.16/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,674	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,693	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	111.33/cwt	105.50–117.00	1,130	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	111.80/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,302	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	124.04/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,378	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	336.60/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,276	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	277.47/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,695	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	279.91/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,615	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	969	200.75/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	456	279.58/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	420	297.47/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	265.34/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	320.50/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	319.79/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,055	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	236.23/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	356.97/cwt	345.00–370.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	228.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	286.07/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	283.27/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,198	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	237.66/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	305.14/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	255.78/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	430	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	248.93/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,419	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	275.15/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,296	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	339.01/cwt	325.00–350.00	912	6
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	383	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	356	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	525	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	347	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	250.04/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	515	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	495	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,292	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	261.59/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,376	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	309.04/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,443	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	270.56/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,667	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	253.67/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,436	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	291.52/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,493	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	298.97/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,570	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	313.63/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	311.40/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	283.56/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,327	5
Steers	Large 1	500–550	500	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	260.87/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,724	6

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 May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 978Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 85Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 22Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	265.00–267.50	266.26
1	650–700	695	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	287.50	287.50
3	550–600	568	262.50–267.50	264.13
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	410	282.50	282.50
1	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
5	600–650	641	237.50–240.00	237.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	355.00–395.00	373.87
5	300–350	321	360.00–385.00	366.99
8	350–400	367	335.00–362.50	352.79
12	400–450	424	305.00–315.00	310.78
17	450–500	467	299.00–315.00	309.04
12	500–550	512	282.50–305.00	291.52
13	550–600	569	276.00–292.50	281.90
11	600–650	616	262.50–280.00	270.56
6	650–700	670	240.00–262.50	250.04
5	700–750	712	220.00–231.00	227.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	370	300.00–320.00	309.73
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	473	270.00–285.00	277.22
1	500–550	525	252.50	252.50
7	550–600	566	240.00–260.00	253.67
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	330.00–340.00	336.60
4	400–450	410	315.00–326.00	320.50
8	450–500	470	300.00–320.00	313.63
22	500–550	525	290.00–302.00	298.97
18	550–600	577	270.00–290.00	279.91
13	600–650	611	270.00–280.00	277.47
6	650–700	661	252.50–267.50	260.87
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	773	220.00–252.00	235.53
8	950–1000	969	200.00–201.00	200.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	295.00–300.00	297.47
6	450–500	456	277.50–280.00	279.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	578	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	295.00–320.00	311.40
2	400–450	435	250.00–280.00	265.34
5	450–500	468	267.50–290.00	283.56
3	500–550	536	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	376	280.00–292.50	286.07
3	400–450	422	252.50–260.00	255.78
2	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	570	235.00–237.50	236.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	345.00–370.00	356.97
6	250–300	269	325.00–350.00	339.01
13	300–350	330	300.00–330.00	319.79
5	350–400	374	297.50–320.00	305.14
26	400–450	423	270.00–302.50	283.27
16	450–500	471	267.00–290.00	275.15
40	500–550	526	250.00–277.50	261.59
21	550–600	570	240.00–255.00	248.93
3	600–650	603	235.00–239.00	237.66
9	650–700	662	220.00–230.00	228.91
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	430	262.50	262.50
3	500–550	525	248.00	248.00
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	329.00	329.00
2	650–700	677	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	495	261.00	261.00
1	500–550	515	237.50	237.50

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,300.00–2,450.00	1,969.65
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,789	164.00–174.00	169.08
1	—	1,185	138.00	138.00
15	—	1,597	144.00–158.00	152.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	112.00–119.00	115.79
15	—	1,286	123.00–136.00	130.16
2	—	1,205	140.50	140.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	119.50	119.50
1	—	845	97.00	97.00
14	—	1,015	105.50–117.00	111.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	133.50–150.00	140.80
3	—	1,165	110.00–113.00	111.80
23	—	1,111	118.00–130.00	124.04
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	130.00–133.00	132.04

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

Replacement Cattle

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