Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls sharply lower overall with exception of 6-weight steers steady, and feeder heifers measuring 3.00 lower overall. Lighter demand and decreased buyer activity for feeders was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 9.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. Let it be noted that slaughter bulls marked "high dressing" were double-muscled.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.29/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −136.96 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$262.29

65 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.55

vs TN average

−10.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	262.29	1,416	65

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 sale65 hd

262.29

—

TN average11 barns · 610 hd

258.74

+3.55

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−10.74

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−136.96

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	1,795	180.93	3,247	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	146.17	1,755	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	141.38	2,084	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	117.92	1,139	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	124.18	1,273	2thin

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)	1,271	$2,128	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,683	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,627	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$1,605	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,280	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	550–600	559	252.59/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,412	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	434	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	543	247.74/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	267.83/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,403	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	314.67/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,328	17
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	617	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	352.89/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	293.32/cwt	280.00–304.00	1,522	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	305.92/cwt	292.50–316.00	1,438	26
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	204.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	320.65/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,222	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	263.63/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,661	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	254.50/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	272.30/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,558	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,683.02/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,683	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,280.00/head	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,280	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,626.87/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,627	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,604.92/head	1,600.00–1,610.00	1,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	2,128.34/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,128	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	780	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	715	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	730	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—Non-Traditional	—	1,760	226.42/cwt	193.00–249.00	3,985	5
Bulls	—	—	1,558	158.56/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,470	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	169.51/cwt	163.00–179.00	3,111	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	119.77/cwt	113.00–128.00	1,167	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	956	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	141.38/cwt	131.00–153.00	2,084	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	167.70/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,034	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	144.73/cwt	133.00–155.00	1,737	30
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	124.18/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	620	241.26/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	698	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	505	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	324.15/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,352	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	387	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	285.73/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,743	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	303.46/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	333.30/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	247.01/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,546	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	302.41/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,585	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	313.20/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,485	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	256.15/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	317.47/cwt	302.00–327.50	1,054	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	878	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	270.71/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,852	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	302.88/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,124	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	492	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	418	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	281.09/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	372	328.96/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,224	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	297.06/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,248	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	245.19/cwt	237.50–249.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	317.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	280.91/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,298	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	580	233.94/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	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.

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

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 804Last week 609Year ago 951

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 98Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 17Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	315.00–320.00	317.68
22	300–350	332	302.00–327.50	317.47
15	350–400	371	290.00–317.50	302.88
18	400–450	420	280.00–310.00	297.06
14	450–500	462	272.50–300.00	280.91
32	500–550	524	255.00–277.50	267.83
15	550–600	559	242.50–262.50	252.59
28	600–650	626	245.00–254.00	247.01
3	650–700	663	237.50–249.00	245.19
2	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	492	267.50	267.50
4	500–550	543	247.00–250.00	247.74
4	550–600	580	227.50–240.00	233.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	372	327.50–332.50	328.96
2	400–450	418	315.00	315.00
7	500–550	535	280.00–282.50	281.09
3	550–600	568	265.00	265.00
4	750–800	773	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	472	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	535	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	345.00–370.00	352.89
2	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
16	350–400	381	310.00–335.00	320.65
17	400–450	422	307.50–325.00	314.67
26	450–500	470	292.50–316.00	305.92
33	500–550	519	280.00–304.00	293.32
14	550–600	572	267.50–282.50	272.30
17	600–650	630	257.50–270.00	263.63
2	650–700	655	250.00–259.00	254.50
4	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	775	200.00–210.00	204.90
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	617	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	505	272.50	272.50
2	600–650	620	240.00–242.50	241.26
3	650–700	698	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	377	330.00–337.50	333.30
11	400–450	417	310.00–330.00	324.15
12	450–500	474	309.00–316.00	313.20
10	500–550	524	290.00–312.50	302.41
10	550–600	564	290.00–310.00	303.46
21	600–650	610	282.50–295.00	285.73
14	650–700	684	270.00–275.00	270.71
4	700–750	719	250.00–262.50	256.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	471	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	540	317.50	317.50
3	550–600	561	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
5	850–900	878	234.00	234.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,683.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,280.00	1,280.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,626.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,600.00–1,610.00	1,604.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,271	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,128.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,575.00	1,575.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,760	193.00–249.00	226.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	158.00–159.00	158.56
16	—	1,835	163.00–179.00	169.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	974	113.00–128.00	119.77
1	—	910	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,474	131.00–153.00	141.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	166.00–169.00	167.70
30	—	1,200	133.00–155.00	144.73
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	115.00–133.00	124.18

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

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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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