Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes unevenly steady overall with exception of 6-weight heifers sharply lower and bulls weighing over 550 lbs. sharply higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and lean cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, boning cows 4.00 to 9.00 lower, and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1-2 Heifers, 564 lbs., $281.75 per cwt., medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.12/cwt on 166 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −126.13 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$273.12

166 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$40.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.72

vs TN average

+7.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	275.75	1,525	155
Large 1	547	236.29	1,293	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	235.00	1,340	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.75/cwt here — about $185 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 sale166 hd

273.12

—

TN average12 barns · 856 hd

265.40

+7.72

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

+7.75

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−126.13

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	1,701	172.31	2,932	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	142.95	2,038	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	137.21	1,632	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	125.67	1,272	16

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$1,510	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,280	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,224	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,190	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,140	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,842	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,613	2thin

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
Steers	Large 1	350–400	362	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	407	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	297.52/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,380	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	281.75/cwt	281.75–281.75	1,589	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	258.31/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,842	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	267.76/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,371	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	660	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,733	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	283.46/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,193	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	280.98/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,326	46
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	380	238.41/cwt	227.50–270.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	236.74/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	281.40/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,427	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,648	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	271.24/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	318	282.36/cwt	280.00–285.00	898	2
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	573	239.50/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	322	290.60/cwt	290.00–292.50	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	317.81/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,541	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	270	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	338.32/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	314.79/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	307.37/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,758	19
Steers	Large 1	500–550	507	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	285.34/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,786	18
Steers	Large 1	700–750	702	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	339.59/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,582	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	320.98/cwt	319.00–323.00	1,733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	374	371.86/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,391	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	303.87/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	491	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,502	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	450–500	452	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	972	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	347.64/cwt	345.00–350.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	317.77/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,360	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	460	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,533	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	158.76/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,048	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	135.67/cwt	124.00–151.00	1,604	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	984	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	124.03/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,253	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	138.31/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,456	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	143.38/cwt	133.00–155.00	2,058	28
Bulls	—	—	1,670	169.21/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,826	15
Bulls	—	—	1,858	187.83/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,490	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 4	—	1,073	1,224.13/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,224	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 4	—	1,095	1,280.00/head	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,509.91/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,510	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,841.67/head	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,842	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	750	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,612.50/head	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	237.45/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	270.86/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	435	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	292.41/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,643	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	345.39/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,133	8
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	521	233.08/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	398	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	505	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	255.60/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,459	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	230.84/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,507	3
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	478	262.53/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,255	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	288	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	628	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	300.89/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,122	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	418	267.09/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,116	6
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	423	263.20/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	507	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,212	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	464	257.94/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,197	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	274.60/cwt	273.00–279.00	1,700	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	286.41/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	309.55/cwt	302.50–314.00	1,470	15
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	583	255.04/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	525	268.41/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,409	3
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	675	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	259.27/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,745	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	330.80/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,254	9

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 789Last week 804Year ago 1,217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 107Year ago 287

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
4	500–550	507	247.50	247.50
2	700–750	702	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	337.50–340.00	338.32
5	400–450	434	310.00–327.50	314.79
10	450–500	485	310.00–325.00	317.81
5	500–550	537	287.50–317.50	303.87
2	550–600	573	290.00	290.00
18	600–650	626	279.00–295.00	285.34
5	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
13	700–750	713	258.00–260.00	258.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	660	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	491	306.00	306.00
2	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	395.00	395.00
11	350–400	374	370.00–380.00	371.86
12	450–500	466	335.00–340.00	339.59
6	500–550	540	319.00–323.00	320.98
19	550–600	572	300.00–317.50	307.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	398	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	407	315.00	315.00
10	450–500	464	292.50–302.50	297.52
9	500–550	507	280.00–282.50	281.40
100	550–600	564	281.75	281.75
6	600–650	637	257.50	257.50
18	650–700	688	239.50	239.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	290.00–292.50	290.60
2	400–450	440	270.00–272.50	271.24
1	450–500	495	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	570	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
9	350–400	373	290.00–310.00	300.89
11	400–450	421	277.50–297.50	283.46
46	450–500	472	275.00–287.00	280.98
25	500–550	512	257.50–277.50	267.76
19	550–600	571	250.00–265.00	255.60
7	600–650	634	232.50–242.50	236.74
3	650–700	653	230.00–232.50	230.84
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	227.50–270.00	238.41
2	450–500	478	257.50–267.50	262.53
5	500–550	521	230.00–245.00	233.08
5	550–600	573	237.50–240.00	239.50
3	600–650	628	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	280.00–285.00	282.36
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
6	400–450	418	260.00–272.50	267.09
5	450–500	464	255.00–262.50	257.94
1	500–550	505	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	590	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	452	215.00	215.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	345.00–350.00	347.64
8	300–350	328	332.50–365.00	345.39
9	350–400	379	325.00–337.50	330.80
9	400–450	428	310.00–320.00	317.77
15	450–500	475	302.50–314.00	309.55
4	500–550	511	277.50–300.00	286.41
10	550–600	562	280.00–305.00	292.41
12	600–650	619	273.00–279.00	274.60
11	650–700	673	255.00–263.00	259.27
3	700–750	723	230.00–245.00	237.45
4	800–850	835	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	467	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	280.00–295.00	287.50
1	450–500	460	292.50	292.50
3	500–550	525	270.00–272.50	270.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	290.00	290.00
7	500–550	507	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	250.00–274.00	263.20
3	500–550	525	260.00–272.50	268.41
2	550–600	583	245.00–265.00	255.04
2	650–700	675	230.00–240.00	235.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	131.00	131.00
28	—	1,435	133.00–155.00	143.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,290	154.00–165.00	158.76
56	—	1,182	124.00–151.00	135.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	107.50	107.50
12	—	1,010	115.00–131.00	124.03
3	—	1,053	136.00–140.00	138.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,670	160.00–178.00	169.21
3	—	1,858	184.00–195.00	187.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 4$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,224.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,280.00	1,280.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,509.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,841.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,612.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	880.00	880.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	1,875.00	1,875.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	2,200.00	2,200.00

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