Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady, with feeder heifers 6.00 lower with exception of 6-weights sharply higher, and feeder bulls 8.00 lower. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows mostly steady overall with lean cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 Heifers, 653 lbs., $266.25 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.75/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −137.50 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$261.75

90 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$26.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

vs TN average

−5.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	263.54	1,452	84
Large 1	590	236.64	1,396	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.90/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale90 hd

261.75

—

TN average13 barns · 426 hd

258.28

+3.46

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−5.47

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−137.50

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	1,658	171.81	2,849	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	141.22	2,051	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	138.16	1,650	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	126.88	1,256	11

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	Large 1	550–600	590	236.64/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	255.92/cwt	247.50–264.00	1,472	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	266.25/cwt	266.25–266.25	1,739	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	283.74/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,365	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	253.33/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	269.07/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,270	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	312.80/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	438	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	263.59/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,373	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	301.58/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,252	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	278.44/cwt	267.50–286.00	1,868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	299.07/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,600	16
Steers	Large 1	450–500	455	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,338	1
Steers	Large 1	400–450	435	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	320.13/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,351	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	283.67/cwt	269.00–293.00	1,742	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	288.75/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,692	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	269.56/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,558	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	295.88/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,695	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	298.29/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,823	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	792	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,051	12
Steers	Large 1	500–550	535	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	906	234.42/cwt	229.00–238.00	2,124	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	956	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	488	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	312.93/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,455	4
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	415	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,131	4
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	633	228.42/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	334.74/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	295.65/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,381	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	468	278.73/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,304	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	128.67/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,278	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	141.95/cwt	132.00–155.00	2,078	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	136.63/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,629	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	150.08/cwt	147.00–157.50	1,819	5
Bulls	—	—	1,596	170.77/cwt	162.00–181.00	2,725	18
Bulls	—	—	1,900	187.10/cwt	183.00–192.00	3,555	2
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,672	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	693	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	231.67/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,687	3
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	470	280.05/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	273.13/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,661	4
Bulls	Large 1	750–800	770	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	513	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	241.95/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	275.64/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,464	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	357.58/cwt	355.00–360.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	238.76/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	373	273.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	259.37/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	315.51/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,360	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	334.28/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,063	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	468	259.15/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	663	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,508	3
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	267.30/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,537	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	628	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	419	255.76/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	314.03/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	276.84/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,207	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	296.18/cwt	282.50–306.00	1,128	20

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 720Last week 789Year ago 1,005

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 161Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 20Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	468	257.50–260.00	259.15
6	550–600	590	235.00–240.00	236.64
3	650–700	663	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	315.00	315.00
3	300–350	322	307.50–317.50	314.03
20	350–400	381	282.50–306.00	296.18
9	400–450	436	270.00–292.50	276.84
11	450–500	472	265.00–277.50	269.07
39	500–550	521	250.00–270.00	263.59
20	550–600	575	247.50–264.00	255.92
6	600–650	611	250.00–255.00	253.33
8	650–700	671	230.00–242.50	238.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	650–700	653	266.25	266.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	415	300.00–306.00	301.58
12	450–500	481	282.50–287.50	283.74
25	550–600	578	267.50–272.50	269.56
8	600–650	610	259.00	259.00
5	700–750	703	245.00	245.00
3	800–850	800	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	270.00–275.00	273.44
4	400–450	419	250.00–262.50	255.76
4	450–500	475	257.50–262.50	259.37
3	600–650	628	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	521	310.00–315.00	312.80
14	550–600	573	295.00–301.00	295.88
9	600–650	611	295.00–300.00	298.29
12	750–800	792	259.00	259.00
10	900–950	906	229.00–238.00	234.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	307.50	307.50
1	450–500	485	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	380	352.50	352.50
22	400–450	422	317.50–340.00	320.13
4	450–500	465	305.00–320.00	312.93
16	500–550	535	285.00–307.50	299.07
13	550–600	586	282.50–292.50	288.75
21	600–650	614	269.00–293.00	283.67
9	650–700	671	267.50–286.00	278.44
4	700–750	706	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	765	247.50	247.50
2	800–850	810	250.00	250.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	455	294.00	294.00
2	500–550	535	262.50	262.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	470	277.50–282.50	280.05
3	500–550	513	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	633	215.00–235.00	228.42
1	750–800	770	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	355.00–360.00	357.58
1	250–300	275	390.00	390.00
7	300–350	318	327.50–345.00	334.28
3	350–400	381	330.00–337.00	334.74
7	400–450	431	302.50–317.50	315.51
8	450–500	467	285.00–310.00	295.65
21	500–550	531	272.50–292.50	275.64
11	550–600	575	264.00–275.00	267.30
4	600–650	608	272.50–275.00	273.13
6	650–700	673	235.00–250.00	241.95
3	700–750	728	230.00–232.50	231.67
4	800–850	828	160.00	160.00
4	950–1000	975	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	468	277.50–280.00	278.73
4	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	693	227.50	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	993	119.00–134.00	128.67
1	—	955	109.00	109.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	128.00	128.00
18	—	1,464	132.00–155.00	141.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,192	129.00–145.00	136.63
5	—	1,212	147.00–157.50	150.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,596	162.00–181.00	170.77
2	—	1,900	183.00–192.00	187.10
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,295	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle