Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 6.00 to 7.00 higher, with feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. 3.00 higher and those weighing over 600 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower, and feeder bulls unevenly steady; and lower-quality offerings were noted for feeder classes. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 8.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, and lower-quality offerings for slaughter bulls noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.55/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −141.70 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$257.55

59 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$23.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

vs TN average

−11.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	260.38	1,430	52
Large 1	540	236.54	1,278	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.84/cwt here — about $152 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 sale59 hd

257.55

—

TN average14 barns · 603 hd

259.03

−1.48

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−11.73

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−141.70

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	1,798	168.74	3,035	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	147.71	2,092	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	141.79	1,701	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	129.92	1,285	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$1,375	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,180	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	700–750	720	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,562	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	607	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	846	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	299.72/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,094	8
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	527	239.15/cwt	237.00–242.50	1,260	5
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	573	230.01/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	412	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	305.73/cwt	287.50–322.50	1,639	23
Steers	Large 1	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	201.71/cwt	198.00–213.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	850–900	880	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	296.20/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,694	14
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	510	281.25/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	252.35/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,966	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	325.47/cwt	308.00–332.50	1,559	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	323.05/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,379	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	294.32/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,807	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	361.88/cwt	337.50–375.00	1,361	3
Steers	Large 1	650–700	665	266.00/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,769	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	300.71/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,867	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	3
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	638	245.05/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,563	2
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	420	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	325.02/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	340.45/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	309.42/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,640	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	136.96/cwt	132.00–139.50	1,727	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,640	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	149.76/cwt	144.50–157.00	2,160	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	140.83/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,682	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	129.92/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,285	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	153.68/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,906	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,844	168.87/cwt	161.00–178.00	3,114	11
Bulls	—	—	1,285	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,966	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,312	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	301.69/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,394	6
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	582	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	265.25/cwt	257.50–269.00	1,385	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	309.93/cwt	297.50–325.00	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	277.70/cwt	277.50–278.00	1,441	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	312.56/cwt	302.50–317.00	1,363	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	285.32/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,224	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,534	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	227.88/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,490	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	255.78/cwt	247.50–267.00	1,458	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	278.87/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,308	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	247.83/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	563	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	492	258.32/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	675	223.67/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	268.10/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	286.85/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,535	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	580	254.94/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	435	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,272	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 720Year ago 1,370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 126Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	297.50–325.00	309.93
8	350–400	365	285.00–310.00	299.72
13	400–450	429	275.00–297.00	285.32
31	450–500	469	267.50–285.00	278.87
17	500–550	522	257.50–269.00	265.25
28	550–600	570	247.50–267.00	255.78
16	600–650	620	245.00–250.00	247.46
11	650–700	654	220.00–235.00	227.88
1	700–750	720	217.00	217.00
4	750–800	778	198.00–213.00	201.71
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	237.00–242.50	239.15
2	550–600	573	227.50–232.50	230.01
2	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	412	307.50	307.50
5	500–550	519	277.50–278.00	277.70
4	600–650	615	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	652	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	772	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	492	252.50–262.50	258.32
2	550–600	563	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	205.00	205.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	607	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	558	325.00	325.00
10	600–650	621	300.00–301.00	300.71
8	700–750	700	267.00	267.00
12	750–800	779	250.00–254.00	252.35
3	800–850	846	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	376	337.50–375.00	361.88
9	400–450	427	315.00–332.50	323.05
20	450–500	479	308.00–332.50	325.47
23	500–550	536	287.50–322.50	305.73
14	550–600	572	285.00–317.50	296.20
15	600–650	614	285.00–297.50	294.32
1	650–700	665	277.50	277.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	665	265.00–267.50	266.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	510	280.00–282.50	281.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	900	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	330.00–350.00	340.45
5	350–400	373	317.50–335.00	325.02
7	400–450	436	302.50–317.00	312.56
6	450–500	462	287.50–312.50	301.69
9	500–550	535	270.00–297.50	286.85
3	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
4	600–650	625	267.50–270.00	268.10
8	650–700	659	240.00–252.50	247.83
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	272.50	272.50
2	550–600	582	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	638	232.50–257.50	245.05
2	650–700	675	220.00–227.50	223.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	307.00–310.00	309.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	292.50	292.50
2	550–600	580	252.50–257.50	254.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,261	132.00–139.50	136.96
1	—	1,650	160.00	160.00
15	—	1,442	144.50–157.00	149.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,194	133.00–149.00	140.83
3	—	1,240	152.00–156.00	153.68
1	—	1,230	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	989	123.00–137.00	129.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,844	161.00–178.00	168.87
1	—	1,285	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,810	183.00	183.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,063	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	1,800.00	1,800.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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