Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder heifers/steers gauging 10.00 to 15.00 lower, with feeder bulls 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.36/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −141.89 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$257.36

147 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$23.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.91

vs TN average

−0.44 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	261.29	1,414	119
Medium and Large 2-3	564	242.38	1,368	17thin
Small 1-2	545	238.75	1,301	2thin
Large 1-2	539	237.86	1,283	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.43/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale147 hd

257.36

—

TN average12 barns · 841 hd

249.45

+7.91

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−0.44

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−141.89

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	1,598	164.48	2,628	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	141.80	1,738	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,439	141.48	2,036	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	135.27	1,519	23
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	136.00	1,673	1thin

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)	1,123	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,478	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	318.18/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,495	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	273.76/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,738	10
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	314.34/cwt	300.00–325.00	877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	274.34/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,816	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	318.36/cwt	292.50–342.50	1,035	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	238.29/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	400–450	406	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	271.44/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	330.01/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,251	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	455	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,172	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	582	239.94/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	693	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	272.03/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,295	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	290.71/cwt	280.00–298.50	1,390	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	414	289.95/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,200	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	224.85/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	307.84/cwt	307.00–312.50	1,607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	298.91/cwt	297.50–300.00	957	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	272.86/cwt	264.00–277.50	1,187	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,439	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	228.77/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,505	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	532	236.62/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,259	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	259.97/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,344	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	253.51/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,435	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	256.28/cwt	250.00–270.00	718	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	242.20/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	257.74/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,335	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	240.93/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,356	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	264.35/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,663	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	206.02/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	269.20/cwt	230.00–282.50	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	268.20/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	290.26/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,506	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	305.77/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,443	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	277	236.22/cwt	220.00–247.54	654	8
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	570	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	281.16/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	318.47/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,369	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	299.55/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,117	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	226.50/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	244.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,626	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	550–600	592	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	307.45/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,774	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	686	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,640	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	152.56/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,024	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	141.89/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,741	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	136.28/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,522	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,363	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,061	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,516	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	141.55/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,997	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	130.31/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,449	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,944	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	164.48/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,628	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,095	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	1,478.34/head	1,225.00–1,670.00	1,478	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,040	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,035	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	286.46/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,507	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	232.48/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,465	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	271.35/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	297.45/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,413	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	221.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,488	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	594	245.08/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	209.51/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	256.90/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,102	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	530	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	233.17/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,467	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	293.40/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,091	31
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	402	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	265.95/cwt	252.00–272.50	1,271	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	184.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	236.22/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	268.95/cwt	260.00–277.50	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	217.72/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	241.31/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,404	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	244.33/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,300	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	275.62/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,596	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	315.06/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,285	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	213.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	465	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,128	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	662	210.95/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	297.48/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,315	5

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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 955Last week 1,354Year ago 1,037

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 163Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 14Year ago 18

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder heifers/steers gauging 10.00 to 15.00 lower, with feeder bulls 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	470	315.00–320.00	318.18
7	500–550	522	307.00–312.50	307.84
54	550–600	577	304.00–310.00	307.45
10	600–650	635	272.50–275.00	273.76
17	650–700	662	265.00–287.50	274.34
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	582	235.00–250.00	239.94
2	650–700	670	220.00–230.00	224.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	279	300.00–325.00	314.34
15	300–350	325	292.50–342.50	318.36
13	350–400	373	295.00–345.00	299.55
17	400–450	430	310.00–322.50	318.47
9	450–500	472	300.00–312.50	305.77
9	500–550	519	280.00–300.00	290.26
7	550–600	569	270.00–295.00	281.16
22	600–650	629	255.00–270.00	264.35
9	650–700	665	240.00–250.00	244.48
1	700–750	730	247.50	247.50
7	750–800	769	237.00–240.00	238.29
2	800–850	845	223.00–230.00	226.50
2	950–1000	957	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	406	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	592	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	277	220.00–247.54	236.22
8	300–350	336	230.00–282.50	269.20
2	400–450	428	250.00–287.50	268.20
6	450–500	476	250.00–292.50	272.03
6	500–550	518	220.00–275.00	257.74
6	550–600	563	230.00–260.00	240.93
4	600–650	620	230.00–240.00	234.95
2	650–700	693	220.00–230.00	225.02
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	262.50–290.00	271.35
5	400–450	442	292.50–302.50	297.48
4	450–500	465	265.00–280.00	271.44
2	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
5	550–600	594	220.00–260.00	245.08
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	845	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	325.00–332.50	330.01
22	400–450	408	307.50–325.00	315.06
11	450–500	475	287.50–307.50	297.45
23	500–550	526	270.00–300.00	286.46
24	550–600	579	267.50–282.50	275.62
12	600–650	630	220.00–250.00	232.48
7	650–700	672	220.00–230.00	221.45
5	700–750	720	210.00–220.00	213.05
2	750–800	750	220.00–225.00	222.50
1	950–1000	995	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	257.50	257.50
3	650–700	662	200.00–222.50	210.95
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	686	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	414	287.50–292.50	289.95
60	450–500	478	280.00–298.50	290.71
44	500–550	533	270.00	270.00
5	600–650	604	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	250.00–270.00	256.28
7	300–350	320	297.50–300.00	298.91
31	350–400	372	270.00–302.50	293.40
20	400–450	435	264.00–277.50	272.86
31	450–500	478	252.00–272.50	265.95
31	500–550	517	250.00–264.00	259.97
44	550–600	566	247.00–261.00	253.51
11	600–650	629	230.00–240.00	233.17
8	650–700	658	220.00–230.00	228.77
5	700–750	701	202.50–220.00	206.02
5	750–800	768	207.50–210.00	209.51
2	800–850	812	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	253.00	253.00
7	500–550	532	220.00–245.00	236.62
2	550–600	565	237.00–247.50	242.20
4	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	220.00	220.00
2	300–350	333	260.00–277.50	268.95
1	350–400	360	252.50	252.50
4	400–450	429	255.00–257.50	256.90
4	450–500	474	229.00–250.00	236.22
6	500–550	532	237.50–247.50	244.33
11	550–600	582	232.50–245.00	241.31
3	600–650	638	210.00–228.00	217.72
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	718	180.00–190.00	184.88
1	750–800	760	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	845	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	232.50	232.50
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	242.50	242.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	136.00	136.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	151.00–154.00	152.56
26	—	1,227	136.00–149.00	141.89
3	—	1,112	129.00–132.00	130.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,117	129.00–143.00	136.28
3	—	1,082	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,350	144.00	144.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,655	152.00	152.00
13	—	1,411	136.00–146.00	141.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,598	159.00–169.00	164.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,225.00–1,670.00	1,478.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,975.00	1,975.00

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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

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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