Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 5.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. 3.00 lower and those weighing over 600 lbs. 12.00 to 15.00 higher, and feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. 3.00 lower with those weighing over 600 lbs. 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 to 7.00 lower overall with exception of lean cows sharply lower and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 2 loads ML 1-2 Heifers, 573 lbs., $291.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.75/cwt on 263 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −121.50 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$277.75

263 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$56.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.11

vs TN average

+13.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	291.00	1,667	165
Medium and Large 1	557	257.40	1,434	88
Large 1	564	240.76	1,359	6thin
Medium and Large 2	563	234.12	1,317	4thin

One grade step is worth $56.88/cwt here — about $351 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale263 hd

277.75

—

TN average13 barns · 1,077 hd

258.63

+19.11

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

+13.12

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−121.50

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	1,644	163.71	2,691	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	139.38	2,042	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	135.75	1,638	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	117.99	1,222	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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$1,040	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,575	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,588	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1Value Added	700–750	745	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,896	3
Steers	Large 1	550–600	573	261.26/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	302.83/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,590	39
Steers	Large 1	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	268.60/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	769	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	977	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	306.44/cwt	305.00–312.50	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	296.83/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,885	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	656	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,627	9
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	479	273.75/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,311	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,667	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	412	296.36/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,221	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	547	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	267.10/cwt	248.00–275.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	235.82/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	266.08/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	266.20/cwt	262.00–269.50	1,512	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	258.54/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,337	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	336.44/cwt	327.00–347.50	1,430	5
Steers	Large 1	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	338.08/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	246.28/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	285.19/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,634	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	313.45/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,307	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	261.91/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,763	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	288.44/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,909	39
Steers	Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	828	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	308.33/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,458	5
Steers	Large 1	500–550	501	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	318.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,168	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	850–900	870	195.50/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	309.59/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,734	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	781	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	493	320.99/cwt	319.00–323.00	1,582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,651	4
Bulls	Large 1	750–800	760	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	288.19/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,522	13
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	263.68/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,384	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	136.75/cwt	129.00–145.00	2,024	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,451	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	145.08/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,699	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	134.39/cwt	127.00–139.50	1,633	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	106.68/cwt	104.00–110.00	853	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	120.50/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,311	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	157.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,627	162.47/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,643	13
Bulls	—	—	1,980	177.61/cwt	172.00–182.00	3,517	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,190	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,809	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,587.50/head	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,588	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,175.00/head	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	298.79/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,413	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	307.54/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,307	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	272.84/cwt	267.00–281.00	1,547	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	257.28/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,577	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	322.51/cwt	311.00–337.50	1,255	8
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	315.80/cwt	310.00–320.00	922	3
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	590	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,519	1
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	522	251.62/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	247.10/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,668	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	283.63/cwt	280.00–290.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	222.87/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,591	4
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	585	241.02/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	260.02/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	338.61/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,151	6
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	693	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	277.33/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,176	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	287.67/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,070	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	240.35/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	253.63/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,451	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	245.17/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,515	35
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	490	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	260.23/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,231	21
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	370	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	267.39/cwt	259.00–272.50	984	4
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	523	240.25/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,257	2

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.

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,189Last week 955Year ago 1,094

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 98Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	327.00–347.50	336.44
6	450–500	493	319.00–323.00	320.99
4	500–550	520	317.50	317.50
12	550–600	560	305.00–310.00	309.59
78	600–650	635	285.00–307.50	296.83
39	650–700	662	275.00–290.00	288.44
3	700–750	745	254.50	254.50
6	750–800	781	253.00	253.00
4	800–850	828	245.00	245.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	272.50	272.50
2	550–600	573	260.00–262.50	261.26
2	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	330.00–345.00	338.08
6	400–450	417	307.50–322.50	313.45
5	450–500	473	297.50–317.50	308.33
39	500–550	525	285.00–310.00	302.83
23	550–600	573	275.00–299.00	285.19
8	600–650	618	262.50–275.00	268.60
15	650–700	673	252.00–263.00	261.91
2	700–750	728	245.00–247.50	246.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	305.00–312.50	306.44
3	350–400	367	315.00–320.00	318.34
1	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	668	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	308.00	308.00
9	400–450	412	295.00–299.00	296.36
8	450–500	479	273.00–274.00	273.75
4	500–550	547	270.00	270.00
13	550–600	568	262.00–269.50	266.20
13	600–650	612	263.00–267.00	266.08
9	650–700	656	248.00	248.00
6	750–800	769	234.00	234.00
2	950–1000	977	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	267.50	267.50
1	400–450	420	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	490	247.50	247.50
2	500–550	523	232.50–247.50	240.25
4	550–600	585	238.00–242.00	241.02
3	650–700	693	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
165	550–600	573	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	248.00–275.00	267.10
4	350–400	368	259.00–272.50	267.39
4	400–450	413	250.00–267.50	260.02
3	450–500	491	247.00	247.00
1	500–550	540	229.00	229.00
3	550–600	570	235.00–237.50	235.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	280.00–290.00	283.63
20	350–400	372	277.50–297.50	287.67
20	400–450	424	270.00–287.50	277.33
21	450–500	473	252.50–267.50	260.23
21	500–550	517	250.00–264.00	258.54
50	550–600	572	246.00–259.00	253.63
35	600–650	618	230.00–250.00	245.17
11	650–700	681	235.00–244.00	240.35
4	700–750	714	220.00–227.00	222.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	675	220.00–222.00	220.99
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	870	195.00–196.00	195.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	522	242.50–260.00	251.62
1	550–600	590	257.50	257.50
2	600–650	645	227.50–242.50	235.00
1	750–800	760	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	310.00–320.00	315.80
6	300–350	340	320.00–342.50	338.61
8	350–400	389	311.00–337.50	322.51
19	400–450	425	295.00–325.00	307.54
20	450–500	473	292.50–307.50	298.79
13	500–550	528	275.00–294.00	288.19
15	550–600	567	267.00–281.00	272.84
14	600–650	613	245.00–265.00	257.28
24	650–700	675	237.00–249.00	247.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	525	260.00–267.50	263.68
1	550–600	590	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,480	129.00–145.00	136.75
2	—	1,363	155.00–160.00	157.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	123.00	123.00
5	—	1,171	143.00–149.00	145.08
25	—	1,215	127.00–139.50	134.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	104.00–110.00	106.68
9	—	1,088	116.00–126.00	120.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,627	155.00–169.00	162.47
2	—	1,980	172.00–182.00	177.61
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	152.00	152.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,040.00	1,040.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,587.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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