Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers unevenly steady, and feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. mostly steady, and feeder bulls weighing over 500 lbs. 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher with exception of lean cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, and slaughter bulls mostly steady. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 705 lbs., $274.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black and 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Heifers, 585 lbs., $279.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $290.59/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −166.53 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$290.59

35 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1

$59.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.27

vs TN average

+2.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	292.30	1,604	34
Small and Medium 1	535	232.50	1,244	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.80/cwt here — about $360 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $392.93, median $457.12 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 sale35 hd

290.59

—

TN average12 barns · 290 hd

280.32

+10.27

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

+2.80

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−166.53

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	1,682	162.75	2,737	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	138.28	2,029	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	136.91	1,620	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	128.75	1,331	10

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)	1,205	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$1,765	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,547	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,534	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,443	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,498	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	872	$1,359	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,325	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,525	$2,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,167	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,810	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	310.58/cwt	297.50–327.50	1,311	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	584	275.87/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,611	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	283.12/cwt	280.00–295.00	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	247.76/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,415	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	282.33/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,206	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	239.86/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,475	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	265.08/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,264	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	258.06/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,363	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	711	235.81/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,677	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	817	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	567	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	221.68/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1Full	500–550	535	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	338	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	887	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	818	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,004	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	253.33/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	300.60/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,581	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,722	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	367	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	276.34/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	273.84/cwt	262.50–274.00	1,931	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	268.54/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,681	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	308.51/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,425	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	286.48/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,653	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	294.74/cwt	293.00–295.00	1,824	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	591	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	306.77/cwt	298.00–312.50	1,350	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1Full	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	683	226.34/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	275.54/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,295	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	135.78/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,591	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	137.66/cwt	131.00–145.00	2,028	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	127.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,264	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,048	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	147.68/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,815	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	134.04/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,570	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	161.53/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,730	10
Bulls	—	—	1,600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	818	1,287.77/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,547.33/head	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,547	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,005	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,575.34/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,570.00/head	1,570.00–1,570.00	1,570	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	895	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,765.49/head	1,550.00–1,920.00	1,765	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	—	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	243.89/cwt	231.00–252.50	1,507	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	282.48/cwt	267.50–302.50	1,458	15
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	319.73/cwt	309.00–335.00	1,193	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	240.21/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,593	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	376	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,260	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	350–400	380	282.34/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	269.31/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,524	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	298.05/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,419	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	311.27/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,021	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	648	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	292.73/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,057	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	229.81/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	251.91/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	211.25/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,616	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Jul 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 913Last week 1,189Year ago 971

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 92Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 13Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
9	300–350	328	300.00–320.00	311.27
13	350–400	373	309.00–335.00	319.73
20	400–450	422	297.50–327.50	310.58
9	450–500	476	285.00–315.00	298.05
15	500–550	516	267.50–302.50	282.48
13	550–600	566	260.00–282.50	269.31
12	600–650	618	231.00–252.50	243.89
11	650–700	663	231.00–246.00	240.21
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	765	210.00–212.50	211.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	270.00–280.00	275.54
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	683	225.00–227.00	226.34
Bulls — Small and Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	270.00–295.00	282.34
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	648	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	485	250.00–255.00	251.91
2	550–600	580	222.50–237.50	229.81
2	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	335.00	335.00
96	550–600	584	260.00–279.00	275.87
12	700–750	711	227.50–237.50	235.81
6	800–850	817	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	280.00–295.00	283.12
8	350–400	361	282.50–302.50	292.73
17	400–450	427	270.00–300.00	282.33
27	450–500	477	257.50–272.50	265.08
23	500–550	528	250.00–267.50	258.06
23	550–600	571	245.00–252.50	247.76
11	600–650	615	230.00–247.00	239.86
3	650–700	662	220.00–225.00	221.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	567	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	277.50	277.50
3	550–600	595	250.00–255.00	253.33
4	600–650	640	250.00–255.00	252.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	715	247.50	247.50
1	800–850	820	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	338	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
63	600–650	619	293.00–295.00	294.74
4	650–700	657	290.00	290.00
75	700–750	705	262.50–274.00	273.84
13	800–850	818	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	320	302.50	302.50
1	350–400	370	322.50	322.50
11	400–450	440	298.00–312.50	306.77
15	450–500	462	300.00–322.50	308.51
18	500–550	526	292.50–310.00	300.60
10	550–600	577	280.00–290.00	286.48
15	600–650	626	265.00–270.00	268.54
2	650–700	655	265.00–287.50	276.34
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	270.00	270.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	591	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	135.00–137.00	135.78
6	—	995	124.00–130.00	127.03
1	—	850	118.00	118.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,473	131.00–145.00	137.66
1	—	1,365	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,229	142.00–159.00	147.68
15	—	1,171	126.00–140.00	134.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,690	154.00–169.00	161.53
1	—	1,600	175.00	175.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	818	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,570.00	1,570.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,547.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,460.00	1,460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,248	1,550.00–1,920.00	1,765.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,810.00	1,810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,925.00	2,925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,525	2,650.00	2,650.00

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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