Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week on lighter test run, feeder steers 500lbs to 700lbs 7.00 to 15.00 lower, heifers/bulls remain unevenly steady. Slaughter cows/bulls 3.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.31/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −153.94 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$245.31

62 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.00

vs TN average

+0.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	254.94	1,360	23
Medium and Large 2	553	240.36	1,330	37
Large 1	530	226.17	1,199	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.77/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale62 hd

245.31

—

TN average13 barns · 609 hd

238.31

+7.00

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

+0.90

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−153.94

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	—	High	1,685	171.23	2,885	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	145.51	1,848	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	145.06	2,060	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	132.00	1,458	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,218	$2,113	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$3,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,280	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,925	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,342	3thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	Large 1	800–850	830	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,262	1
Bulls	Large 1	350–400	394	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,054	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	230.41/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,412	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	235.81/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,457	13
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	485	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,152	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	558	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	241.15/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,389	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	239.61/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,275	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	219.03/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	442	269.49/cwt	269.00–272.50	1,191	9
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	530	226.17/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	415	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,152	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	485	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,176	1
Steers	Large 1	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	204.44/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	229.97/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	295.09/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	305.29/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	481	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	259.49/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,339	17
Steers	Large 1	700–750	707	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	258.98/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,598	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	248.12/cwt	222.50–265.00	1,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	296.13/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,418	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,240	2
Steers	Small 1	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	271.72/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	291.85/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	263.03/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,097	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	260.13/cwt	245.00–275.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	283.82/cwt	270.00–290.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	540	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	632	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	242.64/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,723	15
Steers	Large 1	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	276.92/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	248.83/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	480	301.27/cwt	298.00–307.50	1,446	3
Steers	Large 1	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	302.65/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,613	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	308.40/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	320.65/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	242.19/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,429	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	275.18/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	263.30/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,477	13
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	495	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,176	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	154.11/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,010	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	143.89/cwt	138.00–149.50	2,086	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	154.92/cwt	151.50–161.50	2,042	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	143.89/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,835	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,723	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	135.93/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,628	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	132.68/cwt	126.00–138.50	1,448	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,601	176.35/cwt	175.00–179.50	2,823	4
Bulls	—	—	1,762	171.30/cwt	166.50–174.00	3,018	7
Bulls	—	—	2,145	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	3,507	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,020	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,612	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,912.50/head	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	605	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	225.31/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,377	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	298.52/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,415	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	257.52/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	269.69/cwt	257.50–287.50	1,262	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	224.51/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,417	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	247.03/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,070	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	272.52/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,000	5
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	665	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	616	223.88/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,379	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	563	236.17/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	246.13/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,135	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	205.35/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,413	9
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	455	267.50/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	428	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	219.01/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	235.00/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,238	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	306.85/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,273	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Large 1	700–750	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	260.59/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	185.03/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	953	153.48/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	259.94/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,152	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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 834Year ago 826

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 149Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 42Year ago 78

Compared to this same sale last week on lighter test run, feeder steers 500lbs to 700lbs 7.00 to 15.00 lower, heifers/bulls remain unevenly steady. Slaughter cows/bulls 3.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	394	267.50	267.50
4	400–450	428	262.50	262.50
2	450–500	455	245.00–290.00	267.50
1	700–750	730	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	830	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	250.00–270.00	259.94
3	450–500	473	260.00–285.00	275.18
5	500–550	527	230.00–245.00	235.00
8	550–600	590	227.50–247.50	242.19
8	600–650	611	200.00–240.00	225.31
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	795	180.00	180.00
2	950–1000	953	146.00–161.00	153.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
11	400–450	415	291.00–315.00	306.85
7	450–500	474	292.50–302.50	298.52
5	500–550	525	250.00–275.00	260.59
13	550–600	561	250.00–275.00	263.30
6	600–650	616	255.00–270.00	257.52
5	650–700	674	215.00–220.00	219.01
2	700–750	720	200.00–210.00	205.03
4	800–850	828	180.00–187.50	185.03
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	515	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	605	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	270.00–290.00	283.82
5	350–400	374	290.00–300.00	295.09
3	400–450	427	270.00–275.00	271.72
1	450–500	465	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	505	270.00–275.00	272.50
6	550–600	578	222.50–265.00	248.12
8	600–650	613	220.00–240.00	230.41
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	480	298.00–307.50	301.27
1	500–550	540	297.50	297.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	485	242.50	242.50
3	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	558	248.00	248.00
2	700–750	707	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	315.00–322.50	320.65
5	400–450	410	292.50–317.50	308.40
12	450–500	479	285.00–309.00	296.13
11	500–550	532	285.00–297.50	291.85
10	550–600	573	270.00–285.00	276.92
17	600–650	617	257.50–262.50	258.98
7	650–700	676	240.00–255.00	248.83
5	700–750	714	200.00–217.50	204.44
6	750–800	768	220.00–235.00	229.97
1	850–900	875	213.00	213.00
1	900–950	940	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	474	301.00–315.00	305.29
16	500–550	533	300.00–303.00	302.65
2	600–650	632	272.50	272.50
15	700–750	710	240.00–244.00	242.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	245.00–275.00	260.13
5	350–400	367	262.50–285.00	272.52
9	400–450	417	255.00–267.50	263.03
8	450–500	468	257.50–287.50	269.69
17	500–550	516	252.50–267.50	259.49
4	550–600	593	245.00	245.00
13	600–650	618	233.00–237.00	235.81
5	650–700	671	215.00–230.00	219.03
6	700–750	711	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	237.50	237.50
2	500–550	530	217.50–235.00	226.17
10	600–650	616	220.00–227.50	223.88
1	650–700	665	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
6	400–450	433	240.00–252.50	247.03
7	450–500	461	240.00–252.50	246.13
19	500–550	532	227.50–247.50	239.61
18	550–600	576	230.00–249.00	241.15
12	600–650	631	210.00–230.00	224.51
9	650–700	688	200.00–210.00	205.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	442	269.00–272.50	269.49
2	450–500	455	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	277.50	277.50
3	450–500	481	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	563	232.50–240.00	236.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,304	152.00–159.00	154.11
19	—	1,450	138.00–149.50	143.89
1	—	1,315	131.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,318	151.50–161.50	154.92
11	—	1,275	139.00–150.00	143.89
6	—	1,198	134.00–137.50	135.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,091	126.00–138.50	132.68
1	—	1,365	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	175.00–179.50	176.35
7	—	1,762	166.50–174.00	171.30
1	—	2,145	163.50	163.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	158.00	158.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,912.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,540	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,850.00	1,850.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,505	3,350.00	3,350.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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