Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls sharply lower overall, with exception of steers weighing over 650 lbs. 6.00 higher, and feeder heifers measuring 10.00 lower overall. Lower prices on feeder classes due, in part, to predominantly plainer-type offerings and recent ongoing downturn in the futures market. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 9.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.62/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −157.63 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$241.62

39 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.84

vs TN average

−0.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	241.62	1,293	39

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale39 hd

241.62

—

TN average15 barns · 911 hd

233.78

+7.84

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−0.26

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−157.63

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	—	Low	1,824	161.53	2,947	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	138.64	1,867	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	136.10	1,625	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	122.86	1,255	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,035	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,369	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	300–350	335	258.74/cwt	257.50–260.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	250.70/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,203	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	228.10/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,412	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	447	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	830	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	719	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	918	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	761	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	243.51/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,286	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	253.96/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,082	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	263.88/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	249.13/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,647	15
Steers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	513	245.05/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	221.70/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	245.81/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,524	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	255.56/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,439	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	276.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,286	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	273.26/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,180	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	265.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,404	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	277.62/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	227.24/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,429	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,122	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	123.73/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,286	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	138.82/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,882	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,619	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,862	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	135.53/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,598	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,789	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,861	2
Bulls	—	—	2,085	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	3,169	1
Bulls	—	—	1,781	163.12/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,905	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,034.68/head	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,035	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,369.43/head	1,350.00–1,390.00	1,369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	256.69/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,327	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	246.42/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,422	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	291.31/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	450–500	455	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	291.36/cwt	277.50–312.50	1,061	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	253.35/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,191	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	236.50/cwt	235.00–238.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	382	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,028	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	218.74/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	235.28/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,327	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	340	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	808	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 Aug 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 598Year ago 702

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 92Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	255.00	255.00
4	300–350	335	257.50–260.00	258.74
4	350–400	380	257.50–270.00	263.88
16	400–450	426	247.50–262.50	253.96
32	450–500	480	245.00–255.00	250.70
31	500–550	528	235.00–247.50	243.51
7	550–600	564	233.00–238.00	235.28
14	600–650	619	222.50–232.50	228.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	237.50	237.50
3	450–500	455	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	761	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	242.50	242.50
2	400–450	410	235.00–238.00	236.50
1	450–500	480	232.50	232.50
1	550–600	550	227.50	227.50
2	600–650	635	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	719	235.00	235.00
4	800–850	830	217.50	217.50
5	900–950	918	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	242.50	242.50
2	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
7	400–450	432	270.00–280.00	273.26
5	450–500	466	270.00–280.00	276.02
10	500–550	528	260.00–270.00	265.95
14	550–600	563	245.00–275.00	255.56
10	600–650	620	240.00–262.50	245.81
15	650–700	661	245.00–252.50	249.13
3	700–750	730	220.00–225.00	221.70
3	750–800	796	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	895	209.00	209.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	235.00–255.00	245.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
10	350–400	364	277.50–312.50	291.36
4	400–450	411	277.50–300.00	291.31
2	450–500	458	270.00–285.00	277.62
18	500–550	517	252.50–265.00	256.69
12	550–600	577	240.00–252.50	246.42
11	600–650	629	222.50–237.50	227.24
8	650–700	673	217.50–222.50	218.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	250.00–260.00	254.94
6	450–500	470	250.00–255.00	253.35
1	500–550	535	242.50	242.50
1	550–600	550	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	242.50	242.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,039	118.00–135.00	123.73
1	—	865	115.00	115.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,356	133.00–146.00	138.82
2	—	1,398	126.00–130.00	127.97
2	—	1,253	148.00–149.00	148.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,280	145.00–146.00	145.49
17	—	1,179	130.00–144.00	135.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,085	152.00	152.00
6	—	1,781	158.00–169.00	163.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,330	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,034.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,350.00–1,390.00	1,369.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	1,975.00	1,975.00

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

Replacement Cattle