Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher, with feeder heifers 7.00 higher, and feeder bulls 5.00 higher, and higher-quality feeder offerings noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower overall. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 2 loads ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 857 lbs., $240.00 per cwt., medium flesh, all black and 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 841 lbs., $237.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black and Charolais crosses.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $266.91/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −190.21 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$266.91

10 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.10

vs TN average

−2.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	266.91	1,507	10thin

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

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 sale10 hd

266.91

—

TN average10 barns · 259 hd

249.81

+17.10

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−2.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−190.21

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	1,705	158.47	2,702	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,463	133.35	1,951	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	131.68	1,617	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	117.78	1,252	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,858	3thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	550–600	582	238.35/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,387	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	271.45/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,021	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	268.61/cwt	260.00–272.50	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	682	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	629	229.36/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,443	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	247.20/cwt	237.50–253.00	1,303	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	266.76/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	295.05/cwt	285.00–300.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	248.51/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	796	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	239.21/cwt	238.50–240.00	1,734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	857	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,057	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	840	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,991	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	282.13/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,244	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	295.52/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,226	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	239.95/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	295.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	273.38/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,285	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,477	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	123.53/cwt	122.00–124.50	1,708	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	117.60/cwt	113.00–124.50	1,236	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,166	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	134.90/cwt	127.50–141.00	1,991	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	131.07/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,612	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,698	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	158.47/cwt	148.50–165.00	2,702	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	257.71/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,219	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	246.23/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	308.11/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	266.79/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	265.63/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	254.98/cwt	252.50–257.50	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	271.73/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,122	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	243.86/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 514Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 68Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	260.00–272.50	268.61
9	350–400	376	267.50–280.00	271.45
13	400–450	413	260.00–282.50	271.73
14	450–500	473	253.00–265.00	257.71
9	500–550	527	237.50–253.00	247.20
10	550–600	582	232.50–240.00	238.35
2	600–650	627	228.00	228.00
2	650–700	673	210.00–215.00	212.43
1	700–750	710	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	552	253.00	253.00
11	600–650	629	229.00–230.00	229.36
4	700–750	712	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	252.50–257.50	254.98
3	550–600	581	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	682	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	285.00–300.00	295.05
18	400–450	441	272.50–302.50	282.13
2	450–500	478	265.00–270.00	267.49
2	500–550	547	267.50	267.50
8	550–600	569	257.50–275.00	266.76
2	600–650	628	240.00–257.50	248.51
3	650–700	675	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	725	238.50–240.00	239.21
12	750–800	796	241.00	241.00
69	800–850	840	237.00	237.00
120	850–900	857	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	290.00–300.00	295.90
4	350–400	384	300.00–315.00	308.11
5	400–450	415	280.00–302.50	295.52
21	450–500	470	262.00–290.00	273.38
7	500–550	530	255.00–275.00	265.63
4	550–600	589	245.00–247.50	246.23
2	600–650	618	237.50–242.50	239.95
4	650–700	663	236.00	236.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	257.50–275.00	266.79
2	500–550	530	240.00–247.50	243.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	129.00	129.00
8	—	1,051	113.00–124.50	117.60
1	—	1,080	108.00	108.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	122.00–124.50	123.53
19	—	1,476	127.50–141.00	134.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,230	124.00–139.00	131.07
1	—	1,200	141.50	141.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,705	148.50–165.00	158.47

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,725.00	1,725.00

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

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

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