Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, and based on a lighter test this week, feeder steers and bulls unevenly steady overall with feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows gauging 11.00 lower, with boning and lean cows 5.00 to 6.00 lower, and bulls 1.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 Steers, 870 lbs., $228.50 per cwt., medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.05/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −169.20 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$230.05

111 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.05

vs TN average

−6.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	230.05	1,243	111

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 sale111 hd

230.05

—

TN average13 barns · 917 hd

225.00

+5.05

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−6.96

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−169.20

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	1,526	156.32	2,386	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	125.10	1,492	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	117.55	1,759	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	111.29	1,121	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)	1,523	$1,986	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,606	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,290	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,349	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	600–650	631	219.31/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,384	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	219.05/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	494	250.01/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	282.49/cwt	275.00–290.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	265.07/cwt	250.00–275.00	991	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	682	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,528	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	239.24/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,122	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	193.59/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,226	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	221.16/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	577	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	270.59/cwt	266.00–272.50	1,304	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	787	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,613	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	255.90/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,323	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	230.13/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,517	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	870	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,988	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	245.08/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,399	21
Steers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	238.51/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,474	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	238.96/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	294.06/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	279.69/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,200	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	255.83/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,601	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	278.26/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,205	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	289.39/cwt	275.00–300.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	240.07/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	225.75/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	342	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,077	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	137.07/cwt	130.00–144.50	1,912	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	112.10/cwt	107.50–118.00	1,123	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	123.47/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,427	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,097	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	118.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,759	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,345	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,866	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,666	158.90/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,647	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,078	152.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,646	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,606.16/head	1,250.00–1,820.00	1,606	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,523	1,986.24/head	1,740.00–2,200.00	1,986	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,348.86/head	1,305.00–1,390.00	1,349	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	190.02/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,389	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	264.36/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,240	24
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	234.82/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	260.51/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	208.58/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,408	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	450–500	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	223.69/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,385	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	294.81/cwt	290.00–300.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	697	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	600–650	635	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	240.60/cwt	233.00–247.50	1,398	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	248.38/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,289	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	177.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	229.34/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,190	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	227.03/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	286.24/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	503	218.74/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	272.76/cwt	262.50–285.00	876	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	462	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	248.86/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,050	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	192.55/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,313	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	208.34/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	227.02/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,312	41

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 897Last week 1,279Year ago 1,496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 121Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 51Year ago 12

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	274	275.00–290.00	282.49
9	300–350	321	262.50–285.00	272.76
13	350–400	374	250.00–275.00	265.07
15	400–450	422	235.00–257.50	248.86
32	450–500	469	230.00–247.50	239.24
45	500–550	519	222.50–235.00	229.34
41	550–600	578	220.00–235.00	227.02
53	600–650	631	210.00–226.00	219.31
14	650–700	682	190.00–202.50	192.55
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
3	750–800	780	180.00–200.00	193.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	215.00–227.50	219.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
21	500–550	511	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	602	230.00	230.00
12	650–700	682	224.00	224.00
6	700–750	703	207.50–210.00	208.34
2	750–800	787	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	503	217.50–220.00	218.74
2	550–600	585	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	610	207.50	207.50
1	650–700	670	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	494	247.50–257.50	250.01
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	820	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	285.00	285.00
4	550–600	577	259.00	259.00
17	600–650	626	250.00–260.00	255.83
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
9	750–800	770	210.00–225.00	221.16
60	850–900	870	228.50	228.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	280.00–315.00	294.06
16	400–450	429	270.00–302.50	279.69
6	450–500	482	266.00–272.50	270.59
11	500–550	517	250.00–265.00	255.90
21	550–600	571	234.00–255.00	245.08
22	600–650	618	230.00–245.00	238.51
13	650–700	659	220.00–237.50	230.13
1	700–750	735	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	852	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	230.00–247.50	238.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	290.00–300.00	294.81
3	300–350	315	275.00–300.00	289.39
6	350–400	383	272.50–305.00	286.24
11	400–450	433	265.00–290.00	278.26
24	450–500	469	250.00–277.50	264.36
11	500–550	519	242.50–257.50	248.38
24	550–600	581	233.00–247.50	240.60
9	600–650	619	217.50–227.50	223.69
7	650–700	675	200.00–220.00	208.58
8	700–750	731	180.00–200.00	190.02
5	750–800	754	170.00–180.00	177.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	247.50	247.50
2	450–500	478	237.50–242.50	240.07
4	500–550	538	230.00–237.00	234.82
4	550–600	570	225.00–226.00	225.75
2	650–700	697	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	635	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	260.00–261.00	260.51
1	450–500	455	249.00	249.00
4	500–550	526	218.00–230.00	227.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	130.00–144.50	137.07
22	—	1,156	117.00–129.00	123.47
1	—	1,190	113.00	113.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,002	107.50–118.00	112.10
1	—	1,055	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,490	115.00–121.00	118.06
1	—	1,560	112.50	112.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	143.00	143.00
8	—	1,666	151.00–163.00	158.90
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	150.00–155.00	152.65

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,210	1,250.00–1,820.00	1,606.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,523	1,740.00–2,200.00	1,986.24
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,290.00	1,290.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	1,305.00–1,390.00	1,348.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	1,625.00	1,625.00

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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