Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady, with feeder heifers measuring 3.00 lower overall, and feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. 4.00 lower and those weighing over 500 lbs. 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows 2.00 higher, with boning and lean cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.94/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −167.31 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$231.94

103 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.56

vs TN average

−8.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	231.94	1,279	103

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 sale103 hd

231.94

—

TN average15 barns · 849 hd

224.38

+7.56

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−8.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−167.31

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	1,620	153.86	2,492	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	121.69	1,764	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	121.57	1,426	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	105.90	1,105	13

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)	1,345	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,290	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,531	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	129.17/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,523	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	119.91/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,405	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	95.86/cwt	93.00–99.00	861	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	129.67/cwt	128.50–131.50	2,099	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	120.73/cwt	113.50–126.50	1,712	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	229.34/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	209.83/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,395	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	263.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	226.66/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	426	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,189	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	258.08/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	238.06/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,695	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	259.94/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,144	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	633	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	263.30/cwt	252.50–274.00	1,522	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	240.05/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,387	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	249.44/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,552	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	242.87/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	292.50/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	273.33/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	639	258.20/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	525	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	255.42/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,344	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	447	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	242.17/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,276	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	517	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	234.38/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,120	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	237.41/cwt	230.00–245.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	606	226.73/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,374	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	234.53/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,384	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	684	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	251.31/cwt	250.00–252.50	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	212.59/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	230.24/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,220	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,287	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	231.74/cwt	227.50–235.00	962	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	244.80/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,160	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	563	213.72/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	452	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	214.18/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,339	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	256.21/cwt	247.50–265.00	979	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	243.09/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,038	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1Fleshy	350–400	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	535	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	661	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	218.72/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	291.12/cwt	280.00–310.00	923	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	234.14/cwt	222.00–242.50	1,440	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	250.75/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,316	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	266.91/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,126	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	246.20/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,384	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	282.79/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,041	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	254.29/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,198	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	198.98/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	182.93/cwt	172.50–197.50	1,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	242.53/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,157	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,040	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,477	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	156.00/cwt	148.00–161.00	2,613	12
Bulls	—	—	1,535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,149	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	107.72/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,153	11

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 842Last week 897Year ago 1,553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 84Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 19Year ago 23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,619	128.50–131.50	129.67
20	—	1,418	113.50–126.50	120.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,179	127.00–132.00	129.17
32	—	1,172	112.00–125.00	119.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	93.00–99.00	95.86
11	—	1,070	105.00–111.00	107.72
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	142.00	142.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,675	148.00–161.00	156.00
1	—	1,535	140.00	140.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	237.50	237.50
3	550–600	585	229.00–230.00	229.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	317	280.00–310.00	291.12
8	350–400	368	270.00–292.50	282.79
5	400–450	422	250.00–275.00	266.91
8	450–500	471	250.00–275.00	254.29
20	500–550	525	242.50–265.00	250.75
10	550–600	562	237.50–255.00	246.20
14	600–650	615	222.00–242.50	234.14
7	650–700	665	200.00–220.00	209.83
6	700–750	729	190.00–206.00	198.98
5	750–800	764	172.50–197.50	182.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	380	260.00–265.00	263.42
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
8	450–500	477	235.00–246.00	242.53
4	500–550	514	222.50–230.00	226.66
2	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	426	279.00	279.00
6	500–550	526	282.00	282.00
23	550–600	578	252.50–274.00	263.30
7	600–650	639	257.50–262.50	258.20
7	650–700	673	252.50–262.50	258.08
11	700–750	712	230.00–243.00	238.06
2	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	385	282.50–302.50	292.50
8	400–450	440	255.00–270.00	259.94
2	450–500	473	262.50–285.00	273.33
14	500–550	526	250.00–260.00	255.42
14	550–600	578	232.50–250.00	240.05
9	600–650	622	247.50–250.00	249.44
6	650–700	671	240.00–247.50	242.87
2	750–800	783	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	525	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	517	240.00–245.00	242.49
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	252.50	252.50
20	450–500	474	243.00–245.00	244.80
27	500–550	527	239.00–246.00	242.17
19	550–600	590	233.00–238.00	234.53
13	600–650	606	225.00–227.50	226.73
6	650–700	684	224.00	224.00
3	700–750	710	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	250.00–252.50	251.31
24	350–400	382	247.50–265.00	256.21
15	400–450	427	237.50–247.50	243.09
47	450–500	478	227.50–240.00	234.38
25	500–550	530	225.00–235.00	230.24
26	550–600	572	220.00–230.00	224.98
18	600–650	625	210.00–218.00	214.18
7	650–700	664	209.00–215.00	212.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	230.00–245.00	237.41
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
7	400–450	415	227.50–235.00	231.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	528	217.50–220.00	218.72
2	550–600	563	212.50–215.00	213.72
3	650–700	661	204.00	204.00
2	700–750	725	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	452	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	212.50	212.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,290.00	1,290.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle