Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week and based on a heavier test this week, feeder steers measuring 5.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. also 5.00 higher but heifers over 600 lbs. mostly steady, and feeder bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 450 lbs. unevenly steady. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 1.00 higher overall, with bulls 8.00 lower, and no comparisons available for lean cows due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.31/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −161.94 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$237.31

58 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.69

vs TN average

−15.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	237.31	1,290	58

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 sale58 hd

237.31

—

TN average15 barns · 967 hd

232.63

+4.69

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−15.37

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−161.94

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	1,677	144.12	2,417	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	125.18	1,559	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	120.56	1,741	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	108.36	1,210	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)	1,190	$1,789	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,719	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	745	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,760	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1Value Added	350–400	393	291.24/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	272.35/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	235.10/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,227	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	656	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	253.70/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,291	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	566	221.02/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	229.20/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	211.87/cwt	202.50–219.00	1,534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	340.02/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	228.30/cwt	220.00–235.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	631	210.49/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,328	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	222.85/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,388	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	305.86/cwt	287.50–325.00	1,129	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	263.95/cwt	248.00–282.50	1,259	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	231.41/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,423	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	816	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	332	304.73/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,012	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	250.16/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,316	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	245.50/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,431	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	223.73/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	287.71/cwt	266.00–302.50	1,249	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	204.12/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,547	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,718.57/head	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,719	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,788.97/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,789	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	3,009	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	108.36/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,210	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	120.47/cwt	112.50–125.00	1,428	10
Bulls	—	—	1,651	142.98/cwt	133.50–150.50	2,361	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	108.90/cwt	108.00–110.50	1,353	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	120.87/cwt	114.50–125.00	1,707	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	135.84/cwt	127.00–152.50	1,784	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,837	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	265.05/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	316.79/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	449	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	591	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	762	239.26/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,568	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	833	237.85/cwt	232.50–238.00	1,981	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	267.71/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,422	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	441	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	858	226.50/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	251.24/cwt	243.00–252.50	1,548	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	670	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	237.86/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	336.40/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	306.28/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,302	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	288.28/cwt	272.50–296.00	1,349	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	722	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	255.88/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,479	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	242.50/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,373	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	451	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	241.27/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	734	229.49/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,684	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	250.97/cwt	237.50–262.50	1,077	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	290.12/cwt	280.00–305.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	232.98/cwt	227.50–239.00	1,316	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	265.57/cwt	257.50–275.00	951	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	269.97/cwt	265.00–275.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	243.05/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,150	35

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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 470Year ago 1,194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 74Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 28Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	332	302.50–305.00	304.73
2	350–400	393	290.00–292.50	291.24
2	400–450	423	267.50–277.50	272.35
3	450–500	451	260.00	260.00
9	500–550	509	245.00–258.00	253.70
9	550–600	566	241.00–244.00	242.50
6	600–650	609	239.00	239.00
3	650–700	656	230.00	230.00
15	700–750	734	222.00–230.00	229.49
4	800–850	816	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	280.00–305.00	290.12
3	300–350	310	265.00–275.00	269.97
17	350–400	358	257.50–275.00	265.57
42	400–450	429	237.50–262.50	250.97
35	450–500	473	237.50–252.50	243.05
17	500–550	522	227.50–242.50	235.10
19	550–600	565	227.50–239.00	232.98
14	600–650	623	220.00–228.00	222.85
7	650–700	673	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	715	197.50	197.50
4	850–900	877	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	222.50	222.50
3	450–500	480	220.00–235.00	229.20
1	500–550	545	212.00	212.00
3	550–600	566	220.00–223.00	221.02
5	600–650	631	210.00–212.50	210.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	220.00–235.00	228.30
2	450–500	483	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	325.00–352.50	340.02
16	350–400	369	287.50–325.00	305.86
13	400–450	434	266.00–302.50	287.71
30	450–500	477	248.00–282.50	263.95
20	500–550	526	240.00–257.50	250.16
20	550–600	583	240.00–255.00	245.50
17	600–650	615	221.00–238.00	231.41
2	650–700	673	222.50–225.00	223.73
4	700–750	724	202.50–219.00	211.87
7	750–800	758	197.50–210.00	204.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	327.50	327.50
2	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	310.00–325.00	316.79
2	500–550	510	262.50–267.50	265.05
1	550–600	565	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	449	254.00	254.00
3	550–600	591	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	441	327.50	327.50
3	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	558	275.00	275.00
11	600–650	603	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	670	252.50	252.50
13	700–750	722	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	762	239.00–240.00	239.26
36	800–850	833	232.50–238.00	237.85
5	850–900	858	225.00–227.50	226.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	332.50–340.00	336.40
15	400–450	425	295.00–320.00	306.28
18	450–500	468	272.50–296.00	288.28
11	500–550	531	260.00–270.00	267.71
26	550–600	578	250.00–261.00	255.88
22	600–650	616	243.00–252.50	251.24
6	650–700	683	236.00–245.00	241.27
7	700–750	720	235.00–240.00	237.86
3	750–800	756	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	355	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	470	268.00	268.00
1	500–550	505	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,718.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,788.97
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	1,760.00	1,760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	155.50	155.50
10	—	1,651	133.50–150.50	142.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,117	104.00–114.00	108.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,185	112.50–125.00	120.47
3	—	1,242	108.00–110.50	108.90
9	—	1,313	127.00–152.50	135.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,412	114.50–125.00	120.87
1	—	1,435	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,775	110.00	110.00

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle