Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 5.00 lower with feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher, with those weighing 400 to 600 lbs. 5.00 lower, and those weighing over 600 lbs. 5.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and lean cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with boning cows 3.00 lower, and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.92/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −164.33 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$234.92

119 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.52

vs TN average

−24.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	235.46	1,290	115
Medium and Large 2	530	219.44	1,164	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.02/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale119 hd

234.92

—

TN average15 barns · 908 hd

233.40

+1.52

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−24.71

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−164.33

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	1,638	149.78	2,453	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	126.86	1,827	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	124.95	1,557	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	111.53	1,205	29

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$1,441	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,376	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	818	$1,383	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	270.57/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	223.84/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	254.47/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,448	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	574	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	682	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	642	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	233.99/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	229.40/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,317	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	253.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,338	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	243.75/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,636	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	324.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	472	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	269.15/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,383	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	240.14/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,496	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	278.39/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,331	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	253.57/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	349.93/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	272.54/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,543	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	246.47/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	314.59/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	678	251.76/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,707	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	758	238.04/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	817	230.40/cwt	227.50–231.00	1,882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	726	241.08/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,750	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	318.77/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	238.24/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,484	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	229.00/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,537	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	220.57/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,264	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	263.79/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,147	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	267.08/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,263	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	242.04/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,394	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	795	1,375.63/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,376	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	760	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	1,299.36/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,299	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	286.15/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,196	16
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	300–350	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	215.12/cwt	207.50–221.00	1,547	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	249.54/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,310	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	332.16/cwt	307.50–340.00	1,202	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	261.36/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	221.26/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	322.06/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,024	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	347.72/cwt	342.50–350.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	192.14/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	204.25/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	238.41/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,254	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	253.84/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,074	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	227.45/cwt	216.00–235.00	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	236.19/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	211.26/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	184.18/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	289.99/cwt	280.00–297.50	928	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	215.31/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	378	243.77/cwt	242.50–245.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	191.42/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	230.71/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,117	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	230.53/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,314	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	226.42/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,404	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	220.92/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	667	230.04/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	266.07/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,211	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	246.77/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,172	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	216.29/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,458	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	197.03/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,403	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	856	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	257.23/cwt	247.50–267.50	939	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	264.67/cwt	250.00–272.50	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	280.49/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,164	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	295.51/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,226	14
Steers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	465	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	245.60/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,388	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	283.28/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	830	203.39/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,688	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,561.76/head	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,562	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,671	150.08/cwt	141.00–160.00	2,508	17
Bulls	—	—	1,807	167.61/cwt	164.50–173.00	3,029	3
Bulls	—	—	1,282	130.22/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	103.12/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,096	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	125.76/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,362	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	142.30/cwt	139.00–146.50	2,096	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	116.36/cwt	113.00–122.50	1,273	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	126.12/cwt	116.50–135.00	1,796	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	121.91/cwt	116.50–131.00	1,512	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	137.12/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,740	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	112.43/cwt	109.50–114.00	1,720	3

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,157Last week 1,072Year ago 1,178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 119Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 67Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	436	265.00–280.00	270.57
4	450–500	479	240.00–262.50	253.57
2	500–550	530	245.00–248.00	246.47
4	550–600	574	220.00–235.00	229.40
1	600–650	610	223.00	223.00
2	650–700	660	217.50–230.00	223.84
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	320.00–330.00	324.84
5	350–400	372	307.50–325.00	314.59
14	400–450	415	287.50–307.50	295.51
10	450–500	478	265.00–290.00	278.39
17	500–550	527	250.00–260.00	253.95
21	550–600	569	242.50–260.00	254.47
18	600–650	623	235.00–245.00	240.14
12	650–700	671	240.00–245.00	243.75
2	700–750	733	233.00–235.00	233.99
4	800–850	806	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	880	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	574	237.50	237.50
2	650–700	682	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	360	345.00–355.00	349.93
2	400–450	408	317.50–320.00	318.77
2	450–500	472	300.00	300.00
9	500–550	514	267.50–270.00	269.15
26	550–600	566	267.50–287.50	272.54
4	600–650	628	250.00	250.00
23	650–700	678	247.50–257.50	251.76
9	700–750	726	240.00–250.00	241.08
8	750–800	758	225.00–244.00	238.04
6	800–850	817	227.50–231.00	230.40
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	272.50–305.00	283.28
17	400–450	415	270.00–290.00	280.49
14	450–500	455	262.50–280.00	266.07
1	500–550	505	257.50	257.50
9	550–600	565	242.00–250.00	245.60
2	600–650	642	235.00	235.00
6	650–700	667	226.00–234.00	230.04
12	700–750	715	213.00–217.00	215.31
4	800–850	830	200.00–207.50	203.39
3	850–900	856	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	320	280.00–297.50	289.99
12	350–400	365	247.50–267.50	257.23
14	400–450	423	242.50–265.00	253.84
25	450–500	475	237.50–257.50	246.77
55	500–550	526	227.50–250.00	238.41
48	550–600	570	220.00–240.00	230.53
32	600–650	620	220.00–232.50	226.42
9	650–700	674	212.50–222.50	216.29
10	700–750	712	190.00–205.00	197.03
2	750–800	780	182.50–200.00	191.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	313	250.00–272.50	264.67
1	350–400	355	232.50	232.50
6	400–450	428	216.00–235.00	227.45
8	450–500	484	225.00–235.00	230.71
3	500–550	522	217.50–225.00	220.92
1	550–600	555	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	640	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	242.50–245.00	243.77
5	400–450	440	235.00–238.00	236.19
2	550–600	565	216.00	216.00
2	600–650	623	210.00–212.50	211.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	282	342.50–350.00	347.72
10	300–350	318	310.00–340.00	322.06
13	350–400	362	307.50–340.00	332.16
16	400–450	418	272.50–292.50	286.15
28	450–500	473	255.00–282.50	267.08
38	500–550	525	235.00–262.50	249.54
27	550–600	576	235.00–252.50	242.04
27	600–650	623	232.50–245.00	238.24
19	650–700	671	220.00–239.00	229.00
8	700–750	719	207.50–221.00	215.12
10	750–800	765	200.00–210.00	204.25
3	800–850	823	187.50–200.00	192.14
3	850–900	851	172.50–190.00	184.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	428	257.50–265.00	261.36
1	450–500	490	252.50	252.50
4	550–600	573	207.50–225.00	220.57
2	600–650	625	220.00–222.50	221.26
1	700–750	740	202.50	202.50
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	257.50–267.50	263.79
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,375.63
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,561.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,450.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,299.36
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,671	141.00–160.00	150.08
3	—	1,807	164.50–173.00	167.61
3	—	1,282	125.00–138.00	130.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,063	97.00–108.00	103.12
2	—	1,083	124.00–127.50	125.76
15	—	1,094	113.00–122.50	116.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,473	139.00–146.50	142.30
25	—	1,424	116.50–135.00	126.12
3	—	1,530	109.50–114.00	112.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,240	116.50–131.00	121.91
6	—	1,269	134.00–147.00	137.12

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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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

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