Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls unevenly steady. Feeder heifers measuring 6.00 lower overall with lighter demand noted, and lower-quality offerings were noted for feeder classes overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with lean cows 6.00 lower, and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $247.29/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −189.03 against this barn's trailing median of $436.31.

Average price

$247.29

65 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$30.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.23

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	248.28	1,349	62
Small and Medium 1	548	231.25	1,266	2thin
Medium and Large 2	550	217.50	1,196	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.78/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $495.98, low $351.52, median $436.31 across 31 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 sale65 hd

247.29

—

TN average14 barns · 503 hd

237.06

+10.23

This barn, trailing median31 sales

436.31

−189.03

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	1,690	153.01	2,586	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,526	125.68	1,918	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	124.81	1,553	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	107.45	1,113	24

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,032	$1,747	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,530	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	970	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	241.67/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,022	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	269.86/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,247	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	261.33/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,419	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	268.01/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	238.20/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,129	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	249.04/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,429	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	292.17/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,239	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	233.98/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	577	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	621	271.89/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,688	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	835	230.26/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,923	24
Steers	Small and Medium 1	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	279.69/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	679	258.08/cwt	257.00–262.50	1,752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	981	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,060	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	297.64/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,101	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	245.13/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	714	243.28/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	433	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	273.33/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	458	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	222.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	201.00/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	227.43/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	225.88/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	658	209.11/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,376	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1Fleshy	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	246.76/cwt	246.00–247.50	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	812	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	455	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	400–450	435	247.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	500–550	535	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	970	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	1,747.32/head	1,650.00–1,890.00	1,747	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	429	258.41/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,109	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	211.81/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	225.98/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,516	37
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	450–500	472	245.56/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	266.70/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	305.51/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,158	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	210.16/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,526	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	338.51/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,076	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	249.73/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,411	21
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	350–400	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	193.69/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	234.33/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,451	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	251.82/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,335	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	274.34/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,180	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	265.06/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,246	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	490	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	250.07/cwt	247.50–255.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	207.93/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	231.40/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,219	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	596	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	826	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	277.50/cwt	267.50–292.50	896	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	255.10/cwt	252.00–262.50	982	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	870	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	438	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	472	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	372	285.15/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	219.47/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	224.29/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,386	16
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	375	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	225.87/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	236.27/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	239.96/cwt	230.00–247.50	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	225.18/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,308	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,530.00/head	1,530.00–1,530.00	1,530	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,465	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	3,685	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,153	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,695	2
Bulls	—	—	1,716	150.75/cwt	143.00–160.50	2,587	15
Bulls	—	—	1,662	169.50/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,817	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	111.98/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,801	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	107.05/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,257	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	123.78/cwt	112.00–130.00	1,532	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	127.15/cwt	117.00–134.00	1,929	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	110.59/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,188	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	99.82/cwt	98.00–102.00	942	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	137.71/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,797	9

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 987Last week 1,157Year ago 848

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 122Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	323	267.50–292.50	277.50
14	350–400	385	252.00–262.50	255.10
31	400–450	423	232.50–252.50	241.67
43	450–500	474	230.00–248.00	238.20
33	500–550	527	220.00–238.00	231.40
28	550–600	581	220.00–235.00	225.18
16	600–650	618	220.00–232.50	224.29
8	650–700	666	210.00–225.00	219.47
3	700–750	713	200.00–215.00	207.93
2	750–800	763	195.00–200.00	197.46
3	800–850	823	197.50	197.50
1	850–900	865	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	275.00–287.50	285.15
4	400–450	438	277.50	277.50
2	450–500	472	257.50	257.50
6	500–550	518	242.50	242.50
5	550–600	577	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	622	242.50	242.50
6	650–700	663	235.00–237.50	236.27
2	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	247.50–255.00	250.07
3	350–400	387	230.00–247.50	239.96
1	400–450	420	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	465	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	375	242.00	242.00
1	450–500	490	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	256.00	256.00
1	400–450	415	227.50	227.50
3	550–600	596	215.00	215.00
3	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	735	180.00	180.00
3	800–850	826	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	870	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	287.50–307.50	297.64
5	400–450	424	280.00–302.50	292.17
23	450–500	462	265.00–280.00	269.86
11	500–550	543	260.00–265.00	261.33
8	550–600	574	240.00–263.00	249.04
6	600–650	613	235.00–257.50	245.13
2	650–700	680	233.00–235.00	233.98
3	750–800	788	220.00–225.00	222.67
2	900–950	900	192.00–210.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	255.00–277.50	268.01
4	450–500	486	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	433	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	505	270.00–280.00	273.33
2	550–600	573	270.00–290.00	279.69
10	600–650	621	260.00–277.50	271.89
5	650–700	679	257.00–262.50	258.08
4	700–750	714	238.00–245.00	243.28
24	800–850	835	225.00–232.00	230.26
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00
11	950–1000	981	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	615	225.00–227.50	225.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	429	250.00–260.00	258.41
4	450–500	482	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	520	220.00–230.00	227.43
3	550–600	570	222.50–227.50	225.88
1	600–650	625	214.00	214.00
3	650–700	658	202.50–212.50	209.11
4	800–850	812	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	252.50–277.50	266.70
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	458	246.00–247.50	246.76
1	550–600	550	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	435	245.00–250.00	247.44
5	450–500	472	227.50–250.00	245.56
1	500–550	535	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	310.00–352.50	338.51
18	350–400	379	290.00–325.00	305.51
29	400–450	430	265.00–292.50	274.34
18	450–500	470	255.00–275.00	265.06
34	500–550	530	242.50–260.00	251.82
21	550–600	565	237.50–260.00	249.73
19	600–650	619	225.00–250.00	234.33
37	650–700	671	218.00–235.00	225.98
12	700–750	726	200.00–225.00	210.16
7	750–800	764	200.00–216.00	211.81
2	800–850	808	187.50–200.00	193.69
2	850–900	865	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,032	1,650.00–1,890.00	1,747.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,530.00	1,530.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,525.00	2,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,465	149.50	149.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	146.00–148.00	146.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,716	143.00–160.50	150.75
3	—	1,662	164.00–178.00	169.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	111.00–114.00	111.98
28	—	1,517	117.00–134.00	127.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,174	105.00–109.00	107.05
44	—	1,238	112.00–130.00	123.78
9	—	1,305	132.00–149.00	137.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,074	106.00–119.00	110.59
7	—	944	98.00–102.00	99.82

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

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Bulls · 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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