Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. 5.00 higher and those weighing over 500 lbs. 3.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 10.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.75/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −168.50 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$230.75

75 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.55

vs TN average

−27.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	230.75	1,259	75

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 sale75 hd

230.75

—

TN average14 barns · 747 hd

229.20

+1.55

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−27.64

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−168.50

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	1,595	150.90	2,406	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	117.02	1,735	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	116.40	1,444	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	103.11	1,048	12

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,571	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,440	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,420	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$1,590	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,525	1thin

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	500–550	527	232.94/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,228	43
Heifers	Small and Medium 1Full	400–450	425	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	254.96/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,089	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	277.20/cwt	260.00–300.00	912	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	264.63/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,016	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	226.22/cwt	222.50–233.00	1,421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	238.85/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,127	20
Steers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	547	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,519	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	225.38/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,501	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	300–350	340	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	871	219.35/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,911	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	272.55/cwt	269.00–277.50	1,167	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	787	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	230.18/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,312	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	254.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	263.43/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,407	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	240.44/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,522	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	990	196.23/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	762	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	923	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,984	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	215.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	233.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	298.43/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,262	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	600–650	612	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,285	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	400–450	433	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	992	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	750–800	770	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	726	235.73/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,711	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	537	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	104.68/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,148	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	117.02/cwt	109.50–124.50	1,735	14
Bulls	—	—	1,560	162.67/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,538	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	152.55/cwt	144.00–159.50	2,471	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	113.87/cwt	109.50–121.00	1,410	22
Bulls	—	—	1,540	133.34/cwt	129.00–140.00	2,053	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,590.00/head	1,590.00–1,590.00	1,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,571.07/head	1,550.00–1,590.00	1,571	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,420.00/head	1,420.00–1,420.00	1,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,440.00/head	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	258.30/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	712	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	271.79/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,242	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	228.65/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,429	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	297.84/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,260	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	311.45/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,143	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	674	212.75/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	223.10/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	342.29/cwt	330.00–360.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	187.45/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	224.17/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,486	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	203.81/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,573	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	300–350	338	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	972	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	241.22/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,360	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	245.45/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,264	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	390	233.75/cwt	232.50–235.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	216.60/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	332.37/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,074	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	217.67/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	826	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	572	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,230	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	837	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	95.99/cwt	94.00–98.00	965	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	126.49/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,638	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	104.53/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,065	10

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.

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 987Year ago 989

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 165Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 18Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	260.00–300.00	277.20
9	350–400	384	250.00–277.50	264.63
32	400–450	427	240.00–264.00	254.96
20	450–500	472	235.00–247.50	238.85
43	500–550	527	225.00–242.50	232.94
27	550–600	570	220.00–238.00	230.18
8	600–650	628	222.50–233.00	226.22
18	650–700	666	220.00–229.00	225.38
3	700–750	732	217.00–218.00	217.67
1	750–800	750	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	428	269.00–277.50	272.55
1	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	612	237.50	237.50
5	750–800	787	212.50	212.50
9	800–850	826	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	237.50	237.50
1	350–400	365	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	232.50–235.00	233.75
2	450–500	470	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	242.50	242.50
5	550–600	572	215.00	215.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	726	230.00–237.50	235.73
2	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
11	850–900	871	213.00–220.00	219.35
8	900–950	923	215.00	215.00
4	950–1000	990	195.00–200.00	196.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
5	400–450	423	287.50–310.00	298.43
4	450–500	473	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	534	260.00–267.50	263.43
2	550–600	560	250.00–260.00	254.91
10	600–650	633	232.00–245.00	240.44
3	650–700	672	230.00–240.00	233.33
2	800–850	823	210.00–220.00	215.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	762	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	229.00	229.00
5	600–650	612	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	770	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	537	232.50	232.50
4	550–600	585	222.50–225.00	223.10
2	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
4	650–700	674	210.00–215.00	212.75
1	700–750	725	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	415	240.00–265.00	258.30
1	450–500	490	244.00	244.00
1	700–750	725	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	712	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	330.00–360.00	342.29
5	300–350	323	305.00–355.00	332.37
12	350–400	367	300.00–330.00	311.45
17	400–450	423	270.00–310.00	297.84
11	450–500	457	260.00–285.00	271.79
24	500–550	515	237.50–252.50	245.45
20	550–600	564	230.00–255.00	241.22
18	600–650	625	220.00–240.00	228.65
8	650–700	663	220.00–228.00	224.17
5	700–750	709	216.00–218.00	216.60
7	750–800	772	195.00–207.50	203.81
3	800–850	827	185.00–192.50	187.45
2	850–900	862	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	285.00–290.00	287.52
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	104.00–105.00	104.68
22	—	1,238	109.50–121.00	113.87
9	—	1,295	123.00–134.00	126.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,483	109.50–124.50	117.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	94.00–98.00	95.99
10	—	1,019	101.00–110.00	104.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	161.00–168.00	162.67
14	—	1,620	144.00–159.50	152.55
4	—	1,540	129.00–140.00	133.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,275.00	1,275.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,590.00	1,590.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	1,550.00–1,590.00	1,571.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,420.00	1,420.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,440.00	1,440.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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