Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. 7.00 higher with those weighing over 500 lbs. 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. 7.00 higher with those weighing over 600 lbs. 5.00 lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts from last week, but a higher undertone was noted. Strong demand for lightweight feeder calves was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 13.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.95/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −166.30 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$232.95

69 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$13.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.15

vs TN average

−32.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	233.14	1,271	68
Small and Medium 1	515	220.00	1,133	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.14/cwt here — about $138 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 sale69 hd

232.95

—

TN average13 barns · 621 hd

228.80

+4.15

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−32.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−166.30

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	1,772	141.26	2,503	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	111.37	1,674	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	110.11	1,316	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	104.46	1,191	4thin

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)	1,305	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,969	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$1,734	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,350	$2,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,925	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,070	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	602	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	321.54/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,183	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	763	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,812	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	232.52/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,214	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	457	255.82/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	218.77/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	437	240.39/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	257.91/cwt	248.00–272.50	1,124	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	527	220.29/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,161	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1Fleshy	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	481	232.49/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,118	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	400–450	438	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	708	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	246.84/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,172	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	273.55/cwt	256.00–292.50	1,015	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	227.95/cwt	222.50–234.00	1,297	23
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	221.22/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	461	261.14/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	215.07/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	286.82/cwt	270.00–290.00	947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	247.97/cwt	244.00–252.50	1,287	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	327.54/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,074	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	249.60/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,395	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	646	243.40/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,572	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	225.01/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,411	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	252.31/cwt	231.00–262.00	1,590	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	276.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,448	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	791	244.91/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,937	26
Steers	Small and Medium 1Value Added	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	276.19/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	297.92/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	239.11/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	254.68/cwt	247.50–258.00	1,459	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	340.13/cwt	327.50–352.50	1,245	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	382.83/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,369	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	101.28/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,165	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	101.66/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,413	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	108.87/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,288	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	118.38/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,509	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	112.83/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,715	20
Bulls	—	—	1,658	154.78/cwt	154.50–155.00	2,566	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,265	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	139.57/cwt	127.00–148.00	2,493	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,969.08/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,969	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,734.12/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,734	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,525.00/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	367	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	206.64/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,298	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	679	201.27/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	234.18/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	305.42/cwt	278.00–322.50	1,326	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	581	227.34/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,321	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	249.85/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,427	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	207.61/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,489	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	332.99/cwt	312.50–342.50	1,122	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	213.46/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,437	19
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	450–500	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	400–450	410	257.40/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,055	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	284.56/cwt	262.00–300.00	1,352	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	253.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,309	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	286.45/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,212	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	225.69/cwt	215.00–242.50	1,404	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	403	335.74/cwt	334.00–337.50	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1

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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 874Last week 649Year ago 1,102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 102Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 17Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	334.00–337.50	335.74
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	553	266.00	266.00
4	600–650	602	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	276	345.00	345.00
5	300–350	337	312.50–342.50	332.99
14	350–400	368	305.00–345.00	321.54
31	400–450	434	278.00–322.50	305.42
22	450–500	475	262.00–300.00	284.56
27	500–550	516	240.00–260.00	253.71
19	550–600	571	237.50–260.00	249.85
10	600–650	622	215.00–242.50	225.69
19	650–700	673	210.00–228.00	213.46
10	700–750	717	197.50–215.00	207.61
6	800–850	824	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
6	400–450	410	237.50–265.00	257.40
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	275.00	275.00
7	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	510	232.50–235.00	234.18
6	550–600	581	225.00–230.00	227.34
6	600–650	628	200.00–210.00	206.64
4	650–700	679	200.00–202.50	201.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	405	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	472	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	562	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
14	400–450	423	280.00–289.00	286.45
6	450–500	457	255.00–257.50	255.82
5	500–550	519	244.00–252.50	247.97
10	550–600	559	240.00–255.00	249.60
16	600–650	646	239.00–244.00	243.40
2	650–700	657	237.50	237.50
3	700–750	708	235.00	235.00
14	750–800	763	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	330	270.00–290.00	286.82
31	350–400	371	256.00–292.50	273.55
23	400–450	436	248.00–272.50	257.91
20	450–500	475	242.50–252.50	246.84
22	500–550	522	227.50–240.00	232.52
23	550–600	569	222.50–234.00	227.95
14	600–650	627	222.00–227.50	225.01
5	650–700	684	220.00–222.00	221.22
9	700–750	726	210.00–225.00	215.07
1	750–800	760	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	240.00–241.00	240.39
7	450–500	481	230.00–237.50	232.49
6	500–550	527	217.50–222.50	220.29
2	550–600	580	217.50–220.00	218.77
2	600–650	625	215.00–220.00	217.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	490	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	272.50–280.00	276.19
4	450–500	461	255.00–270.00	261.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	350.00–400.00	382.83
6	300–350	328	315.00–340.00	327.54
6	350–400	366	327.50–352.50	340.13
2	400–450	418	325.00–330.00	327.49
4	450–500	473	287.50–312.50	297.92
8	500–550	524	270.00–280.00	276.27
13	550–600	573	247.50–258.00	254.68
43	600–650	630	231.00–262.00	252.31
5	700–750	739	237.50–240.00	239.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	365.00	365.00
26	750–800	791	242.50–245.00	244.91
Steers — Small and Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	98.00–107.00	101.28
1	—	1,110	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	101.00–102.00	101.66
20	—	1,520	105.00–119.00	112.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,183	103.00–114.00	108.87
3	—	1,275	117.50–119.00	118.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	154.50–155.00	154.78
16	—	1,786	127.00–148.00	139.57

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)	2	—	1,330	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,969.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,370	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,734.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,825.00	1,825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,070.00	1,070.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,175.00	1,175.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,350	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,525.00

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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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

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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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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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