Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 10.00 higher with feeder heifers 8.00 higher overall. Feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. mostly steady with those weighing over 500 lbs. sharply higher. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 7.00 lower with slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 665 lbs., $287.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black/bwf.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.24/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −161.87 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$295.24

32 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.14

vs TN average

−29.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	295.24	1,617	32

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $392.93, median $457.12 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 sale32 hd

295.24

—

TN average14 barns · 506 hd

290.10

+5.14

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−29.11

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−161.87

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	1,752	139.18	2,438	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	118.98	1,438	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	117.81	1,837	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	99.47	1,004	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,876	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,838	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,149	$1,593	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,369	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,825	4thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1Full	300–350	330	275.97/cwt	270.00–282.50	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	732	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	293.93/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,073	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	305.48/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,023	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	469	348.43/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	217.45/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	285.56/cwt	277.50–296.00	1,248	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	235.33/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,454	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	403	308.55/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	258.74/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,472	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	380	313.60/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	648	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,607	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	269.31/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,285	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	431	263.72/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,438	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	256.05/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,344	19
Steers	Small and Medium 1	650–700	675	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	356.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	312	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	683	244.50/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	333.38/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	278.05/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,577	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	307.09/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,621	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	258.93/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,737	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	354.90/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	637	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	666	283.85/cwt	268.00–287.00	1,890	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	729	258.00/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,881	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	769	249.81/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,921	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	343.28/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	268.20/cwt	262.50–278.00	1,687	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	318.39/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	270.61/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,534	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	237.23/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,627	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	361.43/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	102.93/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,328	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	127.20/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,685	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	115.42/cwt	109.00–122.50	1,322	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,441	126.05/cwt	123.50–129.00	1,816	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,990	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,132	121.06/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,370	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	117.85/cwt	111.50–127.00	1,903	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	672	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	106.67/cwt	104.50–109.00	1,593	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	141.27/cwt	132.00–147.00	2,498	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	100.52/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,040	10
Bulls	—	—	1,645	126.34/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,078	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,949	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,779	144.64/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,573	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,050.00–2,625.00	2,375	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	1,592.69/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,593	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,887.50/head	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,837.69/head	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,876.22/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,876	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,762.50/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	350.63/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,287	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	288.80/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,516	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	379.63/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,257	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	245.22/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,542	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	332.12/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,418	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	229.48/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	421	264.88/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	526	228.19/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	243.23/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,396	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	463	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	312.31/cwt	292.50–322.50	1,496	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	393	273.77/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,076	2

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 852Last week 796Year ago 814

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 132Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 14Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	270.00–282.50	275.97
2	350–400	393	270.00–277.50	273.77
4	400–450	431	262.50–267.50	263.72
2	450–500	463	250.00–255.00	252.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	322.50	322.50
2	400–450	403	300.00–317.00	308.55
9	500–550	519	277.00	277.00
9	550–600	569	257.00–265.00	258.74
18	600–650	648	248.00	248.00
5	650–700	683	240.00–247.50	244.50
7	700–750	732	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	260.00–267.50	264.88
3	500–550	526	220.00–232.50	228.19
2	600–650	610	220.00–225.00	222.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	335	290.00–312.50	305.48
13	350–400	365	282.50–312.50	293.93
27	400–450	437	277.50–296.00	285.56
17	450–500	477	260.00–285.00	269.31
19	500–550	525	240.00–265.00	256.05
15	550–600	574	235.00–251.00	243.23
16	600–650	618	228.00–239.00	235.33
6	700–750	728	212.50–227.50	217.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	350.00–365.00	356.07
5	450–500	469	340.00–360.00	348.43
5	500–550	537	318.00–320.00	318.39
2	600–650	637	282.50	282.50
98	650–700	666	268.00–287.00	283.85
24	700–750	729	255.00–260.00	258.00
21	750–800	769	242.50–253.00	249.81
6	800–850	800	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	310.00–317.50	313.60
1	650–700	675	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	386	335.00–365.00	354.90
6	400–450	428	335.00–345.00	343.28
6	450–500	470	325.00–337.50	333.38
12	500–550	528	292.50–315.00	307.09
15	550–600	567	270.00–290.00	278.05
25	600–650	629	262.50–278.00	268.20
11	650–700	671	250.00–265.00	258.93
1	800–850	800	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
7	300–350	331	350.00–395.00	379.63
16	350–400	367	335.00–372.50	350.63
13	400–450	427	320.00–345.00	332.12
22	450–500	479	292.50–322.50	312.31
19	500–550	525	275.00–302.50	288.80
17	550–600	567	250.00–280.00	270.61
7	600–650	629	235.00–255.00	245.22
9	650–700	686	229.00–245.00	237.23
4	700–750	723	224.00–235.00	229.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	420	357.50–365.00	361.43
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	102.00–104.00	102.93
6	—	1,325	124.00–131.00	127.20
12	—	1,145	109.00–122.50	115.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	123.50–129.00	126.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	134.00	134.00
5	—	1,132	115.00–127.00	121.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,615	111.50–127.00	117.85
3	—	1,493	104.50–109.00	106.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	89.00	89.00
10	—	1,035	94.00–106.00	100.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,768	132.00–147.00	141.27
4	—	1,645	122.00–130.00	126.34
1	—	1,940	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,779	138.00–149.00	144.64

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,149	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,592.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,837.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,876.22
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,625.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,887.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,762.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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Steers · 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

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