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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 5

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

914 head

▼ 374 vs last sale 1,288▼ 211 vs year ago 1,125 · −18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 96▼ 19 vs year ago 156 · −12.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 16▼ 1 vs year ago 44 · −2.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 9.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder heifers 2.00 lower overall. Feeder bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 450 lbs. unevenly steady. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.97/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −141.41 against this barn's trailing median of $445.38.

Average price

$303.97

73 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$50.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.71

vs TN average

−9.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	306.03	1,704	70
Large 1	532	255.83	1,360	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.20/cwt here — about $344 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale73 hd

303.97

—

TN average9 barns · 300 hd

290.26

+13.71

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−9.03

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.38

−141.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $355.08, median $445.38 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,704	133.55	2,275	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	117.91	1,822	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	115.76	1,397	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	104.18	1,065	26

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$2,020	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$1,850	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,058	$1,175	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,374	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$1,588	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,810	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,675	5

Every lot

90 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	267	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	888	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	350.98/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,141	4
Steers	350–400	Large 1	351	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	965	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	323.44/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,226	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	319.81/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,346	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	336.83/cwt	334.00–339.00	1,435	22
Steers	400–450	Large 1	441	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,114	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	333.55/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,578	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	309.94/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,466	12
Steers	500–550	Large 1Value Added	520	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,365	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	315.23/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,658	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	304.11/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,603	6
Steers	550–600	Large 1	555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,346	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	305.98/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,759	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	287.13/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,680	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	634	292.65/cwt	287.50–301.00	1,855	77
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	286.21/cwt	282.50–289.00	1,889	7
Steers	650–700	Large 1Value Added	662	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,721	2
Steers	650–700	Large 1	665	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,646	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	248.26/cwt	247.50–257.00	1,820	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,789	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	218	332.59/cwt	330.00–335.00	725	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	301.38/cwt	290.00–320.00	708	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	317.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	842	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	285.96/cwt	270.00–300.00	772	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	281.17/cwt	270.00–305.00	911	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	326	325.63/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,062	5
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	357	245.74/cwt	242.50–255.00	877	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	315.09/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,160	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	288.76/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,115	15
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	412	295.54/cwt	288.00–297.50	1,218	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	272.46/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,185	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	456	297.25/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,355	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	271.74/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,283	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	510	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,160	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	517	226.68/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,172	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	270.41/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,401	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	245.46/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,281	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,437	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	239.37/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,388	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	242.99/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,477	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	225.62/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,415	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	221.16/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,480	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	333.09/cwt	320.00–345.00	783	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	327.53/cwt	320.00–345.00	907	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	310.93/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,039	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	343.84/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,283	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	310.26/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,179	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	305.71/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,278	24
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	341.71/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,452	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	459	324.42/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,489	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	295.81/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,432	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	275.72/cwt	262.00–292.50	1,428	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	269.33/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,554	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	230.67/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,462	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	646	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,402	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	218.09/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,559	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	205.63/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,594	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,662	131.61/cwt	124.00–137.00	2,187	14
Bulls	—	—	1,849	140.36/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,595	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	778	112.16/cwt	110.00–114.00	873	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	988	98.24/cwt	98.00–98.50	971	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	100.58/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,046	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	116.99/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,223	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	961	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	113.87/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,369	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	124.79/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,574	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	117.15/cwt	114.00–120.50	1,796	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,040	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	1,587.73/head	1,375.00–1,750.00	1,588	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	815	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,020.49/head	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,020	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,480.00/head	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,480	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	1,849.89/head	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,850	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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	—	1,962.50/head	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,963	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,810.00/head	1,800.00–1,820.00	1,810	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,483.33/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,483	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,373.66/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,374	2

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 914Last week 1,288Year ago 1,125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 96Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 16Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	320.00–327.50	325.63
16	400–450	412	288.00–297.50	295.54
14	450–500	456	287.50–300.00	297.25
23	500–550	518	260.00–286.00	270.41
4	550–600	557	258.00	258.00
3	600–650	608	239.00–245.00	242.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	235	290.00–320.00	301.38
6	250–300	270	270.00–300.00	285.96
6	300–350	324	270.00–305.00	281.17
15	350–400	386	270.00–305.00	288.76
26	400–450	435	265.00–277.50	272.46
37	450–500	472	252.50–280.00	271.74
10	500–550	522	236.00–255.00	245.46
29	550–600	580	230.00–252.00	239.37
9	600–650	627	212.50–230.00	225.62
8	650–700	669	210.00–229.00	221.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	357	242.50–255.00	245.74
7	400–450	410	235.00	235.00
6	500–550	517	220.00–228.00	226.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	330.00–335.00	332.59
2	250–300	265	315.00–320.00	317.55
4	350–400	368	310.00–320.00	315.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	565	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	351	275.00	275.00
15	400–450	441	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	555	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	665	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	267	330.00–335.00	332.50
4	300–350	325	330.00–365.00	350.98
5	350–400	379	310.00–327.50	323.44
16	400–450	421	305.00–325.00	319.81
12	450–500	473	300.00–324.00	309.94
6	500–550	527	292.50–307.50	304.11
10	550–600	585	280.00–294.00	287.13
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	262.50	262.50
2	650–700	662	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	426	334.00–339.00	336.83
15	450–500	473	327.50–335.00	333.55
22	500–550	526	312.00–318.00	315.23
32	550–600	575	303.00–313.00	305.98
77	600–650	634	287.50–301.00	292.65
7	650–700	660	282.50–289.00	286.21
12	700–750	733	247.50–257.00	248.26
2	750–800	755	237.00	237.00
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	320.00–345.00	333.09
3	250–300	277	320.00–345.00	327.53
11	300–350	334	300.00–325.00	310.93
12	350–400	380	300.00–325.00	310.26
24	400–450	418	290.00–325.00	305.71
9	450–500	484	285.00–312.50	295.81
6	500–550	518	262.00–292.50	275.72
21	550–600	577	260.00–282.50	269.33
4	600–650	634	225.00–240.00	230.67
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
4	700–750	715	209.00–225.00	218.09
3	750–800	775	203.00–209.00	205.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	646	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	335.00–355.00	343.84
3	400–450	425	340.00–345.00	341.71
5	450–500	459	323.00–330.00	324.42
2	550–600	550	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,533	114.00–120.50	117.15
1	—	1,645	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	98.00–98.50	98.24
11	—	1,261	120.00–135.00	124.79
34	—	1,202	106.00–119.00	113.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,045	112.00–122.00	116.99
18	—	1,040	93.00–110.00	100.58
1	—	1,080	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	110.00–114.00	112.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,849	138.00–145.00	140.36
14	—	1,662	124.00–137.00	131.61

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,480.00	1,480.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,233	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,020.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,303	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,849.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	870.00	870.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,483.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,820.00	1,810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,962.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	935	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,373.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,208	1,375.00–1,750.00	1,587.73
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	810	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.