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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 2

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,002 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 894▼ 45 vs year ago 1,047 · −4.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 121▼ 14 vs year ago 133 · −10.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 30▼ 18 vs year ago 37 · −48.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply lower overall, with feeder heifers and bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply lower, heifers weighing over 450 lbs. 3.00 higher, and bulls weighing over 450 lbs. 3.00 lower. Lower prices on feeders due, in part. to recent drop in feeder cattle futures in response to reports of Avian Influenza found in dairy herds in multiple states. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.75/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −137.98 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$255.75

45 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.90

vs TN average

−14.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	255.75	1,353	45

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale45 hd

255.75

—

TN average10 barns · 482 hd

253.85

+1.90

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−14.84

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.73

−137.98

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.87, low $321.98, median $393.73 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	1,660	155.90	2,588	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	130.55	1,942	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	125.19	1,450	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	112.36	1,085	20

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)	1,067	$1,746	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,325	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,410	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,460	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	295.65/cwt	290.00–312.50	987	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	320.59/cwt	307.50–327.50	1,205	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	307.80/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,308	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	333.55/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,434	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	297.38/cwt	288.00–325.00	1,392	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	318.40/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,675	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	284.62/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,523	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	270.81/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,530	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	293.76/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,713	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	263.50/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,623	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	283.15/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,869	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	260.39/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,752	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	248.95/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,802	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	216.27/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,654	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	798	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,859	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	801	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,682	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	307.50/cwt	295.00–320.00	753	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	271	298.48/cwt	295.00–307.50	809	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	307.07/cwt	297.50–317.50	967	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	361	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	893	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	300.88/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,128	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	417	263.70/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,100	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	290.67/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,230	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	293.77/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,390	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	274.11/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,299	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	496	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,265	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	280.83/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,418	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	508	232.57/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,181	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	259.15/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,335	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	239.98/cwt	232.00–254.00	1,377	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	230.62/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,425	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	641	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,372	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,569	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	219.49/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,475	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	862	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,595	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	231	350.99/cwt	335.00–365.00	811	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	282	298.18/cwt	290.00–310.00	841	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	313.05/cwt	297.50–325.00	995	14
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	339	333.07/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,129	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	356	334.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,189	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	995	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	308.26/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,159	21
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	328.22/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,408	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	299.99/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,287	47
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	437	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,235	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	456	319.00/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,455	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	298.41/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,367	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	522	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,344	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	276.01/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,455	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	271.99/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,545	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,425	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	250.21/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,551	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	229.25/cwt	227.00–237.50	1,527	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	216.86/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,577	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,170	146.05/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,709	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	153.04/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,594	11
Bulls	—	—	1,808	168.70/cwt	165.00–177.00	3,050	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	800	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,064	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	92.45/cwt	89.00–96.00	816	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,162	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	112.89/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,115	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	990	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,297	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	122.20/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,407	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	135.25/cwt	131.00–151.00	1,620	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	142.83/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,075	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	128.50/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,919	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	1,745.51/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,746	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,002Last week 894Year ago 1,047

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 121Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 30Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	231	335.00–365.00	350.99
6	250–300	282	290.00–310.00	298.18
14	300–350	318	297.50–325.00	313.05
21	350–400	376	290.00–325.00	308.26
47	400–450	429	287.50–315.00	299.99
18	450–500	458	292.50–307.50	298.41
24	500–550	527	267.50–287.50	276.01
19	550–600	568	262.50–280.00	271.99
11	600–650	620	240.00–265.00	250.21
10	650–700	666	227.00–237.50	229.25
11	700–750	727	210.00–223.00	216.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	522	257.50	257.50
2	600–650	600	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	325.00–345.00	333.07
8	350–400	356	330.00–340.00	334.00
4	400–450	429	320.00–335.00	328.22
5	450–500	456	315.00–320.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	272.50	272.50
2	400–450	437	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	295.00–320.00	307.50
13	250–300	271	295.00–307.50	298.48
25	300–350	315	297.50–317.50	307.07
27	350–400	375	287.50–312.50	300.88
34	400–450	423	282.50–300.00	290.67
23	450–500	474	265.00–285.00	274.11
25	500–550	515	245.00–270.00	259.15
12	550–600	574	232.00–254.00	239.98
13	600–650	618	220.00–236.00	230.62
6	650–700	672	218.00–223.00	219.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	247.50	247.50
16	400–450	417	250.00–277.50	263.70
3	450–500	496	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	508	227.50–237.50	232.57
4	600–650	641	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	473	290.00–300.00	293.77
6	500–550	505	280.00–285.00	280.83
15	650–700	662	237.00	237.00
2	850–900	862	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	290.00–312.50	295.65
14	350–400	376	307.50–327.50	320.59
21	400–450	425	295.00–320.00	307.80
22	450–500	468	288.00–325.00	297.38
16	500–550	535	275.00–300.00	284.62
6	550–600	565	262.50–282.50	270.81
10	600–650	616	260.00–267.50	263.50
11	650–700	673	250.00–270.00	260.39
5	700–750	724	230.00–255.00	248.95
2	750–800	765	212.50–220.00	216.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	332.00–335.00	333.55
6	500–550	526	310.00–320.00	318.40
15	550–600	583	290.00–295.00	293.76
12	650–700	660	282.50–290.00	283.15
18	750–800	798	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	801	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,151	114.00–129.00	122.20
11	—	1,198	131.00–151.00	135.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	89.00–96.00	92.45
1	—	945	123.00	123.00
16	—	988	105.00–119.00	112.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,493	119.00–135.00	128.50
2	—	1,453	137.00–148.00	142.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,808	165.00–177.00	168.70
11	—	1,695	146.00–158.00	153.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	145.00–147.00	146.05

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	870	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,745.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,460.00	1,460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,410.00	1,410.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.