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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 23

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

845 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 915▼ 220 vs year ago 1,065 · −20.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 161▼ 51 vs year ago 193 · −26.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 30▼ 40 vs year ago 77 · −51.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply higher, with those weighing over 450 lbs. unevenly steady, and feeder heifers sharply higher overall. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 8.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

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 $302.62/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −142.76 against this barn's trailing median of $445.38.

Average price

$302.62

52 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$66.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.70

vs TN average

−6.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	306.45	1,650	49
Large 1	585	240.00	1,404	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.45/cwt here — about $246 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale52 hd

302.62

—

TN average13 barns · 423 hd

289.92

+12.70

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−6.93

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.38

−142.76

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	—	Average	1,709	151.12	2,582	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	121.12	1,726	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	118.40	1,370	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	105.73	1,080	25

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,351	$1,852	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,788	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,774	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	797	$1,378	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	842	$1,301	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	789	$1,300	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,483	3thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	358.50/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,312	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	357.31/cwt	345.00–358.00	1,529	98
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	326.97/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,399	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	326.97/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,547	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	303.01/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,464	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	322.88/cwt	317.50–328.00	1,682	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	303.98/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,602	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	315.69/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,818	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	281.59/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,636	5
Steers	550–600	Large 1	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,762	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,808	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	268.70/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,773	4
Steers	650–700	Large 1	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	247.60/cwt	244.00–252.50	1,676	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	248.42/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,813	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,676	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	791	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,796	3
Steers	750–800	Large 1	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	860	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,875	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,885	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	985	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,995	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	232	345.50/cwt	325.00–355.00	802	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	252	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	958	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	279	342.19/cwt	330.00–365.00	955	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	324.89/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,059	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	330	280.02/cwt	275.00–285.00	924	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	302.33/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,146	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	390	280.67/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,095	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	287.75/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,186	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	286.39/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,369	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,521	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	272.67/cwt	264.00–282.50	1,426	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	262.26/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,503	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,524	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	235.99/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,473	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	219.36/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,450	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	198.03/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,535	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	197.10/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,597	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	975	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,609	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,025	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,620	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	390.03/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,131	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	374.83/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,241	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	351.12/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,289	26
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	350.61/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,438	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	323.25/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,341	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	305.65/cwt	292.50–314.00	1,427	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	490	285.91/cwt	282.50–287.00	1,401	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	291.18/cwt	277.50–306.00	1,529	37
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	530	268.74/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,424	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	291.62/cwt	277.50–298.00	1,642	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	268.12/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,569	4
Bulls	600–650	Large 1	617	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,456	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	248.74/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,552	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	240.41/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,604	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	224.45/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,627	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,654	147.57/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,441	15
Bulls	—	—	1,914	164.43/cwt	162.00–170.00	3,147	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,113	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	106.75/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,094	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	94.76/cwt	93.00–98.00	991	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	116.56/cwt	110.00–124.50	1,344	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	131.62/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,558	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,188	108.93/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,294	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,859	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	121.32/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,776	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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	—	1,450.00/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	1,788.02/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,774.23/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,774	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,351	1,852.24/head	1,625.00–1,975.00	1,852	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	693	1,154.69/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,155	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	785	1,226.27/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,226	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 915Year ago 1,065

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 161Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 30Year ago 77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,025	100.00–114.00	106.75
2	—	943	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,046	93.00–98.00	94.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	108.00–110.00	108.93
13	—	1,464	113.00–129.00	121.32
2	—	1,408	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,153	110.00–124.50	116.56
5	—	1,184	128.00–145.00	131.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,654	140.00–156.00	147.57
4	—	1,914	162.00–170.00	164.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	380.00–405.00	390.03
8	300–350	331	360.00–390.00	374.83
26	350–400	367	337.50–370.00	351.12
19	400–450	415	300.00–337.50	323.25
18	450–500	467	292.50–314.00	305.65
37	500–550	525	277.50–306.00	291.18
22	550–600	563	277.50–298.00	291.62
4	600–650	624	242.50–252.50	248.74
8	650–700	667	236.00–250.00	240.41
4	700–750	725	215.00–240.00	224.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	282.50–287.00	285.91
7	500–550	530	265.00–272.00	268.74
4	550–600	585	267.50–270.00	268.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	350.00–352.50	350.61
2	450–500	485	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	617	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
98	400–450	428	345.00–358.00	357.31
5	450–500	473	325.00–330.00	326.97
8	500–550	521	317.50–328.00	322.88
7	550–600	576	315.00–320.00	315.69
1	600–650	640	282.50	282.50
4	650–700	660	262.50–275.00	268.70
3	750–800	791	227.00	227.00
5	800–850	840	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	860	218.00	218.00
2	950–1000	985	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	405.00	405.00
3	350–400	366	355.00–365.00	358.50
18	400–450	428	315.00–340.00	326.97
10	450–500	483	290.00–320.00	303.01
29	500–550	527	292.50–310.00	303.98
5	550–600	581	270.00–289.00	281.59
1	600–650	635	277.50	277.50
4	650–700	677	244.00–252.50	247.60
10	700–750	730	240.00–255.00	248.42
2	750–800	762	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	940	200.00–201.00	200.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	795	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	325.00–355.00	345.50
10	250–300	279	330.00–365.00	342.19
5	300–350	326	322.50–332.50	324.89
21	350–400	379	292.50–310.00	302.33
24	400–450	412	275.00–298.00	287.75
50	450–500	478	267.50–295.00	286.39
14	500–550	523	264.00–282.50	272.67
19	550–600	573	252.50–272.50	262.26
10	600–650	624	225.00–247.50	235.99
4	650–700	661	217.50–225.00	219.36
4	750–800	775	195.00–199.00	198.03
5	800–850	810	196.00–200.00	197.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	292.50	292.50
2	600–650	600	254.00	254.00
4	650–700	660	242.50	242.50
2	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	975	165.00	165.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	275.00–285.00	280.02
3	350–400	390	280.00–281.00	280.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	380.00	380.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,395	2,450.00	2,450.00

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)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,450.00

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)	4	—	1,351	1,625.00–1,975.00	1,852.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,774.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	785	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,226.27
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	693	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,154.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.