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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 28

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

609 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 611▲ 70 vs year ago 539 · +13.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 148▼ 82 vs year ago 180 · −45.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 30▼ 6 vs year ago 23 · −26.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 5.00 higher, with exception of boning cows 10.00 higher.

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 $267.28/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −126.45 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$267.28

54 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$31.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.79

vs TN average

−0.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	270.79	1,481	48
Large 1-2	589	239.19	1,409	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.60/cwt here — about $72 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 sale54 hd

267.28

—

TN average7 barns · 272 hd

257.49

+9.79

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−0.34

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.73

−126.45

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	—	Average	1,741	164.57	2,865	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	139.23	1,984	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	137.53	1,570	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	120.62	1,065	12

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)	1,200	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$1,946	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$1,395	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,443	3thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	334	334.52/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,117	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	341.25/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,310	6
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2Value Added	412	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,288	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	324.45/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,405	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	322.73/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,530	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,485	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,758	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	319.20/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,717	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	315.97/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,776	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	304.36/cwt	293.00–309.00	1,741	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	601	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,623	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	284.60/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,756	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	271.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,821	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	253.40/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,716	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	261.89/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,891	8
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	771	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,866	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	328.86/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,059	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	327	291.30/cwt	280.00–297.50	953	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,045	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	311.74/cwt	296.00–320.00	1,178	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	297.50/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,270	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	275.59/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,193	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	294.00/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,370	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	279.86/cwt	274.00–287.50	1,329	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	265.73/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,289	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	279.09/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,454	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	548	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,589	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	261.65/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,491	22
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2Value Added	589	239.19/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,409	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	246.06/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,518	4
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	630	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,455	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	633	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,456	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,417	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	234.43/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,585	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	225.94/cwt	224.50–228.00	1,602	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	232	418.17/cwt	395.00–430.00	970	3
Bulls	250–300	Large 1	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	288	365.09/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,051	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	386.77/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,276	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	346.22/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,316	4
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	385	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,222	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	330.09/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,419	19
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	455	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,285	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	315.71/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,490	8
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	525	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,509	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 1	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	307.15/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,656	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	293.39/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,690	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,474	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	280.25/cwt	277.50–283.00	1,724	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,805	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	232.89/cwt	217.50–245.00	1,796	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 2-3	597	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,687	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,703	162.06/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,760	6
Bulls	—	—	1,855	172.11/cwt	171.00–173.00	3,193	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	130.04/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,105	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	118.73/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,057	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	135.21/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,493	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,507	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	151.92/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,011	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	138.25/cwt	129.50–148.00	1,966	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,227	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,880.00/head	1,880.00–1,880.00	1,880	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,946.32/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,946	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,390.00/head	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,390	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	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 May 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 609Last week 611Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 148Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 30Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	531	331.00	331.00
7	550–600	562	312.00–320.00	315.97
1	600–650	625	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
6	350–400	384	335.00–375.00	341.25
4	400–450	433	320.00–337.50	324.45
11	450–500	474	320.00–335.00	322.73
16	500–550	538	310.00–322.50	319.20
22	550–600	572	293.00–309.00	304.36
9	600–650	617	277.50–290.00	284.60
9	650–700	672	265.00–275.00	271.00
8	700–750	722	257.00–271.00	261.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	495	295.00–305.00	300.00
3	650–700	677	250.00–255.00	253.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	330.00–337.50	334.52
3	600–650	601	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	771	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	280.00–297.50	291.30
1	350–400	370	282.50	282.50
4	400–450	433	270.00–282.00	275.59
2	450–500	485	264.00–267.50	265.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	466	292.50–300.00	294.00
4	500–550	548	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	589	237.50–240.00	239.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	322	310.00–340.00	328.86
27	350–400	378	296.00–320.00	311.74
19	400–450	427	285.00–312.50	297.50
31	450–500	475	274.00–287.50	279.86
20	500–550	521	270.00–283.00	279.09
22	550–600	570	257.50–275.00	261.65
4	600–650	617	240.00–248.00	246.06
12	650–700	676	224.00–245.00	234.43
11	700–750	709	224.50–228.00	225.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	633	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	650	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	395.00–430.00	418.17
1	250–300	275	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	330	380.00–390.00	386.77
4	350–400	380	337.50–355.00	346.22
19	400–450	430	312.50–337.50	330.09
8	450–500	472	300.00–335.00	315.71
11	500–550	539	300.00–312.50	307.15
8	550–600	576	280.00–297.50	293.39
2	600–650	615	277.50–283.00	280.25
2	700–750	715	252.50	252.50
4	750–800	771	217.50–245.00	232.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	455	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	525	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	355.00–375.00	365.09
3	550–600	578	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	597	282.50	282.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	1,880.00	1,880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,725.00	2,725.00

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	—	1,210	1,390.00	1,390.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,946.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,175.00	2,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	1	—	750	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,703	154.00–168.00	162.06
2	—	1,855	171.00–173.00	172.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,422	129.50–148.00	138.25
1	—	1,465	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	890	110.00–126.00	118.73
2	—	850	129.00–131.00	130.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	123.00	123.00
31	—	1,104	126.00–144.00	135.21
6	—	1,324	147.00–157.00	151.92

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.