Sale reports / Tennessee / Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN / 2024-07-23

Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 23
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,189 head
▲ 234 vs last sale 955▲ 95 vs year ago 1,094 · +8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 98▼ 49 vs year ago 141 · −34.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 17▼ 3 vs year ago 16 · −18.8%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 5.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. 3.00 lower and those weighing over 600 lbs. 12.00 to 15.00 higher, and feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. 3.00 lower with those weighing over 600 lbs. 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 to 7.00 lower overall with exception of lean cows sharply lower and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 2 loads ML 1-2 Heifers, 573 lbs., $291.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.75/cwt on 263 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −115.98 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$277.75
263 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,576
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$351
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$56.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.11
vs TN average
+13.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2573291.001,667165
Medium and Large 1557257.401,43488
Large 1564240.761,3596thin
Medium and Large 2563234.121,3174thin
One grade step is worth $56.88/cwt here — about $351 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 sale263 hd
277.75
—
TN average13 barns · 1,077 hd
258.63
+19.11
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
+13.12
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−115.98
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
437394351308median 393.7303/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,644163.712,69116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,465139.382,04216
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,207135.751,63831
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,036117.991,22211

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)850$1,0401thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,4501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,1752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,5751thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,5882thin

Every lot

96 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313306.44/cwt305.00–312.509595
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367318.34/cwt315.00–320.001,1683
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375338.08/cwt330.00–345.001,2684
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2241
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417313.45/cwt307.50–322.501,3076
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425336.44/cwt327.00–347.501,4305
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473308.33/cwt297.50–317.501,4585
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added493320.99/cwt319.00–323.001,5826
Steers500–550Large 1501272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3654
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525302.83/cwt285.00–310.001,59039
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560309.59/cwt305.00–310.001,73412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573285.19/cwt275.00–299.001,63423
Steers550–600Large 1573261.26/cwt260.00–262.501,4972
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618268.60/cwt262.50–275.001,6608
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added635296.83/cwt285.00–307.501,88578
Steers600–650Large 1635255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6192
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added662288.44/cwt275.00–290.001,90939
Steers650–700Large 1Value Added668257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7204
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673261.91/cwt252.00–263.001,76315
Steers650–700Large 1680240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728246.28/cwt245.00–247.501,7932
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added745254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,8963
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added781253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,9766
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added828245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0294
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333283.63/cwt280.00–290.009444
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340267.10/cwt248.00–275.009084
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368267.39/cwt259.00–272.509844
Heifers350–400Large 1370267.50/cwt267.50–267.509901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372287.67/cwt277.50–297.501,07020
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added373308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,1493
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added412296.36/cwt295.00–299.001,2219
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413260.02/cwt250.00–267.501,0744
Heifers400–450Large 1420265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424277.33/cwt270.00–287.501,17620
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473260.23/cwt252.50–267.501,23121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added479273.75/cwt273.00–274.001,3118
Heifers450–500Large 1490247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2131
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2491247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2133
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517258.54/cwt250.00–264.001,33721
Heifers500–550Large 1523240.25/cwt232.50–247.501,2572
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2371
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added547270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4774
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568266.20/cwt262.00–269.501,51213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570235.82/cwt235.00–237.501,3443
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572253.63/cwt246.00–259.001,45150
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,667165
Heifers550–600Large 1585241.02/cwt238.00–242.001,4104
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612266.08/cwt263.00–267.001,62813
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618245.17/cwt230.00–250.001,51535
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added656248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6279
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675220.99/cwt220.00–222.001,4922
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681240.35/cwt235.00–244.001,63711
Heifers650–700Large 1693216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4973
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714222.87/cwt220.00–227.001,5914
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added769234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7996
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added977185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8072
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1292315.80/cwt310.00–320.009223
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340338.61/cwt320.00–342.501,1516
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1389322.51/cwt311.00–337.501,2558
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425307.54/cwt295.00–325.001,30719
Bulls400–450Large 1425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2741
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473298.79/cwt292.50–307.501,41320
Bulls500–550Large 1522251.62/cwt242.50–260.001,3133
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525263.68/cwt260.00–267.501,3842
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528288.19/cwt275.00–294.001,52213
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567272.84/cwt267.00–281.001,54715
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5191
Bulls550–600Large 1590257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5191
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613257.28/cwt245.00–265.001,57714
Bulls600–650Large 1645235.00/cwt227.50–242.501,5162
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675247.10/cwt237.00–249.001,66824
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5641
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
Bulls750–800Large 1760212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6151
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3-4870195.50/cwt195.00–196.001,7012
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,190152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,8091
Bulls——1,627162.47/cwt155.00–169.002,64313
Bulls——1,980177.61/cwt172.00–182.003,5172
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800106.68/cwt104.00–110.008532
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088120.50/cwt116.00–126.001,3119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171145.08/cwt143.00–149.001,6995
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,4511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215134.39/cwt127.00–139.501,63325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363157.77/cwt155.00–160.002,1502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480136.75/cwt129.00–145.002,02414
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27701,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28501,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,587.50/head1,450.00–1,725.001,5882
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,175.00/head1,900.00–2,450.002,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.