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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 9

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,004 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1,002▲ 241 vs year ago 763 · +31.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 119▼ 50 vs year ago 147 · −34.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 19▼ 7 vs year ago 30 · −23.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 6.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. 6.00 lower and those weighing over 550 lbs. sharply higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 higher, with lean cows mostly steady, and bulls 5.00 higher. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 2 loads ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 661 lbs., $277.10 per cwt, medium flesh, mixed colors.

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 $302.92/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −123.70 against this barn's trailing median of $426.62.

Average price

$302.92

36 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.49

vs TN average

−3.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	302.92	1,586	36

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 sale36 hd

302.92

—

TN average11 barns · 588 hd

278.43

+24.49

National average172 barns · 11,677 hd

306.73

−3.81

This barn, trailing median35 sales

426.62

−123.70

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

35 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $355.08, median $426.62 across 35 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	1,717	159.06	2,731	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	134.74	1,889	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	129.60	1,488	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	114.96	1,062	16

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)	1,110	$1,688	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,530	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,426	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	803

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,004Last week 1,002Year ago 763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 119Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 19Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	420	292.50	292.50
9	450–500	474	280.00–292.50	288.00
1	500–550	505	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	780	210.00	210.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 9

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,004 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1,002▲ 241 vs year ago 763 · +31.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 119▼ 50 vs year ago 147 · −34.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 19▼ 7 vs year ago 30 · −23.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $302.92/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −123.70 against this barn's trailing median of $426.62.

Average price

$302.92

36 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.49

vs TN average

−3.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	302.92	1,586	36

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 sale36 hd

302.92

—

TN average11 barns · 588 hd

278.43

+24.49

National average172 barns · 11,677 hd

306.73

−3.81

This barn, trailing median35 sales

426.62

−123.70

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

35 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $355.08, median $426.62 across 35 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	1,717	159.06	2,731	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	134.74	1,889	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	129.60	1,488	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	114.96	1,062	16

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)	1,110	$1,688	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,530	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,426	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	803

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,004Last week 1,002Year ago 763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 119Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 19Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	420	292.50	292.50
9	450–500	474	280.00–292.50	288.00
1	500–550	505	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	780	210.00	210.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added

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.

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	293	340.27/cwt	320.00–350.00	997	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	302	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	846	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	322.40/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,009	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	323.62/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,207	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	420	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,229	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	306.11/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,304	38
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	308.32/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,440	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	474	288.00/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,365	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	315.91/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,586	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	505	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,351	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	288.09/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,541	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,688	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	285.03/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,636	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	294.38/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,810	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,745	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	661	277.10/cwt	277.10–277.10	1,832	147
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	260.56/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,787	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,929	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	233.32/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,808	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,805	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	314.45/cwt	295.00–330.00	723	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	311.34/cwt	300.00–320.00	856	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	292.97/cwt	280.00–315.00	952	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	343	261.68/cwt	260.00–265.00	898	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	365	259.16/cwt	255.00–262.50	946	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	280.51/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,038	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	277.71/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,166	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,301	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	442	256.66/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,134	3
Heifers
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	213	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	724	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Full	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	263	290.10/cwt	280.00–300.00	763	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	332.99/cwt	310.00–345.00	926	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	319.11/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,063	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	311.60/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,159	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	407	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,160	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,270	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,803	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	170.35/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,692	2
Bulls	—	—	1,807	158.37/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,862	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	806	123.04/cwt	119.00–128.00	992	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	112.26/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,081	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,171	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	128.67/cwt	117.00–135.50	1,433	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	133.07/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,858	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,026	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,483	144.30/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,140	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	730	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	770	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	780	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	808	1,062.38/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,530.00/head	1,530.00–1,530.00	1,530	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,688.06/head	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,688	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,668.59/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,669	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
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	—	1,862.50/head	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,863	2

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	320.00–350.00	340.27
2	300–350	313	320.00–325.00	322.40
4	350–400	373	312.50–337.50	323.62
38	400–450	426	300.00–325.00	306.11
24	450–500	467	300.00–325.00	308.32
7	500–550	535	280.00–300.00	288.09
4	550–600	574	277.50–290.00	285.03
8	600–650	629	277.50	277.50
20	650–700	686	255.00–270.00	260.56
6	750–800	775	220.00–247.50	233.32

Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
147	650–700	661	277.10	277.10

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	307.50	307.50
2	450–500	455	287.50	287.50
6	500–550	517	277.50–280.00	279.16
13	550–600	588	272.50	272.50
2	800–850	815	197.50	197.50
5	900–950	916	170.00	170.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	500–550	521	280.50	280.50
31	600–650	611	258.00	258.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	230	295.00–330.00	314.45
4	250–300	275	300.00–320.00	311.34
10	300–350	325	280.00–315.00	292.97
6	350–400	370	270.00–290.00	280.51
17	400–450	420	272.50–300.00	277.71
29	450–500	475	255.00–272.50	265.49
25	500–550	520	245.00–267.50	258.26
16	550–600	565	240.00–267.50	259.94
12	600–650	626	240.00–257.50	252.08
2	650–700	660	242.50	242.50
4	700–750	701	206.00–207.50	206.75
4	750–800	774	195.00–205.00	197.44

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	260.00–265.00	261.68
3	350–400	365	255.00–262.50	259.16
3	400–450	442	255.00–257.50	256.66
2	450–500	463	237.50–247.50	242.64
4	550–600	569	222.50–227.50	223.72
6	600–650	632	225.00–230.00	227.93

Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	460	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	553	231.00	231.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	270.00–277.50	275.43
5	500–550	532	263.00	263.00
2	550–600	553	260.00–262.50	261.26
1	650–700	675	227.50	227.50

Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	280.00–300.00	290.10
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	407	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	340.00	340.00
6	250–300	278	310.00–345.00	332.99
9	300–350	333	305.00–337.50	319.11
17	350–400	372	300.00–335.00	311.60
14	400–450	428	295.00–315.00	301.99
31	450–500	475	290.00–310.00	302.68
10	500–550	517	280.00–290.00	286.99
16	550–600	571	267.50–287.50	280.16
4	600–650	619	265.00–272.50	268.13

Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	635	247.50	247.50

Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,396	125.00–140.00	133.07
3	—	1,427	142.00	142.00

Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	106.00	106.00
38	—	1,114	117.00–135.50	128.67
4	—	1,483	138.00–148.00	144.30

Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	963	105.00–118.00	112.26

Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	806	119.00–128.00	123.04

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,807	154.00–165.00	158.37
2	—	1,580	169.00–172.00	170.35

Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	142.00	142.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,530.00	1,530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,220	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,668.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,688.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	808	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	925.00	925.00

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	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,862.50

20	500–550	502	314.00–324.00	315.91
3	550–600	558	302.50	302.50
20	600–650	615	286.00–300.00	294.38
2	700–750	735	262.50	262.50
2	800–850	840	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	950	190.00	190.00

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle

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Slaughter Cattle

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