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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 24

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

842 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 897▼ 711 vs year ago 1,553 · −45.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 84▼ 36 vs year ago 162 · −22.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 19▼ 19 vs year ago 23 · −82.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady, with feeder heifers measuring 3.00 lower overall, and feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. 4.00 lower and those weighing over 500 lbs. 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows 2.00 higher, with boning and lean cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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 $231.94/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −160.85 against this barn's trailing median of $392.79.

Average price

$231.94

103 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.56

vs TN average

−8.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	231.94	1,279	103

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 sale103 hd

231.94

—

TN average15 barns · 849 hd

224.38

+7.56

National average177 barns · 11,086 hd

240.34

−8.40

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.79

−160.85

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.87, low $321.98, median $392.79 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	1,620	153.86	2,492	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	121.69	1,764	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	121.57	1,426	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	105.90	1,105	13

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,290	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

84 lots · USDA AMS · Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Sep 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 842Last week 897Year ago 1,553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 84Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 19Year ago 23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,619	128.50–131.50	129.67
20	—	1,418	113.50–126.50	120.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,179	127.00–132.00	129.17
32	—	1,172	112.00–125.00	119.91

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 24

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

842 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 897▼ 711 vs year ago 1,553 · −45.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 84▼ 36 vs year ago 162 · −22.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 19▼ 19 vs year ago 23 · −82.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $231.94/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −160.85 against this barn's trailing median of $392.79.

Average price

$231.94

103 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.56

vs TN average

−8.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	231.94	1,279	103

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 sale103 hd

231.94

—

TN average15 barns · 849 hd

224.38

+7.56

National average177 barns · 11,086 hd

240.34

−8.40

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.79

−160.85

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.87, low $321.98, median $392.79 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	1,620	153.86	2,492	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	121.69	1,764	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	121.57	1,426	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	105.90	1,105	13

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,290	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

84 lots · USDA AMS · Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Sep 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 842Last week 897Year ago 1,553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 84Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 19Year ago 23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,619	128.50–131.50	129.67
20	—	1,418	113.50–126.50	120.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,179	127.00–132.00	129.17
32	—	1,172	112.00–125.00	119.91

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	292.50/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,126	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	426	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,189	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	259.94/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,144	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,369	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	273.33/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,293	2
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	517	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,254	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	525	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,142	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,483	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	255.42/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,344	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	263.30/cwt	252.50–274.00	1,522	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	240.05/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,387	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	249.44/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,552	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	633	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,488	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	639	258.20/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,650	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	242.87/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,630	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	258.08/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,737	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	712	238.06/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,695	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,683	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	237.41/cwt	230.00–245.00	750	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	251.31/cwt	250.00–252.50	804	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	256.21/cwt	247.50–265.00	979	24
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1Fleshy	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	231.74/cwt	227.50–235.00	962	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	243.09/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,038	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	291.12/cwt	280.00–310.00	923	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	282.79/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,041	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	263.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,001	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	266.91/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,126	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	254.29/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,198	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	242.53/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,157	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	226.66/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,165	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	250.75/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	896	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,040	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,477	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,149	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	156.00/cwt	148.00–161.00	2,613	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	95.86/cwt	93.00–99.00	861	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	107.72/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,153	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	119.91/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,405	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	129.17/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,523	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,531	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	120.73/cwt	113.50–126.50	1,712	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,619	129.67/cwt	128.50–131.50	2,099	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1

Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	142.00	142.00

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,675	148.00–161.00	156.00
1	—	1,535	140.00	140.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	237.50	237.50
3	550–600	585	229.00–230.00	229.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	317	280.00–310.00	291.12
8	350–400	368	270.00–292.50	282.79
5	400–450	422	250.00–275.00	266.91
8	450–500	471	250.00–275.00	254.29
20	500–550	525	242.50–265.00	250.75
10	550–600	562	237.50–255.00	246.20
14	600–650	615	222.00–242.50	234.14
7	650–700	665	200.00–220.00	209.83
6	700–750	729	190.00–206.00	198.98
5	750–800	764	172.50–197.50	182.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	380	260.00–265.00	263.42
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
8	450–500	477	235.00–246.00	242.53
4	500–550	514	222.50–230.00	226.66
2	600–650	635	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	426	279.00	279.00
6	500–550	526	282.00	282.00
23	550–600	578	252.50–274.00	263.30
7	600–650	639	257.50–262.50	258.20
7	650–700	673	252.50–262.50	258.08
11	700–750	712	230.00–243.00	238.06
2	800–850	820	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	385	282.50–302.50	292.50
8	400–450	440	255.00–270.00	259.94
2	450–500	473	262.50–285.00	273.33
14	500–550	526	250.00–260.00	255.42
14	550–600	578	232.50–250.00	240.05
9	600–650	622	247.50–250.00	249.44
6	650–700	671	240.00–247.50	242.87
2	750–800	783	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	525	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	517	240.00–245.00	242.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	252.50	252.50
20	450–500	474	243.00–245.00	244.80
27	500–550	527	239.00–246.00	242.17
19	550–600	590	233.00–238.00	234.53
13	600–650	606	225.00–227.50	226.73
6	650–700	684	224.00	224.00
3	700–750	710	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	250.00–252.50	251.31
24	350–400	382	247.50–265.00	256.21
15	400–450	427	237.50–247.50	243.09
47	450–500	478	227.50–240.00	234.38
25	500–550	530	225.00–235.00	230.24
26	550–600	572	220.00–230.00	224.98
18	600–650	625	210.00–218.00	214.18
7	650–700	664	209.00–215.00	212.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	230.00–245.00	237.41
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
7	400–450	415	227.50–235.00	231.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	528	217.50–220.00	218.72
2	550–600	563	212.50–215.00	213.72
3	650–700	661	204.00	204.00
2	700–750	725	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	452	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	212.50	212.50

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	—	1,345	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,290.00	1,290.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,325.00	1,325.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Slaughter Cattle

Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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