Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to no sales the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.77/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −136.48 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$262.77

28 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.59

vs TN average

−42.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	262.77	1,423	28

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.34, low $351.80, median $399.25 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

262.77

—

TN average10 barns · 535 hd

268.35

−5.59

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−42.47

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−136.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,600	147.11	2,354	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	137.77	1,711	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	132.39	1,873	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	113.37	1,215	4thin

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)	1,630	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,943	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$1,701	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,240	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,613	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	473	258.65/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	242.56/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	325	294.69/cwt	290.00–300.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	323.00/cwt	322.00–324.00	1,844	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	397	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	323.68/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,385	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	304.14/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,740	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	348.17/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,515	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	221.26/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	293.10/cwt	280.00–311.00	1,272	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,452	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	778	224.79/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	607	263.97/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,602	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	290.11/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,355	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	265.91/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,367	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	322.31/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	302	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	297.23/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,546	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	411	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	354.35/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	340.34/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,566	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	324.54/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,516	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	669	284.53/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	875	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	815	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	298.46/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,841	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	719	259.28/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,864	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	294.48/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,405	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	310.24/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,315	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	292.27/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	414	340.03/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,408	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	140.06/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,761	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	128.00/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,860	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	126.72/cwt	117.00–132.50	1,570	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	142.81/cwt	136.00–147.50	1,791	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,277	151.07/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,929	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	109.82/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,122	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,513	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,207	137.61/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,661	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,448	156.18/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,261	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,374	132.33/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,818	5
Bulls	—	—	1,563	144.65/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,261	6
Bulls	—	—	1,673	127.08/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,126	2
Bulls	—	—	1,627	165.38/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,691	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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	—	1,245	1,942.62/head	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,943	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,701.34/head	1,350.00–1,925.00	1,701	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	211.27/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	233.18/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	238.97/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,733	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	300–350	328	329.75/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	608	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	261.55/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	299.94/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	353.04/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	450–500	480	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	232.57/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,584	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	242.60/cwt	242.50–243.00	1,608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	270.03/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	286.65/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,491	3

How this sale compares

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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 963Year ago 1,063

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 106Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 68Year ago 12

No market trends available due to no sales the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	252.50–265.00	258.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
5	350–400	377	300.00–340.00	322.31
10	400–450	434	280.00–311.00	293.10
25	450–500	467	272.50–300.00	290.11
13	500–550	514	255.00–280.00	265.91
8	550–600	587	240.00–250.00	245.07
5	600–650	619	240.00–250.00	242.56
14	650–700	681	230.00–240.00	232.57
2	700–750	715	220.00–222.50	221.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	290.00–300.00	294.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	350.00	350.00
8	400–450	428	317.50–327.50	323.68
14	450–500	470	309.00	309.00
3	500–550	520	285.00–290.00	286.65
4	550–600	556	262.50–272.50	270.03
35	600–650	607	257.00–266.00	263.97
5	650–700	663	242.50–243.00	242.60
13	750–800	778	217.50–232.50	224.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	225.00–230.00	227.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	387.50	387.50
12	450–500	460	340.00–342.00	340.34
7	500–550	515	339.00	339.00
4	550–600	571	322.00–324.00	323.00
59	600–650	617	290.00–303.00	298.46
7	650–700	669	275.00–294.00	284.53
10	700–750	719	257.50–260.00	259.28
1	750–800	770	256.00	256.00
2	800–850	815	242.00	242.00
1	850–900	875	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	345.00–385.00	354.35
11	400–450	435	330.00–360.00	348.17
10	450–500	467	315.00–335.00	324.54
8	500–550	520	280.00–310.00	297.23
18	550–600	572	287.50–310.00	304.14
3	650–700	683	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	710	247.50	247.50
1	750–800	790	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	365.00–395.00	385.00
3	350–400	378	335.00–370.00	353.04
13	400–450	424	300.00–320.00	310.24
13	450–500	477	280.00–310.00	294.48
8	500–550	527	290.00–310.00	299.94
4	550–600	574	272.50–305.00	292.27
4	600–650	620	250.00–277.50	261.55
3	650–700	656	237.50	237.50
3	700–750	725	237.00–240.00	238.97
4	750–800	765	226.00–238.00	233.18
2	800–850	828	210.00–212.50	211.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	414	335.00–350.00	340.03
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	320.00–335.00	329.75
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	480	267.50	267.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	137.00–145.00	140.06
16	—	1,453	120.00–135.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,239	117.00–132.50	126.72
1	—	1,100	112.00	112.00
18	—	1,254	136.00–147.50	142.81
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,277	148.00–155.00	151.07
7	—	1,207	131.00–143.00	137.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	103.00–114.00	109.82
1	—	1,220	124.00	124.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	154.00–159.00	156.18
5	—	1,374	121.00–139.00	132.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,563	140.00–153.00	144.65
2	—	1,673	124.00–130.00	127.08
3	—	1,627	162.00–170.00	165.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	740	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,630	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,942.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,174	1,350.00–1,925.00	1,701.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,025.00	3,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle