Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 4.00 lower overall with exception of 3-weights sharply higher. Feeder heifers 8.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 5.00 to 13.00 higher overall. Strong demand and high-quality offerings were noted for all classes of cattle, with a majority of total feeder offerings being preconditioned.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.04/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −105.21 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$294.04

124 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.72

vs TN average

−10.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	294.04	1,645	124

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 sale124 hd

294.04

—

TN average14 barns · 866 hd

276.32

+17.72

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−10.38

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−105.21

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	—	High	1,689	157.88	2,667	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	140.13	1,666	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	136.95	2,022	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	119.04	1,223	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,858	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	976	$1,600	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,125	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	256.63/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,612	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	307.68/cwt	297.50–316.00	1,609	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	223.29/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	308.70/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,451	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	225.06/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	331.26/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,408	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	357.79/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,342	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	747	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,897	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,081	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	375.35/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	361.58/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	857	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	315.81/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	414.37/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	336.36/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,574	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	677	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,957	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	376.74/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	449.77/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	310.68/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,774	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	272.77/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,721	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	331.27/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	867	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	539	338.60/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,825	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	910	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	438	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	282.19/cwt	274.50–283.00	2,068	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	303.83/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,890	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	767	265.26/cwt	255.00–267.50	2,035	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	481	310.46/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,493	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	421.28/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	416.67/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	602	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,770	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,387	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	135.42/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,033	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,580	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	121.24/cwt	113.00–127.00	1,211	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	107.45/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,091	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	151.36/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,831	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	135.81/cwt	128.00–144.50	1,604	13
Bulls	—	—	1,600	167.44/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,679	2
Bulls	—	—	1,631	156.99/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,561	7
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,299	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,857.63/head	1,820.00–1,900.00	1,858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	308.59/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	353.80/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	610	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	284.35/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	250.10/cwt	243.00–257.50	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	369.46/cwt	340.00–397.50	1,581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	258.25/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,723	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	350–400	375	361.70/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	340.73/cwt	328.00–355.00	1,605	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	316.28/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,670	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	390.89/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,438	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	300–350	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	319	386.16/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	291.68/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,689	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	272.23/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,674	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	683	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	277.42/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	409.67/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,352	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	361.96/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,194	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	387.04/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	263.10/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	228.77/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	279.89/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,441	6

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 1,043Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 62Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	370.00–395.00	387.04
8	300–350	330	340.00–375.00	361.96
21	350–400	375	332.50–370.00	357.79
34	400–450	425	310.00–350.00	331.26
73	450–500	470	295.00–320.00	308.70
6	500–550	515	270.00–290.00	279.89
8	550–600	582	250.00–270.00	263.10
19	600–650	628	232.50–260.00	256.63
6	700–750	717	225.00–232.50	228.77
4	750–800	766	222.50–232.50	225.06
3	800–850	812	215.00–235.00	223.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	380.00–395.00	386.16
7	350–400	375	372.50–380.00	375.35
3	400–450	405	355.00–365.00	361.58
3	450–500	453	325.00	325.00
37	500–550	523	297.50–316.00	307.68
73	550–600	579	277.50–295.00	291.68
19	600–650	615	262.50–277.50	272.23
7	650–700	683	258.00	258.00
25	700–750	747	254.00	254.00
14	750–800	750	277.50	277.50
2	850–900	857	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	445.00–455.00	449.77
1	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
3	350–400	372	395.00–425.00	414.37
6	400–450	428	372.50–387.50	376.74
10	450–500	468	320.00–370.00	336.36
8	500–550	523	300.00–330.00	315.81
15	550–600	571	300.00–320.00	310.68
20	600–650	631	261.00–285.00	272.77
2	650–700	655	277.50	277.50
1	800–850	830	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
25	500–550	539	335.00–347.50	338.60
8	550–600	558	325.00–335.00	331.27
13	600–650	622	292.50–310.00	303.83
12	650–700	677	289.00	289.00
62	700–750	733	274.50–283.00	282.19
23	750–800	767	255.00–267.50	265.26
2	850–900	867	248.00	248.00
4	900–950	910	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	481	309.00–315.00	310.46
4	500–550	538	282.50–290.00	284.35
1	550–600	595	273.00	273.00
1	600–650	630	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	417.50–425.00	421.28
3	400–450	405	405.00–430.00	416.67
2	600–650	602	294.00	294.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	385.00–430.00	409.67
11	350–400	368	375.00–405.00	390.89
9	400–450	428	340.00–397.50	369.46
9	450–500	471	328.00–355.00	340.73
15	500–550	528	297.50–330.00	316.28
8	550–600	560	290.00–317.50	308.59
8	600–650	615	272.50–285.00	277.42
3	650–700	667	250.00–275.00	258.25
2	700–750	725	243.00–257.50	250.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	350.00–357.50	353.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	375	360.00–362.50	361.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,501	132.00–140.00	135.42
1	—	1,305	126.00	126.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	129.00	129.00
6	—	999	113.00–127.00	121.24
2	—	1,015	107.00–108.00	107.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,210	146.00–159.00	151.36
13	—	1,181	128.00–144.50	135.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	166.00–169.00	167.44
7	—	1,631	150.00–164.00	156.99
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,275	145.00	145.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	976	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,820.00–1,900.00	1,857.63
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	2,375.00	2,375.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle