Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle classes sharply lower overall, due in part to a less-attractive offering and downturn in the futures market. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 9.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.82/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −129.43 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$269.82

147 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,442

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.75

vs TN average

−29.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	269.82	1,442	147

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 sale147 hd

269.82

—

TN average13 barns · 927 hd

271.56

−1.75

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−29.04

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−129.43

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	1,803	155.78	2,809	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	132.15	1,936	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	131.54	1,628	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	111.84	1,192	10

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)	1,215	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,720	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,127	$1,527	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,320	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,217	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	351.73/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,168	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	338.51/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,605	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	230.80/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	282.81/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,448	31
Steers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	473	262.46/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	374.52/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	885	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	296.09/cwt	294.00–302.50	1,729	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	417	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	572	269.03/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,539	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	263.40/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	325.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	248.05/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	810	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	478	307.97/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,472	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	234.35/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	284.48/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,366	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	447	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	293.46/cwt	292.00–297.50	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	270.60/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,413	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	217.75/cwt	217.50–218.00	1,694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	579	243.15/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	282	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	329	326.88/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	358	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	244.26/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,512	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	313.18/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,181	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	264.24/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,274	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	870	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	248.49/cwt	247.50–249.00	1,784	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1	250–300	265	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	489	309.08/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	352.61/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,502	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	363.20/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	355.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	284.41/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	331.22/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,580	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	273.69/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	920	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	368	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	734	261.96/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	766	252.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,930	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	333.46/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,731	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	637	294.78/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	806	248.00/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	574	347.32/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,994	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	309.14/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	529	271.45/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	308.65/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	336.65/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,751	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	112.71/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,216	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	983	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,029	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	131.92/cwt	124.50–138.00	1,933	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	120.04/cwt	119.50–120.50	1,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	176.76/cwt	170.00–186.00	3,076	3
Bulls	—	—	1,796	152.48/cwt	144.00–163.00	2,739	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	142.71/cwt	138.00–144.50	1,787	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	129.98/cwt	123.50–136.00	1,623	21
Bulls	—	—	2,095	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,912	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,526.62/head	1,325.00–1,640.00	1,527	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,720.00/head	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	810	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	339.63/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,280	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	341.59/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,469	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	265.01/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,526	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	304.63/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,581	31
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	500–550	528	250.14/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	324.18/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,005	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	400–450	435	265.00/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	288.02/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,647	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	356.53/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	267.06/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,680	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	240.26/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,739	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	300–350	328	293.20/cwt	280.00–300.00	962	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	350–400	374	292.71/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	292.08/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,253	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	254.29/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,457	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	253.94/cwt	242.00–271.00	1,701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	257.37/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,606	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	250.90/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,686	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	223.71/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	325.73/cwt	315.00–335.00	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	443	261.24/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	223.94/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	305.27/cwt	290.00–315.00	986	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	721	240.36/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,733	10

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,252Last week 1,961Year ago 1,677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 136Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 24Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	286	340.00–385.00	356.53
6	300–350	332	330.00–367.50	351.73
28	350–400	377	320.00–365.00	339.63
20	400–450	430	327.50–360.00	341.59
16	450–500	474	320.00–360.00	338.51
31	500–550	519	285.00–325.00	304.63
38	550–600	572	280.00–300.00	288.02
36	600–650	629	255.00–280.00	267.06
13	650–700	670	242.00–271.00	253.94
4	700–750	724	235.00–245.00	240.26
5	750–800	763	230.00–231.00	230.80
8	800–850	823	220.00–232.50	223.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	322.50–325.00	324.18
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	559	307.50–312.50	309.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	307.50	307.50
2	450–500	483	305.00–312.50	308.65
5	500–550	529	270.00–277.50	271.45
15	550–600	576	260.00–272.50	265.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	332.50–340.00	336.65
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	280.00–300.00	293.20
4	350–400	374	280.00–300.00	292.71
2	400–450	435	250.00–280.00	265.00
2	500–550	528	240.00–260.00	250.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	320.00–335.00	326.88
4	350–400	358	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	417	307.50	307.50
20	450–500	478	300.00–312.50	307.97
31	500–550	512	280.00–297.50	282.81
16	550–600	572	267.00–275.00	269.03
18	600–650	624	255.00–258.00	257.37
24	650–700	672	246.00–253.00	250.90
10	700–750	721	232.50–245.00	240.36
1	800–850	810	227.50	227.50
2	850–900	885	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	315.00–335.00	325.73
10	300–350	323	290.00–315.00	305.27
29	350–400	377	295.00–320.00	313.18
36	400–450	429	280.00–300.00	292.08
42	450–500	480	275.00–297.50	284.48
74	500–550	522	260.00–277.50	270.60
22	550–600	573	250.00–260.00	254.29
20	600–650	619	235.00–250.00	244.26
9	650–700	673	222.50–242.50	234.35
7	700–750	706	222.50–227.50	223.94
2	750–800	778	217.50–218.00	217.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	443	260.00–262.50	261.24
6	450–500	482	260.00–268.00	264.24
4	550–600	579	240.00–245.00	243.15
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	473	255.00–270.00	262.46
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	365.00–400.00	374.52
3	300–350	338	360.00–370.00	363.20
17	400–450	426	340.00–370.00	352.61
20	450–500	477	325.00–340.00	331.22
13	500–550	519	325.00–345.00	333.46
18	550–600	584	294.00–302.50	296.09
8	600–650	622	262.50–282.50	273.69
7	650–700	658	255.00–266.00	263.40
3	700–750	718	247.50–249.00	248.49
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	810	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	320.00–330.00	325.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	327.50	327.50
5	450–500	489	300.00–315.00	309.08
4	500–550	525	292.00–297.50	293.46
5	600–650	630	242.50–255.00	248.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	350.00–365.00	355.07
9	550–600	574	335.00–362.50	347.32
5	600–650	637	290.00–296.00	294.78
8	650–700	663	280.00–287.00	284.41
5	700–750	734	260.00–265.00	261.96
7	750–800	766	245.00–255.00	252.00
3	800–850	806	247.00–250.00	248.00
1	850–900	870	238.00	238.00
2	900–950	920	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,079	107.00–120.00	112.71
1	—	945	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	138.00	138.00
25	—	1,465	124.50–138.00	131.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	119.50–120.50	120.04
5	—	1,252	138.00–144.50	142.71
21	—	1,249	123.50–136.00	129.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,740	170.00–186.00	176.76
14	—	1,796	144.00–163.00	152.48
1	—	2,095	139.00	139.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,320.00	1,320.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,325.00–1,640.00	1,526.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,720.00	1,720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,150.00	2,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	810	1,850.00	1,850.00

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

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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

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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