Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, based on a lighter test this week due to excessive rains, feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply higher, with those weighing over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 500 lbs. 2.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 10.00 to 12.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $274.01/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −125.24 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$274.01

41 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.32

vs TN average

−23.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	274.01	1,474	41

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 sale41 hd

274.01

—

TN average11 barns · 254 hd

265.69

+8.32

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−23.82

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−125.24

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	1,512	163.78	2,476	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	155.41	2,294	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	151.55	1,804	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	126.60	1,337	11

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)	1,155	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,658	$2,491	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,413	$2,105	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	600–650	631	259.12/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	231.70/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	260.14/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	297.45/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,306	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	330.02/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,228	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	241.48/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	272.52/cwt	257.50–279.00	1,425	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	326.09/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	228.06/cwt	224.00–237.50	1,758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	323.25/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	261.87/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,506	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	324.95/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,566	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	606	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,866	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	288.73/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	253.99/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	283.96/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,462	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	328.82/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,384	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	540	312.00/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,527	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	148.72/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,661	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	107.39/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,192	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	127.40/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,321	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	150.97/cwt	145.00–162.00	2,212	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	136.97/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,716	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	167.31/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,309	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	166.52/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,503	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	165.42/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,321	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,777	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Source/Aged	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,658	2,490.65/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,491	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	2,105.04/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,105	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	338.53/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	233.71/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	316.38/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,544	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	278.67/cwt	267.50–292.50	1,321	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	288.62/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,466	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	450–500	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 952Year ago 1,112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 76Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 40Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	370	320.00–360.00	338.53
6	400–450	421	320.00–350.00	328.82
7	450–500	488	295.00–320.00	316.38
7	500–550	515	275.00–290.00	283.96
1	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
8	600–650	631	255.00–272.50	259.12
2	650–700	670	232.50–235.00	233.71
1	850–900	895	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	630	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	308.00–316.00	312.00
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
7	350–400	372	325.00–332.50	330.02
10	400–450	439	287.00–315.00	297.45
15	450–500	474	267.50–292.50	278.67
14	500–550	523	257.50–279.00	272.52
13	550–600	575	255.00–267.50	261.87
5	600–650	614	240.00–242.50	241.48
3	650–700	663	230.00–235.00	231.70
6	750–800	771	224.00–237.50	228.06
1	850–900	870	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	320.00–330.00	323.25
1	450–500	455	307.50	307.50
11	500–550	508	285.00–290.00	288.62
3	550–600	556	280.00	280.00
11	600–650	613	248.00–263.00	260.14
2	650–700	650	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
7	500–550	523	322.50–327.50	326.09
14	600–650	606	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
9	450–500	482	322.50–327.50	324.95
3	500–550	533	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	610	287.50–290.00	288.73
3	700–750	738	253.00–256.00	253.99
1	750–800	755	247.50	247.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,110	104.00–111.00	107.39
7	—	1,037	121.00–138.00	127.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,117	140.00–158.00	148.72
2	—	1,253	136.00–138.00	136.97
4	—	1,380	161.00–175.00	167.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,465	145.00–162.00	150.97
2	—	1,503	165.00–168.00	166.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	164.00–167.00	165.42
1	—	1,730	160.50	160.50

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	—	1,105	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,658	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,490.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,413	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,105.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,505	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Source/Aged$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,435	2,450.00	2,450.00

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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