Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, and based on a lighter test this week, feeder steers weighing up to 550 lbs. mostly steady with those weighing over 550 lbs. 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 7.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.28/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −105.97 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$293.28

78 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$28.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

vs TN average

−21.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	293.65	1,624	77
Medium and Large 2	545	265.00	1,444	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.65/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale78 hd

293.28

—

TN average17 barns · 1,146 hd

289.79

+3.50

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−21.68

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−105.97

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	1,771	166.86	2,955	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	142.34	1,749	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	139.80	1,940	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	126.91	1,316	3thin

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)	1,078	$2,545	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$2,267	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,070	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$2,044	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,038	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	450–500	470	367.04/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,725	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	318	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	394.36/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,270	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	262.93/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	457	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	697	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	337.37/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,764	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	336.30/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,951	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	387.24/cwt	379.00–400.00	1,394	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	756	253.72/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	358.25/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,179	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	386	417.78/cwt	408.00–427.50	1,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	303.55/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,578	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	504	323.62/cwt	322.50–324.00	1,631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	298.15/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,425	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	299.06/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,744	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	282.99/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,616	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	252.00/cwt	247.00–262.50	1,847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	364.42/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,348	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	263.75/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	259.68/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,631	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	325.11/cwt	307.50–340.00	1,548	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	774	268.13/cwt	262.00–276.00	2,075	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	616	331.46/cwt	327.50–332.50	2,042	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	431	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	278.38/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	308.42/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,946	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	364.26/cwt	361.00–365.00	2,058	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	820	259.24/cwt	252.00–262.00	2,126	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	920	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	380.16/cwt	345.00–398.00	1,844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	420.03/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	714	286.36/cwt	274.00–290.00	2,045	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	381.44/cwt	367.50–400.00	1,980	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	870	251.00/cwt	249.00–253.00	2,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	333	348.99/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,162	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	411	333.74/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	359.98/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,829	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	156.41/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,965	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	137.60/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,948	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	137.06/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,671	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	126.91/cwt	117.00–132.00	1,316	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	149.35/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,889	3
Bulls	—	—	1,681	179.50/cwt	174.00–190.00	3,017	4
Bulls	—	—	1,811	161.24/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,920	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	2,266.91/head	1,975.00–2,625.00	2,267	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,185.41/head	2,025.00–2,425.00	2,185	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,037.98/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,038	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	2,043.54/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,044	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,545.19/head	2,225.00–2,800.00	2,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	270.30/cwt	263.00–276.00	1,841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	367	344.06/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,263	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	336.10/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	305.54/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,885	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	381.93/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,428	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	371.28/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	385.29/cwt	357.50–405.00	1,611	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	572	301.71/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	459	359.56/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	340	388.73/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	324.60/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,863	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	443	318.73/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	246.90/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	240.50/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	334.51/cwt	312.00–347.50	1,753	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	356.28/cwt	330.00–372.50	1,511	25

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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 895Last week 1,564Year ago 1,018

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 112Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 164Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	322	380.00–420.00	394.36
11	350–400	374	365.00–405.00	381.93
28	400–450	418	357.50–405.00	385.29
16	450–500	470	355.00–380.00	367.04
37	500–550	524	312.00–347.50	334.51
24	550–600	574	315.00–330.00	324.60
15	600–650	617	297.50–312.50	305.54
5	650–700	681	263.00–276.00	270.30
2	700–750	725	258.00–268.00	262.93
1	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
2	950–1000	977	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	345.00–360.00	348.99
8	350–400	367	340.00–352.50	344.06
4	400–450	411	330.00–345.00	333.74
5	450–500	482	330.00–345.00	336.10
3	550–600	572	300.00–305.00	301.71
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	370.00–372.50	371.28
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	755	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	400	422.00	422.00
2	500–550	508	355.00–365.00	359.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	443	315.00–322.50	318.73
8	450–500	478	297.50–300.00	298.15
8	550–600	580	262.50–265.00	263.75
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	387.50–390.00	388.73
11	350–400	360	379.00–400.00	387.24
9	450–500	459	345.00–385.00	359.56
4	500–550	504	322.50–324.00	323.62
16	550–600	583	295.00–308.00	299.06
6	600–650	605	275.00–290.00	278.38
8	650–700	697	272.00	272.00
3	700–750	733	247.00–262.50	252.00
7	750–800	756	240.00–256.00	253.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	329	340.00–380.00	358.25
14	350–400	370	340.00–375.00	364.42
25	400–450	424	330.00–372.50	356.28
42	450–500	476	307.50–340.00	325.11
27	500–550	520	285.00–317.50	303.55
22	550–600	571	275.00–290.00	282.99
15	600–650	628	255.00–260.00	259.68
9	650–700	657	240.00–252.00	246.90
6	700–750	716	235.00–243.00	240.50
4	750–800	797	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	408.00–427.50	417.78
2	400–450	428	415.00–425.00	420.03
2	450–500	457	405.00	405.00
11	500–550	519	367.50–400.00	381.44
11	550–600	565	361.00–365.00	364.26
12	600–650	616	327.50–332.50	331.46
16	700–750	714	274.00–290.00	286.36
6	750–800	774	262.00–276.00	268.13
8	800–850	820	252.00–262.00	259.24
2	850–900	870	249.00–253.00	251.00
3	900–950	920	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	427	370.00	370.00
6	450–500	485	345.00–398.00	380.16
18	500–550	523	320.00–362.50	337.37
18	550–600	580	315.00–345.00	336.30
17	600–650	631	290.00–320.00	308.42
1	650–700	655	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	581	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	431	402.50	402.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,256	150.00–163.00	156.41
16	—	1,219	130.00–144.00	137.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,416	132.00–145.00	137.60
3	—	1,265	149.00–150.00	149.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	117.00–132.00	126.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,681	174.00–190.00	179.50
9	—	1,811	150.00–170.00	161.24

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)	3	—	1,257	1,975.00–2,625.00	2,266.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,205	2,025.00–2,425.00	2,185.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,290	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,037.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,322	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,043.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	2,225.00–2,800.00	2,545.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	2,100.00	2,100.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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