Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers measuring 6.00 higher, with feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher and those weighing over 400 lbs. 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady overall. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 719 lbs., $282.00 per cwt., medium flesh, appx. 65 percent Continental and other colors and 35 percent black.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $353.48/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −103.64 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$353.48

67 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.61

vs TN average

−3.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	353.48	1,926	67

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $392.93, median $457.12 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 sale67 hd

353.48

—

TN average14 barns · 478 hd

350.87

+2.61

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−3.68

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−103.64

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	1,661	158.71	2,637	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	141.30	2,224	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	137.43	1,714	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,117	122.13	1,364	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$2,397	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$1,866	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,380	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	823	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,360	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1Fleshy	300–350	320	317.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	357.11/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,528	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	235.84/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	309.13/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,607	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	338.13/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	368.50/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,375	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	340.15/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,129	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	596	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	392	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	271.06/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,691	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	777	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	627	291.75/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,829	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	252.70/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	385.22/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,803	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	320.47/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,984	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	270.97/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	409	357.94/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	224.14/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	472	341.64/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	398.95/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	337.67/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,938	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	344.23/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,824	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	280.31/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,926	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	293.41/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,675	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	262.06/cwt	256.00–265.00	2,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	341.26/cwt	328.00–344.75	2,126	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	407	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	666	299.22/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,993	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	372	437.10/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	310.14/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	419.48/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	775	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	2,197	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	381.76/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,035	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	413.69/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	282.13/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,031	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	285.07/cwt	277.00–293.00	1,896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	409	422.97/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	126.03/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,463	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,738	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	138.59/cwt	134.00–143.00	2,163	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	155.17/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,040	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	106.46/cwt	103.00–110.00	979	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	135.66/cwt	128.00–144.50	1,682	20
Bulls	—	—	1,619	156.30/cwt	150.00–171.50	2,530	8
Bulls	—	—	2,000	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	439.70/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,271	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,865.94/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,866	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	823	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,396.56/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,397	2
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	336.17/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,913	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	425.50/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	307.28/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,911	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	261.01/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,869	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	522	309.94/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	250.28/cwt	237.50–267.00	1,942	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	346.52/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,646	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	341.32/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	394.56/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,673	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	431.79/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	334.02/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	352.63/cwt	349.00–357.50	1,640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	273.51/cwt	272.50–274.00	1,846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	340.36/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,797	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	467	304.28/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,421	7

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.

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,053Last week 895Year ago 1,359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 105Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	310.00–320.00	317.65
7	450–500	467	300.00–305.00	304.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	330.00–370.00	340.15
17	350–400	373	340.00–385.00	368.50
41	400–450	428	335.00–375.00	357.11
6	450–500	467	325.00–345.00	338.13
22	500–550	520	290.00–320.00	309.13
30	550–600	571	280.00–300.00	293.41
11	600–650	624	260.00–277.50	271.06
9	650–700	689	240.00–262.50	252.70
3	700–750	735	235.00–237.50	235.84
3	750–800	772	220.00–230.00	224.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	410.00	410.00
9	450–500	465	349.00–357.50	352.63
9	500–550	536	330.00–336.00	334.02
3	550–600	596	307.50	307.50
27	600–650	627	287.50–300.00	291.75
9	650–700	675	272.50–274.00	273.51
2	750–800	777	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	395.00–400.00	398.95
4	400–450	439	405.00–420.00	413.69
10	450–500	468	355.00–405.00	385.22
22	500–550	530	330.00–365.00	344.23
21	550–600	574	327.50–350.00	337.67
17	600–650	619	315.00–323.00	320.47
16	650–700	687	277.50–285.00	280.31
5	700–750	730	270.00–275.00	270.97
3	750–800	777	256.00–265.00	262.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	409	355.00–360.00	357.94
6	450–500	472	340.00–345.00	341.64
2	500–550	533	300.00–320.00	310.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	435.00–445.00	437.10
5	400–450	407	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	455	415.00–422.50	419.48
22	500–550	533	370.00–384.00	381.76
61	600–650	623	328.00–344.75	341.26
10	650–700	666	292.50–300.00	299.22
95	700–750	720	280.00–290.00	282.13
16	750–800	775	283.50	283.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	418	335.00–350.00	341.32
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	522	305.00–315.00	309.94
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	643	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	410.00–465.00	439.70
6	300–350	322	410.00–460.00	431.79
7	350–400	371	400.00–450.00	425.50
12	400–450	424	370.00–410.00	394.56
15	450–500	475	330.00–375.00	346.52
15	500–550	528	320.00–355.00	340.36
13	550–600	569	320.00–355.00	336.17
14	600–650	622	290.00–315.00	307.28
4	650–700	665	277.00–293.00	285.07
13	700–750	716	250.00–277.50	261.01
11	750–800	776	237.50–267.00	250.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	409	420.00–425.00	422.97
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	134.00	134.00
5	—	1,161	119.00–134.00	126.03
2	—	920	103.00–110.00	106.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	163.00	163.00
8	—	1,561	134.00–143.00	138.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	152.00–159.00	155.17
20	—	1,240	128.00–144.50	135.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,619	150.00–171.50	156.30
1	—	2,000	178.00	178.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,380.00	1,380.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,865.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,455	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,396.56
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	823	1,650.00	1,650.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,360.00	1,360.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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