Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week and based on a lighter test this week, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady with feeder bulls 9.00 higher. Overall lower-quality offerings of feeder cattle was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.30/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −88.95 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$310.30

69 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$21.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs TN average

−11.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	311.89	1,702	64
Medium and Large 2	580	290.00	1,682	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.89/cwt here — about $20 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 sale69 hd

310.30

—

TN average12 barns · 693 hd

310.88

−0.58

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−11.08

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−88.95

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	1,688	168.40	2,843	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	144.72	1,889	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	142.09	2,185	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	122.59	1,263	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,675	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$1,950	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1Value Added	550–600	561	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	677	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	417	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	338.35/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,621	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	298.10/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,696	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	364.54/cwt	347.50–380.00	1,553	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	397.65/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	378.41/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	477	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	360	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	339.30/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,751	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	306.82/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	411.59/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	361.30/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,886	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	402.27/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	295.58/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	285.58/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	577	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	484	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	337.73/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,905	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	378.11/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	576	363.77/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	741	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	327.53/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	430	337.16/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	324.74/cwt	311.00–340.00	1,864	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	425.18/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	263.36/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,875	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,157	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	123.66/cwt	119.00–130.50	1,276	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	142.09/cwt	130.50–148.00	2,185	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	158.70/cwt	149.00–166.50	2,163	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	140.06/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,801	6
Bulls	—	—	1,870	185.53/cwt	175.00–200.00	3,469	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	161.66/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,971	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,040	159.54/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,659	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	291.66/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,808	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	298.17/cwt	272.50–307.50	2,028	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	327.48/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,719	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	479	339.05/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	296.78/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	273.72/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	390	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	399.04/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,656	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	376.36/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,731	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	254.59/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,971	6
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	382	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	652	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	264.27/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	477	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	283.77/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	311.68/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,658	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	369.59/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,353	14

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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 921Year ago 1,002

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 113Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 66Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
13	500–550	516	339.00–340.00	339.30
6	550–600	561	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
5	650–700	677	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	375.00–405.00	397.65
3	300–350	320	365.00–390.00	378.41
14	350–400	366	350.00–390.00	369.59
16	400–450	426	347.50–380.00	364.54
43	450–500	479	320.00–355.00	338.35
20	500–550	532	300.00–330.00	311.68
23	550–600	569	285.00–315.00	298.10
2	600–650	623	282.50–285.00	283.77
11	650–700	678	250.00–278.00	264.27
2	700–750	742	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	387.50	387.50
5	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	477	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	613	272.50–275.00	273.72
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	652	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	477	340.00–350.00	344.97
2	500–550	538	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	405.00–415.00	411.59
6	400–450	423	395.00–415.00	402.27
9	450–500	471	365.00–405.00	378.11
11	500–550	522	345.00–365.00	361.30
26	550–600	564	320.00–345.00	337.73
8	600–650	643	300.00–317.50	306.82
4	650–700	666	280.00–290.00	285.58
4	700–750	717	290.00–297.50	295.58
1	800–850	805	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	576	360.00–365.00	363.77
2	600–650	638	325.00–330.00	327.53
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	741	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	484	386.00	386.00
2	550–600	577	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	479	330.00–350.00	339.05
3	500–550	538	290.00–300.00	296.78
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	367.50	367.50
4	400–450	430	330.00–360.00	337.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	415.00–435.00	425.18
15	400–450	415	380.00–420.00	399.04
14	450–500	460	365.00–390.00	376.36
19	500–550	525	310.00–345.00	327.48
19	550–600	574	311.00–340.00	324.74
7	600–650	620	285.00–320.00	291.66
11	650–700	680	272.50–307.50	298.17
3	700–750	712	260.00–265.00	263.36
6	750–800	774	245.00–257.50	254.59
2	850–900	868	215.00–220.00	217.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	114.00	114.00
8	—	1,032	119.00–130.50	123.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,538	130.50–148.00	142.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	149.00–166.50	158.70
6	—	1,286	134.00–144.00	140.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,870	175.00–200.00	185.53
5	—	1,838	153.00–169.00	161.66
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	159.00–160.00	159.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,700.00	1,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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