Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 8.00 to 9.00 lower overall. Feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. 18.00 lower with those weighing over 450 lbs. 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. 20.00 to 30.00 lower with those weighing over 500 lbs. 11.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly steady with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.92/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −94.33 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$304.92

64 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.66

vs TN average

−11.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	304.92	1,675	64

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 sale64 hd

304.92

—

TN average16 barns · 834 hd

309.58

−4.66

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−11.63

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−94.33

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	—	Low	1,887	168.46	3,179	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	143.06	1,694	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,676	140.31	2,352	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	897	130.00	1,166	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)	1,196	$2,152	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,283	$1,896	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,177	$1,830	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,790	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,718	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,067	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,006	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,081	4thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1	600–650	606	280.27/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	354.80/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	306.22/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,583	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	359.84/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,144	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	332.71/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,434	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	329.13/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,560	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	317.43/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	361.59/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	369.82/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	723	246.23/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	289.63/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,654	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	409.36/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,940	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	726	288.47/cwt	284.00–297.50	2,094	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	369	407.54/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,647	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	419.84/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	358.45/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,839	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	377.56/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	402.14/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	332.88/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,718	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	393.97/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	317.55/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	844	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	337.59/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,918	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	677	312.06/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,113	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	356.81/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,037	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	376.19/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,606	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	328.81/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,293	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,104	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	140.31/cwt	134.50–144.50	2,352	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	140.25/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,670	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	154.31/cwt	150.50–159.50	1,784	4
Bulls	—	—	1,380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,056	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,235	2
Bulls	—	—	2,078	165.56/cwt	160.00–175.00	3,440	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,097	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,830.35/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,830	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,718.26/head	1,350.00–1,850.00	1,718	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,081.25/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,081	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,790.39/head	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	2,152.06/head	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,152	6
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	359.80/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,687	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	252.60/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,826	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	242.49/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	275.52/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	280.29/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	401.02/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,524	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	306.81/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	497	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	283.65/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,767	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	315.84/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,674	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	411.39/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,896.43/head	1,860.00–1,930.00	1,896	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,937.50/head	2,650.00–3,150.00	2,938	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,066.67/head	2,650.00–3,650.00	3,067	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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.

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Apr 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 533Year ago 1,004

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 57Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 23Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	350.00–370.00	359.84
2	350–400	380	340.00–370.00	354.80
21	400–450	431	320.00–360.00	332.71
14	450–500	474	320.00–345.00	329.13
14	500–550	517	295.00–317.50	306.22
17	550–600	571	282.50–305.00	289.63
9	600–650	606	275.00–285.00	280.27
2	700–750	720	242.00–243.00	242.49
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	390.00–420.00	407.54
14	450–500	474	347.50	347.50
15	500–550	532	320.00	320.00
13	550–600	561	308.00–320.00	317.43
2	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
6	700–750	723	245.00–247.50	246.23
2	750–800	790	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	320.00–325.00	322.53
2	450–500	497	310.00	310.00
5	550–600	588	272.50–277.50	275.52
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	420	365.00–375.00	369.82
3	450–500	465	355.00–365.00	361.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	400.00–440.00	419.84
5	350–400	370	390.00–395.00	393.97
6	400–450	422	390.00–420.00	402.14
8	450–500	466	370.00–390.00	377.56
22	500–550	516	320.00–350.00	332.88
23	550–600	568	325.00–345.00	337.59
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
16	450–500	474	395.00–415.00	409.36
10	500–550	513	355.00–360.00	358.45
18	550–600	571	355.00–357.50	356.81
6	600–650	623	314.00–325.00	317.55
8	650–700	677	300.00–317.00	312.06
8	700–750	726	284.00–297.50	288.47
5	800–850	844	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	390.00–430.00	411.39
13	350–400	380	370.00–420.00	401.02
10	400–450	427	350.00–395.00	376.19
13	450–500	469	340.00–375.00	359.80
10	500–550	530	295.00–330.00	315.84
10	550–600	573	285.00–330.00	306.81
9	600–650	623	275.00–290.00	283.65
3	650–700	670	270.00–292.50	280.29
23	700–750	723	247.50–270.00	252.60
3	800–850	827	220.00–230.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	325.00–335.00	328.81
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	139.00	139.00
1	—	830	133.00	133.00
1	—	930	118.00	118.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,676	134.50–144.50	140.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,191	132.00–146.00	140.25
4	—	1,156	150.50–159.50	154.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,758	184.00	184.00
4	—	2,078	160.00–175.00	165.56

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,830.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,075	1,350.00–1,850.00	1,718.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,790.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,196	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,152.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	1,860.00–1,930.00	1,896.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,081.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,650.00–3,150.00	2,937.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,650.00–3,650.00	3,066.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,650.00	1,650.00

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