Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 550 lbs. 18.00 higher, with those weighing over 550 lbs. 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers measuring 5.00 to 6.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls 3.00 higher overall with exception of 5-weights 15.00 to 30.00 higher. High-quality offerings and strong demand was noted for feeder classes. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.13/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −86.99 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$370.13

64 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.25

vs TN average

−3.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	370.13	2,034	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

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 sale64 hd

370.13

—

TN average14 barns · 410 hd

357.88

+12.25

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−3.89

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−86.99

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	1,811	176.87	3,204	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	154.04	2,330	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	149.64	1,804	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	137.88	1,565	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,121	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,005	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,536	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,774	$5,019	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,705	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	400–450	428	365.48/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,564	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	379.52/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,427	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	348.49/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,652	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	274.44/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,894	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	327.43/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,696	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	478	406.69/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	419	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	292.15/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	375.01/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,781	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	340.19/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,796	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	816	288.57/cwt	277.50–294.00	2,355	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	347.76/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,097	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	291	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	606	307.91/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	430.15/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	674	319.65/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,154	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	376.27/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,791	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	402.69/cwt	375.00–427.50	1,748	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	332.80/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,937	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	411	443.85/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	790	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	307.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,180	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	362.06/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,053	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	369.33/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,013	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	398.81/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,078	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	360.05/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,890	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	298.80/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	391.32/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,616	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	169.17/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,935	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	136.61/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,708	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	161.03/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,053	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	147.21/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,708	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	137.88/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,565	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	149.00/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,143	6
Bulls	—	—	1,749	173.20/cwt	162.00–185.00	3,029	7
Bulls	—	—	2,030	189.73/cwt	188.00–192.00	3,852	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,120.93/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,121	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,004.99/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	2,005	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,536.38/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,536	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,774	5,018.68/head	4,400.00–5,500.00	5,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	310.80/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	393.54/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,680	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	374.17/cwt	347.50–400.00	1,766	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	295.90/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,994	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	512.57/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	329.76/cwt	317.50–350.00	1,870	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	421.29/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	452.25/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	303.37/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	302.79/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,726	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	402	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	396.16/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	375.06/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	345.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	419	318.90/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,336	5

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 820Last week 767Year ago 845

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 106Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 57Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	380.00–410.00	396.16
8	300–350	323	370.00–385.00	375.06
23	350–400	376	360.00–400.00	379.52
33	400–450	428	335.00–385.00	365.48
34	450–500	474	325.00–360.00	348.49
16	500–550	518	315.00–335.00	327.43
20	550–600	570	290.00–322.50	302.79
8	600–650	610	285.00–298.00	292.15
19	650–700	690	270.00–292.50	274.44
1	700–750	720	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	770	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	320	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	262.00	262.00
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	350	420.00	420.00
10	400–450	419	397.50	397.50
19	450–500	475	372.50–385.00	375.01
24	500–550	528	337.50–342.50	340.19
5	550–600	578	340.00	340.00
11	600–650	606	305.00–309.00	307.91
2	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
6	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	340.00–350.00	345.07
5	400–450	419	310.00–325.00	318.90
3	450–500	490	300.00–305.00	303.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	411	435.00–445.00	443.85
3	450–500	478	400.00–410.00	406.69
27	500–550	521	387.50–405.00	398.81
12	550–600	567	360.00–375.00	362.06
10	600–650	603	347.50–350.00	347.76
16	650–700	674	310.00–330.00	319.65
14	700–750	710	300.00–310.00	307.05
3	750–800	790	272.00	272.00
126	800–850	816	277.50–294.00	288.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
7	350–400	384	425.00–445.00	430.15
9	400–450	434	375.00–427.50	402.69
10	450–500	476	350.00–390.00	376.27
7	500–550	545	360.00–375.00	369.33
18	550–600	582	329.00–350.00	332.80
1	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	820	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	283	505.00–520.00	512.57
6	300–350	319	430.00–480.00	452.25
7	350–400	386	410.00–440.00	421.29
20	400–450	427	375.00–420.00	393.54
24	450–500	472	347.50–400.00	374.17
37	500–550	525	335.00–380.00	360.05
34	550–600	567	317.50–350.00	329.76
3	600–650	613	297.50–330.00	310.80
11	650–700	674	287.50–310.00	295.90
1	700–750	735	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	390.00–395.00	391.32
4	550–600	576	290.00–312.50	298.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	505.00	505.00
1	550–600	560	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	402	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	164.00–175.00	169.17
6	—	1,438	144.00–152.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	135.00–138.00	136.61
6	—	1,275	157.00–164.00	161.03
12	—	1,160	141.00–154.00	147.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	128.00–144.00	137.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,749	162.00–185.00	173.20
2	—	2,030	188.00–192.00	189.73

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,120.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,220	1,700.00–2,150.00	2,004.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,536.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,705	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,774	4,400.00–5,500.00	5,018.68

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

Steers · 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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