Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to market reporter absence last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.71/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −74.54 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$324.71

73 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$26.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.23

vs TN average

−9.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	326.14	1,719	69
Medium and Large 2	513	300.00	1,538	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.14/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale73 hd

324.71

—

TN average14 barns · 714 hd

321.48

+3.23

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−9.55

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−74.54

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	1,749	192.71	3,370	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	161.37	1,985	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	157.09	2,311	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	146.32	1,612	18

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)	1,202	$2,334	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,168	$2,329	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,322	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$1,975	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$1,945	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	973	$1,596	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	880	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$2,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,042	$2,139	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	650–700	693	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	382.21/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,479	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	377	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	313.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,754	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	351.61/cwt	330.00–364.00	1,681	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	527	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	476	317.86/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	306.60/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	385.88/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,277	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	351.07/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,482	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	398	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	402	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	469	382.79/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	722	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	331.31/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,696	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	429.10/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	317.45/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	373.35/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	298.13/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,825	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	417	390.82/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,630	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	367.02/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	372.72/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	348.76/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,995	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	359.86/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,878	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	396.66/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	753	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	333.51/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,081	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	329.38/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	376.65/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,921	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	365.45/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,740	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	477	346.68/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,966	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	146.32/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,612	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	156.22/cwt	148.00–166.00	2,306	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	169.58/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,476	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	172.36/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,144	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	157.59/cwt	147.00–167.00	1,934	29
Bulls	—	—	1,803	206.32/cwt	196.00–222.00	3,720	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	185.81/cwt	182.00–191.00	3,307	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,002	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,230	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,189	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,945.24/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,945	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,595.82/head	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,329.45/head	2,025.00–2,750.00	2,329	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	2,322.41/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,322	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,974.81/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	1,975	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	2,460.30/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,460	5
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,065.20/head	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,065	2,187.56/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	546	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,911	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	616	297.99/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,836	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	426.32/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,394	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	325.20/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,003	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	389.99/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,673	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	326.73/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,872	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	400.54/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,542	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	309.70/cwt	302.50–320.00	2,084	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	328.71/cwt	319.00–340.00	1,726	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	453.60/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	403.02/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	357	433.27/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	274.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	302.59/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,725	2

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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 838Last week 738Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 88Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 71Year ago 30

No market trends available due to market reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	375.00–405.00	385.88
23	350–400	387	370.00–395.00	382.21
20	400–450	422	332.50–370.00	351.07
49	450–500	478	330.00–364.00	351.61
41	500–550	512	320.00–340.00	331.31
13	550–600	559	310.00–320.00	313.85
21	600–650	612	290.00–305.00	298.13
4	650–700	693	267.50	267.50
2	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	350.00–360.00	355.04
7	450–500	476	315.00–320.00	317.86
3	500–550	520	300.00–310.00	306.60
2	550–600	570	300.00–305.00	302.59
2	600–650	620	270.00–280.00	274.84
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	527	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	402	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	417	375.00–395.00	390.82
9	450–500	469	375.00–385.00	382.79
2	500–550	502	355.00	355.00
6	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	610	317.50	317.50
2	700–750	722	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	415.00–435.00	429.10
6	400–450	424	395.00–400.00	396.66
7	450–500	473	370.00–385.00	372.72
15	500–550	522	350.00–365.00	359.86
25	550–600	572	340.00–350.00	348.76
4	600–650	620	310.00–327.50	317.45
3	650–700	653	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	370.00–375.00	373.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	569	327.50–335.00	329.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	390.00–395.00	392.50
9	500–550	510	370.00–390.00	376.65
5	550–600	558	365.00–370.00	367.02
16	600–650	624	330.00–340.00	333.51
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	753	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	327	400.00–440.00	426.32
15	350–400	385	390.00–410.00	400.54
52	400–450	429	360.00–415.00	389.99
32	450–500	476	355.00–375.00	365.45
19	500–550	525	319.00–340.00	328.71
13	550–600	573	320.00–332.50	326.73
9	600–650	616	312.50–332.50	325.20
12	650–700	673	302.50–320.00	309.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	345.00–350.00	346.68
2	550–600	565	307.50	307.50
9	600–650	616	290.00–300.00	297.99
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
11	500–550	546	350.00	350.00
7	550–600	580	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	450.00–460.00	453.60
3	350–400	357	430.00–440.00	433.27
3	400–450	413	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	455	385.00–415.00	403.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	144.00	144.00
28	—	1,476	148.00–166.00	156.22
3	—	1,460	168.00–172.00	169.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,102	139.00–155.00	146.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	139.00	139.00
12	—	1,244	168.00–181.00	172.36
29	—	1,227	147.00–167.00	157.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,803	196.00–222.00	206.32
7	—	1,780	182.00–191.00	185.81
1	—	1,725	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,945.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,595.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,168	2,025.00–2,750.00	2,329.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,272	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,322.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,123	1,700.00–2,400.00	1,974.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,272	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,460.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	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	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,008	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,065.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,065	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,187.56

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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