Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all feeder classes unevenly steady overall with exception of 500 to 700 lb. bulls 10.00 to 20.00 lower, and a less-attractive offering of feeder cattle was noted. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.20/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −75.06 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$324.20

74 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$19.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.34

vs TN average

−14.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	324.46	1,767	73
Medium and Large 2	585	305.00	1,784	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale74 hd

324.20

—

TN average13 barns · 622 hd

320.86

+3.34

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−14.05

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−75.06

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	1,681	192.44	3,234	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	160.63	1,899	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	159.61	2,345	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	139.82	1,468	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	156.27	1,946	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	138.08	1,427	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,405	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,121	$2,154	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,575	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,480	$3,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	618	290.19/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,793	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	267.52/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	388.52/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,267	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	377.56/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	270.19/cwt	267.00–272.50	1,937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	306.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	329.66/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,741	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	255	450.00/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	336.31/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,581	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	485	386.25/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	357.86/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,507	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	315.68/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,799	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	372	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	342.87/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,088	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	692	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	368.43/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	351.07/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,019	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	633	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	492	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	374.78/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,986	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	303.28/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	397.66/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,710	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,244	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	837	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	2,524	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	879	277.02/cwt	274.00–278.00	2,435	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	302	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	287.41/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,931	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	308.21/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,926	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	255	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	375.27/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	329.16/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,596	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	156.27/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,946	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	140.26/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,484	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	172.21/cwt	167.00–181.00	2,070	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	157.80/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,854	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	139.82/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,468	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	159.61/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,345	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,783	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	191.01/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,205	5
Bulls	—	—	1,485	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,237	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,155	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,033	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,415	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	4,601	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,825.00/head	3,825.00–3,825.00	3,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	725	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	2,153.99/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,154	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	357.73/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,871	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	382.55/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	501.02/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	260.85/cwt	245.00–270.00	2,001	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	253.36/cwt	245.00–260.00	2,255	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	444.61/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,463	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	263.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,706	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	246.09/cwt	235.00–255.00	2,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	367.29/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,723	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	381.58/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,626	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	404.11/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,503	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	329.07/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,882	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	330.72/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	377.46/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	316.64/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	421	323.40/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,362	3

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 728Last week 562Year ago 804

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 62Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 34Year ago 25

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	287	370.00–400.00	377.46
12	300–350	326	370.00–400.00	388.52
4	350–400	364	370.00–380.00	377.56
36	400–450	421	340.00–370.00	357.86
12	450–500	470	330.00–345.00	336.31
31	500–550	528	320.00–335.00	329.66
31	550–600	570	310.00–325.00	315.68
20	600–650	618	280.00–305.00	290.19
4	650–700	680	260.00–270.00	267.52
2	750–800	767	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
5	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	372	400.00	400.00
9	450–500	492	350.00	350.00
8	500–550	514	345.00	345.00
6	650–700	692	285.00	285.00
7	700–750	717	267.00–272.50	270.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	325.00–332.50	330.72
1	550–600	585	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	421	320.00–330.00	323.40
3	450–500	482	310.00–320.00	316.64
3	500–550	533	300.00–310.00	306.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	440.00–460.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	410	435.00	435.00
12	450–500	485	385.00–400.00	386.25
12	550–600	575	350.00–352.50	351.07
11	650–700	665	337.50	337.50
59	800–850	837	301.50	301.50
12	850–900	879	274.00–278.00	277.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	430	392.50–400.00	397.66
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
20	500–550	530	365.00–385.00	374.78
5	550–600	580	345.00	345.00
12	600–650	609	330.00–350.00	342.87
3	650–700	668	300.00–305.00	303.28
3	700–750	738	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	350.00–387.50	368.43
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	475.00–515.00	501.02
7	300–350	329	425.00–465.00	444.61
10	350–400	372	400.00–410.00	404.11
20	400–450	426	360.00–395.00	381.58
26	450–500	469	340.00–390.00	367.29
7	500–550	523	340.00–380.00	357.73
8	550–600	572	312.50–340.00	329.07
17	600–650	625	300.00–330.00	308.21
12	650–700	672	280.00–300.00	287.41
4	700–750	708	260.00–270.00	263.81
6	750–800	767	245.00–270.00	260.85
4	800–850	823	235.00–255.00	246.09
3	850–900	890	245.00–260.00	253.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	305	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	370.00–380.00	375.27
3	450–500	485	320.00–335.00	329.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	375.00–390.00	382.55
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
9	500–550	513	332.50	332.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	155.00–158.00	156.27
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	125.00	125.00
6	—	1,058	137.00–143.00	140.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,202	167.00–181.00	172.21
16	—	1,175	153.00–165.00	157.80
1	—	1,205	148.00	148.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,050	138.00–145.00	139.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,469	154.00–169.00	159.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,678	180.00–200.00	191.01
1	—	1,485	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,415	190.50	190.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,825.00	3,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,121	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,153.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,480	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,385	2,675.00	2,675.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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