Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 7.00 lower; No trends could be established on Feeder Bulls due to limited comparable data; Slaughter Cows/Bulls traded mostly steady with light receipts. Demand and quality good with new crop and fleshy calves receiving a considerable discount. No Sale next week in observance of Independance Day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.70/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −83.42 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$373.70

30 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$44.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.06

vs TN average

+4.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	376.65	1,991	28
Medium and Large 2	577	332.50	1,919	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.15/cwt here — about $72 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale30 hd

373.70

—

TN average14 barns · 512 hd

348.64

+25.06

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

+4.12

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−83.42

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	1,705	195.69	3,336	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	165.73	2,122	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	163.78	2,211	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	136.86	1,389	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,475	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,993	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,590	$2,900	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	450–500	488	337.89/cwt	331.00–342.50	1,649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	300.30/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	318.74/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	268.36/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	372	350.16/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	330.83/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,825	6
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	487	308.46/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	307.51/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,854	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	318.64/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	291.54/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,394	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	1,992.69/head	1,900.00–2,075.00	1,993	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	205.79/cwt	204.00–208.00	3,694	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	146.62/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,793	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	162.02/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,095	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	175.44/cwt	170.00–180.50	2,251	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	163.78/cwt	163.50–164.00	2,211	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,837	1
Bulls	—	—	1,654	193.66/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,203	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	142.50/cwt	137.50–146.00	1,491	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	129.33/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	441	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	304.21/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,725	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	291.08/cwt	270.00–317.50	1,511	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	403.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	498	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	396.85/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,099	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	325.28/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	312.77/cwt	295.00–319.00	1,970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	287.50/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	401.17/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	390.23/cwt	370.00–398.00	1,846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	371.67/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	268.24/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	324.33/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,382	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	363.78/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	321.26/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,825	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	347.61/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,470	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	328.14/cwt	322.50–331.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	313.81/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	336.72/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	281.67/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	789	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,501	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	879	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,619	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	517	343.36/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,831	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	367.55/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	335.48/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,339	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	310.35/cwt	307.50–317.50	2,210	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	332.65/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,112	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	379.90/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,007	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Jun 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 698Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 73Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 43Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	405.00	405.00
3	250–300	265	370.00–385.00	379.90
4	300–350	324	365.00–375.00	367.55
2	350–400	385	362.50–365.00	363.78
9	400–450	423	340.00–352.50	347.61
5	450–500	488	331.00–342.50	337.89
3	500–550	505	322.50–331.00	328.14
12	550–600	568	320.00–325.00	321.26
8	600–650	606	285.00–302.50	300.30
2	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	751	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	345.00–355.00	350.16
2	450–500	465	317.50–320.00	318.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	510	359.00	359.00
3	550–600	575	330.00–332.50	330.83
2	600–650	612	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
3	300–350	315	300.00–365.00	335.48
4	350–400	379	300.00–365.00	336.72
11	400–450	426	300.00–337.50	324.33
2	450–500	468	310.00–317.50	313.81
3	550–600	550	275.00–307.50	287.50
3	600–650	631	280.00–282.50	281.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	423	300.00–325.00	318.64
2	450–500	478	280.00–302.50	291.54
5	500–550	519	270.00–317.50	291.08
9	550–600	567	280.00–317.50	304.21
3	600–650	637	250.00–290.00	268.36
3	650–700	673	250.00–285.00	268.24
1	850–900	870	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	370.00–375.00	371.67
6	500–550	549	332.50	332.50
6	600–650	603	305.00–310.00	307.51
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	487	280.00–317.50	308.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	441	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	460	350.00–355.00	352.53
6	500–550	523	322.50	322.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	693	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	417.50	417.50
4	450–500	498	415.00	415.00
14	500–550	529	395.00–400.00	396.85
6	600–650	605	351.00	351.00
2	700–750	720	322.50	322.50
67	750–800	789	317.00	317.00
56	850–900	879	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	400.00–405.00	403.51
4	300–350	330	395.00–405.00	401.17
3	400–450	443	387.50	387.50
10	450–500	473	370.00–398.00	390.23
4	500–550	505	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	568	367.50	367.50
15	600–650	635	322.50–335.00	332.65
1	650–700	680	322.50	322.50
17	700–750	712	307.50–317.50	310.35
24	750–800	777	301.00	301.00
1	800–850	815	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	370.00–375.00	372.52
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	427	332.50	332.50
4	450–500	480	300.00–340.00	325.28
2	550–600	577	332.50	332.50
5	600–650	630	295.00–319.00	312.77
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	517	342.50–347.50	343.36

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 · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,590	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,900.00–2,075.00	1,992.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,795	204.00–208.00	205.79
1	—	1,635	173.50	173.50
4	—	1,654	189.00–199.00	193.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	140.00–153.00	146.62
8	—	1,293	157.00–169.00	162.02
7	—	1,283	170.00–180.50	175.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	163.50–164.00	163.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,046	137.50–146.00	142.50
3	—	973	127.50–130.00	129.33

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle