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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 21

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

841 head

▼ 202 vs last sale 1,043▲ 208 vs year ago 633 · +32.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 62▲ 3 vs year ago 52 · +5.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 3 vs year ago 9 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 4.00 lower overall with exception of 3-weights sharply higher. Feeder heifers 8.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 5.00 to 13.00 higher overall. Strong demand and high-quality offerings were noted for all classes of cattle, with a majority of total feeder offerings being preconditioned.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.04/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −99.69 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$294.04

124 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.72

vs TN average

−10.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	294.04	1,645	124

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale124 hd

294.04

—

TN average14 barns · 866 hd

276.32

+17.72

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−10.38

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.73

−99.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.87, low $321.98, median $393.73 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,689	157.88	2,667	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	140.13	1,666	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	136.95	2,022	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	119.04	1,223	9thin

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)	1,265	$1,858	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	976	$1,600	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,125	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$2,375	1thin

Every lot

78 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	449.77/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,205	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	414.37/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,541	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	376.74/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,612	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	438	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,730	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	336.36/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,574	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	315.81/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,652	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	539	338.60/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,825	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	331.27/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,848	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	310.68/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,774	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	622	303.83/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,890	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	272.77/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,721	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,818	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	677	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,957	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	733	282.19/cwt	274.50–283.00	2,068	62
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	767	265.26/cwt	255.00–267.50	2,035	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,054	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	867	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,150	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	910	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,184	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	387.04/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,084	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	319	386.16/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,232	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	361.96/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,194	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	375	375.35/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,408	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	357.79/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,342	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	361.58/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,464	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	331.26/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,408	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	453	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,472	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	308.70/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,451	73
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	279.89/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,441	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	307.68/cwt	297.50–316.00	1,609	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	579	291.68/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,689	73
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	263.10/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,531	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	272.23/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,674	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	256.63/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,612	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	683	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,762	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	228.77/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,640	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	747	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,897	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,081	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	225.06/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,724	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	223.29/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,813	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	857	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,860	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	409.67/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,352	6
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	421.28/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,529	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	390.89/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,438	11
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1	375	361.70/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,356	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	353.80/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,362	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	416.67/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,688	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	369.46/cwt	340.00–397.50	1,581	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	340.73/cwt	328.00–355.00	1,605	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	481	310.46/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,493	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	316.28/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,670	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	284.35/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,530	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	308.59/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,728	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,624	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	602	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,770	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	610	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,458	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	277.42/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,706	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	258.25/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,723	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	250.10/cwt	243.00–257.50	1,813	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	167.44/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,679	2
Bulls	—	—	1,631	156.99/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,561	7
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,299	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	121.24/cwt	113.00–127.00	1,211	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	107.45/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,091	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	135.81/cwt	128.00–144.50	1,604	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	151.36/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,831	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,580	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,644	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	135.42/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,033	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,387	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	805	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,857.63/head	1,820.00–1,900.00	1,858	2

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 1,043Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 62Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	370.00–395.00	387.04
8	300–350	330	340.00–375.00	361.96
21	350–400	375	332.50–370.00	357.79
34	400–450	425	310.00–350.00	331.26
73	450–500	470	295.00–320.00	308.70
6	500–550	515	270.00–290.00	279.89
8	550–600	582	250.00–270.00	263.10
19	600–650	628	232.50–260.00	256.63
6	700–750	717	225.00–232.50	228.77
4	750–800	766	222.50–232.50	225.06
3	800–850	812	215.00–235.00	223.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	380.00–395.00	386.16
7	350–400	375	372.50–380.00	375.35
3	400–450	405	355.00–365.00	361.58
3	450–500	453	325.00	325.00
37	500–550	523	297.50–316.00	307.68
73	550–600	579	277.50–295.00	291.68
19	600–650	615	262.50–277.50	272.23
7	650–700	683	258.00	258.00
25	700–750	747	254.00	254.00
14	750–800	750	277.50	277.50
2	850–900	857	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	445.00–455.00	449.77
1	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
3	350–400	372	395.00–425.00	414.37
6	400–450	428	372.50–387.50	376.74
10	450–500	468	320.00–370.00	336.36
8	500–550	523	300.00–330.00	315.81
15	550–600	571	300.00–320.00	310.68
20	600–650	631	261.00–285.00	272.77
2	650–700	655	277.50	277.50
1	800–850	830	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
25	500–550	539	335.00–347.50	338.60
8	550–600	558	325.00–335.00	331.27
13	600–650	622	292.50–310.00	303.83
12	650–700	677	289.00	289.00
62	700–750	733	274.50–283.00	282.19
23	750–800	767	255.00–267.50	265.26
2	850–900	867	248.00	248.00
4	900–950	910	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	481	309.00–315.00	310.46
4	500–550	538	282.50–290.00	284.35
1	550–600	595	273.00	273.00
1	600–650	630	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	417.50–425.00	421.28
3	400–450	405	405.00–430.00	416.67
2	600–650	602	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	385.00–430.00	409.67
11	350–400	368	375.00–405.00	390.89
9	400–450	428	340.00–397.50	369.46
9	450–500	471	328.00–355.00	340.73
15	500–550	528	297.50–330.00	316.28
8	550–600	560	290.00–317.50	308.59
8	600–650	615	272.50–285.00	277.42
3	650–700	667	250.00–275.00	258.25
2	700–750	725	243.00–257.50	250.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	350.00–357.50	353.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	375	360.00–362.50	361.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,501	132.00–140.00	135.42
1	—	1,305	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	129.00	129.00
6	—	999	113.00–127.00	121.24
2	—	1,015	107.00–108.00	107.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,210	146.00–159.00	151.36
13	—	1,181	128.00–144.50	135.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	166.00–169.00	167.44
7	—	1,631	150.00–164.00	156.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,275	145.00	145.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	976	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,820.00–1,900.00	1,857.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	2,375.00	2,375.00

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.