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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 11

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Feb 4Feb 11Feb 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

952 head

▼ 300 vs last sale 1,252▲ 320 vs year ago 632 · +50.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 110▲ 41 vs year ago 35 · +117.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 26▲ 26 vs year ago 14 · +185.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 550 lbs. sharply lower with those weighing over 550 lbs. unevenly steady. Feeder heifers measuring 2.00 lower overall , with feeder bulls sharply lower. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 to 8.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls holding steady. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Heifers, 479 lbs., $321.00 per cwt., medium flesh, appx. 80 percent black/bwf and 20 percent other colors.

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 $270.41/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −123.32 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$270.41

74 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$29.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.09

vs TN average

−26.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	273.56	1,461	66
Medium and Large 2	536	244.38	1,309	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.18/cwt here — about $153 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

270.41

—

TN average17 barns · 967 hd

267.32

+3.09

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−26.59

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.73

−123.32

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	—	Average	1,793	157.48	2,824	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	138.22	2,025	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	137.06	1,694	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	115.50	1,306	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	122.00	1,312	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,553	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,261	$2,418	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$2,029	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,222	$1,943	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,688	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	685	$1,232	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$2,939	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,450	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	332.11/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,275	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	406	378.41/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,536	52
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,284	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	319.15/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,561	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	495	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,621	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	306.81/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,583	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,623	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	562	314.58/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,768	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	279.89/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,755	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,666	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	265.54/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,782	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	679	277.95/cwt	277.50–281.00	1,887	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	728	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,893	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,863	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	778	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,984	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	817	246.31/cwt	244.50–248.00	2,012	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	868	243.75/cwt	240.50–245.50	2,116	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,023	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	302.69/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,002	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	304.85/cwt	295.00–318.00	1,161	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	398	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,284	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	407	343.83/cwt	305.00–349.00	1,399	79
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	285.06/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,203	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	263.15/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,160	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	479	318.25/cwt	294.00–321.00	1,524	113
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	276.50/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,330	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	521	287.78/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,499	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	270.18/cwt	262.50–276.00	1,427	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	245.01/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,303	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	258.47/cwt	252.00–267.50	1,468	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	237.45/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,472	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	256.77/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,638	45
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	229.07/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,555	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	708	237.10/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,679	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	224.07/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,636	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	793	226.66/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,797	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	816	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,828	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	326.74/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,088	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	320.55/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,180	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	316.56/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,339	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	304.98/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,424	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	284.75/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,512	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	277.72/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,580	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	261.81/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,610	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	624	239.42/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,494	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	237.51/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,587	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,699	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	220.84/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,723	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,779	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 4	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 4	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,771	154.45/cwt	144.00–163.00	2,735	10
Bulls	—	—	1,903	172.61/cwt	171.00–174.00	3,285	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	940	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,387	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,145	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	117.00/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,340	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	126.28/cwt	125.50–127.00	1,557	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	137.92/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,736	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	127.32/cwt	126.50–128.00	1,795	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	138.42/cwt	132.00–145.50	1,982	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	148.25/cwt	147.50–149.00	2,465	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,312	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,938.60/head	1,950.00–3,500.00	2,939	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,110	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	1,942.53/head	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,943	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	2,418.06/head	1,650.00–2,800.00	2,418	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	2,029.22/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,029	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,553.13/head	1,750.00–2,925.00	2,553	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	685	1,231.57/head	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,232	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 952Last week 1,252Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 110Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 26Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	398	322.50	322.50
79	400–450	407	305.00–349.00	343.83
113	450–500	479	294.00–321.00	318.25
22	500–550	521	280.00–298.00	287.78
45	600–650	638	250.00–258.00	256.77
9	700–750	708	234.00–238.00	237.10
3	750–800	793	225.00–230.00	226.66
4	800–850	816	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	290.00–320.00	302.69
22	350–400	381	295.00–318.00	304.85
20	400–450	422	272.50–302.50	285.06
19	450–500	481	267.50–287.50	276.50
30	500–550	528	262.50–276.00	270.18
14	550–600	568	252.00–267.50	258.47
10	600–650	620	227.50–240.00	237.45
22	650–700	679	222.50–240.00	229.07
3	700–750	730	220.00–226.00	224.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	441	262.50–265.00	263.15
7	500–550	532	244.00–247.50	245.01
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	384	327.50–340.00	332.11
4	400–450	411	312.50	312.50
15	450–500	489	312.00–325.00	319.15
15	500–550	516	292.50–312.50	306.81
1	550–600	555	292.50	292.50
3	600–650	631	264.00	264.00
17	650–700	671	260.00–268.00	265.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	242.00	242.00
1	850–900	870	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	400–450	406	350.00–379.00	378.41
2	450–500	495	327.50	327.50
11	550–600	562	310.00–327.50	314.58
23	600–650	627	270.00–290.00	279.89
10	650–700	679	277.50–281.00	277.95
12	700–750	728	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	778	255.00	255.00
6	800–850	817	244.50–248.00	246.31
12	850–900	868	240.50–245.50	243.75
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	315.00–340.00	326.74
15	350–400	368	305.00–330.00	320.55
23	400–450	423	300.00–327.50	316.56
19	450–500	467	290.00–320.00	304.98
15	500–550	531	272.50–295.00	284.75
12	550–600	569	262.50–285.00	277.72
8	600–650	615	255.00–272.50	261.81
7	650–700	668	230.00–250.00	237.51
3	700–750	720	236.00	236.00
3	750–800	780	220.00–222.50	220.84
1	800–850	805	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	624	235.00–242.50	239.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	147.50	147.50
13	—	1,259	132.00–144.00	137.92
2	—	1,233	125.50–127.00	126.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	126.50–128.00	127.32
13	—	1,432	132.00–145.50	138.42
3	—	1,663	147.50–149.00	148.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	108.00	108.00
5	—	1,145	112.00–122.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,771	144.00–163.00	154.45
2	—	1,903	171.00–174.00	172.61

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,380	1,750.00–2,925.00	2,553.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,261	1,650.00–2,800.00	2,418.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,348	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,029.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,222	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,942.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	685	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,231.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,415	1,950.00–3,500.00	2,938.60

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.