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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

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

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

895 head

▼ 669 vs last sale 1,564▼ 123 vs year ago 1,018 · −12.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 112▲ 31 vs year ago 74 · +41.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 164▲ 4 vs year ago 26 · +15.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, and based on a lighter test this week, feeder steers weighing up to 550 lbs. mostly steady with those weighing over 550 lbs. 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 7.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $293.28/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −100.45 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$293.28

78 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$28.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

vs TN average

−21.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	293.65	1,624	77
Medium and Large 2	545	265.00	1,444	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.65/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale78 hd

293.28

—

TN average17 barns · 1,146 hd

289.79

+3.50

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−21.68

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.73

−100.45

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	1,771	166.86	2,955	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	142.34	1,749	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	139.80	1,940	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	126.91	1,316	3thin

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)	1,078	$2,545	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$2,267	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,070	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$2,044	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,038	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	386	417.78/cwt	408.00–427.50	1,613	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,490	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,580	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	428	420.03/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,798	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	431	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,735	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	457	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,851	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	380.16/cwt	345.00–398.00	1,844	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,496	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	381.44/cwt	367.50–400.00	1,980	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	337.37/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,764	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	364.26/cwt	361.00–365.00	2,058	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	336.30/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,951	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,670	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	331.46/cwt	327.50–332.50	2,042	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	308.42/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,946	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,926	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	714	286.36/cwt	274.00–290.00	2,045	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	774	268.13/cwt	262.00–276.00	2,075	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	820	259.24/cwt	252.00–262.00	2,126	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	870	251.00/cwt	249.00–253.00	2,184	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	920	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,208	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	318	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,018	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	358.25/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,179	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	340	388.73/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,322	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	360	387.24/cwt	379.00–400.00	1,394	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	364.42/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,348	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,313	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	356.28/cwt	330.00–372.50	1,511	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	443	318.73/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,412	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	459	359.56/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,650	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	325.11/cwt	307.50–340.00	1,548	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	478	298.15/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,425	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	504	323.62/cwt	322.50–324.00	1,631	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	303.55/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,578	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	282.99/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,616	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	263.75/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,530	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	299.06/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,744	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	278.38/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,684	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	259.68/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,631	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	246.90/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,622	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	697	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,896	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	240.50/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,722	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	733	252.00/cwt	247.00–262.50	1,847	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	756	253.72/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,918	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	797	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,793	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	394.36/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,270	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	371.28/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,218	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	333	348.99/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,162	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	367	344.06/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,263	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	381.93/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,428	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,688	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	411	333.74/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,372	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	385.29/cwt	357.50–405.00	1,611	28
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	367.04/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,725	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	482	336.10/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,620	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	359.98/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,829	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	334.51/cwt	312.00–347.50	1,753	37
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	572	301.71/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,726	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	324.60/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,863	24
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	305.54/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,885	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	270.30/cwt	263.00–276.00	1,841	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	262.93/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,906	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,789	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,895	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,681	179.50/cwt	174.00–190.00	3,017	4
Bulls	—	—	1,811	161.24/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,920	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	126.91/cwt	117.00–132.00	1,316	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	137.06/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,671	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	156.41/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,965	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	149.35/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,889	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	137.60/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,948	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	2,545.19/head	2,225.00–2,800.00	2,545	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,185.41/head	2,025.00–2,425.00	2,185	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	2,266.91/head	1,975.00–2,625.00	2,267	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,037.98/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,038	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,322	2,043.54/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,044	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 895Last week 1,564Year ago 1,018

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 112Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 164Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	322	380.00–420.00	394.36
11	350–400	374	365.00–405.00	381.93
28	400–450	418	357.50–405.00	385.29
16	450–500	470	355.00–380.00	367.04
37	500–550	524	312.00–347.50	334.51
24	550–600	574	315.00–330.00	324.60
15	600–650	617	297.50–312.50	305.54
5	650–700	681	263.00–276.00	270.30
2	700–750	725	258.00–268.00	262.93
1	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
2	950–1000	977	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	345.00–360.00	348.99
8	350–400	367	340.00–352.50	344.06
4	400–450	411	330.00–345.00	333.74
5	450–500	482	330.00–345.00	336.10
3	550–600	572	300.00–305.00	301.71
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	370.00–372.50	371.28
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	755	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	400	422.00	422.00
2	500–550	508	355.00–365.00	359.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	443	315.00–322.50	318.73
8	450–500	478	297.50–300.00	298.15
8	550–600	580	262.50–265.00	263.75
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	387.50–390.00	388.73
11	350–400	360	379.00–400.00	387.24
9	450–500	459	345.00–385.00	359.56
4	500–550	504	322.50–324.00	323.62
16	550–600	583	295.00–308.00	299.06
6	600–650	605	275.00–290.00	278.38
8	650–700	697	272.00	272.00
3	700–750	733	247.00–262.50	252.00
7	750–800	756	240.00–256.00	253.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	329	340.00–380.00	358.25
14	350–400	370	340.00–375.00	364.42
25	400–450	424	330.00–372.50	356.28
42	450–500	476	307.50–340.00	325.11
27	500–550	520	285.00–317.50	303.55
22	550–600	571	275.00–290.00	282.99
15	600–650	628	255.00–260.00	259.68
9	650–700	657	240.00–252.00	246.90
6	700–750	716	235.00–243.00	240.50
4	750–800	797	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	408.00–427.50	417.78
2	400–450	428	415.00–425.00	420.03
2	450–500	457	405.00	405.00
11	500–550	519	367.50–400.00	381.44
11	550–600	565	361.00–365.00	364.26
12	600–650	616	327.50–332.50	331.46
16	700–750	714	274.00–290.00	286.36
6	750–800	774	262.00–276.00	268.13
8	800–850	820	252.00–262.00	259.24
2	850–900	870	249.00–253.00	251.00
3	900–950	920	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	427	370.00	370.00
6	450–500	485	345.00–398.00	380.16
18	500–550	523	320.00–362.50	337.37
18	550–600	580	315.00–345.00	336.30
17	600–650	631	290.00–320.00	308.42
1	650–700	655	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	581	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	431	402.50	402.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,256	150.00–163.00	156.41
16	—	1,219	130.00–144.00	137.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,416	132.00–145.00	137.60
3	—	1,265	149.00–150.00	149.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	117.00–132.00	126.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,681	174.00–190.00	179.50
9	—	1,811	150.00–170.00	161.24

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	—	1,257	1,975.00–2,625.00	2,266.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,205	2,025.00–2,425.00	2,185.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,290	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,037.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,322	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,043.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	2,225.00–2,800.00	2,545.19

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,725.00	1,725.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	1,030	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.