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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 1

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

533 head

▼ 388 vs last sale 921▼ 469 vs year ago 1,002 · −46.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 113▼ 62 vs year ago 119 · −52.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 66▲ 4 vs year ago 19 · +21.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week and based on a lighter test this week, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady with feeder bulls 9.00 higher. Overall lower-quality offerings of feeder cattle was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady overall.

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 $310.30/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −83.43 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$310.30

69 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$21.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs TN average

−11.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	311.89	1,702	64
Medium and Large 2	580	290.00	1,682	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.89/cwt here — about $20 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 sale69 hd

310.30

—

TN average12 barns · 693 hd

310.88

−0.58

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−11.08

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.73

−83.43

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	1,688	168.40	2,843	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	144.72	1,889	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	142.09	2,185	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	122.59	1,263	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,675	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$1,950	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	411.59/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,511	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	402.27/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,702	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,617	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	378.11/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,781	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	477	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,646	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	484	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,868	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	361.30/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,886	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,749	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	337.73/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,905	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	363.77/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,095	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	577	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,904	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	327.53/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,090	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	306.82/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,973	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	285.58/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,902	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	295.58/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,119	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	741	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,297	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,157	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	397.65/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,157	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	378.41/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,211	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	360	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,395	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	369.59/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,353	14
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	382	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,184	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	417	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,605	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	364.54/cwt	347.50–380.00	1,553	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	477	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,503	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	338.35/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,621	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	516	339.30/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,751	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	311.68/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,658	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,795	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	298.10/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,696	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	613	273.72/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,678	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	283.77/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,768	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	652	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,871	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	677	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,936	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	264.27/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,792	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,833	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	425.18/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,582	6
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	390	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,433	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	399.04/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,656	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	430	337.16/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,450	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	376.36/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,731	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,627	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	479	339.05/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,624	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	327.48/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,719	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	296.78/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,597	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	324.74/cwt	311.00–340.00	1,864	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	291.66/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,808	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	298.17/cwt	272.50–307.50	2,028	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	263.36/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,875	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	254.59/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,971	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,888	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,040	159.54/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,659	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	161.66/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,971	5
Bulls	—	—	1,870	185.53/cwt	175.00–200.00	3,469	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,157	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	123.66/cwt	119.00–130.50	1,276	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	140.06/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,801	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	158.70/cwt	149.00–166.50	2,163	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	142.09/cwt	130.50–148.00	2,185	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	765	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	815	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 921Year ago 1,002

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 113Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 66Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
13	500–550	516	339.00–340.00	339.30
6	550–600	561	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
5	650–700	677	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	375.00–405.00	397.65
3	300–350	320	365.00–390.00	378.41
14	350–400	366	350.00–390.00	369.59
16	400–450	426	347.50–380.00	364.54
43	450–500	479	320.00–355.00	338.35
20	500–550	532	300.00–330.00	311.68
23	550–600	569	285.00–315.00	298.10
2	600–650	623	282.50–285.00	283.77
11	650–700	678	250.00–278.00	264.27
2	700–750	742	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	387.50	387.50
5	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	477	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	613	272.50–275.00	273.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	652	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	477	340.00–350.00	344.97
2	500–550	538	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	405.00–415.00	411.59
6	400–450	423	395.00–415.00	402.27
9	450–500	471	365.00–405.00	378.11
11	500–550	522	345.00–365.00	361.30
26	550–600	564	320.00–345.00	337.73
8	600–650	643	300.00–317.50	306.82
4	650–700	666	280.00–290.00	285.58
4	700–750	717	290.00–297.50	295.58
1	800–850	805	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	576	360.00–365.00	363.77
2	600–650	638	325.00–330.00	327.53
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	741	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	484	386.00	386.00
2	550–600	577	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	479	330.00–350.00	339.05
3	500–550	538	290.00–300.00	296.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	367.50	367.50
4	400–450	430	330.00–360.00	337.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	415.00–435.00	425.18
15	400–450	415	380.00–420.00	399.04
14	450–500	460	365.00–390.00	376.36
19	500–550	525	310.00–345.00	327.48
19	550–600	574	311.00–340.00	324.74
7	600–650	620	285.00–320.00	291.66
11	650–700	680	272.50–307.50	298.17
3	700–750	712	260.00–265.00	263.36
6	750–800	774	245.00–257.50	254.59
2	850–900	868	215.00–220.00	217.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	114.00	114.00
8	—	1,032	119.00–130.50	123.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,538	130.50–148.00	142.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	149.00–166.50	158.70
6	—	1,286	134.00–144.00	140.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,870	175.00–200.00	185.53
5	—	1,838	153.00–169.00	161.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	159.00–160.00	159.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,120	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,700.00	1,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,525.00	2,525.00

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	—	1,145	1,900.00	1,900.00

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.