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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 15

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

767 head

▲ 225 vs last sale 542▼ 148 vs year ago 915 · −16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 50▼ 55 vs year ago 161 · −34.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 73▲ 27 vs year ago 30 · +90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 15.00 higher overall with exception of 4-weights 13.00 lower. Feeder heifers 14.00 higher overall with feeder bulls 15.00 to 30.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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 $328.66/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −65.07 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$328.66

76 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.97

vs TN average

+7.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	328.66	1,756	76

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 sale76 hd

328.66

—

TN average15 barns · 662 hd

307.69

+20.97

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

+7.48

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.73

−65.07

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	1,676	170.58	2,859	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	147.23	1,793	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	144.86	2,185	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	128.38	1,272	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,455	139.99	2,037	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	126.00	1,084	1thin

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)	1,038	$1,941	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,803	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,749	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,743	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,578	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,563	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,069	$1,544	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,433	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,975	2thin

Every lot

91 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	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	320	464.53/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,486	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,487	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,534	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	384.85/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,651	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	431	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,789	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	352.12/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,634	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	407.27/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,955	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	345.01/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,818	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	532	380.24/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,023	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	332.48/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,932	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	366.28/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,132	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,066	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	317.02/cwt	315.00–319.00	1,975	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	293.78/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,998	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,006	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	740	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,201	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,031	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,222	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,256	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	379.65/cwt	370.00–390.00	809	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	375.16/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,054	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	320	405.00/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,296	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	364.09/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,191	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	362	411.29/cwt	394.00–420.00	1,489	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	358.31/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,351	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	415.06/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,681	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	372.30/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,579	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	427	318.80/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,361	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	472	368.29/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,738	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	335.96/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,596	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	522	338.44/cwt	333.00–350.00	1,767	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	323.42/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,704	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,871	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	303.86/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,735	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	293.18/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,835	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	276.49/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,825	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	690	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,984	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	710	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,761	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	275.26/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,957	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	259.91/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,892	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,969	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	827	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,977	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Value Added	210	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,071	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	236	493.65/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,165	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	495.16/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,436	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	443.22/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,454	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	363	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,634	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	422.62/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,606	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	384.22/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,625	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	338.70/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,592	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	368.60/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,743	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	332.43/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,739	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	314.76/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,785	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	309.35/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,927	19
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	305.80/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,997	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	259.18/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,864	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	255.38/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,974	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	239.49/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,983	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	180.97/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,946	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	167.61/cwt	159.00–176.00	2,833	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,379	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	127.49/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,263	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	143.66/cwt	134.00–152.00	1,687	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,729	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	157.23/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,088	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	156.50/cwt	154.50–163.00	2,086	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	143.91/cwt	135.00–152.00	2,269	14
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,084	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,037	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	850	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	893	1,424.72/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	945	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	1,941.02/head	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,941	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	1,543.69/head	1,450.00–1,680.00	1,544	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,562.97/head	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,563	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,091	1,791.08/head	1,700.00–1,890.00	1,791	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,577.95/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,578	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,782.52/head	1,500.00–1,970.00	1,783	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	1,954.74/head	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,955	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,525.00/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 767Last week 542Year ago 915

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 50Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 73Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	450.00–480.00	464.53
7	400–450	431	415.00	415.00
29	450–500	480	395.00–410.00	407.27
30	500–550	532	370.00–405.00	380.24
35	550–600	582	365.00–372.50	366.28
2	600–650	612	337.50	337.50
2	700–750	740	295.00–300.00	297.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	338	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	361	425.00	425.00
15	400–450	429	370.00–410.00	384.85
7	450–500	464	340.00–375.00	352.12
9	500–550	527	340.00–350.00	345.01
16	550–600	581	325.00–345.00	332.48
2	600–650	623	315.00–319.00	317.02
4	650–700	680	280.00–305.00	293.78
2	700–750	723	275.00–280.00	277.49
1	750–800	775	262.00	262.00
1	850–900	880	252.50	252.50
1	950–1000	950	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	363	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	460	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	535	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	236	480.00–500.00	493.65
3	250–300	290	475.00–505.00	495.16
7	300–350	328	420.00–465.00	443.22
11	350–400	380	400.00–440.00	422.62
19	400–450	423	360.00–420.00	384.22
22	450–500	473	355.00–390.00	368.60
21	500–550	523	310.00–345.00	332.43
16	550–600	567	305.00–325.00	314.76
19	600–650	623	300.00–319.00	309.35
3	650–700	653	300.00–317.50	305.80
5	700–750	719	250.00–265.00	259.18
6	750–800	773	245.00–265.00	255.38
2	800–850	828	239.00–240.00	239.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	337.50–340.00	338.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	370.00–390.00	379.65
5	250–300	281	365.00–390.00	375.16
12	300–350	327	345.00–375.00	364.09
22	350–400	377	345.00–380.00	358.31
43	400–450	424	335.00–395.00	372.30
18	450–500	475	320.00–355.00	335.96
15	500–550	527	310.00–330.00	323.42
14	550–600	571	295.00–320.00	303.86
5	600–650	626	288.00–305.00	293.18
3	650–700	660	275.00–277.50	276.49
2	700–750	728	255.00–265.00	259.91
2	800–850	812	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	320	390.00–420.00	405.00
7	350–400	362	394.00–420.00	411.29
6	400–450	405	405.00–420.00	415.06
8	450–500	472	360.00–375.00	368.29
43	500–550	522	333.00–350.00	338.44
4	550–600	567	330.00	330.00
7	650–700	690	287.50	287.50
11	700–750	711	272.50–277.50	275.26
2	800–850	827	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	315.00–327.50	318.80
1	700–750	710	248.00	248.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	138.00–142.00	139.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	140.00	140.00
13	—	991	119.00–136.00	127.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	155.00–159.00	157.23
14	—	1,577	135.00–152.00	143.91
2	—	1,300	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,174	134.00–152.00	143.66
10	—	1,333	154.50–163.00	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,690	159.00–176.00	167.61
2	—	1,628	178.00–184.00	180.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,424.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,562.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,577.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,091	1,700.00–1,890.00	1,791.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,188	1,500.00–1,970.00	1,782.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,069	1,450.00–1,680.00	1,543.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,246	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,954.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,038	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,941.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,575.00	2,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.