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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 20

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← May 6May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

838 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 738▲ 227 vs year ago 611 · +37.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 88▲ 2 vs year ago 148 · +1.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 71▲ 24 vs year ago 30 · +80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to market reporter absence last week.

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 $324.71/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −69.02 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$324.71

73 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$26.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.23

vs TN average

−9.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	326.14	1,719	69
Medium and Large 2	513	300.00	1,538	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.14/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale73 hd

324.71

—

TN average14 barns · 714 hd

321.48

+3.23

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−9.55

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.73

−69.02

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	1,749	192.71	3,370	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	161.37	1,985	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	157.09	2,311	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	146.32	1,612	18

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,202	$2,334	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,168	$2,329	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,322	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$1,975	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$1,945	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	973	$1,596	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	880	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$2,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,042	$2,139	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	429.10/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,635	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	423	373.35/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,579	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	396.66/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,682	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	372.72/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,763	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,884	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	376.65/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,921	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	359.86/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,878	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	367.02/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,048	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	329.38/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,874	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	348.76/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,995	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	317.45/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,968	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	624	333.51/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,081	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,106	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	753	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,297	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	385.88/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,277	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	377	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,339	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	382.21/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,479	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	398	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,512	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	402	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,508	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	417	390.82/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,630	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	351.07/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,482	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	469	382.79/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,795	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	476	317.86/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,513	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	351.61/cwt	330.00–364.00	1,681	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	502	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,782	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	331.31/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,696	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	306.60/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,594	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	527	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,647	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	313.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,754	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	302.59/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,725	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,937	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	298.13/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,825	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	274.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,704	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,854	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	722	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,040	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	320	453.60/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,452	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	426.32/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,394	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	357	433.27/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,547	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	400.54/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,542	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	413	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,797	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	389.99/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,673	52
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	403.02/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,834	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	365.45/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,740	32
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	477	346.68/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,654	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	328.71/cwt	319.00–340.00	1,726	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	546	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,911	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,737	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	326.73/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,872	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	325.20/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,003	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	616	297.99/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,836	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	309.70/cwt	302.50–320.00	2,084	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,230	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,189	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	185.81/cwt	182.00–191.00	3,307	7
Bulls	—	—	1,803	206.32/cwt	196.00–222.00	3,720	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	146.32/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,612	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,592	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	157.59/cwt	147.00–167.00	1,934	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	172.36/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,144	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,966	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	169.58/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,476	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	156.22/cwt	148.00–166.00	2,306	28
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	2,065.20/head	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,065	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,065	2,187.56/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,188	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	1,595.82/head	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,596	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	1,945.24/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,945	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	1,974.81/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	1,975	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	2,329.45/head	2,025.00–2,750.00	2,329	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,272	2,460.30/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,460	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,272	2,322.41/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,322	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	740	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	745	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 838Last week 738Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 88Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 71Year ago 30

No market trends available due to market reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	375.00–405.00	385.88
23	350–400	387	370.00–395.00	382.21
20	400–450	422	332.50–370.00	351.07
49	450–500	478	330.00–364.00	351.61
41	500–550	512	320.00–340.00	331.31
13	550–600	559	310.00–320.00	313.85
21	600–650	612	290.00–305.00	298.13
4	650–700	693	267.50	267.50
2	700–750	715	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	350.00–360.00	355.04
7	450–500	476	315.00–320.00	317.86
3	500–550	520	300.00–310.00	306.60
2	550–600	570	300.00–305.00	302.59
2	600–650	620	270.00–280.00	274.84
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	527	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	402	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	417	375.00–395.00	390.82
9	450–500	469	375.00–385.00	382.79
2	500–550	502	355.00	355.00
6	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	610	317.50	317.50
2	700–750	722	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	415.00–435.00	429.10
6	400–450	424	395.00–400.00	396.66
7	450–500	473	370.00–385.00	372.72
15	500–550	522	350.00–365.00	359.86
25	550–600	572	340.00–350.00	348.76
4	600–650	620	310.00–327.50	317.45
3	650–700	653	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	370.00–375.00	373.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	569	327.50–335.00	329.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	390.00–395.00	392.50
9	500–550	510	370.00–390.00	376.65
5	550–600	558	365.00–370.00	367.02
16	600–650	624	330.00–340.00	333.51
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	753	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	327	400.00–440.00	426.32
15	350–400	385	390.00–410.00	400.54
52	400–450	429	360.00–415.00	389.99
32	450–500	476	355.00–375.00	365.45
19	500–550	525	319.00–340.00	328.71
13	550–600	573	320.00–332.50	326.73
9	600–650	616	312.50–332.50	325.20
12	650–700	673	302.50–320.00	309.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	345.00–350.00	346.68
2	550–600	565	307.50	307.50
9	600–650	616	290.00–300.00	297.99
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
11	500–550	546	350.00	350.00
7	550–600	580	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	450.00–460.00	453.60
3	350–400	357	430.00–440.00	433.27
3	400–450	413	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	455	385.00–415.00	403.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	144.00	144.00
28	—	1,476	148.00–166.00	156.22
3	—	1,460	168.00–172.00	169.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,102	139.00–155.00	146.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	139.00	139.00
12	—	1,244	168.00–181.00	172.36
29	—	1,227	147.00–167.00	157.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,803	196.00–222.00	206.32
7	—	1,780	182.00–191.00	185.81
1	—	1,725	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	178.00	178.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,945.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,595.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,168	2,025.00–2,750.00	2,329.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,272	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,322.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,123	1,700.00–2,400.00	1,974.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,272	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,460.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	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	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	2	—	1,008	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,065.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,065	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,187.56

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.