Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall with feeder steers and bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.77/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −80.35 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$376.77

81 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$33.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.74

vs TN average

+4.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	393.00	2,004	42
Medium and Large 1	548	359.29	1,968	39

One grade step is worth $33.71/cwt here — about $37 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $392.93, median $457.12 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale81 hd

376.77

—

TN average15 barns · 752 hd

361.03

+15.74

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

+4.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−80.35

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,780	196.62	3,500	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	162.89	1,978	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	158.55	2,304	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	148.59	1,426	4thin

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)	1,250	$2,459	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,238	$2,309	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,286	$2,157	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,523	$2,043	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,032	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$2,243	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,038	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,358	$2,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,550	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	348.09/cwt	330.00–352.50	2,172	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	365.97/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,336	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,004	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	325.80/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	412	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,809	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	366.65/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	381.85/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,241	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	330.05/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,729	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	346.32/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,617	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	325.91/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,884	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	487	339.07/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	351	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	815	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	371.65/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,732	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	435.00/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	896	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,822	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	353.62/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,023	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	384.06/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	371.79/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,926	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	354.91/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,806	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	373.36/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	345.04/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,477	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	158.55/cwt	152.00–169.50	2,304	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	160.94/cwt	152.00–169.00	1,923	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	172.62/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,261	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	148.59/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,426	4
Bulls	—	—	1,793	207.53/cwt	207.00–208.00	3,721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,777	194.19/cwt	189.00–201.00	3,451	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	2,156.51/head	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,157	4
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,243.39/head	2,125.00–2,350.00	2,243	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,523	2,043.19/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,043	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,459.13/head	2,025.00–2,850.00	2,459	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,308.89/head	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,309	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,032.30/head	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,032	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,445	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	373	331.19/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	375.69/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,597	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	306.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,913	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	561	308.31/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	413	325.27/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	328	342.60/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	382.47/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,434	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	327.32/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,889	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	360.75/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,717	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	875	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,231	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	314.75/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,945	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	357.25/cwt	345.00–368.00	1,508	16

How this sale compares

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 Jul 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 824Last week 867Year ago 955

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 96Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 17

Compared to last week, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall with feeder steers and bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	425.00–445.00	435.00
13	400–450	431	370.00–405.00	384.06
16	450–500	466	355.00–380.00	371.65
17	500–550	518	360.00–395.00	371.79
13	550–600	572	350.00–360.00	353.62
12	600–650	624	330.00–352.50	348.09
3	700–750	718	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	400–450	412	439.00	439.00
42	500–550	510	393.00	393.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	330.00–345.00	339.07
6	550–600	570	320.00–330.00	325.80
2	600–650	630	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	650	337.50	337.50
2	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
44	850–900	896	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	370.00	370.00
6	300–350	325	370.00–390.00	381.85
9	350–400	365	360.00–375.00	365.97
16	400–450	422	345.00–368.00	357.25
39	450–500	467	330.00–360.00	346.32
28	500–550	524	320.00–337.50	330.05
38	550–600	578	319.00–335.00	325.91
15	600–650	618	310.00–320.00	314.75
1	650–700	665	295.00	295.00
4	750–800	768	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	351	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	453	365.00–370.00	366.65
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	815	275.00	275.00
5	850–900	875	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	340.00–345.00	342.60
4	350–400	373	320.00–340.00	331.19
3	400–450	413	320.00–335.00	325.27
2	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	370.00–375.00	373.36
15	350–400	375	370.00–400.00	382.47
15	400–450	425	365.00–400.00	375.69
24	450–500	476	345.00–375.00	360.75
16	500–550	509	347.50–360.00	354.91
16	550–600	577	315.00–345.00	327.32
10	600–650	624	295.00–310.00	306.50
2	650–700	667	292.50	292.50
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
8	400–450	428	335.00–350.00	345.04
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	561	305.00–310.00	308.31
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,453	152.00–169.50	158.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,195	152.00–169.00	160.94
7	—	1,310	171.00–174.00	172.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	146.00–150.00	148.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	207.00–208.00	207.53
9	—	1,777	189.00–201.00	194.19

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)	4	—	1,286	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,156.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,523	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,043.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	2,025.00–2,850.00	2,459.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,308.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,032.30
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	1,950.00	1,950.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	2,125.00	2,125.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	2,125.00–2,350.00	2,243.39
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle