Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.77/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −38.48 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$360.77

135 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

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

$74.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.42

vs TN average

+20.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	378.00	2,000	90
Medium and Large 1	537	329.11	1,766	40
Medium and Large 2	533	303.97	1,620	5thin

One grade step is worth $74.03/cwt here — about $380 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.34, low $351.80, median $399.25 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 sale135 hd

360.77

—

TN average14 barns · 943 hd

335.35

+25.42

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

+20.59

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−38.48

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	—	Low	1,572	185.08	2,909	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	157.43	2,078	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,429	155.84	2,227	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,125	143.10	1,609	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,680	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,332	$2,581	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,120	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,309	$2,013	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$3,407	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	920	$2,026	2thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2	250–300	260	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	389.89/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	329.39/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,204	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	369.33/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,127	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	401.98/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	258.73/cwt	252.50–265.00	2,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	408.50/cwt	408.50–408.50	1,797	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	323	387.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	513	356.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	771	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	396.14/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	459	353.94/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	681	311.22/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	323.36/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	800	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	708	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,319	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	292	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	339.62/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,000	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	326.97/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	310.01/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,965	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	372.56/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,937	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	296.76/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,321	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	415.37/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	388.68/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	331.51/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	932	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	353.37/cwt	305.00–365.00	1,640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	341.60/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	262.79/cwt	240.00–285.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	577	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,221	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	815	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,000	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,890	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	273.36/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	322.91/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,692	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	298.28/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,834	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,877	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	152.87/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,753	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	156.88/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,046	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	148.36/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,015	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	167.22/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,239	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,089	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	139.16/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,573	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	147.22/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,811	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	157.99/cwt	153.50–160.50	2,337	8
Bulls	—	—	1,212	167.23/cwt	163.00–177.00	2,027	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	205.83/cwt	203.00–209.00	2,851	2
Bulls	—	—	1,814	187.08/cwt	183.00–196.00	3,394	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,473	2,348.39/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,348	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,084.34/head	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,084	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,814.29/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,814	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	2,025.68/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,026	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,120.34/head	2,025.00–2,250.00	2,120	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	3,447.99/head	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	342.81/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	308.80/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,057	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	299.95/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	288.26/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	350.42/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,503	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	298.21/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,962	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	323.34/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	280.04/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	332.09/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,743	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	381.17/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	338.32/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,915	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	324.03/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,198	4
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	358	283.72/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	320.80/cwt	317.50–332.00	1,806	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	337.89/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,598	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	342.40/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,469	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	316.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,935	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	384.09/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,632	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	394.91/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	315.82/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	344.21/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	314.85/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	362.02/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	373.51/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,711	10

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 990Last week 824Year ago 1,189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 94Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 35Year ago 13

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	338	385.00–395.00	389.89
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
5	450–500	464	305.00–365.00	353.37
4	500–550	513	300.00–365.00	341.60
2	550–600	578	325.00–330.00	327.45
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	780	240.00–285.00	262.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	327	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	378	400.00–425.00	415.37
5	400–450	416	395.00–410.00	401.98
4	450–500	465	385.00–390.00	388.68
10	500–550	520	370.00–385.00	372.56
16	550–600	576	362.50–375.00	369.33
5	600–650	623	325.00–340.00	331.51
11	650–700	669	320.00–335.00	329.39
2	700–750	740	317.50	317.50
7	750–800	782	292.50–300.00	296.76
1	800–850	835	292.50	292.50
1	900–950	920	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	985	275.00	275.00
2	1000–1050	1,018	252.50–265.00	258.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	385.00–390.00	387.52
1	400–450	445	365.00	365.00
5	500–550	513	355.00–365.00	356.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	533	390.00–400.00	396.14
8	550–600	577	385.00	385.00
4	750–800	771	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	815	312.50	312.50
2	900–950	932	284.00	284.00
51	1000–1050	1,000	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
110	400–450	440	408.50	408.50
90	500–550	529	378.00	378.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	459	350.00–355.00	353.94
3	500–550	503	345.00	345.00
6	600–650	605	320.00–330.00	323.36
4	650–700	681	310.00–315.00	311.22
71	700–750	708	327.50	327.50
2	800–850	800	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	330.00–350.00	339.62
3	350–400	368	310.00–350.00	326.97
3	400–450	432	317.50–335.00	324.03
3	450–500	462	320.00–325.00	323.34
3	500–550	518	270.00–315.00	299.95
2	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
6	600–650	623	275.00–295.00	288.26
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	380.00–385.00	381.17
25	400–450	429	340.00–357.50	350.42
16	450–500	473	330.00–349.00	337.89
23	500–550	525	320.00–336.00	332.09
14	550–600	563	317.50–332.00	320.80
8	600–650	634	305.00–315.00	310.01
7	650–700	658	290.00–305.00	298.21
2	700–750	705	275.00–285.00	280.04
4	750–800	771	280.00–290.00	285.02
1	800–850	825	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	895	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	312.50–320.00	315.82
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	275.00–300.00	283.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	330.00–375.00	344.21
7	400–450	429	320.00–365.00	342.40
4	450–500	471	330.00–355.00	342.81
15	500–550	524	280.00–350.00	322.91
3	550–600	573	300.00–325.00	314.85
3	650–700	691	270.00–275.00	273.36
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	755	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	582	322.50	322.50
11	600–650	615	297.50–300.00	298.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	380.00–410.00	394.91
10	400–450	425	375.00–405.00	384.09
10	450–500	458	360.00–375.00	373.51
5	500–550	514	355.00–370.00	362.02
12	550–600	566	335.00–350.00	338.32
12	600–650	612	310.00–320.00	316.10
11	650–700	666	300.00–315.00	308.80
1	800–850	840	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,147	147.00–155.00	152.87
1	—	990	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,130	132.00–142.00	139.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,304	151.00–162.00	156.88
7	—	1,358	143.00–151.00	148.36
8	—	1,339	163.00–170.00	167.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	145.00–149.00	147.22
8	—	1,479	153.50–160.50	157.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	163.00–177.00	167.23
2	—	1,385	203.00–209.00	205.83
6	—	1,814	183.00–196.00	187.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,473	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,348.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,370	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,084.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,814.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,680	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,320	2,025.00–2,250.00	2,120.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,600.00	2,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,025.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,655	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,370	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,447.99

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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