Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Breaker and Boner Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher, with Lean Cows selling steady. Slaughter Bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.76/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −53.49 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$345.76

49 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.59

vs TN average

−14.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	345.76	1,852	49

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale49 hd

345.76

—

TN average13 barns · 558 hd

348.35

−2.59

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−14.04

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−53.49

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	—	Average	1,582	200.46	3,171	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	172.57	2,091	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	170.26	2,505	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	154.45	1,695	8thin

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)	1,352	$3,364	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,846	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,343	$2,449	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$2,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,150	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,858	6

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	375.08/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,740	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	315.77/cwt	307.50–320.00	2,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	430.28/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,162	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	421.85/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	347.27/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,952	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	321.48/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,025	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	642	301.68/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	352.42/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	388.94/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,178	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	395.89/cwt	377.50–422.50	1,675	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	343.43/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,294	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	450.16/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	364.33/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,128	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	385.47/cwt	360.00–397.50	2,016	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	327.81/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,344	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	892	343.75/cwt	343.75–343.75	3,066	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	434.59/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,864	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	905	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	3,118	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	481.16/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	413.92/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	794	331.68/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	308	532.48/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	457.08/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	629	299.39/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	326.53/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	333.38/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,700	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,121	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	155.80/cwt	147.00–163.00	1,731	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	169.81/cwt	164.00–180.50	2,508	20
Bulls	—	—	1,582	200.46/cwt	194.00–208.00	3,171	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	184.33/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,278	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	169.17/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,010	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,204	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,457	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,841	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,845.78/head	2,750.00–3,075.00	2,846	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,449.16/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,449	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	3,363.56/head	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,364	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,858.33/head	3,200.00–4,100.00	3,858	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	494.86/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	367.45/cwt	350.00–386.00	1,922	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	386.50/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,813	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,115	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	425.08/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	437.19/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,666	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	308.46/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	269.87/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	349.02/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,989	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	310.78/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,051	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	298.62/cwt	285.00–315.00	2,102	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	378.49/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	341.48/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	790	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,678	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	348.69/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,803	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	419.19/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	437.39/cwt	435.00–440.00	984	2

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 Aug 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 779Last week 985Year ago 598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 55Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 31Year ago 25

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Breaker and Boner Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher, with Lean Cows selling steady. Slaughter Bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	435.00–440.00	437.39
6	250–300	270	410.00–450.00	430.28
5	300–350	322	415.00–425.00	421.85
8	350–400	371	405.00–445.00	419.19
38	400–450	423	377.50–422.50	395.89
33	450–500	464	370.00–390.00	375.08
30	500–550	517	330.00–355.00	348.69
16	550–600	562	322.50–355.00	347.27
12	600–650	630	315.00–325.00	321.48
3	650–700	660	307.50–320.00	315.77
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	495	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	583	300.00–312.50	308.46
3	600–650	642	300.00–302.50	301.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	378	370.00–397.50	378.49
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	750–800	790	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	528	350.00–355.00	352.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	416	495.00	495.00
7	550–600	560	387.50–390.00	388.94
9	750–800	794	330.00–335.00	331.68
56	850–900	892	343.75	343.75
56	900–950	905	344.50	344.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
9	350–400	357	470.00–485.00	481.16
13	400–450	429	425.00–445.00	434.59
5	450–500	476	405.00–420.00	413.92
16	500–550	523	360.00–397.50	385.47
18	550–600	584	340.00–370.00	364.33
1	600–650	620	342.50	342.50
16	650–700	668	325.00–350.00	343.43
8	700–750	715	327.50–330.00	327.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	381	440.00–460.00	450.16
2	400–450	437	412.50	412.50
4	450–500	472	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	530.00–535.00	532.48
2	350–400	355	485.00–505.00	494.86
1	400–450	425	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	435.00–470.00	457.08
15	350–400	381	420.00–465.00	437.19
9	400–450	411	415.00–445.00	425.08
11	450–500	469	360.00–410.00	386.50
20	500–550	523	350.00–386.00	367.45
21	550–600	570	340.00–365.00	349.02
6	600–650	630	325.00–360.00	341.48
12	650–700	660	300.00–322.50	310.78
11	700–750	704	285.00–315.00	298.62
6	750–800	762	275.00–280.00	277.52
3	800–850	823	260.00–275.00	269.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	510	325.00–340.00	333.38
5	550–600	585	325.00–327.50	326.53
5	600–650	629	297.00–300.00	299.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	159.50	159.50
20	—	1,477	164.00–180.50	169.81
1	—	1,495	190.00	190.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,111	147.00–163.00	155.80
1	—	1,005	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,236	179.00–190.00	184.33
13	—	1,188	161.00–179.00	169.17
1	—	1,395	158.00	158.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,582	194.00–208.00	200.46

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
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	985	2,750.00–3,075.00	2,845.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,343	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,449.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,352	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,363.56
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,200.00–4,100.00	3,858.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,150.00	4,150.00

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle