Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.12/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −33.13 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$366.12

77 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.58

vs TN average

−3.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	366.12	1,952	77

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 sale77 hd

366.12

—

TN average19 barns · 1,332 hd

356.53

+9.58

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−3.69

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−33.13

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	1,655	203.88	3,374	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	175.62	2,195	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	173.49	2,554	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	149.00	1,533	13

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)	1,395	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,228	$3,192	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,858	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,810	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,344	$2,692	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,595	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,298	$2,579	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$2,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$2,977	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,414	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,530	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1Fleshy	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	398.86/cwt	382.50–420.00	1,691	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,810.23/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,810	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	326.17/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,185	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	431	376.25/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	348.32/cwt	325.00–349.75	2,316	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	327	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	334.81/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,072	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	312.56/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,229	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	374.77/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,949	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	417.03/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	409.63/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,573	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	445.04/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	365.00/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,913	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	381.26/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,777	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	456.00/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	349.43/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,981	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	474	350.29/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	319.02/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,984	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	390.56/cwt	385.00–393.00	2,070	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	782	304.17/cwt	302.50–305.00	2,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	451	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	333.87/cwt	331.00–342.50	2,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	389.10/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,043	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	407.47/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	459.73/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	336.39/cwt	329.00–345.00	2,281	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	858	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	812	342.55/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,782	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	504.53/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	367.20/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,115	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	955	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	722	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	395.63/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	911	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	3,207	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800–850	812	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	332	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	693	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	368	406.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	419	371.99/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,559	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	169.56/cwt	163.00–177.00	2,125	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	192.89/cwt	183.00–198.00	2,407	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,961	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	138.32/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,266	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	152.20/cwt	143.00–168.00	1,618	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	164.17/cwt	163.50–165.00	2,101	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	174.08/cwt	167.50–180.00	2,632	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,907	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	201.80/cwt	191.00–210.00	3,289	12
Bulls	—	—	1,525	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,852	1
Bulls	—	—	1,797	217.85/cwt	214.00–220.00	3,915	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	3,191.50/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,192	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	2,858.13/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,858	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,595.05/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,595	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	2,692.23/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,692	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,578.95/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,579	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	589.45/cwt	555.00–645.00	1,609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	410.32/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,756	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	457.04/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,746	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	596	335.99/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,003	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	669.31/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	447.30/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	387.30/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,816	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	362.94/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,065	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,976.91/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,977	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,475.00/head	3,350.00–3,600.00	3,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,868.75/head	4,650.00–5,000.00	4,869	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 918Last week 779Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 104Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 37Year ago 12

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady overall.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	480.00–525.00	504.53
2	400–450	423	445.00–475.00	459.73
7	450–500	483	400.00–445.00	407.47
11	500–550	525	370.00–400.00	389.10
27	550–600	576	345.00–385.00	367.20
1	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
7	650–700	678	329.00–345.00	336.39
4	700–750	732	331.00–342.50	333.87
1	800–850	815	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	740	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	511	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	552	439.00	439.00
4	600–650	610	382.50–400.00	395.63
2	700–750	722	355.00	355.00
30	800–850	812	340.00–344.00	342.55
4	850–900	858	335.00	335.00
55	900–950	911	352.00	352.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	812	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	435.00–470.00	456.00
26	350–400	384	395.00–415.00	409.63
27	400–450	424	382.50–420.00	398.86
37	450–500	466	365.00–397.50	381.26
44	500–550	524	345.00–380.00	365.00
14	550–600	567	340.00–357.00	349.43
17	600–650	622	310.00–330.00	319.02
2	700–750	720	290.00–295.00	292.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	405.00	405.00
6	400–450	431	375.00–377.50	376.25
4	450–500	474	330.00–360.00	350.29
3	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	451	407.50	407.50
16	500–550	530	385.00–393.00	390.56
4	600–650	612	350.00	350.00
34	650–700	665	325.00–349.75	348.32
3	750–800	782	302.50–305.00	304.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	410.00–425.00	417.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	353	440.00–450.00	445.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	650.00–690.00	669.31
5	250–300	273	555.00–645.00	589.45
3	300–350	327	430.00–480.00	447.30
14	350–400	382	435.00–485.00	457.04
15	400–450	428	390.00–445.00	410.32
38	450–500	469	370.00–400.00	387.30
19	500–550	520	350.00–385.00	374.77
30	550–600	569	350.00–385.00	362.94
19	600–650	619	320.00–350.00	334.81
6	650–700	670	320.00–345.00	326.17
11	700–750	713	300.00–322.50	312.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
1	700–750	705	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	693	367.50	367.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	400.00–420.00	406.70
5	400–450	419	365.00–380.00	371.99
1	450–500	465	360.00	360.00
5	550–600	596	335.00–340.00	335.99
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	955	225.00	225.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,295	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,810.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,228	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,191.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,333	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,858.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,288	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,595.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,344	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,692.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,298	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,578.95
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,350.00–3,600.00	3,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	4,650.00–5,000.00	4,868.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,083	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,976.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,253	163.00–177.00	169.56
4	—	1,248	183.00–198.00	192.89
1	—	1,230	155.00	155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	188.00	188.00
2	—	1,280	163.50–165.00	164.17
7	—	1,512	167.50–180.00	174.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	138.00–139.00	138.32
10	—	1,063	143.00–168.00	152.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,630	191.00–210.00	201.80
1	—	1,525	187.00	187.00
3	—	1,797	214.00–220.00	217.85

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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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle