Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs. sold sharply lower with those weighing over 500 lbs. unevenly steady. Feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. sold sharply lower with those weighing over 450 lbs. 7.00 lower. Feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. sold sharply lower with those weighing over 500 lbs. 8.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, with lean cows 8.00 to 9.00 lower, and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.37/cwt on 168 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −40.88 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$358.37

168 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$54.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs TN average

−9.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	359.95	1,929	163
Small 1	510	315.00	1,607	1thin
Medium and Large 2	501	304.99	1,528	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.96/cwt here — about $401 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.

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 sale168 hd

358.37

—

TN average16 barns · 1,111 hd

359.72

−1.35

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−9.97

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−40.88

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	1,890	201.56	3,809	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	171.03	2,469	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	168.96	2,055	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	145.46	1,409	7thin

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)	1,156	$2,841	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,362	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	837	$2,177	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,650	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	476	364.64/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,736	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	381.35/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,017	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	346.53/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,812	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	399.42/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,318	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	304.99/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,652	3
Steers	Small 1	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	308.32/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	375.08/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,583	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	311.01/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,221	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	399.35/cwt	367.50–411.00	2,069	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	950	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,974	4
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	316.81/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,974	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	368.32/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	847	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	372.44/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	637	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	656	281.67/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	332.46/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	728	326.29/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,375	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	759	354.66/cwt	338.00–359.00	2,692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	366.28/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,450	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	394.17/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,487	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	377.82/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,157	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	389.90/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	346.99/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	329.29/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	360.72/cwt	332.50–375.00	2,262	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	724	364.00/cwt	362.50–367.50	2,635	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	871	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	833	339.58/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	371.71/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	148.33/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,476	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	156.11/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,706	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	167.60/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,006	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	138.28/cwt	137.50–139.00	1,249	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	183.21/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,543	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	180.04/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,737	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	168.02/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,383	9
Bulls	—	—	1,825	198.57/cwt	187.00–209.00	3,624	8
Bulls	—	—	2,150	213.52/cwt	213.00–214.00	4,591	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	795	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
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	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	745	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,806.10/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,806	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	2,940.03/head	2,450.00–3,400.00	2,940	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	790	1,962.42/head	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,962	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	2,319.77/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,320	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	295.44/cwt	285.00–312.50	2,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	416.46/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,728	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	376.97/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,990	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	334.29/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,226	19
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	440	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	375.72/cwt	362.50–400.00	1,755	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	294.07/cwt	291.00–300.00	2,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	505.08/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	461.03/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,724	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	260.12/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	337.03/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,096	26
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	487.97/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	593	352.70/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,092	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	366.58/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,086	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	237.69/cwt	227.50–247.50	2,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	330.64/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,885	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	390.02/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,466	25

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 993Last week 911Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 76Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	330	390.00–415.00	399.42
25	350–400	376	375.00–400.00	390.02
44	400–450	422	350.00–395.00	375.08
17	450–500	476	350.00–380.00	364.64
56	500–550	523	330.00–362.50	346.53
36	550–600	570	320.00–346.00	330.64
8	600–650	623	310.00–330.00	316.81
6	650–700	661	300.00–310.00	308.32
13	700–750	714	295.00–315.00	311.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	365.00–370.00	368.32
5	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
4	500–550	501	300.00–320.00	304.99
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	365.00–375.00	372.44
56	500–550	518	367.50–411.00	399.35
7	550–600	593	350.00–370.00	352.70
27	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
8	700–750	728	320.00–330.00	326.29
2	800–850	847	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	325.00–335.00	332.46
5	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	637	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	656	275.00–285.00	281.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	413	400.00	400.00
11	450–500	473	375.00–395.00	389.90
20	500–550	529	370.00–400.00	381.35
22	550–600	571	355.00–395.00	377.82
16	600–650	627	332.50–375.00	360.72
12	650–700	669	355.00–375.00	366.28
5	700–750	705	335.00–352.50	346.99
4	750–800	781	325.00–331.00	329.29
1	900–950	900	316.00	316.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
27	600–650	631	382.50–400.00	394.17
22	700–750	724	362.50–367.50	364.00
5	750–800	759	338.00–359.00	354.66
7	800–850	833	339.00–340.00	339.58
12	850–900	871	335.00	335.00
4	950–1000	950	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	430	357.50	357.50
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	305	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	410	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	370.00–375.00	371.71
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	565.00	565.00
3	250–300	280	495.00–510.00	505.08
8	300–350	318	475.00–500.00	487.97
10	350–400	374	440.00–475.00	461.03
11	400–450	415	395.00–435.00	416.46
11	450–500	467	362.50–400.00	375.72
27	500–550	528	355.00–390.00	376.97
22	550–600	569	345.00–385.00	366.58
26	600–650	622	320.00–355.00	337.03
19	650–700	666	330.00–340.00	334.29
5	700–750	717	285.00–312.50	295.44
3	750–800	763	291.00–300.00	294.07
3	800–850	835	250.00–270.00	260.12
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	928	227.50–247.50	237.69
2	950–1000	970	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	440	382.50	382.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	995	143.00–156.00	148.33
2	—	903	137.50–139.00	138.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	154.00–158.00	156.11
23	—	1,197	160.00–176.00	167.60
4	—	1,388	178.00–188.00	183.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	178.00–183.00	180.04
9	—	1,418	165.00–174.00	168.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,825	187.00–209.00	198.57
2	—	2,150	213.00–214.00	213.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	1,875.00	1,875.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,962.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	868	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,319.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,650.00	3,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	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)	2	—	1,230	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,806.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,192	2,450.00–3,400.00	2,940.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	2,250.00	2,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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