Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold unevenly steady with feeder heifers 3.00 lower overall. Feeder bulls weighing between 350-550 lbs. unevenly steady with those weighing up to 350 lbs. and over 550 lbs. 10.00 to 35.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.90/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −57.35 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$341.90

97 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$40.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.52

vs TN average

−23.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	343.03	1,902	94
Small 1	550	315.00	1,733	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	302.50	1,679	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.53/cwt here — about $223 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 sale97 hd

341.90

—

TN average17 barns · 1,072 hd

350.42

−8.52

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−23.95

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−57.35

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	—	Average	1,784	198.14	3,535	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	162.42	2,524	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	162.32	1,989	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	136.59	1,359	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,368	$2,711	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$2,335	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,174	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,880	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,150	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	413	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	308.56/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,188	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	335.15/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,917	43
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	317.55/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,112	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	472	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	425.84/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	296.74/cwt	290.00–302.50	2,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	306.58/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	771	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,621	69
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	347.97/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,816	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	326.13/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,882	21
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	585	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	448.97/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,473	11
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	488	336.24/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	361.45/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	452.31/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	405.98/cwt	380.00–422.50	1,851	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	428.50/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,825	13
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	333	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,315	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,335.16/head	2,050.00–2,575.00	2,335	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,174.26/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,174	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,880.00/head	1,880.00–1,880.00	1,880	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	124.73/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,120	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	160.85/cwt	152.50–169.00	2,516	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	160.58/cwt	152.00–169.00	1,945	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	175.66/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,350	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	146.75/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,582	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	174.96/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,581	3
Bulls	—	—	1,794	196.72/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,529	17
Bulls	—	—	1,700	210.20/cwt	208.00–213.00	3,573	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	2,710.60/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	534	324.53/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	472	355.24/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,677	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	306.50/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,906	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	278.24/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,187	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	294.36/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	912	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	348.78/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,016	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	338.47/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,461	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	776	329.57/cwt	324.00–332.50	2,557	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	821	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	343.64/cwt	336.00–350.00	2,309	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	305.21/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	352.47/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,192	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	357.52/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	694	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,533	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	412.91/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,945	19
Steers	Small 1	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	352	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,302	2
Steers	Small 1	250–300	275	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,306	1
Steers	Small 1Full	400–450	425	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	455.00/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	669	345.72/cwt	342.50–358.00	2,313	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	322.76/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,840	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	399.44/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,538	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	728	351.25/cwt	344.00–355.00	2,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	382.70/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,231	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	307.44/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	318.72/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,970	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	346.09/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,810	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	371.18/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,752	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	361.11/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	702	325.99/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,288	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	386.36/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,661	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	589	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,103	13

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,051Last week 848Year ago 842

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 134Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
9	500–550	509	357.50–365.00	361.11
13	550–600	589	357.00	357.00
5	650–700	669	342.50–358.00	345.72
8	700–750	702	320.00–328.00	325.99
69	750–800	771	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	320.00–325.00	322.52
1	550–600	550	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	405.00–445.00	425.84
18	350–400	385	395.00–410.00	399.44
21	400–450	430	365.00–395.00	386.36
35	450–500	472	350.00–387.50	371.18
25	500–550	523	335.00–355.00	346.09
43	550–600	572	325.00–350.00	335.15
15	600–650	618	315.00–327.50	318.72
11	650–700	665	300.00–325.00	317.55
7	700–750	709	290.00–315.00	308.56
3	750–800	767	290.00–302.50	296.74
2	800–850	830	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	435	345.00–350.00	347.50
2	450–500	472	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	645	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	695	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	447.50	447.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	328	435.00–465.00	448.97
10	350–400	374	425.00–465.00	452.31
13	400–450	426	400.00–450.00	428.50
10	450–500	456	380.00–422.50	405.98
14	500–550	522	340.00–360.00	347.97
21	550–600	577	315.00–340.00	326.13
24	600–650	622	300.00–321.00	306.50
3	650–700	678	300.00–310.00	306.58
4	700–750	724	290.00–297.50	294.36
6	750–800	786	275.00–295.00	278.24
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	488	335.00–337.50	336.24
1	550–600	585	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	477	340.00–375.00	361.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	472	350.00–365.00	355.24
5	500–550	534	317.50–330.00	324.53
3	600–650	645	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	387.50	387.50
29	550–600	583	377.50–400.00	382.70
12	650–700	694	365.00	365.00
3	700–750	728	344.00–355.00	351.25
13	750–800	776	324.00–332.50	329.57
9	800–850	821	333.00	333.00
6	900–950	912	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	440.00–470.00	455.00
19	450–500	471	400.00–425.00	412.91
4	500–550	518	350.00–362.50	357.52
21	550–600	578	340.00–362.50	348.78
20	600–650	622	330.00–360.00	352.47
13	650–700	672	336.00–350.00	343.64
16	700–750	727	320.00–340.00	338.47
1	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	845	320.00	320.00
5	850–900	870	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	920	300.00	300.00
2	950–1000	952	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	680	305.00–310.00	307.44
3	700–750	730	295.00–310.00	305.21
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	352	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
11	550–600	570	320.00–330.00	322.76
Steers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	302.50	302.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	2,050.00–2,575.00	2,335.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,180	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,174.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,880.00	1,880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,368	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,710.60
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,350.00	2,350.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	898	121.00–129.00	124.73
7	—	1,078	142.00–149.00	146.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,564	152.50–169.00	160.85
3	—	1,475	174.00–176.00	174.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,211	152.00–169.00	160.58
3	—	1,338	173.00–179.00	175.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,794	190.00–205.00	196.72
2	—	1,700	208.00–213.00	210.20

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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