Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher, with feeder heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher, and feeder bulls 15.00 to 40.00 higher; and increased demand was noted for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.80/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −62.45 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$336.80

58 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$38.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.29

vs TN average

−28.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	338.11	1,862	56
Small 1	520	300.00	1,560	1thin
Medium and Large 2	515	300.00	1,545	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.11/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale58 hd

336.80

—

TN average15 barns · 595 hd

328.51

+8.29

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−28.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−62.45

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	—	High	1,805	192.29	3,471	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	159.53	2,006	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	154.77	2,359	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,143	127.32	1,455	4thin

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)	1,490	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,575	$2,576	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,179	$1,894	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$2,050	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	462.27/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,507	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	494	370.02/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	375.20/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,947	15
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	325	376.82/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	371	398.32/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	306.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	436.63/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	436.77/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	463	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,713	2
Steers	Small 1Full	600–650	631	286.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,809	3
Steers	Small 1Fleshy	700–750	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	360.99/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	334.79/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	308.51/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,925	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	801	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	925	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	341.27/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,826	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	341.69/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	364.56/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,557	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	345.57/cwt	337.50–362.50	1,645	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	376.35/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	295.85/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,997	5
Steers	Small 1	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	421.94/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,962	4
Steers	Small 1	400–450	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	498.78/cwt	475.00–545.00	1,661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	384.37/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,218	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	270	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	334.43/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,525	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	383.98/cwt	360.00–399.00	2,001	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	678	353.80/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,399	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	316.01/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,383	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	819	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	608	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,067	6
Steers	Small 1	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	750–800	781	284.98/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	417.54/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,724	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	323.39/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,986	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	683	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	324.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,911	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	154.26/cwt	145.50–161.00	2,393	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	166.29/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,247	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	167.44/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,625	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	202.25/cwt	197.00–210.00	3,853	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	156.53/cwt	146.00–162.00	1,903	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	122.42/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,386	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,669	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,511	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	187.70/cwt	180.00–194.00	3,302	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	830	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	2,576.43/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,576	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,894.11/head	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,894	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	310.86/cwt	302.50–317.50	2,092	8
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	388	409.90/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	407.57/cwt	395.00–422.50	1,964	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	487.88/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	462.53/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	382.44/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	627	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	324.21/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	369.14/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,108	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	328.66/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,880	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	416.58/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,387	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	392.63/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,480	28
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	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 Nov 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 814Year ago 649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 85Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 47Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	460.00–500.00	487.88
1	250–300	270	475.00	475.00
7	300–350	326	440.00–500.00	462.27
3	350–400	375	430.00–490.00	462.53
13	400–450	413	400.00–430.00	417.54
9	450–500	482	395.00–422.50	407.57
15	500–550	519	350.00–400.00	375.20
11	550–600	571	345.00–395.00	369.14
15	600–650	614	310.00–340.00	323.39
8	650–700	673	302.50–317.50	310.86
2	700–750	712	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	405.00–415.00	409.90
2	400–450	420	380.00–385.00	382.44
4	450–500	494	365.00–375.00	370.02
2	550–600	588	320.00–330.00	324.94
1	600–650	630	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	683	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	371	395.00–405.00	398.32
2	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	370.00–380.00	376.82
4	400–450	438	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	468	320.00–330.00	324.21
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	595	300.00–310.00	306.67
2	600–650	627	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	690	260.00–280.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	340.00–345.00	341.69
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	400.00–435.00	416.58
28	350–400	377	370.00–420.00	392.63
22	400–450	427	350.00–380.00	364.56
29	450–500	476	337.50–362.50	345.57
26	500–550	535	330.00–355.00	341.27
20	550–600	572	320.00–340.00	328.66
17	600–650	624	295.00–325.00	308.51
5	650–700	675	290.00–310.00	295.85
1	750–800	780	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	527	360.00–385.00	376.35
3	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
3	800–850	801	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	475.00–545.00	498.78
5	350–400	375	420.00–450.00	436.63
5	400–450	418	425.00–445.00	436.77
4	450–500	465	405.00–440.00	421.94
15	500–550	521	360.00–399.00	383.98
9	550–600	577	375.00–390.00	384.37
5	600–650	626	355.00–365.00	360.99
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	730	330.00–345.00	334.79
10	750–800	754	310.00–325.00	316.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	503	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	620	392.50	392.50
10	650–700	678	345.00–357.50	353.80
18	750–800	755	332.50–337.50	334.43
6	800–850	819	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	925	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	463	370.00	370.00
Steers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	631	280.00–300.00	286.76
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	477	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	590.00	590.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	608	340.00	340.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	781	275.00–305.00	284.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,551	145.50–161.00	154.26
2	—	1,568	166.00–169.00	167.44
1	—	1,115	135.50	135.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	164.00–169.00	166.29
9	—	1,216	146.00–162.00	156.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	119.00–125.00	122.42
1	—	1,175	142.00	142.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,905	197.00–210.00	202.25
13	—	1,759	180.00–194.00	187.70

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,575	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,576.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,179	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,894.11
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	1,950.00	1,950.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,150.00	2,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle