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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower overall with exception of 3-weight bulls sharply lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Feeder comparisons based on a lighter test this week and lower-quality offerings were noted. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.68/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −65.57 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$333.68

69 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$13.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.99

vs TN average

−30.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	333.88	1,811	68
Medium and Large 2	515	320.00	1,648	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.88/cwt here — about $163 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 sale69 hd

333.68

—

TN average15 barns · 665 hd

324.69

+8.99

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−30.28

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−65.57

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	1,788	189.75	3,394	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	159.07	1,899	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	153.80	2,336	7thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,185	135.00	1,600	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	134.00	1,407	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,580	$2,794	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,135	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,590	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,590	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	450–500	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	337.91/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,747	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	376.80/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	303.68/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	772	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	349.11/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,826	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,016	6
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	355.75/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	385.88/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	320.81/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,867	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	418.98/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	369.80/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	875	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	393	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	633	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,045	18
Steers	Small 1	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	674	384.16/cwt	375.00–386.00	2,589	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,194	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,320	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	610	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	419.08/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,538	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,407	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	150.90/cwt	146.50–154.00	1,698	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	153.80/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,336	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	167.23/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,112	3
Bulls	—	—	2,055	195.44/cwt	195.00–196.00	4,016	2
Bulls	—	—	1,801	188.98/cwt	184.00–193.00	3,404	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,180	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,159	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	2,794.15/head	2,450.00–3,175.00	2,794	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,590.00/head	2,590.00–2,590.00	2,590	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,590.00/head	2,590.00–2,590.00	2,590	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	622	289.19/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	375.76/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,946	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	301.25/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	267.34/cwt	266.00–270.00	2,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	536	332.47/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	400.41/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,698	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	350.13/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	308.36/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,048	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	384.75/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,812	5
Bulls	Small 1Full	450–500	495	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	727	275.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,000	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	318.20/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,992	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	429.19/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	350.70/cwt	330.00–385.00	2,002	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	315.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	354.34/cwt	332.50–367.00	1,683	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 683Year ago 874

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 77Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	414.00	414.00
9	400–450	408	380.00–397.50	385.88
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
17	500–550	523	347.50–350.00	349.11
4	550–600	553	340.00	340.00
18	600–650	633	323.00	323.00
2	650–700	652	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	772	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	520	310.00–320.00	315.05
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
6	700–750	727	270.00–280.00	275.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	370.00–380.00	376.80
8	400–450	412	345.00–365.00	355.75
35	450–500	475	332.50–367.00	354.34
21	500–550	517	330.00–345.00	337.91
22	550–600	582	315.00–325.00	320.81
4	600–650	616	300.00–315.00	303.68
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	430.00	430.00
7	550–600	552	397.50	397.50
5	600–650	622	373.00	373.00
12	650–700	674	375.00–386.00	384.16
3	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	875	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	576	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	410.00–430.00	418.98
3	450–500	463	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	525	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	438	365.00–390.00	369.80
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	610	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	478	345.00–355.00	350.13
6	500–550	536	330.00–340.00	332.47
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	625	300.00–305.00	301.25
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00–455.00	429.19
12	350–400	367	400.00–435.00	419.08
12	400–450	424	390.00–410.00	400.41
5	450–500	471	365.00–400.00	384.75
19	500–550	518	360.00–395.00	375.76
7	550–600	571	330.00–385.00	350.70
9	600–650	626	310.00–335.00	318.20
6	650–700	664	300.00–317.50	308.36
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00
3	750–800	775	280.00	280.00
3	800–850	827	266.00–270.00	267.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	622	287.50–290.00	289.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	327.50	327.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	134.00	134.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	146.50–154.00	150.90
3	—	1,263	165.00–169.00	167.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,519	145.00–160.00	153.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,055	195.00–196.00	195.44
6	—	1,801	184.00–193.00	188.98
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	183.00	183.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,580	2,450.00–3,175.00	2,794.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,590.00	2,590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,590.00	2,590.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,925.00	1,925.00

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

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