Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.06/cwt on 208 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −32.19 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$367.06

208 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$31.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.68

vs TN average

−3.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	372.50	2,079	172
Medium and Large 1	554	341.05	1,889	36

One grade step is worth $31.45/cwt here — about $190 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 sale208 hd

367.06

—

TN average7 barns · 518 hd

342.38

+24.68

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−3.39

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−32.19

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	1,843	212.67	3,920	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,322	167.07	2,208	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	164.18	2,456	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	145.51	1,605	14

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)	1,365	$2,749	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,333	$2,226	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,813	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	973	$1,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	400–450	419	353.31/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	767	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,424	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	743	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	342.63/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,802	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	375.37/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,385	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,079	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	891	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,856	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	435.74/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	284.92/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	477	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,813	4
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,158	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	843	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	428.28/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	379.36/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	450.13/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	404.28/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,118	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	642	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,375	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	432.07/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,633	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	419.92/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,999	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	361.80/cwt	347.50–367.50	2,229	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	412.46/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,357	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	403.26/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,907	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,841	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	144.29/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,612	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	159.53/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,807	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	134.75/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,395	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	164.18/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,456	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	178.26/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,364	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	160.86/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,122	9
Bulls	—	—	1,908	224.65/cwt	220.00–229.00	4,286	3
Bulls	—	—	1,827	209.67/cwt	196.00–215.00	3,831	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	2,226.17/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,226	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	845	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,748.78/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,749	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	384.02/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,985	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	270.01/cwt	267.50–272.50	2,195	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	359.75/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	836	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	319.13/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	305.45/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	340.36/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,926	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	348.38/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,669	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	368.14/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,054	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	297.58/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,973	3

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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 1,670Year ago 796

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 132Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 100Year ago 14

No market trends available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	350.00–375.00	359.75
8	350–400	369	355.00–395.00	375.37
7	400–450	419	335.00–365.00	353.31
22	450–500	479	330.00–355.00	348.38
11	500–550	526	335.00–355.00	342.63
25	550–600	566	330.00–345.00	340.36
3	600–650	621	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	671	280.00–295.00	284.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	600–650	620	348.00	348.00
5	650–700	657	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	743	280.00	280.00
64	750–800	767	316.00	316.00
4	800–850	843	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
172	550–600	558	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	405	445.00	445.00
7	600–650	642	370.00	370.00
62	850–900	891	320.50	320.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	477	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	445.00–455.00	450.13
3	400–450	422	415.00–435.00	428.28
12	450–500	476	415.00–430.00	419.92
9	500–550	524	380.00–415.00	404.28
5	550–600	582	372.50–390.00	379.36
7	600–650	616	347.50–367.50	361.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	395.00–435.00	412.46
9	350–400	378	400.00–455.00	432.07
7	400–450	412	430.00–440.00	435.74
9	450–500	473	390.00–420.00	403.26
14	500–550	517	360.00–405.00	384.02
8	550–600	558	360.00–370.00	368.14
5	600–650	613	315.00–325.00	319.13
3	650–700	663	290.00–312.50	297.58
5	700–750	713	290.00–315.00	305.45
2	800–850	813	267.50–272.50	270.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	500	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	530	345.00–350.00	347.45
2	550–600	580	345.00	345.00
5	800–850	836	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,117	140.00–149.00	144.29
3	—	1,133	157.00–164.00	159.53
3	—	1,035	134.00–136.00	134.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,496	159.00–168.00	164.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,326	170.00–188.00	178.26
9	—	1,319	156.00–165.00	160.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,908	220.00–229.00	224.65
12	—	1,827	196.00–215.00	209.67

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,333	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,226.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,365	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,748.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,925.00	1,925.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,725.00	2,725.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle