Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher with those weighing over 500 lbs. 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady with slaughter bulls 12.00 to 14.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.01/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −82.11 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$375.01

8 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.99

vs TN average

−55.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	375.01	2,095	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $392.93, median $457.12 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 sale8 hd

375.01

—

TN average15 barns · 506 hd

370.02

+4.99

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−55.62

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−82.11

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	1,796	197.07	3,540	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	160.86	2,120	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	158.56	2,377	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	145.76	1,702	12

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)	1,202	$2,480	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$2,216	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,155	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	550–600	576	325.72/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,876	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	771	321.21/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	373.76/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,570	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	274.66/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,854	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	680	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	352	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	722	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	466	382.01/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	916	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	415.44/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,129	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	801	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	394.85/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	858	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	2,861	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	742	349.54/cwt	345.00–353.50	2,594	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	443.01/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,073	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	388.89/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,407	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	403.76/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,910	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	362.01/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	316.23/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	356.60/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,382	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	977	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	823	324.17/cwt	324.00–325.00	2,668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	325.72/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,358	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	373.41/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,304	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,012	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	507	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	417.97/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	316.27/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	148.08/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,728	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	130.19/cwt	124.50–134.00	1,532	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,336	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	157.74/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,377	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	147.22/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,815	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,864	2
Bulls	—	—	1,792	193.76/cwt	184.00–201.00	3,472	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	170.24/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,252	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	158.24/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,111	13
Bulls	—	—	1,818	213.60/cwt	212.00–215.00	3,883	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,216.01/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,216	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	2,479.76/head	2,350.00–2,725.00	2,480	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	572	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	423.38/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	405.69/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,915	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	359.18/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,925	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	332.55/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	320.87/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,986	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	483.63/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	285.99/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	307.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,905	9
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	359.79/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,695	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	384.81/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,478	9
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	323	414.88/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	334.95/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	360.51/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,835	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	393.63/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	514	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,645	4

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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 964Last week 784Year ago 852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 76Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	375.00–405.00	393.63
9	350–400	384	372.50–395.00	384.81
28	400–450	420	350.00–385.00	373.76
16	450–500	471	347.50–375.00	359.79
13	500–550	515	325.00–347.50	334.95
17	550–600	576	320.00–335.00	325.72
9	600–650	620	300.00–320.00	307.18
8	650–700	675	270.00–280.00	274.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	420	390.00–400.00	394.85
5	450–500	466	380.00–385.00	382.01
10	500–550	509	350.00–362.50	360.51
100	550–600	556	383.00	383.00
3	600–650	623	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	695	315.00	315.00
6	700–750	722	305.00	305.00
10	800–850	801	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	325.00–337.50	332.55
4	500–550	514	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	468	440.00–445.00	443.01
1	500–550	520	430.00	430.00
5	600–650	619	385.00–395.00	388.89
21	650–700	668	350.00–363.00	356.60
135	700–750	742	345.00–353.50	349.54
5	750–800	771	320.00–323.00	321.21
6	800–850	823	324.00–325.00	324.17
61	850–900	858	333.50	333.50
4	900–950	916	302.50	302.50
6	950–1000	977	290.00	290.00
2	1000–1050	1,012	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	428	400.00–430.00	415.44
25	450–500	473	395.00–425.00	403.76
2	500–550	547	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	571	360.00–365.00	362.01
17	600–650	617	365.00–375.00	373.41
28	700–750	724	320.00–340.00	325.72
2	750–800	765	315.00	315.00
4	800–850	816	315.00–320.00	316.23
1	850–900	885	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	478	365.00	365.00
5	600–650	628	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	407.50	407.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	480.00–505.00	483.63
3	350–400	385	420.00–425.00	423.38
5	400–450	429	410.00–435.00	417.97
13	450–500	472	395.00–415.00	405.69
8	500–550	536	345.00–390.00	359.18
4	550–600	557	367.50	367.50
11	600–650	619	310.00–330.00	320.87
4	650–700	656	315.00–320.00	316.27
5	750–800	769	285.00–290.00	285.99
2	800–850	837	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	572	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	400.00–430.00	414.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,167	140.00–157.00	148.08
3	—	1,177	124.50–134.00	130.19
2	—	1,158	160.00–162.00	161.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	175.00	175.00
20	—	1,507	151.00–164.00	157.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	145.00–149.50	147.22
8	—	1,323	167.00–176.00	170.24
13	—	1,334	154.00–165.00	158.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,792	184.00–201.00	193.76
3	—	1,818	212.00–215.00	213.60

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,216.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,202	2,350.00–2,725.00	2,479.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	2,375.00	2,375.00

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

Steers · 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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