Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers sold sharply higher with instances up to 50.00 higher and strong demand noted. No comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone and strong demand was noted. Good-quality offerings was also noted for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower with slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $393.53/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −63.59 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$393.53

24 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.36

vs TN average

−50.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	393.53	2,165	24

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 sale24 hd

393.53

—

TN average15 barns · 306 hd

401.90

−8.36

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−50.57

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−63.59

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	1,666	197.97	3,298	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	158.61	2,378	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	156.11	1,997	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	133.25	1,487	10

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)	1,348	$2,732	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,403	$2,334	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,238	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,237	$2,222	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,282	$2,120	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,000	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,190	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,970	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1Fleshy	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	428.20/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	412.39/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,210	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	432	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	938	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,973	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	441.81/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,059	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	357.97/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	381.05/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,183	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	337.27/cwt	322.50–342.50	2,472	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	633	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	775	363.82/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,820	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	457	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	390.82/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	403.85/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,712	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	431.08/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	399.48/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,882	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	383.47/cwt	370.00–408.00	2,040	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	281.75/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,893	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	271.59/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,936	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	359.39/cwt	345.00–368.00	2,016	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,255	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	146.33/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,588	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,114	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	125.58/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,422	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	157.90/cwt	144.00–165.00	2,384	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,261	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	153.64/cwt	144.00–164.00	1,960	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,854	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	169.00/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,170	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	197.18/cwt	189.00–205.00	3,253	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,970.00/head	2,970.00–2,970.00	2,970	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,731.63/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,732	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	2,333.96/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,334	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	2,119.96/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,120	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	2,222.00/head	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,222	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,999.55/head	1,975.00–2,025.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,190	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	501.55/cwt	455.00–520.00	1,620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	305.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,239	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	455.44/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,908	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	717	251.72/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	537	354.58/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	335.86/cwt	320.00–352.50	2,092	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	363.68/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,080	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	400.53/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,119	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	254.01/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,002	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	422.67/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,353	5

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 964Year ago 963

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 112Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 20Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	341	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	370	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	720	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	455.00–520.00	501.55
3	350–400	365	425.00–435.00	428.20
9	400–450	419	435.00–470.00	455.44
11	500–550	529	390.00–425.00	400.53
17	550–600	572	355.00–385.00	363.68
15	600–650	623	320.00–352.50	335.86
3	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
9	700–750	733	300.00–320.00	305.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	375	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	410	460.00	460.00
8	450–500	466	430.00–445.00	441.81
5	500–550	523	370.00–400.00	390.82
11	550–600	573	367.50–390.00	381.05
5	600–650	616	355.00–360.00	357.97
13	700–750	733	322.50–342.50	337.27
1	900–950	910	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	457	455.00	455.00
8	500–550	536	410.00–420.00	412.39
2	600–650	610	390.00	390.00
68	750–800	775	337.50–365.00	363.82
55	900–950	938	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	600	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	445.00	445.00
5	300–350	320	400.00–445.00	422.67
9	350–400	379	415.00–445.00	431.08
15	400–450	424	390.00–420.00	403.85
19	450–500	471	370.00–415.00	399.48
20	500–550	532	370.00–408.00	383.47
13	550–600	561	345.00–368.00	359.39
1	600–650	605	337.50	337.50
11	650–700	672	270.00–300.00	281.75
11	700–750	713	260.00–280.00	271.59
5	750–800	788	250.00–270.00	254.01
4	850–900	871	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	537	352.50–365.00	354.58
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	717	250.00–255.00	251.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	142.00–149.00	146.33
6	—	1,132	118.00–130.00	125.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,114	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,510	144.00–165.00	157.90
1	—	1,330	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,276	144.00–164.00	153.64
1	—	1,310	141.50	141.50
4	—	1,284	168.00–170.00	169.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	209.00	209.00
14	—	1,650	189.00–205.00	197.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,970.00	2,970.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,825.00	2,825.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,348	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,731.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,525.00	2,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,403	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,333.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,282	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,119.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,237	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,222.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,975.00–2,025.00	1,999.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	2,700.00	2,700.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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