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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 2

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

784 head

▼ 886 vs last sale 1,670▼ 12 vs year ago 796 · −1.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 132▼ 56 vs year ago 132 · −42.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 100▲ 8 vs year ago 14 · +57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.06/cwt on 208 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −26.67 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median34 sales

393.73

−26.67

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.87, low $321.98, median $393.73 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	450.13/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,710	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,802	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	428.28/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,807	3
Steers	450–500	Small 1	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	419.92/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,999	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	477	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,813	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	404.28/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,118	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	379.36/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,208	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	361.80/cwt	347.50–367.50	2,229	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	642	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,375	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	891	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,856	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	359.75/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,180	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	375.37/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,385	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	353.31/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,480	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	348.38/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,669	22
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	342.63/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,802	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,079	172
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	340.36/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,926	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,158	81
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,987	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	657	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,070	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	284.92/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,912	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	743	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,080	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	767	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,424	64
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	843	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,445	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	412.46/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,357	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	432.07/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,633	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	435.74/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,795	7
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	403.26/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,907	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	384.02/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,985	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,841	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	368.14/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,054	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	319.13/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,956	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	297.58/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,973	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	305.45/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,178	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	270.01/cwt	267.50–272.50	2,195	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	836	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,215	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,827	209.67/cwt	196.00–215.00	3,831	12
Bulls	—	—	1,908	224.65/cwt	220.00–229.00	4,286	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	134.75/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,395	3
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	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	160.86/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,122	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	178.26/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,364	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	164.18/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,456	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
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	1,290	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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	1,365	2,748.78/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,749	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	805	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	—	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
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
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

This sale against other markets

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
172	550–600	558	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,496	159.00–168.00	164.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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)	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.