Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with exception of steers weighing 500-550 lbs. sharply higher, and feeder bulls also sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $498.55/cwt on 23 head, up $35.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 32 comparable sales and sits +41.43 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$498.55

▲ 35.03 vs prior sale

23 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+25.96

vs TN average

+17.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	498.55	2,714	23

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 sale23 hd

498.55

—

TN average14 barns · 402 hd

472.59

+25.96

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

+17.53

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

+41.43

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	1,707	214.28	3,658	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	190.42	2,329	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	183.23	2,625	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	164.37	1,733	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,226	$3,383	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$3,102	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,324	$2,927	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,146	$2,662	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$2,627	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$2,507	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,223	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$2,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,605	$3,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,550	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$4,308	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,620	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1	650–700	650	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	538.28/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,029	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	568.16/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	363.55/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,338	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	435.05/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	542	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	521.64/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,961	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	550.36/cwt	510.00–580.00	1,805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	332.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	421.14/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,422	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	368.29/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,427	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	826	347.65/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	494.18/cwt	492.50–500.00	2,016	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	415.14/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	462.46/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,183	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	422.14/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,208	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,990	4
Steers	Small 1	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	681.48/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	714	395.00/cwt	391.00–400.00	2,820	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	573.94/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	473.03/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	521.94/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,766	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,069	1
Steers	Small 1	300–350	330	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	429.21/cwt	417.50–435.00	2,768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	333.53/cwt	323.00–341.00	2,868	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	572.35/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,438	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	539.04/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,566	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	327.42/cwt	320.00–335.00	3,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	383.04/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,808	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	968	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,243	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,918	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	610	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	660.16/cwt	650.00–670.00	2,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	278	745.05/cwt	740.00–750.00	2,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	463	452.54/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,095	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	336	536.43/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	496.53/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	429.83/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,291	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	155.53/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,747	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,926	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	164.67/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,699	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,610	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	181.26/cwt	173.00–188.00	2,625	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	182.91/cwt	173.00–189.00	2,184	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	199.60/cwt	193.00–207.00	2,513	9
Bulls	—	—	1,671	222.19/cwt	220.00–226.00	3,713	5
Bulls	—	—	1,718	211.95/cwt	202.00–218.00	3,641	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	3,264.99/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,265	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,470.00/head	3,900.00–4,750.00	4,470	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	5,300.00/head	5,300.00–5,300.00	5,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	2,662.22/head	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,662	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,506.86/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,507	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	3,117.33/head	2,550.00–3,500.00	3,117	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,222.82/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,223	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	3,382.79/head	2,900.00–4,000.00	3,383	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,627.22/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,627	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,033.33/head	3,700.00–4,200.00	4,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	491.05/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,593	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	597.63/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,936	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	423.06/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	539.58/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,277	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	679.81/cwt	640.00–710.00	1,808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	455.86/cwt	432.50–480.00	2,608	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	486.93/cwt	470.00–525.00	2,323	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	473.24/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,016	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	758	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	433.28/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,863	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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 833Last week 883Year ago 983

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 77Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 86Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	640.00–710.00	679.81
13	300–350	324	580.00–630.00	597.63
18	350–400	377	520.00–560.00	538.28
9	400–450	422	520.00–570.00	539.58
22	450–500	477	470.00–525.00	486.93
19	500–550	528	460.00–520.00	491.05
17	550–600	572	432.50–480.00	455.86
5	600–650	622	415.00–440.00	423.06
1	650–700	650	390.00	390.00
4	700–750	733	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	740.00–750.00	745.05
2	300–350	310	650.00–670.00	660.16
1	350–400	380	590.00	590.00
1	500–550	500	530.00	530.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	525.00–540.00	536.43
3	400–450	418	490.00–500.00	496.53
4	450–500	463	450.00–460.00	452.54
5	500–550	533	420.00–450.00	429.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	515.00	515.00
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	280	550.00–590.00	568.16
10	300–350	328	510.00–580.00	550.36
32	350–400	376	495.00–550.00	521.64
23	400–450	426	450.00–485.00	473.24
39	450–500	472	450.00–485.00	462.46
23	500–550	523	405.00–445.00	422.14
18	550–600	575	400.00–430.00	421.14
7	600–650	643	360.00–385.00	363.55
8	650–700	659	355.00–375.00	368.29
2	750–800	760	335.00	335.00
5	800–850	813	330.00–340.00	332.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	430.00–435.00	433.28
3	450–500	470	430.00–437.50	435.05
2	500–550	542	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	463	410.00–420.00	415.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	408	492.50–500.00	494.18
6	750–800	758	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	470.00	470.00
2	650–700	665	430.00	430.00
12	700–750	714	391.00–400.00	395.00
15	750–800	768	380.00	380.00
8	800–850	826	345.00–352.50	347.65
57	950–1000	968	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	660.00–700.00	681.48
4	300–350	311	640.00	640.00
5	350–400	364	570.00–575.00	573.94
24	400–450	426	520.00–580.00	572.35
19	450–500	476	520.00–560.00	539.04
12	500–550	530	515.00–540.00	521.94
11	550–600	560	445.00–480.00	473.03
3	600–650	645	417.50–435.00	429.21
10	650–700	680	380.00–395.00	383.04
11	750–800	791	355.00	355.00
7	850–900	860	323.00–341.00	333.53
2	900–950	935	320.00–335.00	327.42
1	950–1000	990	310.00	310.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	540.00	540.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	417.50	417.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	155.00–156.00	155.53
1	—	1,070	180.00	180.00
7	—	1,032	160.00–174.00	164.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	197.00	197.00
7	—	1,448	173.00–188.00	181.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,194	173.00–189.00	182.91
9	—	1,259	193.00–207.00	199.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,671	220.00–226.00	222.19
17	—	1,718	202.00–218.00	211.95

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,343	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,264.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,146	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,662.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,068	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,506.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,385	2,550.00–3,500.00	3,117.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,222.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,226	2,900.00–4,000.00	3,382.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,213	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,627.22
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,450.00	2,450.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,900.00–4,750.00	4,470.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	5,300.00	5,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,700.00–4,200.00	4,033.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,900.00	4,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,605	3,450.00	3,450.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	3,200.00	3,200.00

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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

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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