Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, and based on a lighter test this week, feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower with exception of feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher, and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Lower-quality offerings and discounts for excessive flesh were noted for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower with slaughter bulls 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $416.44/cwt on 36 head, up $3.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 32 comparable sales and sits +17.19 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$416.44

▲ 3.83 vs prior sale

36 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$51.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs TN average

−1.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	419.32	2,289	34
Medium and Large 2	553	367.50	2,030	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.82/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale36 hd

416.44

—

TN average14 barns · 600 hd

417.02

−0.58

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−1.82

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

+17.19

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	—	Average	1,689	227.78	3,846	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	180.35	2,655	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	178.21	2,157	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	160.88	1,680	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,914	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,812	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,708	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,685	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,147	$2,575	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,393	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,183	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,220	$3,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1Full	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	459.04/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	593.45/cwt	545.00–650.00	1,941	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	432.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	413.34/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,538	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	540.63/cwt	520.00–590.00	2,092	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	426.00/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,462	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	376.60/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	516.24/cwt	485.00–540.00	1,693	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	492.55/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	672.57/cwt	640.00–710.00	1,829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	449.84/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,366	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	3,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	549.86/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	537.28/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	472	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,195	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,182.78/head	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,183	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,684.85/head	2,575.00–2,800.00	2,685	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,716.78/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,717	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,811.67/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,812	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	177.72/cwt	170.50–187.00	2,557	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,611	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,538	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	225.89/cwt	213.00–235.00	3,863	13
Bulls	—	—	1,550	240.07/cwt	239.00–241.00	3,721	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,914.30/head	2,875.00–2,950.00	2,914	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,822.16/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,822	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,393.01/head	2,175.00–2,750.00	2,393	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	191.23/cwt	188.00–194.00	2,606	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	177.76/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,130	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	163.50/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	635	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	462.46/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	666	421.86/cwt	420.00–422.50	2,810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	507	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	438.36/cwt	431.00–460.00	2,595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	397	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	606	398.12/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	606.58/cwt	600.00–620.00	2,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	815	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	484.10/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,295	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	502.11/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	448.00/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	438.21/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,060	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	412.63/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,331	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	528.83/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	512.95/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	499.21/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	334.99/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	426.45/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	544.96/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,311	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	515.74/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,176	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	464.93/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,929	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	424.70/cwt	419.00–430.00	2,221	10

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 May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 988Year ago 838

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 75Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 53Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	423	430.00–435.00	432.49
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	530.00–560.00	549.86
9	300–350	328	485.00–540.00	516.24
7	350–400	360	490.00–515.00	499.21
19	400–450	415	450.00–495.00	464.93
28	450–500	470	420.00–465.00	438.21
10	500–550	523	419.00–430.00	424.70
19	550–600	565	385.00–425.00	412.63
3	600–650	643	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	680	355.00	355.00
6	700–750	730	325.00–345.00	334.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	420.00–465.00	448.00
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	465	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	595	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	490.00	490.00
3	600–650	635	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	560.00	560.00
13	450–500	474	470.00–500.00	484.10
4	500–550	507	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	570	430.00	430.00
4	600–650	606	397.50–400.00	398.12
1	650–700	665	375.00	375.00
3	700–750	700	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	472	465.00	465.00
5	500–550	545	450.00–472.50	459.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	545.00	545.00
4	350–400	386	520.00–570.00	537.28
7	400–450	424	520.00–580.00	544.96
3	450–500	468	500.00–520.00	512.95
5	500–550	529	495.00–505.00	502.11
9	550–600	592	431.00–460.00	438.36
8	600–650	622	420.00–440.00	426.45
1	650–700	675	397.50	397.50
1	750–800	770	355.00	355.00
2	950–1000	975	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	600.00–620.00	606.58
5	450–500	475	525.00–545.00	528.83
2	500–550	500	517.50	517.50
4	650–700	666	420.00–422.50	421.86
1	800–850	815	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	750.00	750.00
5	250–300	272	640.00–710.00	672.57
11	300–350	327	545.00–650.00	593.45
9	350–400	387	520.00–590.00	540.63
9	400–450	422	500.00–550.00	515.74
4	450–500	471	480.00–500.00	492.55
21	500–550	526	435.00–470.00	449.84
12	550–600	578	415.00–470.00	426.00
15	600–650	614	405.00–420.00	413.34
3	650–700	667	370.00–380.00	376.60
1	700–750	700	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	768	320.00–325.00	322.56
1	800–850	840	310.00	310.00
3	850–900	870	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	595	407.50	407.50
1	600–650	640	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	580.00	580.00
4	400–450	436	460.00–470.00	462.46
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00

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)	2	—	1,205	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,182.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	2,575.00–2,800.00	2,684.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,217	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,716.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,093	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,811.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,355	2,875.00–2,950.00	2,914.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,188	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,822.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,190	2,175.00–2,750.00	2,393.01
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	3,850.00	3,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,400.00	4,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,439	170.50–187.00	177.72
1	—	1,770	204.00	204.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,363	188.00–194.00	191.23
13	—	1,198	171.00–186.00	177.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	153.00	153.00
3	—	1,057	159.00–169.00	163.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,710	213.00–235.00	225.89
2	—	1,550	239.00–241.00	240.07

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

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Every lot, as filed

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle

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