Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. sold 5.00 higher with those weighing over 550 lbs. 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.09/cwt on 47 head, down $4.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 32 comparable sales and sits −5.16 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$394.09

▼ 4.06 vs prior sale

47 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.78

vs TN average

−10.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	394.50	2,168	45
Medium and Large 2	515	385.00	1,983	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $185 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.

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 sale47 hd

394.09

—

TN average14 barns · 538 hd

384.31

+9.78

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−10.67

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−5.16

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	1,439	216.99	3,122	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	185.77	2,304	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	179.98	2,622	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	162.00	1,430	2thin

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)	1,230	$3,232	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,777	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,749	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,619	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	941	$2,423	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,485	$3,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	974	$2,164	8

Every lot, as filed

85 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	650–700	680	340.13/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	647.66/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	483.67/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,273	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	384.22/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,209	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	407.67/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,536	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	439.69/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,300	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	442.64/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,545	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	462.90/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,736	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	476.92/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,218	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	501.49/cwt	497.50–510.00	2,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	350.33/cwt	345.00–353.00	2,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	427.05/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,413	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	594.33/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,902	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	434	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	443.14/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	526	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	522	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	636	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,226	3
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,232.45/head	2,775.00–3,650.00	3,232	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	2,516.78/head	2,300.00–2,825.00	2,517	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	2,163.66/head	1,980.00–2,400.00	2,164	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	437	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,141	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	382	388.52/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	310	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,535	3
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	295	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	473	362.46/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,714	2
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	453	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,061	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	180.01/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,191	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,409	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,870	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,033	214.08/cwt	209.00–218.00	2,211	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,789	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,759.05/head	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,759	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,529	217.64/cwt	210.00–227.50	3,328	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	179.81/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,550	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	195.37/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	2,748.52/head	2,500.00–3,125.00	2,749	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,777.27/head	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	391.00/cwt	377.50–405.00	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	439.38/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	722	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	495	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	785	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	468.72/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,400	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	414.85/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,186	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	449.90/cwt	430.00–467.50	1,903	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	351.52/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	601	416.67/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	337.90/cwt	330.00–353.00	2,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	556.45/cwt	515.00–575.00	2,092	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	374.15/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,301	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	418.66/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,010	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	529.05/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,180	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	324.70/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,396	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	477.12/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,512	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	553.48/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	315.84/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,603	6

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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 453Year ago 728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 85Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 88Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
8	300–350	317	460.00–500.00	477.12
19	350–400	375	440.00–480.00	462.90
16	400–450	423	430.00–467.50	449.90
36	450–500	480	400.00–435.00	418.66
19	500–550	527	405.00–430.00	414.85
19	550–600	575	375.00–395.00	384.22
10	600–650	615	370.00–380.00	374.15
3	650–700	680	330.00–355.00	340.13
8	700–750	738	322.50–325.00	324.70
6	800–850	824	315.00–317.50	315.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	580	345.00–350.00	347.48
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	380.00–395.00	388.52
2	450–500	473	355.00–370.00	362.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	430.00–450.00	439.38
2	400–450	418	377.50–405.00	391.00
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	785	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	610.00–660.00	647.66
1	300–350	310	660.00	660.00
15	350–400	376	515.00–575.00	556.45
7	400–450	412	505.00–540.00	529.05
15	450–500	470	470.00–500.00	483.67
9	500–550	512	440.00–495.00	468.72
38	550–600	575	420.00–460.00	442.64
2	650–700	660	350.00–353.00	351.52
3	700–750	718	330.00–353.00	337.90
1	900–950	900	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	490.00	490.00
2	550–600	588	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	600.00	600.00
1	450–500	495	515.00	515.00
3	600–650	601	410.00–420.00	416.67
2	700–750	722	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	575.00	575.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	660.00	660.00
13	300–350	320	570.00–620.00	594.33
5	350–400	368	530.00–590.00	553.48
3	400–450	428	497.50–510.00	501.49
11	450–500	465	470.00–490.00	476.92
12	500–550	523	420.00–460.00	439.69
8	550–600	565	410.00–445.00	427.05
16	600–650	622	390.00–415.00	407.67
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	715	345.00–353.00	350.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	475	435.00–455.00	443.14
3	600–650	636	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	522	475.00	475.00
4	550–600	575	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	525.00	525.00
3	300–350	310	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	453	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	510	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	595	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	640.00	640.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,485	3,275.00	3,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,230	2,775.00–3,650.00	3,232.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	928	2,300.00–2,825.00	2,516.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,142	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,759.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,169	2,500.00–3,125.00	2,748.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,777.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	2,050.00	2,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	974	1,980.00–2,400.00	2,163.66
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,525.00	2,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,217	170.00–189.00	180.01
6	—	1,279	190.00–199.00	195.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	170.00	170.00
1	—	915	154.00	154.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,650	169.00	169.00
6	—	1,418	174.00–185.00	179.81
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	209.00–218.00	214.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,529	210.00–227.50	217.64

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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