Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week and based on a lighter test this week, feeder steers weighing up to 600 lbs. sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with those weighing over 600 lbs. unevenly steady. Feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with those weighing over 450 lbs. mostly steady, and feeder bulls sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $426.62/cwt on 30 head, down $29.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −30.50 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$426.62

▼ 29.25 vs prior sale

30 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.69

vs TN average

−32.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	426.62	2,375	30

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 sale30 hd

426.62

—

TN average15 barns · 402 hd

420.93

+5.69

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−32.43

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−30.50

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	1,842	233.64	4,305	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	192.84	2,244	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	192.41	2,693	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	173.29	1,820	7thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,590	216.00	3,434	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	166.18	1,590	3thin

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)	1,209	$3,148	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$3,036	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,550	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$2,583	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$2,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,185	$3,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,205	$2,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,225	$3,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,067	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	357.54/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	443.39/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,871	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	411.99/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,142	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	542.47/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	451.16/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	434.22/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,284	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	420.79/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,407	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	532.54/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	428.81/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,037	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	573.42/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	433	432.54/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	365.22/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,221	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	530.81/cwt	500.00–580.00	2,001	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	359.95/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	431.20/cwt	420.00–467.50	2,070	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	594	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,257	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	470.22/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	522	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Steers	Small 1Fleshy	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	3,147.60/head	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,148	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,582.51/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,033	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Small 1	300–350	302	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	330	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,733	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	166.18/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,590	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	183.34/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,885	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	169.27/cwt	162.50–174.00	1,793	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	191.05/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,686	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	207.98/cwt	198.00–215.00	2,610	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,590	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,434	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	3,035.95/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,036	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	188.80/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,150	15
Bulls	—	—	1,899	244.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	4,644	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	230.28/cwt	225.00–234.00	4,203	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	402	520.00/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,090	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	776	335.26/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,602	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	380.11/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	475.02/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	389.96/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	786	366.39/cwt	358.00–367.50	2,880	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	801	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	452	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	860	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	461.39/cwt	450.00–491.00	2,219	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	472.61/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,009	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	970	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	664	412.84/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	915	346.75/cwt	346.75–346.75	3,173	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	383.71/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	425.10/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,444	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	431.47/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,662	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	3,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	491.33/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	336.00/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	438.83/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,361	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	389.02/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,264	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,795	1

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 654Last week 904Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 88Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 304Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	615.00	615.00
2	350–400	377	550.00	550.00
13	400–450	425	460.00–485.00	472.61
13	450–500	481	450.00–491.00	461.39
11	500–550	538	430.00–465.00	438.83
14	550–600	575	420.00–435.00	425.10
5	600–650	644	407.50	407.50
4	650–700	673	380.00–385.00	383.71
4	700–750	726	350.00–370.00	357.54
1	800–850	810	345.00	345.00
1	850–900	855	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	920	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	522	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	585	410.00	410.00
3	650–700	665	362.00	362.00
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	560.00	560.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	402	515.00–525.00	520.00
10	600–650	617	430.00–435.00	431.47
7	650–700	664	400.00–420.00	412.84
6	700–750	713	372.50–387.50	380.11
17	750–800	786	358.00–367.50	366.39
7	800–850	801	357.50	357.50
1	850–900	860	350.00	350.00
22	900–950	915	346.75	346.75
2	950–1000	970	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	540.00–545.00	542.47
4	250–300	272	520.00–540.00	532.54
7	300–350	322	480.00–505.00	491.33
7	350–400	375	435.00–470.00	451.16
13	400–450	422	430.00–455.00	443.39
37	450–500	475	410.00–445.00	428.81
19	500–550	520	400.00–417.50	411.99
15	550–600	582	375.00–397.00	389.02
15	600–650	608	350.00–375.00	365.22
2	650–700	675	335.00–340.00	337.48
5	700–750	729	335.00–340.00	336.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	465.00–485.00	475.02
2	450–500	452	460.00	460.00
5	600–650	609	385.00–400.00	389.96
19	750–800	776	335.00–337.50	335.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	570.00–580.00	573.42
9	350–400	377	500.00–580.00	530.81
10	400–450	416	445.00–490.00	470.22
16	450–500	480	420.00–467.50	431.20
14	500–550	526	420.00–450.00	434.22
11	550–600	572	400.00–435.00	420.79
2	600–650	640	380.00	380.00
4	650–700	654	350.00–370.00	359.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	430.00–435.00	432.54
1	500–550	535	410.00	410.00
6	550–600	594	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	355	460.00	460.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	3,175.00	3,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,500.00	3,500.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,209	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,147.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,108	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,582.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,388	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,035.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,900.00	4,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	162.00–169.00	166.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	182.00–185.00	183.34
5	—	1,059	162.50–174.00	169.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	206.00	206.00
10	—	1,406	180.00–195.00	191.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	198.00–215.00	207.98
15	—	1,139	180.00–195.00	188.80
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	216.00	216.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,899	240.00–250.00	244.57
13	—	1,825	225.00–234.00	230.28

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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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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