Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher with feeder heifers and bulls unevenly steady. Lower-quality offerings for feeder cattle was noted for unweaned calves. Regarding slaughter cattle- breaker and boning cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, with lean cows 2.00 higher, and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $453.04/cwt on 26 head, up $26.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −4.07 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$453.04

▲ 26.43 vs prior sale

26 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$65.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.16

vs TN average

−15.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	465.67	2,561	21
Medium and Large 2	548	400.00	2,190	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.67/cwt here — about $371 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

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 sale26 hd

453.04

—

TN average16 barns · 676 hd

442.89

+10.16

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−15.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−4.07

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	1,771	233.29	4,131	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	187.13	2,275	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	183.72	2,673	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	171.95	1,861	26

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)	1,292	$3,355	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,859	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$2,787	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$2,780	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,028	$2,792	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$4,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,925	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,650	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1Fleshy	650–700	650	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	540.02/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	433.75/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,091	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	430.96/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	408.78/cwt	392.50–435.00	2,338	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	321.99/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,341	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	361.84/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	509.78/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	376.36/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	573.60/cwt	540.00–610.00	2,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	441.57/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	515.57/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,145	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	244	672.64/cwt	650.00–740.00	1,641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	348.76/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,176	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	409.20/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,173	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	321	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	511	413.31/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	376.62/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	742	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	493.46/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,346	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,791.97/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,792	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	3,355.40/head	2,950.00–3,925.00	3,355	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Small 1Value Added	400–450	425	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,104	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	615	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,337	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	563	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,083	4
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	171.22/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,805	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	182.33/cwt	170.00–195.00	2,667	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	202.48/cwt	197.50–209.00	2,853	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	165.81/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,406	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	230.18/cwt	219.00–238.00	4,035	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	184.55/cwt	173.00–195.00	2,252	77
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,766.67/head	3,400.00–3,950.00	3,767	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,275.00/head	4,025.00–4,550.00	4,275	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,787.14/head	2,350.00–3,450.00	2,787	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,087.93/head	2,850.00–3,300.00	3,088	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	245.43/cwt	240.00–260.00	4,597	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	202.43/cwt	197.50–209.00	2,409	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,425	180.72/cwt	180.50–181.00	2,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	601	465.75/cwt	464.00–467.00	2,799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	377.51/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	3,001.81/head	2,850.00–3,550.00	3,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	556	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	879	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,813	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	643	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	945	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	3,029	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,858	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	479.24/cwt	470.00–481.00	2,746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	993	334.75/cwt	334.75–334.75	3,324	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	764	334.64/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	415.76/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	676	345.62/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,336	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	427	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	439.30/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,372	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	417	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	392.83/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,271	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1050–1100	1,095	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,477	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	463.43/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	335.44/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	439.27/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,473	9

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 679Last week 654Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 78Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 47Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	550.00	550.00
9	400–450	416	500.00–535.00	515.57
2	450–500	457	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	515	445.00–485.00	463.43
9	550–600	563	415.00–455.00	439.27
7	600–650	631	400.00–420.00	415.76
1	650–700	670	395.00	395.00
2	750–800	777	357.50	357.50
2	800–850	800	344.00	344.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	495.00	495.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	550.00	550.00
3	500–550	500	520.00	520.00
6	550–600	573	470.00–481.00	479.24
12	600–650	601	464.00–467.00	465.75
2	650–700	662	400.00	400.00
18	700–750	710	402.50	402.50
53	950–1000	993	334.75	334.75
47	1050–1100	1,095	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	608	375.00–380.00	377.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	556	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	244	650.00–740.00	672.64
1	250–300	295	650.00	650.00
1	300–350	340	590.00	590.00
2	350–400	375	540.00–610.00	573.60
3	400–450	406	530.00–545.00	540.02
5	450–500	490	420.00–450.00	430.96
14	500–550	540	430.00–465.00	439.30
12	550–600	572	392.50–435.00	408.78
2	600–650	618	372.50–380.00	376.36
4	650–700	665	357.50–370.00	361.84
5	700–750	727	317.50–330.00	321.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	511	410.00–415.00	413.31
3	550–600	580	375.00–380.00	376.62
1	650–700	685	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	563	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	500.00–520.00	509.78
3	350–400	383	490.00–495.00	493.46
3	400–450	425	425.00–450.00	441.57
22	450–500	482	415.00–445.00	433.75
15	500–550	531	400.00–415.00	409.20
20	550–600	578	375.00–405.00	392.83
8	600–650	624	345.00–352.50	348.76
1	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
5	700–750	725	332.50–337.50	335.44
2	750–800	773	320.00–330.00	325.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	540.00	540.00
2	400–450	427	495.00	495.00
2	500–550	512	427.00	427.00
3	600–650	643	372.50	372.50
12	650–700	676	342.50–355.00	345.62
7	750–800	764	332.50–335.00	334.64
16	850–900	879	320.00	320.00
54	900–950	945	320.50	320.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	742	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,292	2,950.00–3,925.00	3,355.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,318	2,350.00–3,450.00	2,787.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	2,850.00–3,300.00	3,087.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,287	2,850.00–3,550.00	3,001.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,575.00	2,575.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,791.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,400.00–3,950.00	3,766.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,975.00	3,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	4,025.00–4,550.00	4,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,975.00	3,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,054	160.00–179.00	171.22
2	—	1,425	180.50–181.00	180.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,463	170.00–195.00	182.33
7	—	1,409	197.50–209.00	202.48
4	—	1,451	163.00–167.00	165.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,220	173.00–195.00	184.55
13	—	1,190	197.50–209.00	202.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,753	219.00–238.00	230.18
1	—	1,425	207.00	207.00
6	—	1,873	240.00–260.00	245.43

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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