Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to no sale last week in observance of the July 4th holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.08/cwt on 52 head, down $5.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −3.17 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$396.08

▼ 5.33 vs prior sale

52 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$19.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs TN average

−20.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	398.69	2,212	45
Medium and Large 2	562	379.29	2,132	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.40/cwt here — about $80 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 sale52 hd

396.08

—

TN average8 barns · 344 hd

394.99

+1.08

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−20.03

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−3.17

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	1,776	223.42	3,968	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	186.08	2,279	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	185.27	2,806	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	167.65	1,728	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,207	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,669	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,833	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,138	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	2thin

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 1	650–700	668	388.27/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	373.79/cwt	363.00–389.00	2,362	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	421.04/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,189	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	440.88/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,350	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	507.36/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	436.88/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,062	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	645.00/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	534.93/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,995	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	408.64/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,154	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	572.39/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	408.34/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,319	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	750	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	501.11/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,095	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,953	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	344.45/cwt	337.50–352.50	2,473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	452.14/cwt	437.50–475.00	2,134	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	466.02/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,426	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	493	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,120	3
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	690	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,312	1
Steers	Small 1Fleshy	700–750	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	1
Bulls	Small 1Fleshy	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Steers	Small 1Value Added	450–500	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	2
Steers	Small 1Value Added	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,225	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	4,762	2
Bulls	—	—	1,752	227.04/cwt	218.00–234.00	3,978	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	199.06/cwt	192.00–208.00	2,516	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	181.75/cwt	174.00–190.00	2,203	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,842	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	166.36/cwt	158.00–176.00	1,714	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,833.33/head	4,700.00–4,900.00	4,833	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,120	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,307	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	199.93/cwt	198.00–202.00	2,789	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	178.98/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	481.12/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,473	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	297	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,309	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,669.39/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	778	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	433.36/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,500	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	408.82/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,535	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	457	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	574	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,244	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	421	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	707	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	509.40/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,165	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	701	344.44/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,415	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	427.45/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	551.74/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	362.32/cwt	353.00–367.50	2,616	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	445.12/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	870	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	396.16/cwt	389.00–407.50	2,393	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	391.42/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,251	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	484.22/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,281	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	358.48/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,387	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	472.96/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,717	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	312.39/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,587	2

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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 679Year ago 867

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 237Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 70Year ago 25

No market trends available due to no sale last week in observance of the July 4th holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	535.00–570.00	551.74
10	400–450	425	500.00–535.00	509.40
15	450–500	471	470.00–495.00	484.22
8	500–550	533	435.00–470.00	440.88
12	550–600	577	430.00–435.00	433.36
24	600–650	620	380.00–420.00	408.82
3	650–700	668	385.00–395.00	388.27
17	700–750	722	353.00–367.50	362.32
1	750–800	755	355.00	355.00
1	850–900	870	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	915	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	685	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	750	335.00	335.00
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	330.00	330.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	514	480.00–490.00	481.12
8	600–650	620	425.00–430.00	427.45
5	700–750	707	390.00	390.00
3	750–800	778	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	500.00–530.00	507.36
10	350–400	363	465.00–480.00	472.96
5	400–450	423	425.00–465.00	445.12
32	450–500	472	425.00–442.50	436.88
19	500–550	527	395.00–425.00	408.64
26	550–600	575	380.00–402.50	391.42
15	600–650	632	363.00–389.00	373.79
10	650–700	666	355.00–360.00	358.48
2	750–800	788	300.00–310.00	305.02
2	800–850	828	305.00–320.00	312.39
2	900–950	905	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	532	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	435	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	457	470.00	470.00
9	700–750	701	340.00–345.00	344.44
1	850–900	870	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	425.00	425.00
5	550–600	574	391.00	391.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	640.00–650.00	645.00
2	300–350	330	565.00–580.00	572.39
6	350–400	373	520.00–540.00	534.93
13	400–450	418	480.00–520.00	501.11
13	450–500	472	437.50–475.00	452.14
12	500–550	520	410.00–430.00	421.04
15	550–600	568	395.00–420.00	408.34
11	600–650	604	389.00–407.50	396.16
1	650–700	685	347.50	347.50
3	700–750	718	337.50–352.50	344.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	465.00–470.00	466.02
2	450–500	465	420.00	420.00
2	650–700	660	367.50	367.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	493	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	690	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	347	500.00	500.00
6	600–650	606	381.00	381.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,800.00	2,800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,207	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,669.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,950.00	4,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	5,000.00	5,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	4,700.00–4,900.00	4,833.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,225	214.00	214.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,752	218.00–234.00	227.04
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	206.00	206.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,264	192.00–208.00	199.06
18	—	1,212	174.00–190.00	181.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	178.00	178.00
8	—	1,030	158.00–176.00	166.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	198.00–202.00	199.93
7	—	1,566	174.00–188.00	178.98

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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