Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 25.00 lower, with decline in prices due in part to the recent downturn in the futures market. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with high-quality offerings noted and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.78/cwt on 69 head, up $1.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −10.34 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$446.78

▲ 1.70 vs prior sale

69 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$27.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.96

vs TN average

+7.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	447.17	2,437	68
Medium and Large 2	515	420.00	2,163	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.17/cwt here — about $274 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale69 hd

446.78

—

TN average15 barns · 737 hd

440.82

+5.96

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+7.63

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−10.34

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	1,761	225.20	3,967	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	192.08	2,849	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	190.48	2,334	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	170.82	1,920	8thin

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)	1,223	$2,952	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,558	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,591	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1Fleshy	350–400	373	422.58/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	388.45/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,039	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	416.34/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,157	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	428.21/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,017	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	462.99/cwt	440.00–505.00	1,949	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	559	364.92/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	362.00/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,212	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	349.52/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	492.32/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	394.72/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,068	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	444.22/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,652	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	431.92/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,836	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	446.51/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,308	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	422.72/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,987	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	374.17/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,185	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	336.12/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	519.33/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,932	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	527.08/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	328	443.50/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	407.37/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	389.14/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,238	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	307.60/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	442	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,952.45/head	2,550.00–3,350.00	2,952	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,140	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,431	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	172.51/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,994	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	207.15/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,962	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	189.07/cwt	176.50–199.00	2,825	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	206.05/cwt	202.00–209.00	2,611	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	188.32/cwt	179.00–198.00	2,290	14
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,310	214.02/cwt	213.00–215.00	4,944	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,756	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	241.25/cwt	240.00–243.00	4,077	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	226.25/cwt	219.00–237.00	3,808	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	426.71/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	469.97/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	3,591.47/head	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,558.38/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	950–1000	950	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	810	328.76/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	870	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,958	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	952	320.14/cwt	320.00–327.50	3,048	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	905	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	436.93/cwt	420.00–447.50	2,709	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	310	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	792	366.92/cwt	365.00–367.00	2,906	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	706	363.75/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	390.20/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,224	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	423.28/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,214	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	762	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,557	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	461	449.01/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	807	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	515.00/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	587	436.10/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	475.83/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,498	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	368.09/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,488	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	351.03/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,197	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	425.20/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,424	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	381.43/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	504.88/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	469.95/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	352.06/cwt	341.00–360.00	2,683	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 Jul 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,085Last week 604Year ago 824

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 91Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 43Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	440.00–450.00	443.50
2	350–400	373	420.00–425.00	422.58
2	400–450	438	400.00–415.00	407.37
1	650–700	695	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	485.00–500.00	492.32
18	350–400	372	430.00–460.00	444.22
22	400–450	425	420.00–455.00	431.92
29	450–500	470	415.00–435.00	422.72
28	500–550	524	390.00–410.00	394.72
31	550–600	584	360.00–380.00	374.17
14	600–650	626	340.00–365.00	351.03
2	650–700	673	332.50–340.00	336.12
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	770	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	805	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	461	445.00–450.00	449.01
20	500–550	523	420.00–425.00	423.28
13	550–600	570	385.00–395.00	390.20
2	700–750	700	347.50	347.50
69	750–800	762	335.50	335.50
4	800–850	810	325.00–330.00	328.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	442	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	525	375.00–395.00	388.45
4	550–600	559	360.00–370.00	364.92
1	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	510.00–540.00	527.08
11	350–400	372	495.00–535.00	519.33
25	400–450	421	440.00–505.00	462.99
15	450–500	471	420.00–440.00	428.21
19	500–550	518	405.00–450.00	416.34
12	550–600	575	380.00–400.00	389.14
28	600–650	611	350.00–395.00	362.00
6	650–700	670	340.00–370.00	349.52
2	750–800	760	300.00–315.00	307.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	465.00–475.00	469.97
3	400–450	430	420.00–435.00	426.71
2	450–500	497	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	500.00–530.00	515.00
7	400–450	426	495.00–515.00	504.88
4	450–500	480	455.00–475.00	469.95
18	500–550	517	425.00–460.00	446.51
21	550–600	570	410.00–430.00	425.20
9	600–650	629	360.00–410.00	381.43
11	650–700	676	365.00–380.00	368.09
6	750–800	762	341.00–360.00	352.06
1	950–1000	985	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	490	417.50	417.50
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
1	950–1000	950	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	600.00	600.00
20	500–550	525	465.00–485.00	475.83
9	550–600	587	435.00–445.00	436.10
35	600–650	620	420.00–447.50	436.93
8	700–750	706	360.00–370.00	363.75
48	750–800	792	365.00–367.00	366.92
6	800–850	807	335.00	335.00
57	850–900	870	340.00	340.00
2	900–950	905	325.00	325.00
56	950–1000	952	320.00–327.50	320.14

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,591.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	2,550.00–3,350.00	2,952.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,558.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	4,600.00	4,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,267	202.00–209.00	206.05
14	—	1,216	179.00–198.00	188.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	159.00	159.00
7	—	1,156	164.00–177.00	172.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	205.00–210.00	207.15
20	—	1,494	176.50–199.00	189.07
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,310	213.00–215.00	214.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	214.00	214.00
2	—	1,690	240.00–243.00	241.25
12	—	1,683	219.00–237.00	226.25

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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