Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 15.00 lower, with feeder heifers 5.00 to 20.00 lower and feeder bulls 5.00 to 40.00 lower. Decline in feeder cattle prices due to continued downturn in the futures market and lighter demand due to extreme heat. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, with lean cows steady and bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $375.38/cwt on 65 head, down $17.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −23.87 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$375.38

▼ 17.98 vs prior sale

65 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.41

vs TN average

−0.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	375.38	2,017	65

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

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 sale65 hd

375.38

—

TN average15 barns · 731 hd

370.97

+4.41

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−0.43

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−23.87

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	1,722	228.10	3,929	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	186.28	2,271	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	183.01	2,626	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	167.37	1,646	12

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)	1,388	$3,542	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$3,062	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,585	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,331	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$2,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$2,426	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	250–300	279	446.26/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	408.38/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,928	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	363.79/cwt	352.50–380.00	2,052	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	443.67/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	311.34/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,136	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	377.89/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	379.82/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,975	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	417.87/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,763	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	415.65/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,962	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	465.52/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,932	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	488.00/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	339.65/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	281.44/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	378.74/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,000	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	356.57/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	387	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	354.48/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,244	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	717	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	350.07/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	388	447.52/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,126	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	3,061.82/head	2,750.00–3,550.00	3,062	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	3,542.14/head	3,250.00–3,950.00	3,542	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,421.56/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,422	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	156.58/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,550	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	169.53/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,665	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,264	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	182.79/cwt	176.50–190.00	2,608	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	174.07/cwt	173.50–174.50	2,451	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	482.66/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,781	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	876	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	368.42/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,306	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	433.89/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,644	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	502.15/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	341.13/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,483	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	405.81/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,350	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	429.24/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,056	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	719	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	766	344.31/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	586	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,520	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	470.45/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,226	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,057	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,426.36/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,426	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	4
Bulls	—	—	1,711	225.81/cwt	216.00–235.00	3,864	17
Bulls	—	—	1,820	247.58/cwt	244.00–251.00	4,506	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	185.22/cwt	178.00–191.50	2,258	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	199.06/cwt	193.00–210.00	2,450	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 1,085Year ago 990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 89Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	445.00–450.00	446.26
4	300–350	324	435.00–450.00	443.67
19	350–400	379	425.00–455.00	433.89
22	400–450	422	405.00–435.00	417.87
32	450–500	472	400.00–415.00	408.38
25	500–550	520	372.50–390.00	379.82
25	550–600	564	352.50–380.00	363.79
3	600–650	612	335.00–342.00	339.65
3	650–700	650	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	387	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	356.57
2	550–600	583	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	717	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	508	405.00	405.00
19	600–650	636	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	325	470.00–520.00	488.00
19	350–400	369	465.00–505.00	482.66
14	400–450	415	440.00–485.00	465.52
29	450–500	472	400.00–435.00	415.65
8	500–550	528	370.00–390.00	378.74
5	550–600	578	370.00–390.00	377.89
18	600–650	633	350.00–360.00	354.48
8	650–700	686	300.00–330.00	311.34
4	700–750	729	270.00–290.00	281.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	445.00–450.00	447.52
3	550–600	585	345.00–355.00	350.07
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	405	525.00	525.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	586	430.00	430.00
5	700–750	719	355.00	355.00
7	750–800	766	340.00–350.00	344.31
3	850–900	876	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	475.00–530.00	502.15
5	400–450	415	460.00–495.00	470.45
9	450–500	479	420.00–450.00	429.24
4	500–550	507	435.00	435.00
7	550–600	579	395.00–415.00	405.81
13	600–650	626	350.00–390.00	368.42
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
14	700–750	728	330.00–343.00	341.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	600.00	600.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,233	2,750.00–3,550.00	3,061.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,388	3,250.00–3,950.00	3,542.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,421.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,585	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,426.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	154.00–159.00	156.58
10	—	982	164.00–177.00	169.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	204.00	204.00
14	—	1,427	176.50–190.00	182.79
2	—	1,408	173.50–174.50	174.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	175.00	175.00
27	—	1,219	178.00–191.50	185.22
4	—	1,231	193.00–210.00	199.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,711	216.00–235.00	225.81
2	—	1,820	244.00–251.00	247.58

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle