Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 5.00 to 25.00 higher, with feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. 5.00 to 20.00 higher and those weighing over 500 lbs. mostly steady, and feeder bulls 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady with exception of boning cows 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.40/cwt on 32 head, up $14.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −32.72 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$424.40

▲ 14.00 vs prior sale

32 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.74

vs TN average

+10.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	424.40	2,279	32

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 sale32 hd

424.40

—

TN average15 barns · 262 hd

403.66

+20.74

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+10.16

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−32.72

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	1,684	223.95	3,771	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	186.97	2,204	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	179.07	2,710	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	169.00	1,808	18
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,725	221.00	3,812	1thin

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)	1,615	$3,608	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,153	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$2,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$2,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	985	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	735	340.50/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	430.75/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,788	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	376.29/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,968	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	352.77/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,004	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	401.81/cwt	387.50–415.00	2,286	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	406.68/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,891	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	442.20/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	315.41/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	473.82/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	376.38/cwt	368.00–391.00	2,514	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	465.63/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,932	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	403.54/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,090	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	503.80/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	326.99/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,197	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	420.84/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,037	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	348.11/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	575.56/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	2
Steers	Small 1	600–650	600	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	319.98/cwt	317.50–325.00	2,032	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,750.70/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,751	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	414	444.86/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,842	4
Bulls	—	—	1,945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	4,863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,711	225.38/cwt	216.00–236.00	3,856	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	157.69/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,629	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	171.26/cwt	163.00–179.00	1,844	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,509	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	178.00/cwt	170.00–186.50	2,723	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	302.53/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	387.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,431	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	419.93/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,385	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	536.83/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	376.15/cwt	360.00–397.50	2,325	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	438.50/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,048	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	924	323.25/cwt	323.25–323.25	2,987	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	325.81/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	518.20/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,187	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	418.48/cwt	417.00–421.00	2,561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	332.94/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,084	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	393.94/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	426.15/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,237	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	352.97/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	388.71/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	401.62/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	390.01/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,895	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	3,608.01/head	3,100.00–4,200.00	3,608	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	366.65/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	185.48/cwt	176.00–192.50	2,237	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	199.21/cwt	194.00–208.00	2,177	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	170.50/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,935	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,725	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,812	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	208.12/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,039	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 853Year ago 1,257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 107Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 51Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	530.00–540.00	536.83
5	400–450	422	510.00–530.00	518.20
14	450–500	467	425.00–460.00	438.50
23	500–550	525	405.00–450.00	426.15
9	550–600	568	405.00–440.00	419.93
25	600–650	627	370.00–400.00	387.71
17	650–700	668	368.00–391.00	376.38
5	700–750	735	340.00–342.50	340.50
3	750–800	781	325.00–327.50	325.81
1	800–850	835	335.00	335.00
6	850–900	850	318.00	318.00
1	950–1000	970	310.00	310.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	414	440.00–450.00	444.86
2	600–650	600	305.00–320.00	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	612	417.00–421.00	418.48
5	700–750	710	350.00–355.00	352.97
56	900–950	924	323.25	323.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	460.00–490.00	473.82
7	350–400	380	430.00–455.00	442.20
20	400–450	415	415.00–445.00	430.75
13	450–500	465	395.00–425.00	406.68
18	500–550	523	360.00–387.50	376.29
12	550–600	568	340.00–365.00	352.77
42	600–650	626	330.00–347.50	332.94
8	650–700	672	322.50–332.50	326.99
5	700–750	734	315.00–317.00	315.41
2	750–800	780	305.00–310.00	307.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
6	600–650	635	317.50–325.00	319.98
3	650–700	668	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	535	390.00–400.00	393.94
1	600–650	600	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	400.00–405.00	401.62
4	450–500	490	385.00–392.50	388.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	540.00–610.00	575.56
6	350–400	371	480.00–520.00	503.80
13	400–450	415	445.00–490.00	465.63
13	450–500	484	400.00–435.00	420.84
10	500–550	518	385.00–425.00	403.54
15	550–600	569	387.50–415.00	401.81
14	600–650	618	360.00–397.50	376.15
4	650–700	661	335.00–365.00	348.11
4	700–750	733	300.00–310.00	302.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	486	380.00–395.00	390.01
3	550–600	555	365.00–370.00	366.65

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,615	3,100.00–4,200.00	3,608.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,153	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	4,050.00	4,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	250.00	250.00
15	—	1,711	216.00–236.00	225.38
3	—	1,460	205.00–210.00	208.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	154.00–160.00	157.69
15	—	1,077	163.00–179.00	171.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	193.00	193.00
13	—	1,530	170.00–186.50	178.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,206	176.00–192.50	185.48
5	—	1,093	194.00–208.00	199.21
2	—	1,135	170.00–171.00	170.50
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	221.00	221.00

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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