Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, and based on a heavier test this week, feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher with feeder heifers 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Higher feeder prices were due to higher-quality offerings, strong demand, and the recent upturn in the futures market. No comparisons available for slaughter cows and bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.51/cwt on 70 head, up $23.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −69.94 against this barn's trailing median of $454.46.

Average price

$384.51

▲ 23.02 vs prior sale

70 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.46

vs TN average

−15.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	384.51	2,105	70

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $355.08, median $454.46 across 34 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 sale70 hd

384.51

—

TN average14 barns · 407 hd

366.06

+18.46

National average120 barns · 8,372 hd

400.14

−15.63

This barn, trailing median34 sales

454.46

−69.94

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	1,677	189.27	3,174	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	163.00	2,383	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	161.69	1,986	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	153.74	1,530	2thin

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)	1,348	$3,149	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$2,955	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,226	$2,602	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,750	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,230	$2,725	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,027	$1,836	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	393.13/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	923	315.61/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	340.05/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,329	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	428.31/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	332.85/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,087	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	472.59/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	371.54/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,568	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	403	428.17/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	355.57/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,693	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	333.60/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,385	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	361.73/cwt	342.50–385.00	1,888	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	309.46/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,089	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	326.36/cwt	321.00–329.00	2,487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	368	350.81/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	449.15/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,877	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	396.63/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,452	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,306	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	412.66/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	426.25/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	474.15/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	602	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	338	352.56/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	455.11/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,688	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	3,148.61/head	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,149	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	306.34/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,215	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	411.58/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	317.57/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	337.64/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,918	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	329.74/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,886	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	2,602.21/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,602	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,836.44/head	1,700.00–2,020.00	1,836	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	542	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	477	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,051	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,736	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	161.30/cwt	149.50–169.50	2,349	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,731	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	162.38/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,978	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	146.08/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,772	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
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	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,600	2
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	—	—	3,675.00/head	3,450.00–3,900.00	3,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,725.13/head	2,630.00–2,815.00	2,725	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	179.55/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,690	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	153.74/cwt	147.50–159.00	1,530	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	189.89/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	829	331.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,746	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	365.83/cwt	365.00–368.00	2,407	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	871	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	345.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	3,150.43/head	2,850.00–3,550.00	3,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	788	342.13/cwt	341.50–345.00	2,696	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	788	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,459	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	855	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	341.25/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	353.94/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,979	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	726	325.66/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,364	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	722	349.80/cwt	341.00–354.00	2,526	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	377.34/cwt	375.00–379.00	1,932	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	382	433.81/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	378.24/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,167	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	411	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	1,985	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	350.27/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,835	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	355.86/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,085	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	669	330.52/cwt	329.00–335.00	2,211	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,028	307.90/cwt	307.90–307.90	3,165	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	461	380.24/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,753	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	970	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	325.27/cwt	312.50–334.00	2,033	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,226	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	416.94/cwt	407.50–422.00	2,156	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	378.06/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,015	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	374.46/cwt	355.00–407.50	1,779	12

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 Sep 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 430Year ago 848

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 24Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 14Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	425.00–427.50	426.25
3	450–500	473	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	602	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	460.00–500.00	472.59
9	350–400	371	445.00–475.00	455.11
3	400–450	412	400.00–430.00	411.58
12	450–500	475	355.00–407.50	374.46
20	500–550	522	342.50–385.00	361.73
12	550–600	572	320.00–360.00	329.74
4	600–650	621	310.00–330.00	317.57
15	650–700	675	300.00–317.50	309.46
4	700–750	723	300.00–310.00	306.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	550	302.50	302.50
4	600–650	628	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	380.00–400.00	393.13
10	350–400	366	380.00–415.00	396.63
35	400–450	422	350.00–395.00	371.54
22	450–500	476	340.00–365.00	355.57
15	500–550	524	340.00–365.00	350.27
21	550–600	568	330.00–345.00	337.64
12	600–650	625	312.50–334.00	325.27
2	650–700	670	312.50	312.50
4	700–750	736	302.50	302.50
6	750–800	775	290.00–305.00	297.50
1	850–900	870	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	430.00–435.00	433.81
11	400–450	403	410.00–430.00	428.17
11	450–500	461	370.00–385.00	380.24
12	500–550	512	375.00–379.00	377.34
16	550–600	559	350.00–360.00	353.94
4	600–650	619	340.00–342.50	341.25
24	650–700	669	329.00–335.00	330.52
8	700–750	726	320.00–327.50	325.66
24	750–800	788	312.00	312.00
3	850–900	871	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	350.00–352.50	350.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	350.00–355.00	352.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	340.00–350.00	345.13
2	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
11	400–450	411	483.00	483.00
3	450–500	463	425.00–435.00	428.31
22	500–550	517	407.50–422.00	416.94
17	550–600	573	370.00–400.00	378.24
12	650–700	658	365.00–368.00	365.83
30	700–750	722	341.00–354.00	349.80
34	750–800	788	341.50–345.00	342.13
30	800–850	829	330.00–340.00	331.30
7	850–900	855	329.00	329.00
4	900–950	923	310.00–317.50	315.61
1	950–1000	970	315.00	315.00
50	1000–1050	1,028	307.90	307.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	450.00–480.00	474.15
8	400–450	418	440.00–475.00	449.15
6	450–500	486	395.00–420.00	412.66
14	500–550	533	365.00–395.00	378.06
12	550–600	586	350.00–360.00	355.86
15	600–650	627	320.00–345.00	332.85
13	650–700	685	332.50–350.00	340.05
17	700–750	715	327.50–335.00	333.60
8	750–800	762	321.00–329.00	326.36
1	850–900	895	317.50	317.50
1	950–1000	980	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	542	350.00	350.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,348	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,148.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,226	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,602.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,301	2,850.00–3,550.00	3,150.43
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	2,175.00	2,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,027	1,700.00–2,020.00	1,836.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,650.00	3,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,450.00–3,900.00	3,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,500.00	4,500.00
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,230	2,630.00–2,815.00	2,725.13
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	180.00	180.00
10	—	1,456	149.50–169.50	161.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	184.00	184.00
13	—	1,218	150.00–170.00	162.38
2	—	1,213	144.00–148.00	146.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	147.50–159.00	153.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	205.00	205.00
2	—	1,498	179.00–180.00	179.55
6	—	1,713	185.00–195.00	189.89

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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