Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 450 lbs. sold mostly steady, with those weighing 450 to 650 lbs. 15.00 to 35.00 higher with strong demand noted, and those weighing over 650 lbs. 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. sold 10.00 higher with strong demand noted and those weighing over 500 lbs. mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with weak demand and slaughter bulls remained mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.32/cwt on 41 head, down $5.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −51.83 against this barn's trailing median of $398.15.

Average price

$346.32

▼ 5.13 vs prior sale

41 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$11.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.25

vs TN average

−8.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	346.60	1,885	40
Medium and Large 2	500	335.00	1,675	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.60/cwt here — about $210 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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.34, low $321.98, median $398.15 across 33 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 sale41 hd

346.32

—

TN average16 barns · 768 hd

337.07

+9.25

National average155 barns · 10,190 hd

354.38

−8.06

This barn, trailing median33 sales

398.15

−51.83

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	1,640	187.17	3,070	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	150.10	1,897	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	146.33	2,195	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	143.77	1,645	4thin

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)	1,090	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,514	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,413	$2,508	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,152	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,150	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$3,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,300	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	892	$2,306	5

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1Value Added	650–700	677	377.60/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	371.20/cwt	355.00–397.50	1,915	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	297.27/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	407.47/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	423.77/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	723	324.57/cwt	317.50–326.00	2,347	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	621	396.96/cwt	391.00–400.00	2,465	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	2,508.05/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	326.17/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,026	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	774	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,612	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	889	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,889	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,262	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,152.14/head	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	352.50/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,921	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	2,306.31/head	2,035.00–2,670.00	2,306	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,514.44/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	686	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	371.77/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	428	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	452	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	470	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,539	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	575	312.72/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	437	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	3,966	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	188.60/cwt	183.50–195.00	3,114	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	165.95/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,187	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	143.77/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,645	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	146.37/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,831	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	146.33/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,195	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	326.55/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	172.29/cwt	170.50–174.00	2,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	3,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	347.30/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,973	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	390.07/cwt	377.50–410.00	1,872	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	328.28/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	478	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	338.20/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,425	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	377.66/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,149	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	322.48/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,016	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	427.42/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	361.20/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,279	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	406.98/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,145	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	351.48/cwt	339.00–355.00	2,369	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	443.36/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	319.14/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	449.27/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	362.99/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,713	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	384.07/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,636	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	321.00/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,112	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	902	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	298.14/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	339.17/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,957	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	306.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,193	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	447.33/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,606	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1050–1100	1,052	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	3,230	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	860	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	848	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	303.65/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	355.15/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,829	21

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 887Year ago 1,051

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 49Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 61Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	405.00	405.00
3	600–650	621	391.00–400.00	396.96
7	650–700	677	370.00–382.50	377.60
9	750–800	774	337.50	337.50
16	850–900	889	325.00	325.00
2	900–950	902	325.00	325.00
50	1050–1100	1,052	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	466	370.00–375.00	371.77
2	500–550	545	335.00–370.00	352.50
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	686	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	430.00–500.00	449.27
2	450–500	490	420.00–435.00	427.42
20	500–550	527	390.00–430.00	406.98
4	550–600	569	365.00–385.00	377.66
14	600–650	631	355.00–365.00	361.20
19	650–700	674	339.00–355.00	351.48
13	700–750	717	330.00–346.00	338.20
3	750–800	765	325.00–330.00	328.28
3	850–900	862	317.50–320.00	319.14
1	900–950	900	300.00	300.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	430.00–450.00	443.36
9	350–400	359	440.00–485.00	447.33
8	400–450	419	400.00–445.00	423.77
14	450–500	480	377.50–410.00	390.07
13	500–550	516	355.00–397.50	371.20
13	550–600	568	330.00–365.00	347.30
17	600–650	621	315.00–350.00	326.17
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
4	700–750	713	295.00–320.00	303.65
4	750–800	781	295.00–300.00	297.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	437	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	470	327.50	327.50
2	550–600	575	300.00–325.00	312.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	478	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	400.00–425.00	407.47
19	400–450	426	370.00–405.00	384.07
22	450–500	472	352.50–372.50	362.99
21	500–550	515	343.00–365.00	355.15
17	550–600	577	330.00–345.00	339.17
18	600–650	625	315.00–330.00	322.48
7	650–700	658	320.00–327.00	321.00
6	700–750	715	300.00–310.00	306.68
4	750–800	768	295.00–300.00	298.14
2	850–900	853	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	650–700	650	348.00	348.00
24	700–750	723	317.50–326.00	324.57
7	800–850	848	309.00	309.00
1	850–900	860	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	320.00–330.00	326.55
1	500–550	500	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	335.00–340.00	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	430.00	430.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,413	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,508.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,152.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,290	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,514.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	3,300.00	3,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	892	2,035.00–2,670.00	2,306.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
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	—	1,930	205.50	205.50
8	—	1,651	183.50–195.00	188.60
2	—	1,453	170.50–174.00	172.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,318	161.00–170.00	165.95
17	—	1,251	140.00–155.00	146.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	137.00–148.00	143.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,500	140.00–155.00	146.33

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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