Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sold 100.00 to 150.00 higher, with feeder steers weighing over 400 lbs. 6.00 to 15.00 higher with spots as much as 35.00 higher, and feeder bulls weighing over 400 lbs. 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher with those weighing over 500 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Strong demand was noted for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 11.00 lower with slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.19/cwt on 51 head, down $0.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −28.06 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$371.19

▼ 0.77 vs prior sale

51 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.49

vs TN average

−42.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	371.19	2,007	51

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 sale51 hd

371.19

—

TN average16 barns · 866 hd

366.71

+4.49

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−42.29

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−28.06

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	1,803	190.46	3,434	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	152.04	1,959	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	151.75	2,234	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	142.91	1,576	14

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)	1,242	$2,520	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	300–350	324	520.08/cwt	475.00–550.00	1,685	16
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	487	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	319.94/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	746	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	404.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	403	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	446.82/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,680	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	389	486.84/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	859	298.71/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	600.00/cwt	585.00–630.00	2,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	342.99/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	935	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	342	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	677	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	395.47/cwt	382.00–405.00	2,488	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	492.02/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,101	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	319.01/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	778	327.83/cwt	314.00–331.00	2,551	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	489.47/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,301	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,000	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	357.11/cwt	347.50–375.00	2,418	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	443.39/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,359	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	406	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	632.78/cwt	590.00–650.00	1,962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	820	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	726	351.61/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,553	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	467.72/cwt	460.00–477.00	2,427	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	413.97/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,397	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	432.03/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,484	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	976	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	354.16/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,727	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	422.01/cwt	412.50–425.00	2,570	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	547	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	580.10/cwt	540.00–640.00	2,100	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	483.43/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,311	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	379.94/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,983	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	159.13/cwt	157.00–161.50	2,056	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,814	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	187.99/cwt	182.00–195.00	3,324	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	142.91/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,576	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	151.75/cwt	145.00–159.50	2,234	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	149.35/cwt	144.50–155.00	1,919	11
Bulls	—	—	2,095	200.23/cwt	199.00–203.00	4,195	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,135	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,998	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	2,519.60/head	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,520	3
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	501.88/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,128	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	396.58/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,264	10
Bulls	Small 1Full	500–550	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	622.09/cwt	570.00–660.00	2,053	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	428.61/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,259	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	326.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,150	3
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	420	450.20/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Small 1Full	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	990	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	677.88/cwt	650.00–710.00	1,885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	360.13/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	656	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	423	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	429.75/cwt	405.00–442.50	1,831	18
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	338	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	713	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	442.58/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	335.39/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,053	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	414.10/cwt	390.00–436.00	1,963	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	378.39/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,994	27
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	633	355.71/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,252	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	359.07/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,036	17

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 Jan 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 959Last week 1,245Year ago 1,043

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 131Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 75Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	324	475.00–550.00	520.08
18	350–400	376	425.00–475.00	446.82
18	400–450	426	405.00–442.50	429.75
33	450–500	474	390.00–436.00	414.10
27	500–550	527	360.00–395.00	378.39
17	550–600	567	340.00–375.00	359.07
15	600–650	612	325.00–345.00	335.39
5	650–700	680	310.00–340.00	319.94
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	338	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	423	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	487	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	389	480.00–500.00	486.84
3	400–450	403	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
25	600–650	633	352.50–360.00	355.71
2	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
98	750–800	778	314.00–331.00	327.83
8	850–900	859	290.00–300.00	298.71
4	950–1000	990	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	506	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	355.00–365.00	360.13
2	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	656	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	713	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	440	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	440.00–445.00	442.58
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	550.00	550.00
4	400–450	406	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	543	400.00–410.00	404.98
2	650–700	677	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	746	320.00	320.00
2	900–950	935	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	590.00–650.00	632.78
5	350–400	364	585.00–630.00	600.00
7	400–450	427	480.00–520.00	492.02
12	450–500	470	470.00–500.00	489.47
17	500–550	532	430.00–455.00	443.39
10	550–600	579	395.00–420.00	413.97
7	600–650	629	382.00–405.00	395.47
24	650–700	677	347.50–375.00	357.11
4	700–750	713	340.00–344.00	342.99
2	850–900	888	318.00–320.00	319.01
1	950–1000	970	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	622	325.00–330.00	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	690.00	690.00
7	500–550	519	460.00–477.00	467.72
10	550–600	575	430.00–435.00	432.03
16	600–650	609	412.50–425.00	422.01
7	650–700	665	385.00	385.00
10	700–750	726	348.00–360.00	351.61
91	750–800	770	340.00–360.00	354.16
1	800–850	820	330.00	330.00
3	950–1000	976	310.00	310.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	650.00–710.00	677.88
9	300–350	330	570.00–660.00	622.09
14	350–400	362	540.00–640.00	580.10
25	400–450	424	485.00–530.00	501.88
11	450–500	478	470.00–510.00	483.43
17	500–550	527	410.00–440.00	428.61
10	550–600	571	380.00–425.00	396.58
2	600–650	618	375.00–385.00	379.94
3	650–700	658	320.00–330.00	326.68
2	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	515.00	515.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	495.00	495.00
3	400–450	420	440.00–465.00	450.20
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	441	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,292	157.00–161.50	159.13
1	—	1,305	139.00	139.00
11	—	1,285	144.50–155.00	149.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,103	136.00–152.00	142.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,472	145.00–159.50	151.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,768	182.00–195.00	187.99
3	—	2,095	199.00–203.00	200.23
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	176.00	176.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,242	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,519.60

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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

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