Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 20.00 to 35.00 higher and feeder bulls 7.00 to 25.00 higher, with exception of a lower undertone noted for steers and bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. with limited comparable receipts available. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 25.00 higher, and high-quality offerings and strong demand for feeder cattle was noted. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 14.00 higher with slaughter bulls 11.00 to 14.00 higher and strong demand was noted for slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $382.91/cwt on 52 head, up $11.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −16.34 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$382.91

▲ 11.72 vs prior sale

52 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$65.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.84

vs TN average

−27.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	385.43	2,102	50
Medium and Large 2	560	320.00	1,792	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.43/cwt here — about $310 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale52 hd

382.91

—

TN average15 barns · 808 hd

373.08

+9.84

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−27.96

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−16.34

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	—	Low	1,735	201.55	3,497	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	167.88	2,133	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	166.59	2,481	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	144.23	1,493	5thin

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)	1,195	$3,079	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$2,617	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$2,361	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,985	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,607	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2	450–500	491	434.92/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	386.89/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	421.86/cwt	410.00–432.50	2,021	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	676	347.69/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,350	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	361.58/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,086	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	329.18/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,159	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	474.95/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,776	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	556.94/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	413.25/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	429.15/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,219	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	392.14/cwt	377.50–420.00	2,074	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	344.18/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,144	6
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	278	415.23/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	471.49/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,966	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	391	436.68/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	491.97/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	442.21/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,521	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	566.59/cwt	530.00–630.00	2,136	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	508.12/cwt	495.00–540.00	2,424	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	407.11/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	719	362.34/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	386.65/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	343.65/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	530.00/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,168	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	360.60/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	479.91/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,457	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	596.38/cwt	550.00–640.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	404.20/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,526	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	466	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	354.85/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	477	446.75/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,855	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	147.79/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,527	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,359	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	165.46/cwt	156.00–175.00	2,449	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	186.00/cwt	177.50–195.00	2,370	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	160.63/cwt	151.00–174.00	2,038	10
Bulls	—	—	1,365	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,402	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	212.40/cwt	212.00–213.00	3,430	2
Bulls	—	—	1,796	201.94/cwt	193.00–209.00	3,627	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,079.22/head	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,079	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,607.02/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,607	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	2,616.92/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,617	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,360.96/head	2,125.00–2,750.00	2,361	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	550.93/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,005	5
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	275	544.09/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	543.25/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	328.25/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	663	290.06/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	568.82/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,854	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	362	524.87/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	461.01/cwt	460.00–462.50	2,088	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	393.37/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	346.26/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	386.85/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,406	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	664.40/cwt	640.00–710.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	386.52/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,848	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	527.74/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,232	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	408.58/cwt	380.00–445.00	2,321	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	353.30/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	435.70/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,257	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	384.95/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	437	478.42/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	491.40/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,270	22

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 959Year ago 841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 76Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 18Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	420	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	491	420.00–460.00	434.92
2	500–550	528	380.00–435.00	407.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	550.00–640.00	596.38
9	350–400	377	530.00–630.00	566.59
11	400–450	409	500.00–560.00	530.00
15	450–500	477	495.00–540.00	508.12
9	500–550	512	460.00–490.00	479.91
18	550–600	570	420.00–465.00	442.21
14	600–650	625	395.00–430.00	404.20
3	650–700	672	385.00–390.00	386.65
2	700–750	725	340.00–347.50	343.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	719	360.00–363.00	362.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	275	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	407	380.00–400.00	386.89
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	540.00–580.00	556.94
3	250–300	272	500.00–570.00	543.25
5	300–350	320	490.00–500.00	491.97
13	350–400	374	450.00–500.00	474.95
11	400–450	417	450.00–500.00	471.49
23	450–500	479	410.00–432.50	421.86
24	500–550	529	377.50–420.00	392.14
13	550–600	577	345.00–385.00	361.58
6	600–650	623	340.00–345.00	344.18
6	650–700	656	325.00–335.00	329.18
2	700–750	707	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	775	300.00–305.00	302.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	520.00–530.00	524.87
10	450–500	453	460.00–462.50	461.01
6	500–550	517	425.00–435.00	429.15
4	550–600	560	400.00	400.00
4	600–650	613	355.00–362.50	360.60
13	650–700	676	345.00–350.00	347.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	391	430.00–440.00	436.68
3	400–450	440	400.00–420.00	413.25
7	450–500	478	380.00–390.00	386.52
3	550–600	575	320.00–335.00	328.25
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	663	282.50–297.50	290.06
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	410.00–420.00	415.23
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	660.00	660.00
3	450–500	466	540.00	540.00
3	500–550	520	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	470.00–490.00	478.42
3	450–500	477	440.00–455.00	446.75
2	500–550	515	380.00–390.00	384.95
2	550–600	578	350.00–360.00	354.85
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	640.00–710.00	664.40
9	300–350	326	540.00–600.00	568.82
5	350–400	364	530.00–580.00	550.93
14	400–450	423	510.00–550.00	527.74
22	450–500	462	470.00–520.00	491.40
17	500–550	518	420.00–450.00	435.70
20	550–600	568	380.00–445.00	408.58
11	600–650	622	370.00–392.50	386.85
6	650–700	677	345.00–355.00	353.30
2	700–750	708	345.00–347.50	346.26
2	750–800	750	337.00	337.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	520.00–570.00	544.09
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	465	390.00–400.00	393.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	179.00	179.00
11	—	1,480	156.00–175.00	165.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	143.00–154.00	147.79
1	—	1,045	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,274	177.50–195.00	186.00
10	—	1,269	151.00–174.00	160.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,615	212.00–213.00	212.40
10	—	1,796	193.00–209.00	201.94

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)	3	—	1,195	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,079.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,247	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,616.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,238	2,125.00–2,750.00	2,360.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,250	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,607.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00

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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