Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to no sale last week in response to inclement weather. Limited supply and lighter demand was noted this week due to inclement weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.99/cwt on 18 head, up $20.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +3.74 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$402.99

▲ 20.07 vs prior sale

18 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.11

vs TN average

−28.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	402.99	2,137	18thin

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 sale18 hd

402.99

—

TN average5 barns · 93 hd

394.88

+8.11

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−28.55

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

+3.74

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,760	174.00	3,062	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	171.08	2,145	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	157.89	1,800	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,825	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$3,125	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1	300–350	340	502.68/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	503.22/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,093	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	408.43/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,165	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	417.53/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	783	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	670	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	430.56/cwt	410.00–442.50	1,993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	880	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	437.37/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	429.85/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	346.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	422.23/cwt	405.00–429.00	2,166	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	369.81/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,270	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,062	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	157.89/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,800	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	171.08/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,145	4

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 Feb 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 571Year ago 1,252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 47Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 49Year ago 26

No market trends available due to no sale last week in response to inclement weather. Limited supply and lighter demand was noted this week due to inclement weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	485.00–515.00	502.68
2	350–400	392	620.00	620.00
6	400–450	416	500.00–505.00	503.22
6	500–550	530	405.00–415.00	408.43
4	600–650	623	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	280	435.00–440.00	437.37
2	300–350	330	420.00–440.00	429.85
5	350–400	393	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	420	410.00	410.00
9	450–500	463	410.00–442.50	430.56
2	500–550	528	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	574	355.00–375.00	369.81
5	600–650	625	340.00–350.00	346.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	425.00	425.00
11	500–550	513	405.00–429.00	422.23
1	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
1	850–900	880	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	472.50	472.50
3	550–600	585	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	636	427.50	427.50
2	650–700	670	380.00	380.00
3	750–800	783	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	605.00	605.00
2	500–550	538	415.00–420.00	417.53
2	550–600	572	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	445	470.00	470.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	3,125.00	3,125.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	2,125.00	2,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	174.00	174.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	154.00–162.00	157.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	167.00–179.00	171.08

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

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

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle