Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale in response to inclement winter weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.69/cwt on 76 head, down $8.29 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −4.56 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$394.69

▼ 8.29 vs prior sale

76 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$35.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

vs TN average

−29.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	395.16	2,144	75
Medium and Large 2	500	360.00	1,800	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.16/cwt here — about $344 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

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 sale76 hd

394.69

—

TN average14 barns · 701 hd

397.38

−2.69

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−29.26

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−4.56

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	1,646	204.30	3,362	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	180.39	2,740	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	175.34	2,267	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	156.02	1,724	12

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	$2,991	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,923	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$2,817	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,097	$2,459	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$2,410	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,080	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,092	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,988	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	434.00/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,062	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	372.35/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,089	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	426.07/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,237	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	461.89/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,102	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	400.29/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,282	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	731	342.81/cwt	334.00–345.00	2,506	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	315.01/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,290	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	332.62/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	525.51/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,007	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	591.91/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	441.67/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	754	331.80/cwt	319.00–334.00	2,502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	869	332.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	474.02/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,019	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	357.94/cwt	352.50–362.00	2,362	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	311	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	508.44/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	836	337.90/cwt	337.50–338.00	2,825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	461.02/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,397	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	927	327.12/cwt	320.00–328.00	3,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	423.81/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,645	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	346.50/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	605.60/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,338	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	885	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,042	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	3,225	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	762	355.32/cwt	354.00–356.00	2,708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	525	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	497.50/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	463.33/cwt	462.50–465.00	2,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	616	323.65/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,994	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	171.49/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,274	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	141.63/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,307	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	158.90/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,813	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,541	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	189.51/cwt	189.00–190.00	3,023	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	178.99/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,697	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	185.29/cwt	181.50–190.00	2,383	6
Bulls	—	—	1,395	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,637	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	204.33/cwt	193.00–212.00	3,566	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,285	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	2,459.27/head	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,817.06/head	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,410.44/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,410	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,991.47/head	2,950.00–3,025.00	2,991	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,987.50/head	2,975.00–3,000.00	2,988	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,923.07/head	2,675.00–3,200.00	2,923	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,091.67/head	2,975.00–3,200.00	3,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	687.78/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	532.48/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	394.94/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,089	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	361.32/cwt	347.50–367.50	2,298	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	470.05/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	580.15/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,210	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	418.59/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,394	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	496.13/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,386	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	447.49/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	360	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	262	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	341.12/cwt	327.50–360.00	2,275	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	523.39/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,240	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	335.00/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	350.84/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,505	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	458.42/cwt	420.00–495.00	2,384	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	367.28/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,299	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	532.92/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,796	7

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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 970Last week 116Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 12Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 9Year ago 40

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale in response to inclement winter weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	465.00–475.00	470.05
3	400–450	435	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	312	495.00–550.00	532.48
16	350–400	382	490.00–550.00	525.51
36	400–450	426	445.00–500.00	474.02
33	450–500	475	415.00–450.00	434.00
37	500–550	529	380.00–415.00	394.94
15	550–600	561	360.00–380.00	372.35
17	600–650	636	347.50–367.50	361.32
5	650–700	679	320.00–340.00	332.62
7	700–750	727	305.00–330.00	315.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	455	455.00–470.00	461.89
9	500–550	525	425.00–435.00	426.07
14	550–600	570	390.00–410.00	400.29
10	650–700	660	352.50–362.00	357.94
87	700–750	731	334.00–345.00	342.81
7	750–800	754	319.00–334.00	331.80
4	850–900	869	330.00–340.00	332.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	695	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	570.00	570.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	550.00	550.00
2	450–500	467	480.00	480.00
2	550–600	560	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	640.00	640.00
9	350–400	386	590.00–630.00	605.60
5	400–450	413	580.00–600.00	591.91
6	450–500	474	500.00–515.00	508.44
15	500–550	520	440.00–490.00	461.02
9	550–600	583	435.00–460.00	441.67
24	600–650	624	400.00–440.00	423.81
3	650–700	677	340.00–360.00	346.50
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	540.00	540.00
2	500–550	505	530.00	530.00
3	550–600	570	477.50	477.50
5	650–700	680	380.00	380.00
9	750–800	762	354.00–356.00	355.32
5	800–850	836	337.50–338.00	337.90
3	850–900	885	332.50	332.50
9	900–950	927	320.00–328.00	327.12
50	1000–1050	1,042	309.50	309.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	380	475.00–520.00	497.50
3	400–450	443	462.50–465.00	463.33
1	450–500	470	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	725	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	640.00	640.00
1	450–500	470	540.00	540.00
4	550–600	560	445.00–450.00	447.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	460.00	460.00
4	600–650	616	320.00–335.00	323.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	660.00–700.00	687.78
7	300–350	337	520.00–560.00	532.92
16	350–400	381	540.00–600.00	580.15
35	400–450	428	490.00–550.00	523.39
18	450–500	481	475.00–525.00	496.13
50	500–550	520	420.00–495.00	458.42
17	550–600	572	400.00–435.00	418.59
34	600–650	626	350.00–385.00	367.28
10	650–700	667	327.50–360.00	341.12
8	700–750	714	340.00–355.00	350.84
3	750–800	750	325.00–340.00	335.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	360	530.00	530.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,326	163.00–179.00	171.49
1	—	975	158.00	158.00
6	—	1,286	181.50–190.00	185.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	136.00–148.00	141.63
10	—	1,141	153.00–165.00	158.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	189.00–190.00	189.51
13	—	1,507	171.00–185.00	178.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	191.00	191.00
2	—	1,653	220.00	220.00
6	—	1,745	193.00–212.00	204.33
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	186.00	186.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,097	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,459.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,260	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,817.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,410.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,348	2,950.00–3,025.00	2,991.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,298	2,675.00–3,200.00	2,923.07
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,050.00	3,050.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,975.00–3,000.00	2,987.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,975.00–3,200.00	3,091.67

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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