Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $392.45/cwt on 102 head, down $3.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −6.80 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$392.45

▼ 3.86 vs prior sale

102 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$42.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.80

vs TN average

−21.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	394.10	2,184	98
Medium and Large 2	516	351.80	1,815	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.30/cwt here — about $369 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale102 hd

392.45

—

TN average16 barns · 734 hd

398.25

−5.80

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−21.33

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−6.80

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	1,761	195.35	3,440	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	168.62	2,000	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	164.74	2,334	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	143.08	1,593	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,405	179.00	2,515	1thin

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)	1,118	$3,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,267	$3,348	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$3,072	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$2,966	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,691	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,437	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,383	$2,376	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,138	$3,039	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,629	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1	450–500	475	518.92/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,465	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	423.76/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,009	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	419.88/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	536.80/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	484.97/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	374.42/cwt	374.00–375.00	2,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	353.60/cwt	330.00–367.50	2,217	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	472.96/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,478	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	474.83/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,733	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	812	331.25/cwt	329.00–332.00	2,690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	540.72/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	524	435.51/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,282	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	362.71/cwt	342.50–370.00	2,401	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	507.42/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	311.55/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	367.29/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,116	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	566	343.31/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	324.50/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	421	492.58/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	454.08/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,875	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	330.97/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,231	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	577	382.85/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,209	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	414.15/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,195	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	357.47/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,567	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	586	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,778	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	462.91/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	396.00/cwt	383.00–410.00	2,618	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	822	339.27/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,789	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	754	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	856	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	556.16/cwt	520.00–610.00	1,735	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	523.37/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,994	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	360.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	460.57/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,381	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	340.50/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,567	9
Bulls	Small 1Fleshy	400–450	427	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,857	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,405	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,515	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	166.22/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,397	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	154.61/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,758	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	146.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,623	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,587	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	175.12/cwt	164.00–183.00	2,308	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	168.86/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,920	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,440	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	153.21/cwt	150.00–156.50	1,973	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	193.59/cwt	187.00–204.00	3,384	14
Bulls	—	—	1,940	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,268	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,436.63/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,437	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,050.00–3,650.00	3,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	3,348.09/head	3,200.00–3,450.00	3,348	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,072.40/head	2,650.00–3,400.00	3,072	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	2,375.95/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,376	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,690.54/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,691	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	3,038.68/head	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,039	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	2,965.70/head	2,350.00–3,350.00	2,966	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,658.33/head	3,450.00–3,850.00	3,658	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	463.49/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	625.13/cwt	590.00–670.00	1,775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	438.55/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,482	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	377.64/cwt	360.00–392.50	2,330	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	352.93/cwt	342.50–377.50	2,375	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	526.65/cwt	490.00–570.00	2,212	20
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	401.30/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	767	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	593	410.65/cwt	405.00–412.50	2,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	488.37/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,320	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	451.34/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	502.79/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	351.80/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	428.32/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	334	452.32/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,511	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 Mar 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,062Last week 1,059Year ago 895

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 97Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 54Year ago 30

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	345	610.00	610.00
2	350–400	365	580.00	580.00
5	400–450	408	500.00–560.00	536.80
15	450–500	475	500.00–530.00	518.92
31	500–550	524	455.00–505.00	472.96
8	550–600	564	430.00–470.00	462.91
7	600–650	621	410.00–430.00	419.88
1	650–700	665	377.50	377.50
11	700–750	718	350.00–360.00	357.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	480.00–490.00	484.97
1	600–650	645	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	720	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	508	520.00–550.00	540.72
85	550–600	586	474.00	474.00
36	650–700	661	383.00–410.00	396.00
8	750–800	754	350.00–360.00	354.98
15	800–850	822	339.00–340.00	339.27
3	850–900	856	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	480.00–520.00	502.79
45	350–400	365	440.00–500.00	474.83
14	400–450	413	440.00–480.00	454.08
44	450–500	474	400.00–460.00	423.76
38	500–550	530	395.00–425.00	414.15
14	550–600	576	360.00–377.50	367.29
20	600–650	627	330.00–367.50	353.60
10	650–700	674	330.00–335.00	330.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	505.00–510.00	507.42
3	450–500	455	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	490.00–495.00	492.58
7	500–550	524	430.00–450.00	435.51
33	550–600	577	380.00–390.00	382.85
7	600–650	617	374.00–375.00	374.42
89	650–700	662	342.50–370.00	362.71
4	800–850	812	329.00–332.00	331.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	440.00–460.00	452.32
4	400–450	418	400.00–405.00	401.30
6	550–600	566	340.00–350.00	343.31
5	600–650	643	320.00–327.50	324.50
2	750–800	767	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	427	420.00–435.00	428.32
4	500–550	516	330.00–375.00	351.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	284	590.00–670.00	625.13
16	300–350	312	520.00–610.00	556.16
16	350–400	381	500.00–570.00	523.37
20	400–450	420	490.00–570.00	526.65
24	450–500	475	460.00–510.00	488.37
43	500–550	517	430.00–490.00	460.57
18	550–600	566	420.00–480.00	438.55
23	600–650	617	360.00–392.50	377.64
6	650–700	673	342.50–377.50	352.93
7	700–750	720	350.00–365.00	360.54
9	750–800	754	335.00–342.50	340.50
3	800–850	827	300.00–320.00	311.55
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	450.00–455.00	451.34
6	400–450	420	450.00–470.00	463.49
4	550–600	593	405.00–412.50	410.65
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	179.00	179.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,442	160.00–173.00	166.22
1	—	1,470	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,288	150.00–156.50	153.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	152.00–157.00	154.61
6	—	1,318	164.00–183.00	175.12
13	—	1,137	161.00–175.00	168.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	140.00–148.00	146.10
1	—	1,125	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,748	187.00–204.00	193.59
1	—	1,940	220.00	220.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,218	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,436.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,267	3,200.00–3,450.00	3,348.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,345	2,650.00–3,400.00	3,072.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	3,350.00	3,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,383	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,375.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,295	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,690.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,199	2,350.00–3,350.00	2,965.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,050.00–3,650.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,450.00–3,850.00	3,658.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,038.68
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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