Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week and based on a lighter test this week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady with exception of heifers and bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply higher. No comparisons available for slaughter cows and bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.32/cwt on 54 head, up $17.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 32 comparable sales and sits +11.07 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$410.32

▲ 17.88 vs prior sale

54 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$21.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.13

vs TN average

−5.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	411.95	2,226	50
Medium and Large 2	522	390.00	2,036	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $190 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 sale54 hd

410.32

—

TN average15 barns · 364 hd

394.19

+16.13

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−5.80

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

+11.07

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	1,542	202.55	3,123	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	175.21	2,118	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	171.20	2,409	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	149.00	1,401	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1Fleshy	500–550	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	572	398.38/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	436	472.18/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	466.76/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,203	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	343.74/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	538	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	721	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	422.14/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	511.38/cwt	470.00–550.00	2,705	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	305	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,983	1
Steers	Small 1Value Added	350–400	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	567.28/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	366.87/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	354.66/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,731	9
Steers	Small 1	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Steers	Small 1	250–300	280	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	865	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	520.61/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,192	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	488.13/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,499	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	490.76/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,370	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	404.48/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,172	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	435.06/cwt	417.50–460.00	2,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	553.52/cwt	525.00–580.00	2,153	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	455.30/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,609	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	522	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	461	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	444.18/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	367.56/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,132	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	171.20/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,409	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	167.29/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,992	5
Bulls	—	—	1,418	199.33/cwt	196.00–203.00	2,826	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,741	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	188.41/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,333	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	451.88/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,327	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	320.12/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	436.99/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	528.11/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	437.35/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,252	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	921	321.41/cwt	319.00–322.00	2,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	556.67/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	366.98/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,429	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	554.28/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	347.55/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	658.87/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	710.45/cwt	690.00–730.00	1,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	558.01/cwt	515.00–590.00	1,992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	363.83/cwt	362.00–367.50	2,583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	382.18/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,228	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	490	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	545.11/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	751	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	433	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	483.68/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,027	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	513.59/cwt	490.00–535.00	1,926	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	567	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	678	353.60/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,397	21

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 1,062Year ago 1,053

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 91Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	460.00–485.00	472.18
1	500–550	520	420.00	420.00
3	550–600	572	395.00–405.00	398.38
1	700–750	705	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	690.00–730.00	710.45
2	250–300	265	640.00–680.00	658.87
6	300–350	335	540.00–580.00	556.67
6	350–400	357	515.00–590.00	558.01
5	400–450	417	500.00–550.00	528.11
15	450–500	472	455.00–505.00	466.76
15	500–550	515	430.00–475.00	451.88
5	550–600	574	435.00–445.00	436.99
5	650–700	662	365.00–367.50	366.98
3	700–750	710	362.00–367.50	363.83
2	750–800	765	342.50–345.00	343.74
3	800–850	835	310.00–325.00	320.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	570.00	570.00
1	450–500	475	422.50	422.50
2	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
5	500–550	538	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	650.00	650.00
1	400–450	400	610.00	610.00
17	500–550	529	470.00–550.00	511.38
2	650–700	685	381.00	381.00
3	700–750	721	380.00	380.00
9	750–800	770	350.00–356.00	354.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	550.00–600.00	567.28
7	350–400	389	525.00–580.00	553.52
8	400–450	421	500.00–560.00	520.61
8	450–500	483	480.00–540.00	490.76
11	500–550	512	480.00–500.00	488.13
13	550–600	573	450.00–470.00	455.30
5	600–650	636	410.00–430.00	422.14
4	700–750	709	365.00–372.50	366.87
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	490.00	490.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	535.00	535.00
2	550–600	567	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	520.00	520.00
3	450–500	461	465.00	465.00
24	500–550	515	430.00–445.00	437.35
14	550–600	583	375.00–385.00	382.18
21	650–700	678	345.00–362.50	353.60
3	750–800	751	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	865	335.00	335.00
5	900–950	921	319.00–322.00	321.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	530.00–580.00	554.28
2	300–350	338	540.00–550.00	545.11
19	350–400	375	490.00–535.00	513.59
19	400–450	419	450.00–500.00	483.68
7	450–500	474	417.50–460.00	435.06
9	500–550	537	400.00–410.00	404.48
2	550–600	580	365.00–370.00	367.56
2	600–650	618	345.00–350.00	347.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	522	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	440.00–445.00	444.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	167.00–177.00	171.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	161.00–179.00	167.29
3	—	1,238	185.00–191.00	188.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	149.00	149.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	196.00–203.00	199.33
1	—	1,790	209.00	209.00

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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