Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, and based on a heavier test with higher-quality offerings and strong demand this week, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs. sold 20.00 to 45.00 higher with those weighing over 500 lbs. 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. sold 4.00 higher with those weighing over 450 lbs. 25.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 10.00 to 35.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.58/cwt on 72 head, up $1.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 32 comparable sales and sits +12.33 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$411.58

▲ 1.26 vs prior sale

72 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$40.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.45

vs TN average

−13.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	413.28	2,268	69
Medium and Large 2	508	372.50	1,892	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.78/cwt here — about $376 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale72 hd

411.58

—

TN average16 barns · 764 hd

406.13

+5.45

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−13.61

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

+12.33

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	—	High	1,613	207.46	3,346	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	176.61	2,109	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	170.92	2,415	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	163.24	1,730	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$3,795	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,665	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$3,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$3,164	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,783	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,050	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	418.65/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,190	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	326.81/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,320	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	516.47/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	332.64/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	482.34/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,050	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	510.56/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,950	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	438.37/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	426.86/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	525.84/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	397.96/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,292	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,401	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	427.48/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	503.46/cwt	485.00–540.00	2,593	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	947	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	394.63/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	470.66/cwt	457.50–500.00	2,720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	522.46/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	387.89/cwt	384.50–394.00	2,793	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	598.21/cwt	580.00–610.00	2,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	373.15/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	859	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	3,384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	370	645.07/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	813	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	541.48/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,307	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	427	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	453	500.06/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	690	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	311	690.04/cwt	670.00–700.00	2,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,843	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	162.83/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,162	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	173.81/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,994	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	163.24/cwt	158.00–173.00	1,730	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,873	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	170.44/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,436	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	189.21/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,658	4
Bulls	—	—	1,551	215.59/cwt	212.00–220.00	3,344	7
Bulls	—	—	1,661	201.13/cwt	194.00–208.00	3,341	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,163.69/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,164	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	3,866.64/head	3,250.00–4,450.00	3,867	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	3,794.87/head	3,650.00–3,950.00	3,795	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	604.45/cwt	590.00–640.00	1,928	7
Bulls	Small 1Fleshy	600–650	625	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	442.38/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	415.28/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,554	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	434.93/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	376.21/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,558	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	669.71/cwt	640.00–700.00	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	536.29/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,263	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	340.49/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	512.22/cwt	475.00–550.00	2,418	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	350.45/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,509	12
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	270	582.41/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	475.29/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,495	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	495.03/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	590.86/cwt	555.00–620.00	2,251	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	472.07/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,252	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	559.64/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	335.51/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,245	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	452.05/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,568	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	486	420.04/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	369.07/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,288	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	647	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,394	2

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 460Year ago 921

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 37Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 15Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	540.00–580.00	559.64
6	300–350	328	500.00–555.00	516.47
16	350–400	382	490.00–540.00	510.56
21	400–450	425	460.00–510.00	482.34
34	450–500	477	450.00–495.00	472.07
27	500–550	523	400.00–435.00	418.65
30	550–600	576	380.00–407.50	397.96
11	600–650	620	355.00–377.50	369.07
8	650–700	669	325.00–355.00	335.51
7	700–750	710	325.00–330.00	326.81
4	750–800	770	327.50–340.00	332.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	457	400.00–440.00	426.86
3	500–550	508	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	350	555.00	555.00
6	400–450	408	520.00–530.00	525.84
6	500–550	525	444.00	444.00
6	550–600	552	435.00	435.00
2	650–700	662	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	725	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	423	435.00–440.00	438.37
5	450–500	486	410.00–430.00	420.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	545	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	585	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	340	620.00	620.00
5	350–400	377	580.00–610.00	598.21
8	400–450	426	510.00–550.00	541.48
2	450–500	488	520.00–525.00	522.46
20	500–550	515	485.00–540.00	503.46
6	550–600	578	457.50–500.00	470.66
4	600–650	618	420.00–435.00	427.48
4	650–700	674	380.00–410.00	394.63
4	700–750	705	362.50–380.00	373.15
1	850–900	860	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	640.00–650.00	645.07
3	400–450	427	600.00	600.00
3	600–650	630	440.00	440.00
39	700–750	720	384.50–394.00	387.89
4	800–850	813	346.00	346.00
5	850–900	859	394.00	394.00
2	900–950	947	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	460.00	460.00
1	700–750	710	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	490.00–510.00	500.06
1	650–700	690	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	670.00–700.00	690.04
1	350–400	365	650.00	650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	545.00	545.00
1	350–400	365	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	428	490.00–500.00	495.03
4	450–500	465	435.00–450.00	442.38
2	500–550	523	430.00–440.00	434.93
2	600–650	630	376.00	376.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	640.00–700.00	669.71
7	300–350	319	590.00–640.00	604.45
16	350–400	381	555.00–620.00	590.86
21	400–450	422	510.00–560.00	536.29
42	450–500	472	475.00–550.00	512.22
15	500–550	525	450.00–510.00	475.29
17	550–600	568	430.00–490.00	452.05
12	600–650	615	400.00–440.00	415.28
10	650–700	680	370.00–380.00	376.21
12	700–750	716	345.00–375.00	350.45
4	750–800	784	337.50–350.00	340.49
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	560.00–620.00	582.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	585.00	585.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	647	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	690	350.00–355.00	352.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	162.00–164.00	162.83
1	—	1,520	189.00	189.00
4	—	1,429	166.00–177.00	170.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,147	165.00–181.00	173.81
4	—	1,405	188.00–192.00	189.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,060	158.00–173.00	163.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,551	212.00–220.00	215.59
9	—	1,661	194.00–208.00	201.13

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)	2	—	1,205	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,163.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,187	3,250.00–4,450.00	3,866.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	3,475.00	3,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,267	3,650.00–3,950.00	3,794.87
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	3,550.00	3,550.00

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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