Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, non-preconditioned feeder steers sold sharply lower, with preconditioned ones sharply higher. Feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady with exception of bulls weighing 450 to 600 lbs. sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 11.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $480.46/cwt on 100 head, down $2.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 32 comparable sales and sits +23.34 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$480.46

▼ 2.67 vs prior sale

100 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$53.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.50

vs TN average

−2.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	482.07	2,715	97
Medium and Large 2	571	428.33	2,447	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.74/cwt here — about $268 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $392.93, median $457.12 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 sale100 hd

480.46

—

TN average13 barns · 545 hd

466.96

+13.50

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−2.72

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

+23.34

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	1,738	213.45	3,709	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	189.97	2,264	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	185.53	2,610	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	168.65	1,769	10

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)	1,218	$3,510	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,565	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$2,797	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$2,775	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,495	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,908	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,100	3thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	700–750	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	316	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	569.64/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,113	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	419	575.94/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	480	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	797	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	716	354.78/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,540	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	368.06/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,264	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,314	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	517	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	400.41/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,282	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	521.16/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	590.18/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	443.22/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,846	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	369	457.49/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	489	422.01/cwt	420.00–422.50	2,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	447.26/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,142	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	479.30/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,066	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	900	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,997	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	506	532.32/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,694	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	597	468.73/cwt	467.50–500.00	2,798	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	707	410.14/cwt	396.00–412.50	2,900	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	491.86/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,272	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	485.63/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,554	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	788	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	545.03/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	617.12/cwt	600.00–630.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	465.02/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	676	411.01/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,778	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	481	537.33/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,585	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	664.59/cwt	640.00–700.00	2,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	295	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	446.20/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	815	337.47/cwt	333.00–350.00	2,750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	360.10/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	476	452.47/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,154	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	388.72/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	433	480.97/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,083	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	181.94/cwt	173.00–190.00	2,576	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,509	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	177.13/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,945	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	168.32/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,759	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	194.50/cwt	194.00–195.00	2,690	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	201.34/cwt	197.00–209.00	2,505	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	180.88/cwt	172.00–190.00	2,080	10
Bulls	—	—	1,669	208.63/cwt	201.00–215.00	3,482	7
Bulls	—	—	2,011	224.01/cwt	220.00–228.00	4,505	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,125	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,306	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,062.50/head	3,600.00–4,525.00	4,063	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	940	2,495.74/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,496	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,998.57/head	2,750.00–3,350.00	2,999	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	3,510.34/head	2,750.00–4,200.00	3,510	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	482.15/cwt	477.50–500.00	2,256	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	250	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	421.13/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,207	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	447	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	449.92/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	489.32/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,889	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	313	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	584.77/cwt	550.00–630.00	2,193	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	263	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	468.72/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	418.35/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,393	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	618.85/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	380.91/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	517.27/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,178	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	361	655.05/cwt	650.00–670.00	2,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	477.45/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	436.47/cwt	400.00–467.50	2,283	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	403.19/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,472	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	634.84/cwt	590.00–680.00	2,070	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	480.02/cwt	467.50–495.00	2,280	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,203	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 947Last week 753Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 98Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 43Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	580.00–600.00	590.18
6	300–350	323	500.00–560.00	521.16
23	350–400	386	475.00–520.00	489.32
38	400–450	431	460.00–500.00	479.30
14	450–500	479	430.00–470.00	447.26
14	500–550	524	405.00–435.00	421.13
23	550–600	570	380.00–420.00	400.41
11	600–650	615	360.00–380.00	368.06
1	650–700	665	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	745	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	630.00	630.00
16	450–500	468	477.50–500.00	482.15
18	500–550	517	447.50	447.50
4	600–650	602	387.50	387.50
1	650–700	685	365.00	365.00
14	700–750	716	354.00–355.00	354.78
7	750–800	797	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	373	465.00–470.00	468.72
5	400–450	419	440.00–455.00	449.92
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	369	455.00–460.00	457.49
2	400–450	447	445.00	445.00
5	450–500	489	420.00–422.50	422.01
2	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	550.00	550.00
3	450–500	482	440.00–450.00	443.22
5	500–550	517	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	469	460.00–470.00	465.02
1	500–550	530	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	592	417.50	417.50
1	600–650	620	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	600.00–630.00	617.12
8	350–400	371	550.00–600.00	569.64
4	400–450	418	520.00–560.00	545.03
13	450–500	462	480.00–510.00	491.86
10	500–550	526	470.00–500.00	485.63
8	550–600	576	435.00–455.00	446.20
1	600–650	630	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	650	390.00	390.00
2	750–800	788	340.00–350.00	345.02
1	900–950	925	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	740.00	740.00
4	350–400	365	640.00–700.00	664.59
5	400–450	419	570.00–580.00	575.94
11	450–500	481	520.00–550.00	537.33
22	500–550	506	530.00–560.00	532.32
52	550–600	597	467.50–500.00	468.73
12	600–650	603	472.00	472.00
20	650–700	676	400.00–440.00	411.01
36	700–750	707	396.00–412.50	410.14
6	750–800	788	360.00	360.00
7	800–850	815	333.00–350.00	337.47
29	900–950	900	333.00	333.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	515.00	515.00
2	400–450	408	475.00–480.00	477.45
2	450–500	495	445.00	445.00
3	600–650	600	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	600.00–670.00	618.85
10	300–350	326	590.00–680.00	634.84
19	350–400	375	550.00–630.00	584.77
26	400–450	421	500.00–560.00	517.27
31	450–500	475	467.50–495.00	480.02
36	500–550	523	400.00–467.50	436.47
14	550–600	572	400.00–435.00	418.35
10	600–650	613	395.00–425.00	403.19
6	650–700	669	365.00–405.00	380.91
3	700–750	720	350.00–365.00	360.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	515.00	515.00
5	400–450	433	480.00–485.00	480.97
4	450–500	476	440.00–460.00	452.47
4	550–600	585	387.50–390.00	388.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	710.00	710.00
4	350–400	361	650.00–670.00	655.05
1	400–450	410	570.00	570.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,416	173.00–190.00	181.94
2	—	1,383	194.00–195.00	194.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,098	176.00–178.00	177.13
7	—	1,045	166.00–172.00	168.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,244	197.00–209.00	201.34
10	—	1,150	172.00–190.00	180.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,669	201.00–215.00	208.63
4	—	2,011	220.00–228.00	224.01
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,495.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,565	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,283	2,750.00–3,350.00	2,998.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,218	2,750.00–4,200.00	3,510.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,600.00–4,525.00	4,062.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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