Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold unevenly steady with feeder heifers 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher with exception of those weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply lower and those weighing over 650 lbs. mostly steady. Regarding slaughter classes- bulls and breaker cows sold mostly steady, with boning cows 5.00 higher, and lean cows 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $422.87/cwt on 108 head, up $1.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 32 comparable sales and sits +23.62 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$422.87

▲ 1.77 vs prior sale

108 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.28

vs TN average

−5.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	422.87	2,359	108

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale108 hd

422.87

—

TN average16 barns · 808 hd

412.59

+10.28

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−5.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

+23.62

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	1,750	212.54	3,720	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	192.46	2,360	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	188.15	2,700	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	162.39	1,679	21

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,069	$2,877	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,218	$2,721	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,587	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,575	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$2,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	858	$2,500	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,235	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,588	4thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	650–700	666	356.63/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	435.05/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	464.52/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	332.10/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	418.59/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,453	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	421.31/cwt	400.00–447.50	2,203	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,468	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,311	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	398.74/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,436	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	453.30/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	494.37/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,066	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	498.15/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,883	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	916	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	3,137	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	694	411.21/cwt	410.00–412.00	2,854	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	533.26/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,218	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	398	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	748	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	456.23/cwt	446.00–480.00	2,423	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	606.23/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	577	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	391.43/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	963	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	3,221	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	320	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	462.46/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	607	438.13/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	507.77/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,412	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	565.15/cwt	540.00–610.00	2,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	350	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	729	396.08/cwt	395.00–396.50	2,887	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	771	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,440	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	700–750	703	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,225	9
Dairy Steers	Small 4	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	750–800	756	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	821	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	472.80/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	2,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	181.94/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,647	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,465	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	202.01/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,830	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	185.50/cwt	176.00–195.00	2,245	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	156.40/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,597	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	164.79/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,712	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	204.98/cwt	196.00–219.00	2,575	10
Bulls	—	—	1,883	223.54/cwt	219.00–226.00	4,209	4
Bulls	—	—	1,662	205.21/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,411	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	2,499.56/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,575.00/head	3,550.00–3,600.00	3,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	2,517.48/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,517	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,918.49/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,918	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,350	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,905.67/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,906	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	845	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,575.14/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,575	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,721.14/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,721	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,575	3,875.00/head	3,875.00–3,875.00	3,875	1
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	—	1,235	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	356.57/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,582	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	506.79/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,417	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	419.93/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,595	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	564.81/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	473.12/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,479	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	550.32/cwt	520.00–600.00	2,031	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	449.51/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,553	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	627.66/cwt	580.00–660.00	2,052	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	377.49/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	374.00/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,308	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	536.19/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	453.35/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	550.03/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,365	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	663.24/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	400.69/cwt	399.00–405.00	2,508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	471.55/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,216	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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 915Last week 947Year ago 542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 77Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 63Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	500.00–570.00	536.19
22	350–400	378	480.00–530.00	498.15
28	400–450	418	470.00–520.00	494.37
21	450–500	470	460.00–485.00	471.55
36	500–550	523	400.00–447.50	421.31
62	550–600	586	390.00–435.00	418.59
15	600–650	617	365.00–390.00	374.00
4	650–700	666	340.00–362.50	356.63
9	700–750	737	325.00–339.00	332.10
2	750–800	758	330.00–340.00	335.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	450.00–460.00	453.35
2	450–500	460	430.00–440.00	435.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	450.00–480.00	464.52
3	350–400	363	450.00–460.00	453.30
1	400–450	420	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	490	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	508	455.00	455.00
7	600–650	626	399.00–405.00	400.69
13	650–700	658	375.00	375.00
6	700–750	748	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	611	390.00–400.00	398.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	530.00	530.00
4	550–600	577	480.00	480.00
4	600–650	607	437.50–440.00	438.13
20	650–700	694	410.00–412.00	411.21
7	700–750	729	395.00–396.50	396.08
2	750–800	770	378.00	378.00
4	800–850	821	354.00	354.00
56	900–950	916	342.50	342.50
56	950–1000	963	334.50	334.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	600.00–620.00	606.23
9	350–400	361	540.00–610.00	565.15
12	400–450	416	510.00–550.00	533.26
9	450–500	475	500.00–530.00	507.77
13	500–550	531	446.00–480.00	456.23
2	550–600	575	460.00–465.00	462.46
5	650–700	683	387.50–400.00	391.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	350	540.00	540.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	415.00	415.00
13	750–800	771	316.50	316.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	703	316.50	316.50
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
3	750–800	756	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	323	560.00–570.00	564.81
1	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	440	470.00–485.00	472.80
1	500–550	510	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	740.00	740.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	565	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	610	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	630.00–680.00	663.24
11	300–350	327	580.00–660.00	627.66
21	350–400	369	520.00–600.00	550.32
30	400–450	430	520.00–570.00	550.03
26	450–500	477	480.00–540.00	506.79
8	500–550	524	440.00–495.00	473.12
18	550–600	568	430.00–465.00	449.51
13	600–650	618	400.00–450.00	419.93
6	650–700	671	370.00–385.00	377.49
10	700–750	724	350.00–370.00	356.57
2	750–800	750	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,455	178.00–187.00	181.94
1	—	1,450	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,401	200.00–205.00	202.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,210	176.00–195.00	185.50
10	—	1,256	196.00–219.00	204.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,021	154.00–158.00	156.40
15	—	1,039	160.00–174.00	164.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,883	219.00–226.00	223.54
6	—	1,662	200.00–210.00	205.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,499.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,550.00–3,600.00	3,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,100.00	4,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	820	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,517.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,918.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,905.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,153	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,575.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,218	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,721.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	3,875.00	3,875.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,235	3,300.00	3,300.00

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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