Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 5.00 higher with feeder heifers and bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.62/cwt on 69 head, up $7.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 32 comparable sales and sits +13.37 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$412.62

▲ 7.35 vs prior sale

69 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$43.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.33

vs TN average

−4.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	414.53	2,256	66
Medium and Large 2	562	370.66	2,083	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.87/cwt here — about $173 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 sale69 hd

412.62

—

TN average15 barns · 860 hd

406.28

+6.33

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−4.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

+13.37

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	1,868	224.81	4,198	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	185.31	2,237	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	181.05	2,573	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	166.86	1,745	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$3,340	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$3,115	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,914	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,455	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$2,745	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,379	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,950	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,300	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	781	$2,450	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	781	$2,450	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	450–500	474	451.07/cwt	420.00–472.50	2,138	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	560.00/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	421.67/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,222	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	339.05/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,475	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	494.76/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,202	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	435.01/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	499.73/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,894	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	385.46/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,390	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	404.84/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	515.03/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	422.90/cwt	410.00–432.50	2,876	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	473.28/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	471.73/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,043	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	839	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,735	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	450.10/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,800	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	564.71/cwt	515.00–575.00	2,355	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	363.72/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	409.15/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,475	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	476.64/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	900–950	947	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	645	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	560.20/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,134	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	544.50/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,614	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,419	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	702	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	502.98/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	507	523.37/cwt	519.00–545.00	2,653	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	510.11/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,479	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,723	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	750–800	788	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	805	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	775	377.98/cwt	377.00–380.00	2,929	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	468.99/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,875	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	516.22/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	378.66/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	446.80/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	525.11/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	584	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	646	384.66/cwt	380.00–394.00	2,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,091	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	156.55/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,816	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	181.05/cwt	170.00–186.50	2,573	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	197.81/cwt	192.00–208.00	2,392	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	168.92/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,728	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	182.42/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,202	26
Bulls	—	—	1,957	232.63/cwt	225.00–251.00	4,553	5
Bulls	—	—	1,778	216.99/cwt	211.00–219.00	3,858	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	3,115.38/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,115	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,339.61/head	2,875.00–3,725.00	3,340	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,914.14/head	2,750.00–3,175.00	2,914	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,378.51/head	2,200.00–2,525.00	2,379	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,744.81/head	2,575.00–2,900.00	2,745	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	545.67/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,303	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	337.38/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	356.25/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	511.89/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,401	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	497.40/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	560.42/cwt	520.00–590.00	2,085	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	429.41/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	645.06/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	488.58/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,521	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	578.66/cwt	560.00–595.00	1,539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	541	435.99/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	330.02/cwt	327.50–332.50	2,399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	444.20/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,559	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	597.23/cwt	550.00–630.00	1,911	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	439	437.52/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	411.69/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	404.11/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,307	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	370.66/cwt	370.00–371.00	2,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	332.26/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	508.20/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	338.93/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,267	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	1

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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 988Last week 738Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 87Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 5.00 higher with feeder heifers and bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

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	250	550.00–570.00	560.00
6	300–350	329	500.00–520.00	508.20
25	350–400	379	480.00–520.00	499.73
39	400–450	433	450.00–485.00	471.73
56	450–500	474	420.00–472.50	451.07
31	500–550	527	405.00–430.00	421.67
26	550–600	571	385.00–425.00	404.11
21	600–650	620	370.00–400.00	385.46
9	650–700	669	330.00–355.00	338.93
5	700–750	727	327.50–332.50	330.02
6	750–800	766	325.00–335.00	332.26
1	800–850	800	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	470.00–480.00	473.28
4	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	480	400.00–410.00	404.84
3	550–600	562	370.00–371.00	370.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	445	490.00–520.00	494.76
6	500–550	526	432.50–440.00	435.01
49	600–650	605	405.00–410.00	409.15
11	700–750	730	338.00–350.00	339.05
5	750–800	768	340.00	340.00
11	800–850	839	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	430.00–440.00	437.52
3	450–500	488	410.00–415.00	411.69
3	500–550	528	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	510.00–520.00	515.03
1	500–550	505	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	580	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	410	590.00	590.00
11	450–500	480	540.00–560.00	544.50
10	500–550	507	519.00–545.00	523.37
5	550–600	559	500.00–515.00	502.98
21	600–650	613	465.00–480.00	468.99
14	650–700	680	410.00–432.50	422.90
6	700–750	702	412.00	412.00
21	750–800	775	377.00–380.00	377.98
8	800–850	805	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	650.00	650.00
9	350–400	381	540.00–570.00	560.20
21	400–450	417	515.00–575.00	564.71
41	450–500	486	500.00–530.00	510.11
4	500–550	519	510.00–525.00	516.22
13	550–600	580	460.00–490.00	476.64
15	600–650	622	415.00–460.00	450.10
8	700–750	710	360.00–365.00	363.72
1	800–850	835	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	430.00	430.00
2	900–950	947	320.00	320.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	788	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	520.00–530.00	525.11
2	400–450	423	495.00–500.00	497.40
1	450–500	475	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	508	440.00–455.00	446.80
4	600–650	636	360.00–385.00	378.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	510.00	510.00
5	500–550	541	435.00–440.00	435.99
4	550–600	584	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	646	380.00–394.00	384.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	640.00–650.00	645.06
4	250–300	266	560.00–595.00	578.66
8	300–350	320	550.00–630.00	597.23
17	350–400	372	520.00–590.00	560.42
18	400–450	422	520.00–570.00	545.67
25	450–500	469	500.00–550.00	511.89
23	500–550	516	470.00–510.00	488.58
15	550–600	576	420.00–470.00	444.20
3	600–650	605	410.00–440.00	429.41
2	650–700	653	395.00–400.00	397.49
2	700–750	715	355.00–357.50	356.25
2	750–800	778	330.00–345.00	337.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	155.00–158.00	156.55
10	—	1,023	161.00–176.00	168.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,421	170.00–186.50	181.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,209	192.00–208.00	197.81
26	—	1,207	174.00–189.00	182.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,957	225.00–251.00	232.63
5	—	1,778	211.00–219.00	216.99

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,365	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,115.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,175	2,875.00–3,725.00	3,339.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,245	2,750.00–3,175.00	2,914.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,370	2,200.00–2,525.00	2,378.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,445	2,575.00–2,900.00	2,744.81
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	781	2,450.00	2,450.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	781	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,050.00	4,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,300.00	2,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00

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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