Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower with exception of those weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply lower and 6-weights 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 higher and feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sold sharply lower with 4-weights 10.00 to 20.00 higher and those weighing over 500 lbs. 5.00 lower. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows sold 2.00 higher, with boning and lean cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.39/cwt on 93 head, down $0.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −32.73 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$424.39

▼ 0.01 vs prior sale

93 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$14.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.27

vs TN average

+22.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	424.55	2,372	92
Medium and Large 2	535	410.00	2,194	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.55/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale93 hd

424.39

—

TN average17 barns · 931 hd

415.12

+9.27

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

+22.51

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−32.73

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	1,783	226.59	4,039	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	185.61	2,253	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	179.45	2,720	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	163.63	1,678	11

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)	1,368	$3,205	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,573	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,300	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	3,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	336.54/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,450	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	905	324.54/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	463.53/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,975	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	432.15/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	806	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	708	389.70/cwt	350.00–395.75	2,759	98
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	533.41/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,000	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	465.86/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,143	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	594	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,525	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	486	453.86/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	874	329.45/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	403.67/cwt	384.00–410.00	2,277	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	813	334.03/cwt	331.00–337.50	2,716	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	850	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,297	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,291	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	527	396.84/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,234	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	375.79/cwt	370.00–376.50	2,386	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	182.63/cwt	174.00–193.50	2,204	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	180.86/cwt	171.50–189.00	2,764	19
Bulls	—	—	1,833	245.56/cwt	242.00–249.00	4,501	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	3,205.39/head	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,205	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	164.79/cwt	159.00–178.00	1,702	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,444	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	224.06/cwt	217.00–236.00	3,979	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	199.66/cwt	195.00–205.00	2,488	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,015	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	166.03/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,321	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	400–450	440	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,573.29/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	325.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	363	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	406.47/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	517.24/cwt	495.00–560.00	1,966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	484.99/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,061	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	327.89/cwt	324.00–337.50	2,220	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	438.43/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,104	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	391.97/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,250	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	394.26/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	418.15/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,409	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	389.69/cwt	377.50–412.50	2,619	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	352.42/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,153	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	425.66/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,205	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	361.65/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,079	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	683	318.44/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	314.27/cwt	314.00–317.50	2,395	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	429.27/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,073	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	430.33/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,040	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	381.83/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	445.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	399.87/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,455	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	403.49/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,110	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	360.97/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	514.04/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	571	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	279.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	441.06/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,883	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	493.71/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	723	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,178	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,452	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	319.76/cwt	319.00–322.50	2,654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	457.15/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,472	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	437	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,901	3

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.

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,050Last week 696Year ago 985

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 87Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 28Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	470.00–525.00	493.71
7	400–450	426	445.00–490.00	463.53
8	450–500	483	420.00–455.00	429.27
31	500–550	518	410.00–445.00	425.66
15	550–600	576	415.00–420.00	418.15
21	600–650	614	390.00–407.00	399.87
13	650–700	670	366.00	366.00
24	700–750	728	330.00–340.00	336.54
3	750–800	758	320.00–330.00	325.00
9	800–850	830	319.00–322.50	319.76
1	950–1000	980	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	460	465.00–470.00	465.86
5	500–550	509	450.00	450.00
38	550–600	594	425.00	425.00
25	650–700	672	377.50–412.50	389.69
98	700–750	708	350.00–395.75	389.70
14	800–850	813	331.00–337.50	334.03
5	850–900	874	325.00–342.50	329.45
4	900–950	905	321.00–335.00	324.54
1	1000–1050	1,000	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	460	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	527	390.00–400.00	396.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	322	445.00–500.00	457.15
7	350–400	382	430.00–435.00	432.15
23	400–450	427	425.00–455.00	441.06
18	450–500	474	415.00–435.00	430.33
32	500–550	523	390.00–415.00	403.49
25	550–600	575	345.00–375.00	361.65
27	600–650	611	337.50–365.00	352.42
9	650–700	677	324.00–337.50	327.89
1	700–750	715	322.50	322.50
24	750–800	762	314.00–317.50	314.27
2	800–850	825	275.00–285.00	279.91
1	900–950	930	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	450.00–465.00	453.86
10	500–550	532	420.00	420.00
31	550–600	564	384.00–410.00	403.67
82	600–650	635	370.00–376.50	375.79
9	650–700	661	347.50	347.50
4	800–850	806	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	850	295.00	295.00
2	900–950	915	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	435	403.00	403.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	427.50	427.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	400.00–412.50	406.47
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	583	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	613	320.00–330.00	325.01
2	700–750	723	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	530.00–540.00	533.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	453	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	440.00–450.00	445.07
3	350–400	363	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	437	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
7	550–600	571	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	683	310.00–322.50	318.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	490.00–560.00	514.04
3	350–400	380	495.00–560.00	517.24
16	400–450	425	455.00–505.00	484.99
10	450–500	480	430.00–445.00	438.43
8	500–550	524	380.00–415.00	394.26
18	550–600	574	370.00–405.00	391.97
3	600–650	618	370.00–390.00	381.83
4	650–700	662	335.00–375.00	360.97
10	700–750	726	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	765	300.00	300.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,368	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,205.39
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,550.00	2,550.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	950	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,573.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,207	174.00–193.50	182.63
6	—	1,246	195.00–205.00	199.66
1	—	1,185	170.00	170.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,528	171.50–189.00	180.86
2	—	1,398	165.00–167.00	166.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,033	159.00–178.00	164.79
1	—	950	152.00	152.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	242.00–249.00	245.56
15	—	1,776	217.00–236.00	224.06

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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How this sale compares

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