Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week and based on a lighter test this week, feeder steers sold 10.00 to 25.00 lower with instances of 40.00 lower, and feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 40.00 lower. Regarding feeder bulls- 4-weights sold 55.00 to 85.00 lower, with 5 and 6-weights 15.00 to 50.00 lower, and 7-weights 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and lean cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with boning cows and bulls 11.00 to 12.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.80/cwt on 63 head, down $40.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −47.45 against this barn's trailing median of $399.25.

Average price

$351.80

▼ 40.99 vs prior sale

63 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.22

vs TN average

+0.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	351.80	1,915	63

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 sale63 hd

351.80

—

TN average14 barns · 382 hd

348.59

+3.22

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

+0.62

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.25

−47.45

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	1,981	210.78	4,176	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	172.34	2,599	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	171.86	2,108	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	158.70	1,727	5thin

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)	1,223	$3,085	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,269	$2,773	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,692	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$2,947	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,034	4thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	530.09/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	401.62/cwt	395.00–403.00	1,948	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	316.78/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,293	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	369.49/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,910	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	422.37/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,588	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	394.74/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,278	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	414.59/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	388.58/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,032	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	296.60/cwt	296.00–297.50	2,488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	322.57/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,145	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	351.58/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	346.85/cwt	341.00–365.00	2,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	421.77/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	507	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	342.00/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,393	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	424.84/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	889	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	818	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,536	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,034.29/head	1,680.00–2,260.00	2,034	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	389.43/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	765	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,525	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,270	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	4,472	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	213.08/cwt	207.00–220.00	4,119	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	160.62/cwt	155.00–168.50	1,748	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	3,085.08/head	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,946.89/head	2,650.00–3,175.00	2,947	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,646	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	190.46/cwt	189.00–191.50	2,548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	170.31/cwt	162.00–181.50	2,073	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	178.22/cwt	171.00–182.50	2,859	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,799	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	157.99/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,133	3
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	373	392.45/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	510	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	522	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,691.87/head	2,525.00–2,900.00	2,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	393.24/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	352.36/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,860	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,533	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	2,773.11/head	2,200.00–4,050.00	2,773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	454.40/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	532	333.83/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	374.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	432	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	503	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	302.73/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	313.13/cwt	300.00–319.00	2,223	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	365.97/cwt	330.00–385.00	2,068	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	367.12/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,759	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	422.58/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	317.32/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,958	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	422.57/cwt	392.50–437.50	1,817	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	328.72/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,999	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	509.59/cwt	470.00–550.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	338.69/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,947	24

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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 1,050Year ago 779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 94Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 27Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	500.00–540.00	530.09
3	300–350	323	470.00–550.00	509.59
7	350–400	368	450.00–470.00	454.40
8	400–450	421	370.00–440.00	393.24
13	450–500	479	350.00–390.00	367.12
12	500–550	528	330.00–390.00	352.36
9	550–600	565	330.00–385.00	365.97
13	600–650	608	320.00–355.00	328.72
3	650–700	678	320.00–325.00	322.52
7	700–750	724	310.00–320.00	316.78
4	750–800	771	300.00–311.00	302.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	507	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	385.00–400.00	392.45
2	500–550	510	320.00–325.00	322.52
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	420.00–425.00	422.58
2	400–450	438	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	425	420.00–480.00	440.00
6	450–500	465	400.00–430.00	421.77
19	500–550	523	370.00–405.00	388.58
11	550–600	577	375.00–410.00	394.74
4	600–650	641	341.00–365.00	346.85
6	650–700	674	342.50–360.00	351.58
1	800–850	825	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
6	500–550	533	420.00–450.00	424.84
7	600–650	628	370.00–392.50	389.43
5	650–700	660	362.50	362.50
3	700–750	703	340.00–343.00	342.00
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	522	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	400.00–430.00	414.59
2	300–350	300	435.00	435.00
10	350–400	376	400.00–425.00	422.37
14	400–450	430	392.50–437.50	422.57
14	450–500	485	395.00–403.00	401.62
25	500–550	517	350.00–395.00	369.49
24	550–600	575	327.50–350.00	338.69
11	600–650	617	312.50–325.00	317.32
8	650–700	665	310.00–337.50	322.57
9	700–750	710	300.00–319.00	313.13
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
5	800–850	839	296.00–297.50	296.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
7	550–600	561	357.50	357.50
2	600–650	605	341.00	341.00
8	800–850	818	310.00	310.00
5	850–900	889	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	370.00–380.00	374.94
2	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	532	330.00–335.00	333.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	503	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	1,680.00–2,260.00	2,034.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,223	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,085.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	2,525.00–2,900.00	2,691.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,269	2,200.00–4,050.00	2,773.11
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,250.00	2,250.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,145	2,650.00–3,175.00	2,946.89
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,270	197.00	197.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,933	207.00–220.00	213.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	155.00–168.50	160.62
1	—	1,090	151.00	151.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	189.00–191.50	190.46
24	—	1,217	162.00–181.50	170.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,604	171.00–182.50	178.22
1	—	1,505	186.00	186.00
3	—	1,350	157.00–159.00	157.99

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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