Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. sold 35.00 to 40.00 lower with those weighing over 550 lbs. 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 10.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Lower prices of feeder and slaughter cattle coincided with the continued decline in the futures market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.12/cwt on 19 head, down $12.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −58.11 against this barn's trailing median of $397.23.

Average price

$339.12

▼ 12.69 vs prior sale

19 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.01

vs TN average

+1.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	339.12	1,829	19thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.34, low $321.98, median $397.23 across 34 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 sale19 hd

339.12

—

TN average17 barns · 607 hd

343.12

−4.01

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

+1.10

This barn, trailing median34 sales

397.23

−58.11

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	1,731	208.97	3,618	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	173.00	1,886	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	172.26	2,274	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	171.89	2,374	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,192	$2,869	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,485	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,446	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,202	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$2,226	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,758	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,170	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,981	11
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,053	$1,912	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	400–450	411	430.32/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	336.86/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,745	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	303.20/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	351.08/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	332.57/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	404.74/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	389.81/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	296.86/cwt	291.00–302.50	2,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	371.06/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	440.48/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,850	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	295.99/cwt	293.00–297.50	2,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	340.70/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	289.99/cwt	287.50–292.50	2,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	943	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,871	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	343.75/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,980	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	323.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,544.23/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,544	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	2,869.02/head	2,350.00–3,325.00	2,869	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,980.83/head	1,745.00–2,450.00	1,981	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,912.47/head	1,720.00–2,085.00	1,912	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,225.86/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,226	2
Bulls	—	—	1,694	206.96/cwt	204.00–218.00	3,506	6
Bulls	—	—	1,955	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	4,321	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	187.87/cwt	180.50–192.50	2,501	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	161.86/cwt	156.00–168.50	2,125	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,045	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,735	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,135	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	416.70/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	307.56/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,935	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	339.82/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,461	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	376.24/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,081	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	880	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,592	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	373.35/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	299.35/cwt	297.50–300.00	2,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	331.15/cwt	328.00–342.50	2,239	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	341.99/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,175	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	337.69/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	542	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,170.00/head	2,170.00–2,170.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	967	289.36/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	330.37/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,313	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	185.50/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,630	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	168.86/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,318	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,202.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,202	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,446.36/head	2,225.00–2,625.00	2,446	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,887.50/head	2,575.00–3,200.00	2,888	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Aug 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 485Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 64Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 32Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	411	415.00–460.00	430.32
3	450–500	482	375.00–420.00	404.74
1	500–550	520	380.00	380.00
8	550–600	553	370.00–380.00	376.24
9	600–650	636	330.00–350.00	341.99
6	650–700	676	328.00–342.50	331.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	395.00	395.00
3	600–650	600	365.00	365.00
53	900–950	943	304.50	304.50
4	950–1000	967	287.50–290.00	289.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	405.00–435.00	416.70
8	400–450	420	430.00–465.00	440.48
8	450–500	475	350.00–395.00	371.06
10	500–550	518	315.00–365.00	336.86
4	550–600	576	340.00–350.00	343.75
4	600–650	624	320.00–340.00	332.57
2	650–700	673	310.00–320.00	314.94
3	700–750	718	293.00–297.50	295.99
2	750–800	765	291.00–302.50	296.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	320.00–330.00	323.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	398	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	478	320.00–340.00	330.37
5	550–600	561	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	385.00–395.00	389.81
6	350–400	378	365.00–375.00	373.35
17	400–450	430	330.00–375.00	339.82
6	450–500	479	335.00–370.00	351.08
10	500–550	518	330.00–345.00	337.69
9	550–600	563	327.50–345.00	340.70
16	600–650	629	300.00–320.00	307.56
7	650–700	659	300.00–307.50	303.20
4	700–750	711	297.50–300.00	299.35
2	750–800	768	287.50–292.50	289.99
2	800–850	823	290.00–295.00	292.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	850–900	880	294.50	294.50

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)	4	—	1,160	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,544.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,192	2,350.00–3,325.00	2,869.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,202.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	2,225.00–2,625.00	2,446.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,850.00	2,850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,090	1,745.00–2,450.00	1,980.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	1,720.00–2,085.00	1,912.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,170.00	2,170.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,575.00–3,200.00	2,887.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,694	204.00–218.00	206.96
1	—	1,955	221.00	221.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	180.50–192.50	187.87
6	—	1,313	156.00–168.50	161.86
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,135	180.00	180.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	183.00–188.00	185.50
9	—	1,373	161.00–174.00	168.86

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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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle