Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers sold 8.00 lower, with feeder bulls weighing up to 550 lbs. unevenly steady and those weighing over 550 lbs. 20.00 to 25.00 lower. No market trends available for feeder steers and slaughter cows and bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $319.82/cwt on 22 head, down $8.79 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −109.57 against this barn's trailing median of $429.39.

Average price

$319.82

▼ 8.79 vs prior sale

22 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$21.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	321.80	1,780	20
Small 1	540	300.00	1,620	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $495.98, low $319.82, median $429.39 across 33 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 sale22 hd

319.82

—

TN average13 barns · 319 hd

320.21

−0.40

This barn, trailing median33 sales

429.39

−109.57

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	1,809	196.59	3,555	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	176.60	2,271	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	167.29	2,330	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	156.00	1,950	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$2,220	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	550–600	557	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	376.12/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	377.18/cwt	347.50–400.00	1,754	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	439	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	436.78/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,874	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	509.84/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,504	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	305.08/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,870	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	256.63/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	289.81/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,930	6
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	640	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,520	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,026	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	182.04/cwt	179.50–184.50	2,616	3
Bulls	—	—	2,230	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	4,795	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	190.45/cwt	183.00–196.00	3,177	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	172.52/cwt	164.00–178.50	2,024	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	163.47/cwt	155.00–175.50	2,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	309.93/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,228	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	354.19/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,509	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	441.90/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	281.68/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	303.00/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	356.48/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,861	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	334.35/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,739	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	315.04/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,799	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	324.94/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,706	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2NHTC	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	343.25/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,634	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	322.02/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,864	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,813	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,950	1
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,220.00/head	2,220.00–2,220.00	2,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 487Year ago 911

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 40Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 66Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	412	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
11	500–550	522	350.00–380.00	356.48
2	550–600	557	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	673	320.00	320.00
8	700–750	719	300.00–320.00	309.93
7	800–850	822	290.00	290.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	617	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	365.00–385.00	376.12
10	400–450	426	352.50–360.00	354.19
13	450–500	476	332.50–355.00	343.25
13	500–550	525	315.00–345.00	324.94
13	550–600	579	312.50–335.00	322.02
5	600–650	626	300.00–307.50	303.00
3	650–700	655	280.00–285.00	281.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	300.00–305.00	302.43
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	500.00–530.00	509.84
6	350–400	366	420.00–455.00	441.90
9	400–450	429	425.00–445.00	436.78
11	450–500	465	347.50–400.00	377.18
7	500–550	520	320.00–355.00	334.35
13	550–600	571	300.00–350.00	315.04
5	600–650	613	300.00–315.00	305.08
6	650–700	666	280.00–300.00	289.81
3	700–750	711	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	756	250.00–260.00	256.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	640	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,750.00	1,750.00
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	2,220.00	2,220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	3,550.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	194.00	194.00
7	—	1,369	155.00–175.50	163.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	179.50–184.50	182.04
4	—	1,173	164.00–178.50	172.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	156.00	156.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,230	215.00	215.00
3	—	1,668	183.00–196.00	190.45

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

Bulls · 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

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