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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 6

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

649 head

▼ 491 vs last sale 1,140▼ 39 vs year ago 688 · −5.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 64▼ 21 vs year ago 97 · −21.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 35▲ 2 vs year ago 45 · +4.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, and based on a lighter test this week, feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers weighing up 400 lbs. sold sharply lower, with those weighing 400 to 550 lbs. 9.00 lower, and those weighing over 550 lbs. mostly steady. Feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. sold 9.00 lower with those weighing over 500 lbs. 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower with lighter demand noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.06/cwt on 31 head, down $2.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −58.03 against this barn's trailing median of $394.09.

Average price

$336.06

▼ 2.89 vs prior sale

31 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.23

vs TN average

−31.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	336.06	1,841	31

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

336.06

—

TN average16 barns · 614 hd

335.83

+0.23

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−31.85

This barn, trailing median35 sales

394.09

−58.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.34, low $321.98, median $394.09 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,901	175.86	3,342	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	143.08	1,778	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	141.55	2,113	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	128.90	1,480	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)	1,225	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,182	$2,409	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,275	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$3,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,375	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,910	5
Heifer Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	434.30/cwt	412.00–455.00	1,811	3
Steers	400–450	Small 1Value Added	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	404.99/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,887	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	387.36/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,022	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	368.12/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,069	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,967	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	585	310.17/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,814	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	342.13/cwt	332.00–353.00	2,155	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	338.14/cwt	323.00–344.00	2,279	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	326.52/cwt	322.00–333.00	2,357	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	733	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	2,576	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,433	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	837	328.62/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,751	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	322	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,240	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	389.38/cwt	380.00–407.00	1,277	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	383.82/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,455	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	364.07/cwt	347.00–380.00	1,533	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,379	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	467	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,695	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	342.66/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,628	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	343.26/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,792	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	326.10/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,872	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,958	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	316.60/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,969	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	308.30/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,041	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	299.60/cwt	290.00–303.00	2,157	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	737	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,270	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,265	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	292.74/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,400	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	413.61/cwt	400.00–426.00	1,324	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	465.85/cwt	435.00–500.00	1,533	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	451.11/cwt	445.00–462.50	1,638	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	404.69/cwt	397.00–415.00	1,781	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	390.51/cwt	384.00–405.00	1,878	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	370.03/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,957	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	347.49/cwt	332.00–375.00	1,988	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	328.61/cwt	316.00–337.00	2,047	21
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	321.04/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,196	23
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	306.92/cwt	295.00–317.50	2,198	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,794	176.84/cwt	166.00–185.00	3,173	6
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	4,318	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,736	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	128.90/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,480	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	141.38/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,781	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	141.55/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,113	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	840	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	880	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	2,541.26/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,541	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,450.00/head	4,150.00–4,750.00	4,450	2
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	3,675.00/head	3,600.00–3,750.00	3,675	2
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Oct 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 1,140Year ago 688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 64Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 35Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	733	351.50	351.50
53	800–850	837	315.00–330.00	328.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	412.00–455.00	434.30
6	450–500	466	390.00–427.50	404.99
6	500–550	522	370.00–395.00	387.36
6	550–600	562	350.00–385.00	368.12
14	600–650	630	332.00–353.00	342.13
14	650–700	674	323.00–344.00	338.14
12	700–750	722	322.00–333.00	326.52
1	750–800	765	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	300.00–320.00	310.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	435.00–500.00	465.85
5	350–400	363	445.00–462.50	451.11
13	400–450	440	397.00–415.00	404.69
14	450–500	481	384.00–405.00	390.51
10	500–550	529	355.00–395.00	370.03
19	550–600	572	332.00–375.00	347.49
21	600–650	623	316.00–337.00	328.61
23	650–700	684	310.00–337.50	321.04
6	700–750	716	295.00–317.50	306.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	400.00–426.00	413.61
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	467	363.00	363.00
3	550–600	580	337.50	337.50
6	700–750	737	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	380.00–407.00	389.38
15	350–400	379	375.00–395.00	383.82
13	400–450	421	347.00–380.00	364.07
26	450–500	475	335.00–355.00	342.66
16	500–550	522	330.00–350.00	343.26
12	550–600	574	320.00–335.00	326.10
18	600–650	622	305.00–322.00	316.60
3	650–700	662	305.00–312.00	308.30
8	700–750	720	290.00–303.00	299.60
1	750–800	750	302.00	302.00
4	800–850	820	290.00–295.00	292.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	3,275.00	3,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,950.00	1,950.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,242	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,541.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	2,825.00	2,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,150.00–4,750.00	4,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,600.00–3,750.00	3,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,794	166.00–185.00	176.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,540	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,148	118.00–135.00	128.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,493	135.00–151.00	141.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	155.00	155.00
7	—	1,260	134.00–149.00	141.38

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.