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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 27

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

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Feeder Cattle receipts

680 head

▼ 187 vs last sale 867▼ 134 vs year ago 814 · −16.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 85▲ 10 vs year ago 85 · +11.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 79▲ 26 vs year ago 47 · +55.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold unevenly steady, with feeder heifers and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower, and 3-weights in all classes sharply lower. Lighter demand and lower-quality offerings were noted in comparison to last week's sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

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 $339.80/cwt on 55 head, down $8.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −54.30 against this barn's trailing median of $394.09.

Average price

$339.80

▼ 8.21 vs prior sale

55 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$25.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

vs TN average

−35.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	340.25	1,842	54
Medium and Large 2	565	315.00	1,780	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.25/cwt here — about $62 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale55 hd

339.80

—

TN average17 barns · 696 hd

337.49

+2.31

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−35.63

This barn, trailing median35 sales

394.09

−54.30

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	—	Low	1,698	170.06	2,887	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	138.04	1,568	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,521	130.80	1,989	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	122.32	1,394	13

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)	1,352	$2,584	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,416	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$2,329	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,322	$2,285	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,167	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,975	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	859	$2,540	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,115	$2,528	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	554.55/cwt	500.00–600.00	1,780	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	448.32/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,762	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	450.22/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,936	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	435.00/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,014	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,248	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	414.38/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,171	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	405.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,265	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	370.72/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,124	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	355.58/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,226	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	667	369.50/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,465	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	341.78/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,283	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	335.41/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,425	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	765	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,582	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,587	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,669	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,681	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	905	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,828	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	960	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,880	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	473.53/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,364	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	295	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,564	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	449.28/cwt	410.00–480.00	1,429	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	415.07/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,569	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,460	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	389.40/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,647	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	452	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,785	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	339.39/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,609	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	368.10/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,748	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	347.59/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,801	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	562	343.17/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,929	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	325.97/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,845	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	611	335.47/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,050	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	316.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,989	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	319.02/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,192	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,214	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	756	313.51/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,370	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	296.18/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,337	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,451	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,408	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,475	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	680.19/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,905	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	539.69/cwt	500.00–600.00	1,786	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	454.48/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,741	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	439.45/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,828	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,662	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	400.42/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,898	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,793	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	508	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,727	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	380.75/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,010	29
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	382.15/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,197	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	348.88/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,006	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	341.09/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,094	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	331.18/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,222	20
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	314.24/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,278	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	290.93/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,220	11
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	260.56/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,152	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	253.77/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,233	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,130	162.05/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,831	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	185.08/cwt	184.00–186.00	3,128	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	170.20/cwt	165.00–181.00	3,072	8
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,310	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,950	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	155.36/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,693	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	122.32/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,394	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	134.77/cwt	124.00–144.00	1,539	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,488	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	133.26/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,984	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	119.74/cwt	119.50–120.00	1,991	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,528.36/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,528	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	953	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	970	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,120	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	2,574.53/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,575	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,799.59/head	2,500.00–3,025.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	2,273.84/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,274	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,329.18/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,329	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,370	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	2,333.62/head	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,334	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,530	2,260.25/head	2,200.00–2,325.00	2,260	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	4
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	885	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 867Year ago 814

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 85Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 79Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	452	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
7	550–600	562	340.00–347.50	343.17
11	600–650	611	330.00–340.00	335.47
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
5	750–800	756	312.50–315.00	313.51
1	900–950	900	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	450.00–500.00	473.53
7	300–350	318	410.00–480.00	449.28
8	350–400	378	390.00–435.00	415.07
12	400–450	423	370.00–420.00	389.40
20	450–500	475	360.00–387.50	368.10
24	500–550	518	340.00–356.00	347.59
20	550–600	566	320.00–337.50	325.97
18	600–650	629	310.00–320.00	316.16
5	650–700	687	315.00–320.00	319.02
6	700–750	738	300.00	300.00
13	750–800	789	290.00–310.00	296.18
1	800–850	845	290.00	290.00
4	850–900	860	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	474	335.00–352.50	339.39
1	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	670	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	500.00–600.00	554.55
6	350–400	393	440.00–450.00	448.32
13	400–450	430	430.00–470.00	450.22
4	450–500	463	415.00–450.00	435.00
8	500–550	524	400.00–420.00	414.38
9	550–600	573	360.00–395.00	370.72
8	600–650	626	345.00–365.00	355.58
10	650–700	668	335.00–347.50	341.78
5	700–750	723	332.50–340.00	335.41
1	750–800	790	327.50	327.50
1	800–850	815	327.50	327.50
4	850–900	851	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	511	440.00	440.00
10	550–600	558	400.00–410.00	405.98
2	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
8	650–700	667	360.00–375.00	369.50
2	750–800	765	337.50	337.50
1	900–950	905	312.50	312.50
1	950–1000	960	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	670.00–700.00	680.19
8	300–350	331	500.00–600.00	539.69
11	350–400	383	420.00–485.00	454.48
11	400–450	416	410.00–470.00	439.45
22	450–500	474	385.00–425.00	400.42
29	500–550	528	360.00–400.00	380.75
22	550–600	575	360.00–395.00	382.15
15	600–650	614	325.00–360.00	341.09
20	650–700	671	310.00–345.00	331.18
7	700–750	725	310.00–322.50	314.24
11	750–800	763	280.00–300.00	290.93
4	800–850	826	250.00–265.00	260.56
4	850–900	880	250.00–260.00	253.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	391.00	391.00
3	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	575	345.00–352.50	348.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	970	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,530	2,200.00–2,325.00	2,260.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	2,500.00–3,025.00	2,799.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,203	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,574.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,370	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,333.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,325	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,329.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,317	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,273.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	2,350.00	2,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	852	2,625.00	2,625.00

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	2	—	1,115	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,528.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	119.50–120.00	119.74
9	—	1,489	126.00–144.00	133.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,140	114.00–134.00	122.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	120.00	120.00
21	—	1,142	124.00–144.00	134.77
5	—	1,090	150.00–164.00	155.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	154.00	154.00
8	—	1,805	165.00–181.00	170.20
2	—	1,690	184.00–186.00	185.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,310	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	161.00–163.00	162.05

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.