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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 11

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,050 head

▲ 354 vs last sale 696▲ 65 vs year ago 985 · +6.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 87▲ 39 vs year ago 55 · +70.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 28▼ 4 vs year ago 31 · −12.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower with exception of those weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply lower and 6-weights 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 higher and feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sold sharply lower with 4-weights 10.00 to 20.00 higher and those weighing over 500 lbs. 5.00 lower. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows sold 2.00 higher, with boning and lean cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, and bulls steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.39/cwt on 93 head, down $0.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 35 comparable sales and sits −20.69 against this barn's trailing median of $445.08.

Average price

$424.39

▼ 0.01 vs prior sale

93 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$14.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.27

vs TN average

+22.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	424.55	2,372	92
Medium and Large 2	535	410.00	2,194	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.55/cwt here — about $178 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 sale93 hd

424.39

—

TN average17 barns · 931 hd

415.12

+9.27

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

+22.56

This barn, trailing median35 sales

445.08

−20.69

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $355.08, median $445.08 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	1,783	226.59	4,039	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	185.61	2,253	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	179.45	2,720	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	163.63	1,678	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,368	$3,205	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,573	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,300	2thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	493.71/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,881	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	463.53/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,975	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,219	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	465.86/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,143	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	429.27/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,073	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	509	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,291	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	425.66/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,205	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	527	396.84/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,091	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	418.15/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,409	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	594	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,525	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	399.87/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,455	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,452	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	389.69/cwt	377.50–412.50	2,619	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	708	389.70/cwt	350.00–395.75	2,759	98
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	336.54/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,450	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,464	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	813	334.03/cwt	331.00–337.50	2,716	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	319.76/cwt	319.00–322.50	2,654	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	874	329.45/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,879	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	905	324.54/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,937	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	3,063	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,000	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,100	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	457.15/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,472	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	432.15/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,651	7
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	441.06/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,883	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	406.47/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,748	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,753	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1Value Added	440	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,881	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	430.33/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,040	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	486	453.86/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,206	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	403.49/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,110	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	532	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,234	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	403.67/cwt	384.00–410.00	2,277	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	361.65/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,079	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,953	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	352.42/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,153	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	613	325.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,992	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	375.79/cwt	370.00–376.50	2,386	82
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	661	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,297	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	327.89/cwt	324.00–337.50	2,220	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,306	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	723	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,205	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	314.27/cwt	314.00–317.50	2,395	24
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	806	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,499	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	279.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,309	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,508	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,604	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	514.04/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,681	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	335	445.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,491	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	363	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,706	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,753	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	517.24/cwt	495.00–560.00	1,966	3
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	420	533.41/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,240	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	484.99/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,061	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	437	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,901	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,880	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	438.43/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,104	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	394.26/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,066	8
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	571	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,999	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	391.97/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,250	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	381.83/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,360	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	360.97/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,390	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	683	318.44/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,175	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,178	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,776	224.06/cwt	217.00–236.00	3,979	15
Bulls	—	—	1,833	245.56/cwt	242.00–249.00	4,501	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,444	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	164.79/cwt	159.00–178.00	1,702	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,015	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	182.63/cwt	174.00–193.50	2,204	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	199.66/cwt	195.00–205.00	2,488	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	166.03/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,321	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	180.86/cwt	171.50–189.00	2,764	19
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,573.29/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,573	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,368	3,205.39/head	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,205	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1

This sale against other markets

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,050Last week 696Year ago 985

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 87Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 28Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	322	445.00–500.00	457.15
7	350–400	382	430.00–435.00	432.15
23	400–450	427	425.00–455.00	441.06
18	450–500	474	415.00–435.00	430.33
32	500–550	523	390.00–415.00	403.49
25	550–600	575	345.00–375.00	361.65
27	600–650	611	337.50–365.00	352.42
9	650–700	677	324.00–337.50	327.89
1	700–750	715	322.50	322.50
24	750–800	762	314.00–317.50	314.27
2	800–850	825	275.00–285.00	279.91
1	900–950	930	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	400.00–412.50	406.47
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	583	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	613	320.00–330.00	325.01
2	700–750	723	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	450.00–465.00	453.86
10	500–550	532	420.00	420.00
31	550–600	564	384.00–410.00	403.67
82	600–650	635	370.00–376.50	375.79
9	650–700	661	347.50	347.50
4	800–850	806	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	850	295.00	295.00
2	900–950	915	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	435	403.00	403.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	490.00–560.00	514.04
3	350–400	380	495.00–560.00	517.24
16	400–450	425	455.00–505.00	484.99
10	450–500	480	430.00–445.00	438.43
8	500–550	524	380.00–415.00	394.26
18	550–600	574	370.00–405.00	391.97
3	600–650	618	370.00–390.00	381.83
4	650–700	662	335.00–375.00	360.97
10	700–750	726	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	765	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	440.00–450.00	445.07
3	350–400	363	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	437	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
7	550–600	571	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	683	310.00–322.50	318.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	453	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	530.00–540.00	533.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	470.00–525.00	493.71
7	400–450	426	445.00–490.00	463.53
8	450–500	483	420.00–455.00	429.27
31	500–550	518	410.00–445.00	425.66
15	550–600	576	415.00–420.00	418.15
21	600–650	614	390.00–407.00	399.87
13	650–700	670	366.00	366.00
24	700–750	728	330.00–340.00	336.54
3	750–800	758	320.00–330.00	325.00
9	800–850	830	319.00–322.50	319.76
1	950–1000	980	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	460	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	527	390.00–400.00	396.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	460	465.00–470.00	465.86
5	500–550	509	450.00	450.00
38	550–600	594	425.00	425.00
25	650–700	672	377.50–412.50	389.69
98	700–750	708	350.00–395.75	389.70
14	800–850	813	331.00–337.50	334.03
5	850–900	874	325.00–342.50	329.45
4	900–950	905	321.00–335.00	324.54
1	1000–1050	1,000	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	950	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,573.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,368	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,205.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	165.00–167.00	166.03
19	—	1,528	171.50–189.00	180.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	170.00	170.00
6	—	1,246	195.00–205.00	199.66
23	—	1,207	174.00–193.50	182.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	152.00	152.00
10	—	1,033	159.00–178.00	164.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,776	217.00–236.00	224.06
2	—	1,833	242.00–249.00	245.56

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.