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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 18

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

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Feeder Cattle receipts

485 head

▼ 565 vs last sale 1,050▼ 294 vs year ago 779 · −37.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 94▼ 40 vs year ago 104 · −38.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 27▼ 5 vs year ago 37 · −13.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week and based on a lighter test this week, feeder steers sold 10.00 to 25.00 lower with instances of 40.00 lower, and feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 40.00 lower. Regarding feeder bulls- 4-weights sold 55.00 to 85.00 lower, with 5 and 6-weights 15.00 to 50.00 lower, and 7-weights 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and lean cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with boning cows and bulls 11.00 to 12.00 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 $351.80/cwt on 63 head, down $40.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 35 comparable sales and sits −41.56 against this barn's trailing median of $393.37.

Average price

$351.80

▼ 40.99 vs prior sale

63 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.22

vs TN average

+0.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	351.80	1,915	63

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 sale63 hd

351.80

—

TN average14 barns · 382 hd

348.59

+3.22

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

+0.88

This barn, trailing median35 sales

393.37

−41.56

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 $422.87, low $321.98, median $393.37 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	1,981	210.78	4,176	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	172.34	2,599	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	171.86	2,108	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	158.70	1,727	5thin

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)	1,223	$3,085	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,269	$2,773	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,692	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$2,947	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,034	4thin

Every lot

85 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	440.00/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,870	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,215	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	432	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,728	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	421.77/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,961	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	522	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,827	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	388.58/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,032	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	424.84/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,264	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	394.74/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,278	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	389.43/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,446	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	346.85/cwt	341.00–365.00	2,223	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,393	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	351.58/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,370	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	703	342.00/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,404	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	765	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,525	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,599	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	414.59/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,132	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	422.37/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,588	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	410	374.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,537	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	422.57/cwt	392.50–437.50	1,817	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	401.62/cwt	395.00–403.00	1,948	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	503	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,610	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	369.49/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,910	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	532	333.83/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,776	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,006	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	338.69/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,947	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,063	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	317.32/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,958	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	322.57/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,145	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	313.13/cwt	300.00–319.00	2,223	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	818	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,536	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	296.60/cwt	296.00–297.50	2,488	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	889	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,623	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	530.09/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,474	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	509.59/cwt	470.00–550.00	1,646	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	454.40/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,672	7
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	373	392.45/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,464	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	383	422.58/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,618	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	393.24/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,656	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	438	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,533	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	367.12/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,759	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	507	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,104	2
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	510	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,645	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	352.36/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,860	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	365.97/cwt	330.00–385.00	2,068	9
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	328.72/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,999	13
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,008	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,187	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	316.78/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,293	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	302.73/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,334	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,933	213.08/cwt	207.00–220.00	4,119	6
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,270	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	4,472	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	160.62/cwt	155.00–168.50	1,748	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,646	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	170.31/cwt	162.00–181.50	2,073	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	190.46/cwt	189.00–191.50	2,548	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	157.99/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,133	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,799	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	178.22/cwt	171.00–182.50	2,859	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,946.89/head	2,650.00–3,175.00	2,947	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,691.87/head	2,525.00–2,900.00	2,692	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	3,085.08/head	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,085	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	2,773.11/head	2,200.00–4,050.00	2,773	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,034.29/head	1,680.00–2,260.00	2,034	4

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 1,050Year ago 779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 94Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 27Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	500.00–540.00	530.09
3	300–350	323	470.00–550.00	509.59
7	350–400	368	450.00–470.00	454.40
8	400–450	421	370.00–440.00	393.24
13	450–500	479	350.00–390.00	367.12
12	500–550	528	330.00–390.00	352.36
9	550–600	565	330.00–385.00	365.97
13	600–650	608	320.00–355.00	328.72
3	650–700	678	320.00–325.00	322.52
7	700–750	724	310.00–320.00	316.78
4	750–800	771	300.00–311.00	302.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	420.00–425.00	422.58
2	400–450	438	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	385.00–400.00	392.45
2	500–550	510	320.00–325.00	322.52
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	507	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	400.00–430.00	414.59
2	300–350	300	435.00	435.00
10	350–400	376	400.00–425.00	422.37
14	400–450	430	392.50–437.50	422.57
14	450–500	485	395.00–403.00	401.62
25	500–550	517	350.00–395.00	369.49
24	550–600	575	327.50–350.00	338.69
11	600–650	617	312.50–325.00	317.32
8	650–700	665	310.00–337.50	322.57
9	700–750	710	300.00–319.00	313.13
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
5	800–850	839	296.00–297.50	296.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	503	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	370.00–380.00	374.94
2	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	532	330.00–335.00	333.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
7	550–600	561	357.50	357.50
2	600–650	605	341.00	341.00
8	800–850	818	310.00	310.00
5	850–900	889	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	522	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
6	500–550	533	420.00–450.00	424.84
7	600–650	628	370.00–392.50	389.43
5	650–700	660	362.50	362.50
3	700–750	703	340.00–343.00	342.00
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	425	420.00–480.00	440.00
6	450–500	465	400.00–430.00	421.77
19	500–550	523	370.00–405.00	388.58
11	550–600	577	375.00–410.00	394.74
4	600–650	641	341.00–365.00	346.85
6	650–700	674	342.50–360.00	351.58
1	800–850	825	315.00	315.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,269	2,200.00–4,050.00	2,773.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	2,525.00–2,900.00	2,691.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,223	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,085.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	—	1,020	3,050.00	3,050.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00

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	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	—	1,145	2,650.00–3,175.00	2,946.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	1,680.00–2,260.00	2,034.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	157.00–159.00	157.99
1	—	1,505	186.00	186.00
5	—	1,604	171.00–182.50	178.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,217	162.00–181.50	170.31
2	—	1,338	189.00–191.50	190.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	151.00	151.00
4	—	1,088	155.00–168.50	160.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,933	207.00–220.00	213.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,270	197.00	197.00

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.