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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 25

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

487 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 485▼ 431 vs year ago 918 · −46.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 64▼ 18 vs year ago 58 · −31.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 32▼ 36 vs year ago 102 · −35.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. sold 35.00 to 40.00 lower with those weighing over 550 lbs. 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 10.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Lower prices of feeder and slaughter cattle coincided with the continued decline in the futures market.

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 $339.12/cwt on 19 head, down $12.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −54.25 against this barn's trailing median of $393.37.

Average price

$339.12

▼ 12.69 vs prior sale

19 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.01

vs TN average

+1.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	339.12	1,829	19thin

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 sale19 hd

339.12

—

TN average17 barns · 607 hd

343.12

−4.01

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

+1.10

This barn, trailing median35 sales

393.37

−54.25

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	1,731	208.97	3,618	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	173.00	1,886	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	172.26	2,274	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	171.89	2,374	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,192	$2,869	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,485	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,446	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,202	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$2,226	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,758	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,170	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,981	11
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,053	$1,912	2thin

Every lot

62 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	430.32/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,769	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	404.74/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,951	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	542	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,141	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	376.24/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,081	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	341.99/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,175	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	331.15/cwt	328.00–342.50	2,239	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	943	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,871	53
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	967	289.36/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,798	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	389.81/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,298	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	373.35/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,411	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	339.82/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,461	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	351.08/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,682	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	337.69/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,749	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	340.70/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,918	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	307.56/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,935	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	303.20/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,998	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	299.35/cwt	297.50–300.00	2,128	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	289.99/cwt	287.50–292.50	2,227	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,407	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	880	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,592	56
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	416.70/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,575	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,313	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	440.48/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,850	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	371.06/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,763	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	330.37/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,579	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	323.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,564	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	336.86/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,745	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,683	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	343.75/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,980	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	332.57/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,075	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,120	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	295.99/cwt	293.00–297.50	2,125	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	296.86/cwt	291.00–302.50	2,271	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,694	206.96/cwt	204.00–218.00	3,506	6
Bulls	—	—	1,955	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	4,321	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,045	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,735	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,135	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,043	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	161.86/cwt	156.00–168.50	2,125	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	187.87/cwt	180.50–192.50	2,501	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	168.86/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,318	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	185.50/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,630	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,544.23/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,544	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	2,869.02/head	2,350.00–3,325.00	2,869	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,202.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,202	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	2,446.36/head	2,225.00–2,625.00	2,446	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	2,225.86/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,226	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,912.47/head	1,720.00–2,085.00	1,912	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,980.83/head	1,745.00–2,450.00	1,981	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,170.00/head	2,170.00–2,170.00	2,170	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,887.50/head	2,575.00–3,200.00	2,888	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 485Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 64Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 32Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	411	415.00–460.00	430.32
3	450–500	482	375.00–420.00	404.74
1	500–550	520	380.00	380.00
8	550–600	553	370.00–380.00	376.24
9	600–650	636	330.00–350.00	341.99
6	650–700	676	328.00–342.50	331.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	395.00	395.00
3	600–650	600	365.00	365.00
53	900–950	943	304.50	304.50
4	950–1000	967	287.50–290.00	289.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	405.00–435.00	416.70
8	400–450	420	430.00–465.00	440.48
8	450–500	475	350.00–395.00	371.06
10	500–550	518	315.00–365.00	336.86
4	550–600	576	340.00–350.00	343.75
4	600–650	624	320.00–340.00	332.57
2	650–700	673	310.00–320.00	314.94
3	700–750	718	293.00–297.50	295.99
2	750–800	765	291.00–302.50	296.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	320.00–330.00	323.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	398	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	478	320.00–340.00	330.37
5	550–600	561	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	385.00–395.00	389.81
6	350–400	378	365.00–375.00	373.35
17	400–450	430	330.00–375.00	339.82
6	450–500	479	335.00–370.00	351.08
10	500–550	518	330.00–345.00	337.69
9	550–600	563	327.50–345.00	340.70
16	600–650	629	300.00–320.00	307.56
7	650–700	659	300.00–307.50	303.20
4	700–750	711	297.50–300.00	299.35
2	750–800	768	287.50–292.50	289.99
2	800–850	823	290.00–295.00	292.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	850–900	880	294.50	294.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,160	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,544.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,192	2,350.00–3,325.00	2,869.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,202.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	2,225.00–2,625.00	2,446.36

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	—	1,325	2,850.00	2,850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225.86

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	11	—	1,090	1,745.00–2,450.00	1,980.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	1,720.00–2,085.00	1,912.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,170.00	2,170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,575.00–3,200.00	2,887.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,694	204.00–218.00	206.96
1	—	1,955	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	180.50–192.50	187.87
6	—	1,313	156.00–168.50	161.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,135	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	183.00–188.00	185.50
9	—	1,373	161.00–174.00	168.86

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.