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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 15

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

887 head

▲ 457 vs last sale 430▲ 39 vs year ago 848 · +4.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 24▼ 85 vs year ago 134 · −63.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 14▲ 32 vs year ago 29 · +110.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, and based on a heavier test this week, feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher with feeder heifers 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Higher feeder prices were due to higher-quality offerings, strong demand, and the recent upturn in the futures market. No comparisons available for slaughter cows and bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

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 $384.51/cwt on 70 head, up $23.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −60.87 against this barn's trailing median of $445.38.

Average price

$384.51

▲ 23.02 vs prior sale

70 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.46

vs TN average

−18.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	384.51	2,105	70

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 sale70 hd

384.51

—

TN average14 barns · 407 hd

366.06

+18.46

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−18.85

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.38

−60.87

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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $355.08, median $445.38 across 34 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	—	High	1,677	189.27	3,174	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	163.00	2,383	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	161.69	1,986	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	153.74	1,530	2thin

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)	1,348	$3,149	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$2,955	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,226	$2,602	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,750	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,230	$2,725	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,027	$1,836	3thin

Every lot

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	474.15/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,825	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	411	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	1,985	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	449.15/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,877	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	428.31/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,983	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	412.66/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,006	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	416.94/cwt	407.50–422.00	2,156	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	378.06/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,015	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	542	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,897	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	378.24/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,167	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	355.86/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,085	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	332.85/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,087	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	365.83/cwt	365.00–368.00	2,407	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	340.05/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,329	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	333.60/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,385	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	722	349.80/cwt	341.00–354.00	2,526	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	326.36/cwt	321.00–329.00	2,487	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	788	342.13/cwt	341.50–345.00	2,696	34
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	829	331.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,746	30
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	855	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,813	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,842	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	923	315.61/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,913	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	970	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,056	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,891	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,028	307.90/cwt	307.90–307.90	3,165	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	393.13/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,258	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	338	352.56/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,192	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	396.63/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,452	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Full	368	350.81/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,291	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	382	433.81/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,657	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	345.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,329	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	403	428.17/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,726	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	371.54/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,568	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	461	380.24/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,753	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	355.57/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,693	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	512	377.34/cwt	375.00–379.00	1,932	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	350.27/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,835	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	559	353.94/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,979	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	337.64/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,918	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	619	341.25/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,112	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	325.27/cwt	312.50–334.00	2,033	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	669	330.52/cwt	329.00–335.00	2,211	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,094	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	726	325.66/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,364	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,226	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,306	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	788	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,459	24
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	871	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,526	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	472.59/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,526	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	455.11/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,688	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	385	426.25/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,641	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	411.58/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,696	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	473	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,608	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	374.46/cwt	355.00–407.50	1,779	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	477	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,051	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	361.73/cwt	342.50–385.00	1,888	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,664	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	329.74/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,886	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	602	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,806	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	317.57/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,972	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,884	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	309.46/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,089	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	306.34/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,215	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	179.55/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,690	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	189.89/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,253	6
Bulls	—	—	1,820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,731	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	153.74/cwt	147.50–159.00	1,530	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	146.08/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,772	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	162.38/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,978	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,558	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	161.30/cwt	149.50–169.50	2,349	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,736	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	860	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	2,602.21/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,602	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,301	3,150.43/head	2,850.00–3,550.00	3,150	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	3,148.61/head	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,149	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	1,836.44/head	1,700.00–2,020.00	1,836	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,675.00/head	3,450.00–3,900.00	3,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,600.00/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,725.13/head	2,630.00–2,815.00	2,725	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 430Year ago 848

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 24Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 14Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	425.00–427.50	426.25
3	450–500	473	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	602	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	460.00–500.00	472.59
9	350–400	371	445.00–475.00	455.11
3	400–450	412	400.00–430.00	411.58
12	450–500	475	355.00–407.50	374.46
20	500–550	522	342.50–385.00	361.73
12	550–600	572	320.00–360.00	329.74
4	600–650	621	310.00–330.00	317.57
15	650–700	675	300.00–317.50	309.46
4	700–750	723	300.00–310.00	306.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	575	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	550	302.50	302.50
4	600–650	628	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	380.00–400.00	393.13
10	350–400	366	380.00–415.00	396.63
35	400–450	422	350.00–395.00	371.54
22	450–500	476	340.00–365.00	355.57
15	500–550	524	340.00–365.00	350.27
21	550–600	568	330.00–345.00	337.64
12	600–650	625	312.50–334.00	325.27
2	650–700	670	312.50	312.50
4	700–750	736	302.50	302.50
6	750–800	775	290.00–305.00	297.50
1	850–900	870	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	430.00–435.00	433.81
11	400–450	403	410.00–430.00	428.17
11	450–500	461	370.00–385.00	380.24
12	500–550	512	375.00–379.00	377.34
16	550–600	559	350.00–360.00	353.94
4	600–650	619	340.00–342.50	341.25
24	650–700	669	329.00–335.00	330.52
8	700–750	726	320.00–327.50	325.66
24	750–800	788	312.00	312.00
3	850–900	871	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	350.00–352.50	350.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	350.00–355.00	352.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	340.00–350.00	345.13
2	500–550	535	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
11	400–450	411	483.00	483.00
3	450–500	463	425.00–435.00	428.31
22	500–550	517	407.50–422.00	416.94
17	550–600	573	370.00–400.00	378.24
12	650–700	658	365.00–368.00	365.83
30	700–750	722	341.00–354.00	349.80
34	750–800	788	341.50–345.00	342.13
30	800–850	829	330.00–340.00	331.30
7	850–900	855	329.00	329.00
4	900–950	923	310.00–317.50	315.61
1	950–1000	970	315.00	315.00
50	1000–1050	1,028	307.90	307.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	450.00–480.00	474.15
8	400–450	418	440.00–475.00	449.15
6	450–500	486	395.00–420.00	412.66
14	500–550	533	365.00–395.00	378.06
12	550–600	586	350.00–360.00	355.86
15	600–650	627	320.00–345.00	332.85
13	650–700	685	332.50–350.00	340.05
17	700–750	715	327.50–335.00	333.60
8	750–800	762	321.00–329.00	326.36
1	850–900	895	317.50	317.50
1	950–1000	980	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	542	350.00	350.00

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)	8	—	1,348	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,148.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,226	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,602.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,301	2,850.00–3,550.00	3,150.43

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	—	860	2,175.00	2,175.00

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	3	—	1,027	1,700.00–2,020.00	1,836.44

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,650.00	3,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,450.00–3,900.00	3,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,500.00	4,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,230	2,630.00–2,815.00	2,725.13

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	—	965	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	180.00	180.00
10	—	1,456	149.50–169.50	161.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	184.00	184.00
13	—	1,218	150.00–170.00	162.38
2	—	1,213	144.00–148.00	146.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	147.50–159.00	153.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	205.00	205.00
2	—	1,498	179.00–180.00	179.55
6	—	1,713	185.00–195.00	189.89

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.