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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 10

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Feb 3Feb 10Feb 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

970 head

▲ 854 vs last sale 116▲ 18 vs year ago 952 · +1.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 12▲ 6 vs year ago 76 · +7.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 9▼ 3 vs year ago 40 · −7.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale in response to inclement winter weather.

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 $394.69/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 19 of 34 comparable sales and sits +0.97 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$394.69

76 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$35.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

vs TN average

−29.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	395.16	2,144	75
Medium and Large 2	500	360.00	1,800	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.16/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale76 hd

394.69

—

TN average14 barns · 701 hd

397.38

−2.69

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−29.26

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.73

+0.97

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.87, low $321.98, median $393.73 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	—	Low	1,646	204.30	3,362	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	180.39	2,740	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	175.34	2,267	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	156.02	1,724	12

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	$2,991	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,923	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$2,817	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,097	$2,459	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$2,410	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,080	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,092	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,988	2thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,048	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	605.60/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,338	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	591.91/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,445	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,242	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	508.44/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,410	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,592	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,677	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	461.02/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,397	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	525	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,336	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,352	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,722	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	441.67/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,575	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	423.81/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,645	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	346.50/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,346	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	762	355.32/cwt	354.00–356.00	2,708	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	836	337.90/cwt	337.50–338.00	2,825	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	885	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,943	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	927	327.12/cwt	320.00–328.00	3,032	9
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,042	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	3,225	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	311	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,773	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	532.48/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,661	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	335	470.05/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,575	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	525.51/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,007	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	474.02/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,019	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	461.89/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,102	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	434.00/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,062	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	426.07/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,237	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	394.94/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,089	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	372.35/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,089	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	400.29/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,282	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	361.32/cwt	347.50–367.50	2,298	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	357.94/cwt	352.50–362.00	2,362	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	332.62/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,258	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	315.01/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,290	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	731	342.81/cwt	334.00–345.00	2,506	87
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	754	331.80/cwt	319.00–334.00	2,502	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	869	332.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,890	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	262	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,520	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	687.78/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,857	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,650	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	330	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,112	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	532.92/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,796	7
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	360	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,908	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	497.50/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,891	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	580.15/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,210	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	523.39/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,240	35
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	463.33/cwt	462.50–465.00	2,053	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	470	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,538	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,045	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	496.13/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,386	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,277	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	458.42/cwt	420.00–495.00	2,384	50
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	447.49/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,506	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	418.59/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,394	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	616	323.65/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,994	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	367.28/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,299	34
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	341.12/cwt	327.50–360.00	2,275	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	350.84/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,505	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,393	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	335.00/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,513	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,285	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,637	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	204.33/cwt	193.00–212.00	3,566	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	141.63/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,307	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,541	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	158.90/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,813	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	185.29/cwt	181.50–190.00	2,383	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	171.49/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,274	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	178.99/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,697	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	189.51/cwt	189.00–190.00	3,023	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	2,459.27/head	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,459	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,817.06/head	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,817	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	2,410.44/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,410	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	2,923.07/head	2,675.00–3,200.00	2,923	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	2,991.47/head	2,950.00–3,025.00	2,991	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,091.67/head	2,975.00–3,200.00	3,092	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,987.50/head	2,975.00–3,000.00	2,988	2

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 Feb 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 970Last week 116Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 12Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 9Year ago 40

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale in response to inclement winter weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	465.00–475.00	470.05
3	400–450	435	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	312	495.00–550.00	532.48
16	350–400	382	490.00–550.00	525.51
36	400–450	426	445.00–500.00	474.02
33	450–500	475	415.00–450.00	434.00
37	500–550	529	380.00–415.00	394.94
15	550–600	561	360.00–380.00	372.35
17	600–650	636	347.50–367.50	361.32
5	650–700	679	320.00–340.00	332.62
7	700–750	727	305.00–330.00	315.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	455	455.00–470.00	461.89
9	500–550	525	425.00–435.00	426.07
14	550–600	570	390.00–410.00	400.29
10	650–700	660	352.50–362.00	357.94
87	700–750	731	334.00–345.00	342.81
7	750–800	754	319.00–334.00	331.80
4	850–900	869	330.00–340.00	332.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	695	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	570.00	570.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	550.00	550.00
2	450–500	467	480.00	480.00
2	550–600	560	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	640.00	640.00
9	350–400	386	590.00–630.00	605.60
5	400–450	413	580.00–600.00	591.91
6	450–500	474	500.00–515.00	508.44
15	500–550	520	440.00–490.00	461.02
9	550–600	583	435.00–460.00	441.67
24	600–650	624	400.00–440.00	423.81
3	650–700	677	340.00–360.00	346.50
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	540.00	540.00
2	500–550	505	530.00	530.00
3	550–600	570	477.50	477.50
5	650–700	680	380.00	380.00
9	750–800	762	354.00–356.00	355.32
5	800–850	836	337.50–338.00	337.90
3	850–900	885	332.50	332.50
9	900–950	927	320.00–328.00	327.12
50	1000–1050	1,042	309.50	309.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	380	475.00–520.00	497.50
3	400–450	443	462.50–465.00	463.33
1	450–500	470	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	725	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	640.00	640.00
1	450–500	470	540.00	540.00
4	550–600	560	445.00–450.00	447.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	460.00	460.00
4	600–650	616	320.00–335.00	323.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	660.00–700.00	687.78
7	300–350	337	520.00–560.00	532.92
16	350–400	381	540.00–600.00	580.15
35	400–450	428	490.00–550.00	523.39
18	450–500	481	475.00–525.00	496.13
50	500–550	520	420.00–495.00	458.42
17	550–600	572	400.00–435.00	418.59
34	600–650	626	350.00–385.00	367.28
10	650–700	667	327.50–360.00	341.12
8	700–750	714	340.00–355.00	350.84
3	750–800	750	325.00–340.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	360	530.00	530.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,326	163.00–179.00	171.49
1	—	975	158.00	158.00
6	—	1,286	181.50–190.00	185.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	136.00–148.00	141.63
10	—	1,141	153.00–165.00	158.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	189.00–190.00	189.51
13	—	1,507	171.00–185.00	178.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	191.00	191.00
2	—	1,653	220.00	220.00
6	—	1,745	193.00–212.00	204.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	186.00	186.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,097	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,459.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,260	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,817.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,410.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,348	2,950.00–3,025.00	2,991.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,298	2,675.00–3,200.00	2,923.07

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,050.00	3,050.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,975.00–3,000.00	2,987.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,975.00–3,200.00	3,091.67

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.