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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 2

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

512 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 453▼ 216 vs year ago 728 · −29.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 85▼ 2 vs year ago 60 · −3.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 88▲ 27 vs year ago 30 · +90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. sold 5.00 higher 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. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 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 $394.09/cwt on 47 head, down $4.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 34 comparable sales and sits +0.36 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$394.09

▼ 4.06 vs prior sale

47 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.78

vs TN average

−10.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	394.50	2,168	45
Medium and Large 2	515	385.00	1,983	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale47 hd

394.09

—

TN average14 barns · 538 hd

384.31

+9.78

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−10.67

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.73

+0.36

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	—	Average	1,439	216.99	3,122	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	185.77	2,304	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	179.98	2,622	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	162.00	1,430	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)	1,230	$3,232	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,777	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,749	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,619	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	941	$2,423	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,485	$3,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	974	$2,164	8

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	294	647.66/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,904	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,046	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	360	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,160	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	556.45/cwt	515.00–575.00	2,092	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,300	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	529.05/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,180	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	437	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,141	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,069	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	483.67/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,273	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	495	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,549	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	468.72/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,400	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	442.64/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,545	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,352	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	601	416.67/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,504	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	351.52/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,320	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	337.90/cwt	330.00–353.00	2,426	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	722	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,635	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,970	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	477.12/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,512	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	439.38/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,406	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	462.90/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,736	19
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	382	388.52/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,484	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	391.00/cwt	377.50–405.00	1,634	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	449.90/cwt	430.00–467.50	1,903	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	473	362.46/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,714	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	418.66/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,010	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	526	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,973	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	414.85/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,186	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	384.22/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,209	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,015	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	374.15/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,301	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	340.13/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,313	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	324.70/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,396	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	785	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,630	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	315.84/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,603	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,650	1
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	295	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,549	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	310	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,535	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	315	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,016	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	594.33/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,902	13
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,792	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	553.48/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,037	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	501.49/cwt	497.50–510.00	2,146	3
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	434	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,953	4
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	453	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,061	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	476.92/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,218	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	443.14/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,105	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,480	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	439.69/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,300	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	427.05/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,413	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,645	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,350	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	407.67/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,536	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	636	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,226	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	350.33/cwt	345.00–353.00	2,505	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,033	214.08/cwt	209.00–218.00	2,211	2
Bulls	—	—	1,529	217.64/cwt	210.00–227.50	3,328	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,409	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	180.01/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,191	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	195.37/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,499	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	179.81/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,550	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,870	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,789	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	2,516.78/head	2,300.00–2,825.00	2,517	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	2,759.05/head	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,759	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	2,748.52/head	2,500.00–3,125.00	2,749	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	3,232.45/head	2,775.00–3,650.00	3,232	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,777.27/head	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,777	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	2,163.66/head	1,980.00–2,400.00	2,164	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	755	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 453Year ago 728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 85Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 88Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
8	300–350	317	460.00–500.00	477.12
19	350–400	375	440.00–480.00	462.90
16	400–450	423	430.00–467.50	449.90
36	450–500	480	400.00–435.00	418.66
19	500–550	527	405.00–430.00	414.85
19	550–600	575	375.00–395.00	384.22
10	600–650	615	370.00–380.00	374.15
3	650–700	680	330.00–355.00	340.13
8	700–750	738	322.50–325.00	324.70
6	800–850	824	315.00–317.50	315.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	580	345.00–350.00	347.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	380.00–395.00	388.52
2	450–500	473	355.00–370.00	362.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	430.00–450.00	439.38
2	400–450	418	377.50–405.00	391.00
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	515	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	785	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	610.00–660.00	647.66
1	300–350	310	660.00	660.00
15	350–400	376	515.00–575.00	556.45
7	400–450	412	505.00–540.00	529.05
15	450–500	470	470.00–500.00	483.67
9	500–550	512	440.00–495.00	468.72
38	550–600	575	420.00–460.00	442.64
2	650–700	660	350.00–353.00	351.52
3	700–750	718	330.00–353.00	337.90
1	900–950	900	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	490.00	490.00
2	550–600	588	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	600.00	600.00
1	450–500	495	515.00	515.00
3	600–650	601	410.00–420.00	416.67
2	700–750	722	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	575.00	575.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	660.00	660.00
13	300–350	320	570.00–620.00	594.33
5	350–400	368	530.00–590.00	553.48
3	400–450	428	497.50–510.00	501.49
11	450–500	465	470.00–490.00	476.92
12	500–550	523	420.00–460.00	439.69
8	550–600	565	410.00–445.00	427.05
16	600–650	622	390.00–415.00	407.67
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	715	345.00–353.00	350.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	475	435.00–455.00	443.14
3	600–650	636	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	522	475.00	475.00
4	550–600	575	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	525.00	525.00
3	300–350	310	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	453	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	510	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	595	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	640.00	640.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,485	3,275.00	3,275.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,230	2,775.00–3,650.00	3,232.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	928	2,300.00–2,825.00	2,516.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,142	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,759.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,169	2,500.00–3,125.00	2,748.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,777.27

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	—	955	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	8	—	974	1,980.00–2,400.00	2,163.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	—	—	2,525.00	2,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,217	170.00–189.00	180.01
6	—	1,279	190.00–199.00	195.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	170.00	170.00
1	—	915	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,650	169.00	169.00
6	—	1,418	174.00–185.00	179.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	209.00–218.00	214.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,529	210.00–227.50	217.64

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.