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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 16

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

654 head

▼ 250 vs last sale 904▼ 44 vs year ago 698 · −6.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 88▲ 5 vs year ago 73 · +6.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 304▲ 4 vs year ago 43 · +9.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week and based on a lighter test this week, feeder steers weighing up to 600 lbs. sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with those weighing over 600 lbs. unevenly steady. Feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with those weighing over 450 lbs. mostly steady, and feeder bulls sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

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 $426.62/cwt on 30 head, down $29.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −18.77 against this barn's trailing median of $445.38.

Average price

$426.62

▼ 29.25 vs prior sale

30 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.69

vs TN average

−32.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	426.62	2,375	30

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 sale30 hd

426.62

—

TN average15 barns · 402 hd

420.93

+5.69

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−32.43

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.38

−18.77

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	1,842	233.64	4,305	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	192.84	2,244	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	192.41	2,693	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	173.29	1,820	7thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,590	216.00	3,434	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	166.18	1,590	3thin

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)	1,209	$3,148	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$3,036	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,550	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$2,583	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$2,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,185	$3,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,205	$2,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,225	$3,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,067	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,750	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,784	3
Steers	300–350	Small 1	302	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,691	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,074	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	402	520.00/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,090	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	472.61/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,009	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	461.39/cwt	450.00–491.00	2,219	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	522	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,088	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	438.83/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,361	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	425.10/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,444	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,399	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	431.47/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,662	10
Steers	600–650	Small 1Fleshy	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,624	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	664	412.84/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,741	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,407	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	383.71/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,582	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	713	380.11/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,710	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	357.54/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,596	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	786	366.39/cwt	358.00–367.50	2,880	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	801	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,864	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,795	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,864	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	860	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,010	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	915	346.75/cwt	346.75–346.75	3,173	22
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	3,064	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	970	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,201	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	542.47/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,183	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	532.54/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,449	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	491.33/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,582	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	451.16/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,692	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	422	475.02/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,005	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	443.39/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,871	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	452	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,079	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	428.81/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,037	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	411.99/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,142	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	528	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,033	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	389.02/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,264	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	365.22/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,221	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	609	389.96/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,375	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,278	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	336.00/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,449	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	776	335.26/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,602	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	573.42/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,846	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	330	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,733	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,633	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	530.81/cwt	500.00–580.00	2,001	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	470.22/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,956	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	433	432.54/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,873	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	431.20/cwt	420.00–467.50	2,070	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	434.22/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,284	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	420.79/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,407	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	594	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,257	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,432	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	359.95/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,354	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,825	230.28/cwt	225.00–234.00	4,203	13
Bulls	—	—	1,899	244.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	4,644	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	183.34/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,885	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	169.27/cwt	162.50–174.00	1,793	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	188.80/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,150	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	207.98/cwt	198.00–215.00	2,610	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,750	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	191.05/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,686	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	166.18/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,590	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,590	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,434	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	870	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	2,582.51/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,583	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	3,147.60/head	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,148	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	3,035.95/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,036	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	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 654Last week 904Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 88Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 304Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	615.00	615.00
2	350–400	377	550.00	550.00
13	400–450	425	460.00–485.00	472.61
13	450–500	481	450.00–491.00	461.39
11	500–550	538	430.00–465.00	438.83
14	550–600	575	420.00–435.00	425.10
5	600–650	644	407.50	407.50
4	650–700	673	380.00–385.00	383.71
4	700–750	726	350.00–370.00	357.54
1	800–850	810	345.00	345.00
1	850–900	855	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	920	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	522	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	585	410.00	410.00
3	650–700	665	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	402	515.00–525.00	520.00
10	600–650	617	430.00–435.00	431.47
7	650–700	664	400.00–420.00	412.84
6	700–750	713	372.50–387.50	380.11
17	750–800	786	358.00–367.50	366.39
7	800–850	801	357.50	357.50
1	850–900	860	350.00	350.00
22	900–950	915	346.75	346.75
2	950–1000	970	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	540.00–545.00	542.47
4	250–300	272	520.00–540.00	532.54
7	300–350	322	480.00–505.00	491.33
7	350–400	375	435.00–470.00	451.16
13	400–450	422	430.00–455.00	443.39
37	450–500	475	410.00–445.00	428.81
19	500–550	520	400.00–417.50	411.99
15	550–600	582	375.00–397.00	389.02
15	600–650	608	350.00–375.00	365.22
2	650–700	675	335.00–340.00	337.48
5	700–750	729	335.00–340.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	670	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	465.00–485.00	475.02
2	450–500	452	460.00	460.00
5	600–650	609	385.00–400.00	389.96
19	750–800	776	335.00–337.50	335.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	570.00–580.00	573.42
9	350–400	377	500.00–580.00	530.81
10	400–450	416	445.00–490.00	470.22
16	450–500	480	420.00–467.50	431.20
14	500–550	526	420.00–450.00	434.22
11	550–600	572	400.00–435.00	420.79
2	600–650	640	380.00	380.00
4	650–700	654	350.00–370.00	359.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	430.00–435.00	432.54
1	500–550	535	410.00	410.00
6	550–600	594	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	355	460.00	460.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	3,175.00	3,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,500.00	3,500.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,900.00	2,900.00

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)	4	—	1,209	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,147.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,108	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,582.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,388	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,035.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	—	—	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,900.00	4,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	162.00–169.00	166.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	182.00–185.00	183.34
5	—	1,059	162.50–174.00	169.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	206.00	206.00
10	—	1,406	180.00–195.00	191.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	198.00–215.00	207.98
15	—	1,139	180.00–195.00	188.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,899	240.00–250.00	244.57
13	—	1,825	225.00–234.00	230.28

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.