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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 7

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Jun 23Jul 7Jul 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

604 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 679▼ 263 vs year ago 867 · −30.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 146 vs last sale 237▼ 5 vs year ago 96 · −5.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 70▲ 18 vs year ago 25 · +72.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to no sale last week in observance of the July 4th holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

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 $396.08/cwt on 52 head, down $5.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 34 comparable sales and sits +2.35 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$396.08

▼ 5.33 vs prior sale

52 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$19.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs TN average

−20.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	398.69	2,212	45
Medium and Large 2	562	379.29	2,132	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.40/cwt here — about $80 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 sale52 hd

396.08

—

TN average8 barns · 344 hd

394.99

+1.08

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−20.03

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.73

+2.35

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	1,776	223.42	3,968	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	186.08	2,279	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	185.27	2,806	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	167.65	1,728	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,207	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,669	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,833	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,138	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	551.74/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,091	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	509.40/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,165	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	484.22/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,281	15
Steers	450–500	Small 1Value Added	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	514	481.12/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,473	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	440.88/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,350	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1Value Added	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	433.36/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,500	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	427.45/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,650	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	408.82/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,535	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	388.27/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,594	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	707	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,757	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	362.32/cwt	353.00–367.50	2,616	17
Steers	700–750	Small 1Fleshy	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,513	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,680	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	778	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,840	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,958	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,974	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	507.36/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,654	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,733	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	472.96/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,717	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,736	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	421	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,789	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	445.12/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,883	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,066	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	457	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,148	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	436.88/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,062	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	408.64/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,154	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,862	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	574	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,244	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	391.42/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,251	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	373.79/cwt	363.00–389.00	2,362	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	358.48/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,387	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	344.44/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,415	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,404	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	312.39/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,587	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	870	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,849	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,715	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	645.00/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,709	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	297	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,574	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	572.39/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,889	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	347	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,735	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	534.93/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,995	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	466.02/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,934	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	501.11/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,095	13
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,953	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	452.14/cwt	437.50–475.00	2,134	13
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	493	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,120	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	421.04/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,189	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	408.34/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,319	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	396.16/cwt	389.00–407.50	2,393	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,309	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,426	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,380	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	690	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,312	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	344.45/cwt	337.50–352.50	2,473	3
Bulls	700–750	Small 1Fleshy	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,120	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,307	1
Bulls	—	—	1,752	227.04/cwt	218.00–234.00	3,978	10
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,225	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	4,762	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	166.36/cwt	158.00–176.00	1,714	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,842	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	181.75/cwt	174.00–190.00	2,203	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	199.06/cwt	192.00–208.00	2,516	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	199.93/cwt	198.00–202.00	2,789	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	178.98/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,803	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	2,669.39/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,669	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,207	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,833.33/head	4,700.00–4,900.00	4,833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 679Year ago 867

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 237Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 70Year ago 25

No market trends available due to no sale last week in observance of the July 4th holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	535.00–570.00	551.74
10	400–450	425	500.00–535.00	509.40
15	450–500	471	470.00–495.00	484.22
8	500–550	533	435.00–470.00	440.88
12	550–600	577	430.00–435.00	433.36
24	600–650	620	380.00–420.00	408.82
3	650–700	668	385.00–395.00	388.27
17	700–750	722	353.00–367.50	362.32
1	750–800	755	355.00	355.00
1	850–900	870	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	915	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	685	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	750	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	514	480.00–490.00	481.12
8	600–650	620	425.00–430.00	427.45
5	700–750	707	390.00	390.00
3	750–800	778	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	500.00–530.00	507.36
10	350–400	363	465.00–480.00	472.96
5	400–450	423	425.00–465.00	445.12
32	450–500	472	425.00–442.50	436.88
19	500–550	527	395.00–425.00	408.64
26	550–600	575	380.00–402.50	391.42
15	600–650	632	363.00–389.00	373.79
10	650–700	666	355.00–360.00	358.48
2	750–800	788	300.00–310.00	305.02
2	800–850	828	305.00–320.00	312.39
2	900–950	905	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	532	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	435	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	457	470.00	470.00
9	700–750	701	340.00–345.00	344.44
1	850–900	870	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	425.00	425.00
5	550–600	574	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	640.00–650.00	645.00
2	300–350	330	565.00–580.00	572.39
6	350–400	373	520.00–540.00	534.93
13	400–450	418	480.00–520.00	501.11
13	450–500	472	437.50–475.00	452.14
12	500–550	520	410.00–430.00	421.04
15	550–600	568	395.00–420.00	408.34
11	600–650	604	389.00–407.50	396.16
1	650–700	685	347.50	347.50
3	700–750	718	337.50–352.50	344.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	465.00–470.00	466.02
2	450–500	465	420.00	420.00
2	650–700	660	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	493	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	690	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	347	500.00	500.00
6	600–650	606	381.00	381.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,800.00	2,800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	1	—	935	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,207	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,669.39

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	2	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00

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)	Open	1	—	—	4,950.00	4,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	5,000.00	5,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	4,700.00–4,900.00	4,833.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,225	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,752	218.00–234.00	227.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,264	192.00–208.00	199.06
18	—	1,212	174.00–190.00	181.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	178.00	178.00
8	—	1,030	158.00–176.00	166.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	198.00–202.00	199.93
7	—	1,566	174.00–188.00	178.98

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.