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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 21

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

608 head

▼ 477 vs last sale 1,085▼ 382 vs year ago 990 · −38.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 89▲ 22 vs year ago 81 · +27.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 34▲ 0 vs year ago 32 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 15.00 lower, with feeder heifers 5.00 to 20.00 lower and feeder bulls 5.00 to 40.00 lower. Decline in feeder cattle prices due to continued downturn in the futures market and lighter demand due to extreme heat. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, with lean cows steady and bulls 1.00 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 $375.38/cwt on 65 head, down $17.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −18.34 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$375.38

▼ 17.98 vs prior sale

65 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.41

vs TN average

−0.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	375.38	2,017	65

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 sale65 hd

375.38

—

TN average15 barns · 731 hd

370.97

+4.41

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−0.43

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.73

−18.34

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	1,722	228.10	3,929	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	186.28	2,271	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	183.01	2,626	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	167.37	1,646	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)	1,388	$3,542	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$3,062	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,585	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,331	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$2,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$2,426	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	502.15/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,958	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,126	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	470.45/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,952	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	429.24/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,056	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,205	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	405.81/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,350	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	586	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,520	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	368.42/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,306	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	719	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,552	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	341.13/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,483	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	766	344.31/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,637	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	876	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,869	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	446.26/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,245	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	443.67/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,437	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,508	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	433.89/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,644	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	387	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,606	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	417.87/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,763	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	408.38/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,928	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,057	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	379.82/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,975	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	356.57/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,872	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	363.79/cwt	352.50–380.00	2,052	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,011	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	339.65/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,079	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	636	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,226	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,194	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	717	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,201	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,490	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	488.00/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,586	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	482.66/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,781	19
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	388	447.52/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,736	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	465.52/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,932	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	430	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,129	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	415.65/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,962	29
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	378.74/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,000	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	377.89/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,184	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	350.07/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,048	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	354.48/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,244	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	311.34/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,136	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	281.44/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,052	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,711	225.81/cwt	216.00–235.00	3,864	17
Bulls	—	—	1,820	247.58/cwt	244.00–251.00	4,506	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	169.53/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,665	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	156.58/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,550	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,091	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	185.22/cwt	178.00–191.50	2,258	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	199.06/cwt	193.00–210.00	2,450	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	174.07/cwt	173.50–174.50	2,451	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	182.79/cwt	176.50–190.00	2,608	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,264	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,421.56/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,422	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	3,061.82/head	2,750.00–3,550.00	3,062	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	3,542.14/head	3,250.00–3,950.00	3,542	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	2,426.36/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,426	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 1,085Year ago 990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 89Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	445.00–450.00	446.26
4	300–350	324	435.00–450.00	443.67
19	350–400	379	425.00–455.00	433.89
22	400–450	422	405.00–435.00	417.87
32	450–500	472	400.00–415.00	408.38
25	500–550	520	372.50–390.00	379.82
25	550–600	564	352.50–380.00	363.79
3	600–650	612	335.00–342.00	339.65
3	650–700	650	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	387	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	356.57
2	550–600	583	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	717	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	508	405.00	405.00
19	600–650	636	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	325	470.00–520.00	488.00
19	350–400	369	465.00–505.00	482.66
14	400–450	415	440.00–485.00	465.52
29	450–500	472	400.00–435.00	415.65
8	500–550	528	370.00–390.00	378.74
5	550–600	578	370.00–390.00	377.89
18	600–650	633	350.00–360.00	354.48
8	650–700	686	300.00–330.00	311.34
4	700–750	729	270.00–290.00	281.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	445.00–450.00	447.52
3	550–600	585	345.00–355.00	350.07
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	405	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	586	430.00	430.00
5	700–750	719	355.00	355.00
7	750–800	766	340.00–350.00	344.31
3	850–900	876	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	475.00–530.00	502.15
5	400–450	415	460.00–495.00	470.45
9	450–500	479	420.00–450.00	429.24
4	500–550	507	435.00	435.00
7	550–600	579	395.00–415.00	405.81
13	600–650	626	350.00–390.00	368.42
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
14	700–750	728	330.00–343.00	341.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,233	2,750.00–3,550.00	3,061.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,388	3,250.00–3,950.00	3,542.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,421.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,585	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	—	1,375	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,426.36

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	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	154.00–159.00	156.58
10	—	982	164.00–177.00	169.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	204.00	204.00
14	—	1,427	176.50–190.00	182.79
2	—	1,408	173.50–174.50	174.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	175.00	175.00
27	—	1,219	178.00–191.50	185.22
4	—	1,231	193.00–210.00	199.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,711	216.00–235.00	225.81
2	—	1,820	244.00–251.00	247.58

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.