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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 3

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Oct 27Nov 3latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

806 head

▲ 126 vs last sale 680▲ 123 vs year ago 683 · +18.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 95▲ 4 vs year ago 77 · +5.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 73▲ 74 vs year ago 25 · +296.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 550 lbs. sold sharply lower with those weighing over 550 lbs. 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. also sold sharply lower with those weighing over 550 lbs. unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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 $372.45/cwt on 29 head, down $28.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −63.39 against this barn's trailing median of $435.85.

Average price

$372.45

▼ 28.59 vs prior sale

29 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$39.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

vs TN average

−46.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	377.85	2,090	25
Medium and Large 2	564	338.75	1,910	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.10/cwt here — about $181 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 sale29 hd

372.45

—

TN average14 barns · 398 hd

375.49

−3.03

National average185 barns · 28,311 hd

419.08

−46.63

This barn, trailing median34 sales

435.85

−63.39

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 $435.85 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	1,644	174.88	2,875	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	127.08	1,878	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	126.17	1,585	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	115.03	1,222	15

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)	1,219	$3,079	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,469	$2,706	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,316	$2,696	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,452	$2,401	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$2,352	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$2,195	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$2,121	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$2,103	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$1,676	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,275	2thin

Every lot

77 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	489.49/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,801	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	426.35/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,782	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	367.22/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,700	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	413.40/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,960	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	392.63/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,998	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	366.23/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,153	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	345.18/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,123	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	332.63/cwt	327.50–342.00	2,215	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	329.46/cwt	324.00–333.00	2,392	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	757	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,725	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,498	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,655	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	941	312.25/cwt	312.25–312.25	2,938	111
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	965	309.37/cwt	304.00–310.25	2,985	36
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	424.37/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,371	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	393.22/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,427	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	365	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,442	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	358.13/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,336	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	416	408.78/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,701	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	360.92/cwt	342.50–395.00	1,548	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	349.35/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,638	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	504	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,777	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	335.52/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,775	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	327.18/cwt	314.00–340.00	1,875	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	318.44/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,978	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	302.61/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,055	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	305.37/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,168	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,301	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	797	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,550	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,944	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	473.14/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,770	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	478.63/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,962	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	419.43/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,774	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	386.58/cwt	367.50–425.00	1,852	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	371.16/cwt	357.50–390.00	1,963	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	368.24/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,084	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,856	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	335.03/cwt	330.00–341.00	2,070	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	319.34/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,159	16
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	300.69/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,168	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	284.86/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,196	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	190.03/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,942	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	170.75/cwt	163.00–180.00	2,852	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,257	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,060	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,346	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	113.19/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,209	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	136.56/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,680	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	124.35/cwt	118.00–133.00	1,561	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,547	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	140.23/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,956	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,689	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	126.17/cwt	117.00–132.00	1,879	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	970	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,102.76/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,103	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	1,675.94/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,676	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	2,351.59/head	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,352	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	2,120.79/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,121	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	3,175.45/head	2,750.00–3,650.00	3,175	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,316	2,696.08/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,696	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,393	2,195.33/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,195	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,405	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,468	2,501.48/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,501	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,469	2,706.18/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,706	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
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 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	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 Nov 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 806Last week 680Year ago 683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 95Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 73Year ago 25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,230	135.00–138.00	136.56
11	—	1,255	118.00–133.00	124.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,489	117.00–132.00	126.17
1	—	1,475	114.50	114.50
2	—	1,395	138.00–142.00	140.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,068	106.00–120.00	113.19
1	—	990	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	184.00–195.00	190.03
11	—	1,670	163.00–180.00	170.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	365	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	410.00–450.00	424.37
8	350–400	363	380.00–410.00	393.22
32	400–450	429	342.50–395.00	360.92
27	450–500	469	332.50–365.00	349.35
26	500–550	529	330.00–347.50	335.52
25	550–600	573	314.00–340.00	327.18
19	600–650	621	310.00–326.00	318.44
13	650–700	679	295.00–310.00	302.61
3	700–750	710	300.00–308.00	305.37
1	750–800	780	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	405.00–420.00	408.78
6	500–550	504	352.50	352.50
2	750–800	797	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	350.00–370.00	358.13
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	571	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	374	450.00–500.00	473.14
13	400–450	423	395.00–445.00	419.43
7	450–500	479	367.50–425.00	386.58
16	500–550	529	357.50–390.00	371.16
17	550–600	566	355.00–385.00	368.24
11	600–650	618	330.00–341.00	335.03
16	650–700	676	310.00–335.00	319.34
7	700–750	721	290.00–310.00	300.69
4	750–800	771	275.00–295.00	284.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	410	465.00–500.00	478.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	470	450.00	450.00
2	750–800	757	360.00	360.00
111	900–950	941	312.25	312.25
36	950–1000	965	304.00–310.25	309.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	470.00–500.00	489.49
2	400–450	418	400.00–455.00	426.35
13	450–500	474	400.00–445.00	413.40
11	500–550	509	370.00–400.00	392.63
14	550–600	588	360.00–382.50	366.23
14	600–650	615	330.00–360.00	345.18
15	650–700	666	327.50–342.00	332.63
11	700–750	726	324.00–333.00	329.46
3	750–800	783	319.00	319.00
1	850–900	885	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	350.00–385.00	367.22
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	570	335.00	335.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,468	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,501.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,469	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,706.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,120.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,393	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,195.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,316	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,696.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,202	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,351.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,261	2,750.00–3,650.00	3,175.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,102.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,450.00	2,450.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,100.00

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.