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Knoxville Livestock Auction Center Inc. - Knoxville, TN

USDA-reported auction results · regular sale day Tuesday

SALE OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2026

Knoxville Livestock Auction Center Inc. in Knoxville, Tennessee held its last reported cattle auction on September 30, 2026.
Receipts: 1,239 head (vs 872 a year ago).
500-600 lb Medium & Large 1 steers averaged $377.89/cwt on 54 head.
700-800 lb Medium & Large 1 steers averaged $341.32/cwt on 50 head.
Against this barn's September 22, 2026 sale: 500–600 lb steers averaged $377.89, 24.32 lower; 700–800 lb steers averaged $341.32, 4.56 higher ($/cwt, our head-weighted averages). Receipts 1,239 head vs 867 last sale.
Regular sale day: Tuesday.

This sale1,239

Last reported867

Year ago872

The ledger

Head	Wt range (lbs)	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
3	236	236	630.00	630.00
2	285	285	530.00	530.00
4	352–390	365	455.00–490.00	470.99
9	410–435	423	420.00–465.00	442.10
20	455–487	474	395.00–420.00	407.34
6	455–475	467	430.00–465.00	438.25	Value Added
23	500–542	525	370.00–420.00	386.12
19	555–595	589	355.00–370.00	360.29
12	569	569	390.00	390.00	Value Added
15	605–631	618	335.00–345.00	338.77
5	600–607	603	347.50	347.50	Value Added
5	670–690	680	324.00–331.00	327.98
4	660–677	669	338.00–344.00	340.96	Value Added
40	703–742	716	321.00–346.00	339.77
9	719	719	350.00	350.00	Value Added
1	775	775	325.00	325.00
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
1	275	275	480.00	480.00
2	310–330	320	400.00	400.00
3	345	345	420.00	420.00	Value Added
2	375	375	420.00	420.00
4	357	357	450.00	450.00	Value Added
1	550	550	330.00	330.00
1	560	560	340.00	340.00	Value Added
4	615–630	621	315.00–329.00	324.00
2	685	685	310.00	310.00
3	680	680	315.00	315.00	Value Added
1	935	935	297.50	297.50	Value Added
STEERS - Small 1 ($/cwt)
2	430	430	350.00	350.00
1	540	540	340.00	340.00
3	550	550	340.00	340.00	Value Added
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
2	260–275	268	440.00	440.00
2	250–255	253	530.00	530.00	Thin Fleshed
5	265	265	470.00	470.00	Value Added
3	300–335	313	420.00–440.00	431.25
1	330	330	495.00	495.00	Value Added
19	355–395	368	395.00–445.00	414.76
2	375–380	378	375.00–385.00	380.03	Fleshy
16	405–448	430	355.00–395.00	372.67
1	435	435	345.00	345.00	Fleshy
1	405	405	405.00	405.00	Thin Fleshed
26	450–495	476	347.50–365.00	356.10
3	470–490	482	335.00–340.00	338.30	Fleshy
6	474	474	370.00	370.00	Value Added
25	500–545	520	335.00–370.00	347.79
1	515	515	380.00	380.00	Fancy
3	512–545	523	320.00–330.00	326.53	Fleshy
17	550–590	571	317.50–340.00	323.79
2	580–590	585	310.00	310.00	Fleshy
5	550–570	561	350.00–375.00	357.10	Value Added
39	600–649	625	305.00–326.00	315.41
10	606–640	612	297.50–302.50	298.28	Fleshy
13	613–618	615	329.00–331.00	329.62	Value Added
13	652–687	666	307.50–320.00	313.51
3	670–697	688	300.00	300.00	Fleshy
20	672–685	681	323.00–327.50	324.94	Value Added
1	735	735	297.50	297.50
3	710–730	722	310.00–315.00	311.69	Value Added
2	765–770	768	310.00–312.50	311.25
64	757	757	323.50	323.50	Value Added
2	842	842	300.00	300.00	Value Added
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
2	260–290	275	400.00	400.00
1	395	395	350.00	350.00
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
1	220	220	640.00	640.00
5	255–285	274	590.00–630.00	612.30
7	301–325	304	550.00–605.00	558.39
9	350–390	371	435.00–485.00	458.45
21	400–445	427	400.00–435.00	411.87
9	450–480	471	392.50–425.00	404.72
25	500–536	520	335.00–367.50	352.17
4	505–540	529	320.00–325.00	322.47	Fleshy
31	550–595	575	320.00–355.00	332.85
8	610–645	624	310.00–345.00	327.75
2	600–610	605	302.50–305.00	303.74	Fleshy
7	650–675	661	305.00–320.00	314.65
17	700–740	726	290.00–310.00	297.13
14	753–790	767	290.00–299.00	293.23
2	802	802	280.00	280.00
BULLS - Small 1 ($/cwt)
4	286–290	287	450.00	450.00
1	310	310	475.00	475.00
1	575	575	300.00	300.00
1	610	610	290.00	290.00
COWS - Breaker 75-80% ($/cwt)
8	1305–1695	1498	143.50–149.00	145.57	Average
1	1655	1655	159.00	159.00	High
COWS - Boner 80-85% ($/cwt)
11	975–1405	1199	139.50–155.00	149.97	Average
1	1150	1150	159.00	159.00	High
1	1255	1255	137.00	137.00	Low
COWS - Lean 85-90% ($/cwt)
5	1060–1300	1161	133.00–143.00	135.97	Average
3	985–1240	1148	120.00–129.50	124.16	Low
BULLS - 1 ($/cwt)
7	1340–2120	1822	179.00–190.00	184.07	Average
1	1195	1195	174.50	174.50	Average
3	1355–1735	1572	194.00–201.00	196.92	High

Download this barn’s results (CSV) · Official USDA report (PDF)

Recent sales

500–600 lb Medium and Large 1 steers at Knoxville Livestock Auction Center Inc., $/cwt by sale date (our head-weighted average of the USDA-reported rows).

Sale date	Receipts	500–600 lb steers	700–800 lb steers
September 30, 2026	1,239	$377.89	$341.32
September 22, 2026	867	$402.21	$336.76
September 15, 2026	997	$384.51	$341.67
September 8, 2026	468	$361.49	$321.76
September 1, 2026	354	$360.09	$309.93
August 25, 2026	593	$379.99	-
August 18, 2026	581	$392.93	$339.00

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About the Knoxville sale

What day is the sale at Knoxville Livestock Auction Center Inc.?

Knoxville Livestock Auction Center Inc. in Knoxville, Tennessee normally sells on Tuesdays. USDA posts the results the same evening or the next morning, and this page updates with them.

What were cattle bringing at Knoxville Livestock Auction Center Inc. this week?

At the September 30, 2026 sale, 500-600 lb Medium and Large 1 steers averaged $377.89/cwt. The full ledger above carries every class, weight and grade USDA reported.

Are these the auction's own numbers?

They are USDA's. A federal market reporter covers the sale and publishes the official report; this page is that report, parsed. The original PDF is linked above.