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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays

Sale of Tuesday, February 10, 2026

655 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (48)

No new report since Feb 10, 2026. Below is this market's most recent published report.

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.24/cwt -20.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,679/hd at 792 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $432.73/cwt +40.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,500/hd at 578 lb · 63 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $406.63/cwt +9.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,785/hd at 685 lb · 49 head
Knoxville, IA 7-weight heifers cleared at $350/cwt, mid-pack for the state and $6/cwt below the IA average ($356). IA 7-weight heifers are down $20/cwt from their early February peak of $366. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 655 1,463 0
Feeder cattle 655 0

Compared to the last report three weeks ago (1/20) steer calves 450-550 lbs 15.00 higher, 550-750 lbs. 40.00 higher, 800 lbs. 25.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-750 lbs. 30.00-50.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on the moderate offerings.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276–289 286 13 645.00 $645.00 $1,845
378 378 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,890 -54.33
378–392 unweaned 384 5 480.00–580.00 $539.12 $2,070 -10.88
412–449 445 22 510.00–527.50 $524.19 $2,333 -73.68
461–485 466 15 509.00–527.50 $518.98 $2,418 +14.90
505–531 516 41 497.50–528.00 $516.92 $2,667 +24.13
555–585 563 16 472.00–503.00 $493.10 $2,776 +54.24
601–606 602 35 427.00–465.00 $449.53 $2,706 +39.81
663–696 685 49 392.00–418.00 $406.63 $2,785 +9.65
700–716 711 47 409.00–412.00 $411.37 $2,925 +45.11
826 826 20 360.75 $360.75 $2,980 +23.75
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 10 439.00 $439.00 $2,586 +62.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 312 7 520.00–600.00 $543.77 $1,697 +97.30
337 unweaned 337 4 570.00 $570.00 $1,921
375 unweaned 375 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,988
380–389 387 8 480.00–580.00 $504.56 $1,953 +1.06
441 441 8 485.00 $485.00 $2,139 +31.06
465–481 473 10 455.00–492.50 $474.80 $2,246 +52.20
491 fancy 491 5 515.00 $515.00 $2,529
532 unweaned 532 14 445.00 $445.00 $2,367
505–546 534 32 445.00–455.00 $449.69 $2,401 +35.70
550 fancy 550 5 499.00 $499.00 $2,744
560–594 580 58 391.00–450.00 $427.02 $2,477 +34.82
611 611 11 399.00 $399.00 $2,438 +17.47
631 unweaned 631 17 382.00 $382.00 $2,410
663 663 14 395.00 $395.00 $2,619 +33.06
703–713 712 35 355.00–382.00 $379.72 $2,704 +51.48
751–796 792 87 330.00–341.00 $338.24 $2,679 +8.24
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–487 483 14 437.00–447.50 $444.48 $2,147
627 627 7 376.00 $376.00 $2,358
689 689 5 362.00 $362.00 $2,494

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 380.00–460.00 $419.28 $1,753
507 507 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,028
645 645 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,483
660 660 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,145
753 753 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,523
845 845 2 308.00 $308.00 $2,603
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686 686 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,784
827 827 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,881

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high 449.53 low 373.59 Sep 2025 Feb 2026

600–649 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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