Cattle Market Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report
Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays
Sale of Tuesday, September 15, 20261,138 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app
No new report since Sep 15, 2026. Below is this market's most recent published report.
Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 1,138 | 655 | 0 |
| Feeder cattle | 1,138 | 655 | 0 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 355 | 355 | 11 | 555.00 | $555.00 | $1,970 | +15.88 |
| 385–399 | 394 | 9 | 567.50–577.50 | $570.75 | $2,249 | +70.75 |
| 416–434 | 431 | 19 | 497.50–527.50 | $502.07 | $2,164 | -22.12 |
| 462–485 | 472 | 55 | 477.50–501.00 | $488.53 | $2,306 | -30.45 |
| 491 | 491 | 10 | 432.50 | $432.50 | $2,124 | — |
| 508–549 | 537 | 84 | 430.00–441.00 | $433.54 | $2,328 | -83.38 |
| 560–590 | 571 | 22 | 392.00–422.00 | $414.21 | $2,365 | -78.89 |
| 602–633 | 611 | 15 | 371.00–394.00 | $387.25 | $2,366 | -62.28 |
| 610–635 | 616 | 24 | 341.00–390.00 | $377.38 | $2,325 | — |
| 675 | 675 | 11 | 362.00 | $362.00 | $2,444 | -44.63 |
| 677 | 677 | 8 | 339.00 | $339.00 | $2,295 | -67.63 |
| 716–745 | 739 | 24 | 359.50–368.50 | $361.32 | $2,670 | -50.05 |
| 755–786 | 771 | 6 | 340.00–361.50 | $350.53 | $2,703 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 375 | 375 | 7 | 525.00 | $525.00 | $1,969 | — |
| 431–448 | 436 | 11 | 460.00–472.50 | $468.99 | $2,045 | — |
| 533 | 533 | 10 | 388.00 | $388.00 | $2,068 | — |
| 587 | 587 | 8 | 368.00 | $368.00 | $2,160 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316–333 | 323 | 7 | 575.00–585.00 | $579.41 | $1,871 | — |
| 358–386 | 369 | 11 | 460.00–497.50 | $471.80 | $1,741 | -32.76 |
| 421–430 | 428 | 24 | 450.00–475.00 | $458.91 | $1,964 | -26.09 |
| 480–495 | 485 | 25 | 409.00–417.00 | $413.27 | $2,004 | -61.53 |
| 495 | 495 | 4 | 400.00 | $400.00 | $1,980 | — |
| 504 | 504 | 35 | 428.00 | $428.00 | $2,157 | — |
| 509–545 | 522 | 26 | 388.00–400.00 | $394.58 | $2,060 | -55.11 |
| 564 | 564 | 20 | 403.00 | $403.00 | $2,273 | -96.00 |
| 560–574 | 567 | 16 | 360.00–376.00 | $367.90 | $2,086 | -59.12 |
| 579 | 579 | 6 | 353.00 | $353.00 | $2,044 | — |
| 602–631 | 609 | 26 | 339.00–354.00 | $350.19 | $2,133 | -48.81 |
| 650–675 | 664 | 40 | 333.00–342.00 | $336.74 | $2,236 | -58.26 |
| 701–733 | 719 | 107 | 329.50–338.00 | $330.25 | $2,374 | -49.47 |
| 751–783 | 771 | 13 | 309.50–325.50 | $315.50 | $2,433 | -22.74 |
| 818–827 | 823 | 87 | 309.50–334.00 | $314.87 | $2,591 | — |
| 853–886 | 872 | 10 | 304.00–330.00 | $321.68 | $2,805 | — |
| 907–913 | 910 | 7 | 296.00–311.00 | $304.55 | $2,771 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 347 | 347 | 4 | 410.00 | $410.00 | $1,423 | — |
| 385 | 385 | 7 | 445.00 | $445.00 | $1,713 | — |
| 583 | 583 | 4 | 335.00 | $335.00 | $1,953 | — |
Price trend
600–649 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.
Reading this report
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.
← Previous sale (Feb 10, 2026)
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Today at Knoxville was the Annual Customer Appreciation Lunch. No comparison of todays auction as the previous auction was more than three weeks prior. Demand was good today and included internet bidders. Supply was heavy and included many smaller packages of mostly yearlings and unweaned calves. Two consignors brought more than 300 head.