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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

1,382 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.05/cwt ≈ $937/hd at 628 lb · 163 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.64/cwt ≈ $732/hd at 532 lb · 162 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.63/cwt ≈ $767/hd at 578 lb · 110 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,382 1,346 2,830
Feeder cattle 1,382 — 2,830

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as this sale had not been reported for some time while a change of ownership was in effect. Trade was active with good demand for a moderate offering of feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
318 318 3 185.00 $185.00 $588
351–393 375 14 172.00–182.00 $177.57 $666
405–444 439 41 172.00–186.75 $183.82 $807
453 unweaned 453 3 168.00 $168.00 $761
458–487 470 15 165.00–171.50 $167.70 $788
516–530 525 42 167.00–173.00 $170.76 $896
554 unweaned 554 10 149.50 $149.50 $828
551–579 570 29 154.00–161.00 $158.62 $904
605–643 628 155 140.00–154.50 $149.88 $941
638 unweaned 638 8 133.00 $133.00 $849
661–684 unweaned 669 15 126.00–130.00 $127.36 $852
671–696 687 89 136.00–142.50 $139.15 $956
710 unweaned 710 6 132.00 $132.00 $937
700–749 731 71 124.00–135.50 $131.05 $958
758–788 775 31 123.00–130.00 $128.20 $994
781 unweaned 781 18 111.00 $111.00 $867
867 unweaned 867 11 102.00 $102.00 $884
897 897 25 124.50 $124.50 $1,117
1147 1147 6 95.00 $95.00 $1,090
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
460–485 480 16 153.00–154.00 $153.82 $738
634 634 9 135.00 $135.00 $856
826 826 8 110.00 $110.00 $909
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
708 708 5 121.00 $121.00 $857
818–833 826 12 116.00–118.00 $116.99 $966
861 861 7 114.00 $114.00 $982

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
257 257 3 145.00 $145.00 $373
330–333 332 4 151.00–156.00 $153.51 $510
338 unweaned 338 5 143.00 $143.00 $483
365–399 380 20 148.00–151.00 $149.75 $569
400–443 421 49 140.00–156.00 $147.35 $620
428 unweaned 428 2 137.00 $137.00 $586
450 unweaned 450 3 136.00 $136.00 $612
455–495 486 22 137.00–147.00 $140.46 $683
501–549 532 156 133.00–142.50 $138.13 $735
535 unweaned 535 6 125.00 $125.00 $669
558–562 unweaned 561 24 127.00–131.00 $128.49 $721
553–594 583 86 130.00–139.00 $133.79 $780
614 unweaned 614 9 123.75 $123.75 $760
608–647 623 40 124.00–136.75 $131.49 $819
645 645 11 151.00 $151.00 $974
660–677 673 43 121.00–126.00 $124.15 $836
688 688 10 141.00 $141.00 $970
700–737 719 52 117.25–120.50 $118.92 $855
755–774 769 19 111.50–117.00 $112.92 $868
853 853 4 115.50 $115.50 $985
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
384 384 5 130.00 $130.00 $499
487 unweaned 487 8 124.50 $124.50 $606
490 490 2 122.00 $122.00 $598
721–734 728 8 112.00–116.00 $113.98 $830
828 828 46 104.00 $104.00 $861
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
558 unweaned 558 9 131.00 $131.00 $731
633 633 5 121.00 $121.00 $766

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
240 unweaned 240 2 177.50 $177.50 $426
332 unweaned 332 8 178.00 $178.00 $591
434 unweaned 434 5 145.00 $145.00 $629
503 unweaned 503 5 140.00 $140.00 $704
624 unweaned 624 5 116.00 $116.00 $724

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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.