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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

764 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.08/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 618 lb · 82 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.31/cwt -3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 665 lb · 70 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.82/cwt +3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 677 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 764 1,205 0
Feeder cattle 764 1,205 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend. Trade light with moderate demand for moderate offerings of many small groups.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–383 381 6 164.00–176.00 $170.04 $648 —
458 458 3 174.00 $174.00 $797 —
508–519 514 14 165.00–170.00 $167.12 $859 +6.12
572–587 579 11 154.00–155.00 $154.72 $896 -1.35
601–644 613 25 140.25–149.25 $146.88 $900 -1.09
657 fancy 657 17 150.25 $150.25 $987 —
658–687 667 53 136.25–145.25 $141.09 $941 -5.84
709–725 715 47 134.00–144.75 $143.45 $1,026 +0.38
753–769 761 19 120.00–131.50 $127.04 $967 -12.59
808–847 822 30 120.00–127.50 $125.27 $1,030 -5.95
855–868 866 8 119.00–126.75 $124.54 $1,079 -5.21
921 921 9 125.75 $125.75 $1,158 —
960–970 965 4 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $1,134 —
1072 1072 14 105.00 $105.00 $1,126 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 6 166.50 $166.50 $789 —
598 598 12 135.00 $135.00 $807 —
710 710 4 134.00 $134.00 $951 —
951 951 12 113.50 $113.50 $1,079 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–360 356 7 159.00–166.00 $162.82 $580 —
462–493 483 11 149.00–151.00 $150.63 $728 +2.40
501–548 514 20 146.00–152.00 $149.65 $769 +6.35
567 fancy 567 6 152.00 $152.00 $862 —
562–599 581 42 135.00–143.00 $140.16 $814 -0.59
600–627 618 82 133.00–145.00 $140.08 $866 +3.56
661–694 674 51 126.00–138.00 $131.30 $885 +4.31
690 fancy 690 14 143.00 $143.00 $987 +8.00
700–738 712 46 126.25–127.25 $126.70 $902 -2.29
733 fancy 733 10 134.00 $134.00 $982 —
769 769 11 145.50 $145.50 $1,119 —
758–781 776 9 119.00–120.00 $119.22 $925 —
806 806 5 119.00 $119.00 $959 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 10 134.00 $134.00 $706 —
632 632 11 129.50 $129.50 $818 +5.58
702–738 723 7 121.25–121.50 $121.35 $877 —
832 832 6 114.00 $114.00 $948 —
900 900 8 100.00 $100.00 $900 —
1029 1029 17 101.00 $101.00 $1,039 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 14 141.00–146.00 $143.50 $583 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
837 837 6 110.75 $110.75 $927 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–498 487 3 151.00–156.00 $152.59 $743 —
550 550 1 152.00 $152.00 $836 —
614 unweaned 614 4 137.50 $137.50 $844 —
640 640 1 141.00 $141.00 $902 —

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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.