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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

1,275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.83/cwt +13.77 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 625 lb · 165 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.51/cwt +17.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,245/hd at 734 lb · 165 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.38/cwt +2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 538 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,275 1,356 0
Feeder cattle 1,275 1,356 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend, no recent report. "Customer Appreciation Sale". Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 201.00 $201.00 $679 —
370 unweaned 370 2 185.00 $185.00 $684 —
421 unweaned 421 12 198.25 $198.25 $835 —
456 456 5 190.75 $190.75 $870 -7.25
458–472 unweaned 460 18 184.00–188.50 $184.77 $850 —
526–539 unweaned 538 79 171.00–185.00 $182.38 $981 —
577 unweaned 577 16 174.50 $174.50 $1,007 —
591 591 9 163.00 $163.00 $963 -8.13
603–627 610 17 169.00–170.50 $170.05 $1,037 +26.05
628–630 unweaned 630 35 160.50–164.50 $163.93 $1,033 —
651–686 667 50 147.00–161.50 $157.39 $1,050 -2.51
715–721 716 22 151.00–161.00 $153.29 $1,098 +1.46
736–739 fancy 737 143 172.00 $172.00 $1,268 —
800 800 9 145.50 $145.50 $1,164 —
838 fancy 838 59 158.00 $158.00 $1,324 —
886 886 7 143.75 $143.75 $1,274 +14.25
925–930 928 6 136.50–139.00 $137.33 $1,274 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
693 693 6 143.00 $143.00 $991 —
764 764 55 151.00 $151.00 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 152.50–160.00 $156.34 $513 —
380 380 2 150.00 $150.00 $570 -24.58
500–548 523 17 152.50–164.50 $160.40 $839 -4.87
548 unweaned 548 2 164.00 $164.00 $899 —
613–648 631 14 152.00–153.00 $152.58 $963 +9.58
733 733 8 147.00 $147.00 $1,078 —
778–793 790 14 137.00–146.50 $142.24 $1,124 +12.24
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
746 746 9 141.50 $141.50 $1,056 —
841 841 14 136.00 $136.00 $1,144 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 281 4 172.50–192.50 $180.01 $506 —
378 378 2 170.00 $170.00 $643 +5.59
391 unweaned 391 11 172.50 $172.50 $674 +18.50
406 406 6 159.00 $159.00 $646 +3.24
463 463 7 151.00 $151.00 $699 -8.53
455–496 unweaned 491 39 162.00–168.00 $167.29 $821 —
507–543 525 34 151.00–169.00 $159.18 $836 +16.59
541 unweaned 541 19 158.00 $158.00 $855 —
575–580 578 6 150.00–154.00 $151.99 $879 +8.36
586 unweaned 586 8 152.00 $152.00 $891 —
610 unweaned 610 27 156.00 $156.00 $952 —
605–640 628 138 144.00–160.00 $155.80 $978 +14.84
668–698 692 27 140.00–152.50 $143.52 $993 +6.35
705–740 717 6 141.00–150.00 $146.25 $1,049 +3.72
759–782 771 21 139.00–142.00 $140.69 $1,085 +14.03
810–842 823 17 136.50–146.00 $140.50 $1,156 +17.08
883 883 9 143.75 $143.75 $1,269 +23.84
913 913 19 142.75 $142.75 $1,303 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 7 134.00 $134.00 $819 —
703 thin fleshed 703 56 138.00 $138.00 $970 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
639 639 7 132.00 $132.00 $843 —
810 810 18 123.50 $123.50 $1,000 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
776–798 784 11 135.50–138.00 $137.07 $1,075 —
841 841 9 125.00 $125.00 $1,051 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 205.00 $205.00 $707 —
408 408 4 179.00 $179.00 $730 —
473 473 4 150.00 $150.00 $710 —
520 520 1 158.00 $158.00 $822 —
598 598 2 142.00 $142.00 $849 —

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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.