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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

750 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $183.54/cwt +10.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 592 lb · 97 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.60/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 543 lb · 82 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.14/cwt +10.19 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 520 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 750 1,410 0
Feeder cattle 750 1,410 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as no recent report. 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
383 unweaned 383 2 190.50 $190.50 $730 -0.89
430–445 unweaned 434 4 185.00–198.00 $188.33 $817 +4.33
410–443 435 29 190.00–202.50 $192.72 $838 +12.33
473 473 2 186.00 $186.00 $880 +12.28
475 unweaned 475 2 175.00 $175.00 $831 -1.95
516–520 unweaned 516 11 171.00–179.00 $178.27 $920 +17.63
512–529 521 48 174.00–183.25 $181.80 $947 -0.57
579 unweaned 579 4 170.00 $170.00 $984 +16.73
570–595 593 93 184.00–186.00 $184.12 $1,092 +22.20
605–644 618 27 170.00–179.00 $175.75 $1,086 +6.50
615–647 unweaned 632 15 166.50–169.00 $167.64 $1,059 +4.51
647 647 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,055 -6.25
653–673 unweaned 664 7 159.00–159.50 $159.29 $1,058 —
683–698 692 20 156.00–166.00 $159.26 $1,102 -1.30
716 716 23 162.25 $162.25 $1,162 +17.61
791 791 11 151.50 $151.50 $1,198 +11.72
833 833 23 137.50 $137.50 $1,145 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–437 423 8 180.00–181.00 $180.35 $763 —
518–542 521 24 151.00–162.00 $160.57 $837 +5.28
599 599 5 171.50 $171.50 $1,027 —
743 743 23 141.75 $141.75 $1,053 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 9 112.00 $112.00 $445 —
471 471 6 137.50 $137.50 $648 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 174.00 $174.00 $545 +1.25
335 unweaned 335 2 159.00 $159.00 $533 -12.00
370–375 373 9 158.00–166.00 $164.66 $614 -4.34
395 unweaned 395 1 161.00 $161.00 $636 +3.03
448 448 5 158.00 $158.00 $708 +2.15
449 unweaned 449 7 161.00 $161.00 $723 +1.93
465–480 472 44 150.00–160.00 $153.90 $726 -2.62
518–544 543 82 152.00–159.50 $156.60 $850 +0.95
553–561 556 10 149.00–150.00 $149.40 $831 -11.60
554–568 unweaned 559 6 148.00–150.00 $148.68 $831 -3.95
615 unweaned 615 9 152.75 $152.75 $939 +16.61
600–643 633 9 146.50–150.00 $148.93 $943 +0.63
652 652 10 153.75 $153.75 $1,002 +11.75
652–663 unweaned 657 12 145.00–149.00 $147.87 $972 +10.87
726 726 15 141.50 $141.50 $1,027 +9.41
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 137.00 $137.00 $589 —
509–513 510 8 147.00–148.00 $147.75 $754 +2.75
563–581 573 10 140.00–143.50 $141.77 $812 —
618 unweaned 618 3 130.00 $130.00 $803 —
625–638 631 8 137.00–140.00 $139.26 $879 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 85.00 $85.00 $297 —
384 384 5 117.50 $117.50 $451 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 372 3 150.00 $150.00 $558 —

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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.