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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 19, 2022

872 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.99/cwt ≈ $1,244/hd at 773 lb · 104 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $168.55/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 710 lb · 97 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.06/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 725 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 872 1,230 0
Feeder cattle 872 1,230 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as there was no recent report for a comparison. Trade and demand moderate 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
360 360 2 207.50 $207.50 $747 ±0.00
423–435 427 12 185.00–194.00 $191.21 $816 —
460 unweaned 460 5 184.00 $184.00 $846 —
458–495 486 12 185.00–191.00 $186.41 $906 +1.83
508–542 526 18 181.00–194.00 $190.14 $1,000 -18.97
555–570 562 17 168.00–178.00 $174.32 $980 -4.68
638–644 642 14 151.00–152.00 $151.35 $972 -17.44
659–673 666 29 157.00–171.00 $163.29 $1,088 +14.45
709–725 710 97 163.00–170.00 $168.55 $1,197 +6.49
763–795 773 104 150.25–168.00 $160.99 $1,244 —
810–849 827 16 147.00–154.00 $150.86 $1,248 +1.34
903 903 27 137.50 $137.50 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–497 485 14 162.00–175.00 $170.73 $828 —
533–549 545 14 162.00–175.00 $168.31 $917 -16.69
585–593 589 4 154.00–162.00 $158.03 $931 -1.97
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 4 171.00 $171.00 $848 —
628 628 14 151.00 $151.00 $948 —
674 674 7 144.00 $144.00 $971 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 180.00 $180.00 $558 —
367–388 379 7 160.00–171.00 $164.57 $624 -24.21
403–423 410 12 154.00–162.00 $156.75 $643 -27.88
424 unweaned 424 4 160.00 $160.00 $678 —
479–487 483 9 166.00–167.00 $166.56 $804 -3.33
497 unweaned 497 10 152.00 $152.00 $755 -8.00
512–525 517 12 159.00–165.00 $162.46 $840 -10.87
554–595 561 47 150.00–168.00 $162.23 $910 +8.10
572 unweaned 572 3 148.00 $148.00 $847 —
626–641 630 40 143.50–160.00 $155.92 $982 +3.34
663–688 671 56 141.00–147.25 $146.02 $980 +18.02
705–740 725 92 132.00–147.00 $137.06 $994 -0.24
763–765 764 13 139.00–140.00 $139.61 $1,067 +3.78
842 842 19 131.00 $131.00 $1,103 -9.63
903 903 4 126.50 $126.50 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–345 329 6 157.50–160.00 $158.69 $522 +6.19
358 358 2 152.50 $152.50 $546 +10.00
668–695 681 13 131.00–134.00 $132.38 $902 +12.38
839 839 18 120.00 $120.00 $1,007 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 6 150.00 $150.00 $723 —
588 588 10 130.00 $130.00 $764 —

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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.