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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $174.98/cwt +11.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 669 lb · 166 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $163.49/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,246/hd at 762 lb · 81 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.24/cwt -5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 529 lb · 76 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 795 872 0
Feeder cattle 795 872 0

No trend as no recent report for a comparison . Trade and demand moderate for the moderate offerings,

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 207.00 $207.00 $741 -0.50
435 435 2 219.00 $219.00 $953 +27.79
453–473 464 17 215.00–223.00 $221.81 $1,029 +35.40
505–547 531 58 205.00–209.00 $207.29 $1,101 +17.15
557–586 566 42 190.00–197.00 $192.76 $1,091 +18.44
612–638 634 41 167.00–186.00 $171.02 $1,084 +19.67
664–668 thin fleshed 666 131 180.00 $180.00 $1,199
650–695 678 35 154.00–166.00 $156.18 $1,059 -7.11
755–766 762 11 140.75–146.25 $142.73 $1,088 -18.26
762 fancy 762 70 166.75 $166.75 $1,271
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 3 190.00 $190.00 $878 +19.27
518 518 6 177.00 $177.00 $917 +8.69
566–598 576 10 171.00–176.00 $173.54 $1,000 +15.51
643 643 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,029
668–678 674 5 144.00–149.50 $147.32 $993
783 783 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,409

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–343 338 4 169.00–181.00 $172.92 $584 -7.08
351–383 372 3 157.00–163.00 $161.11 $599 -3.46
408–445 429 19 153.00–165.00 $161.29 $692 +4.54
480 thin fleshed 480 6 171.50 $171.50 $823
506–543 529 76 153.00–167.50 $157.24 $832 -5.22
551–595 565 50 151.50–163.00 $158.65 $896 -3.58
603–638 628 75 146.50–154.00 $150.80 $947 -5.12
659–666 661 27 142.25–146.50 $145.14 $959 -0.88
703–718 709 15 135.00–142.50 $138.26 $980 +1.20
750–769 764 8 135.50–137.00 $135.87 $1,038 -3.74
810–816 815 10 127.50–128.50 $128.30 $1,046 -2.70
1073 1073 5 122.00 $122.00 $1,309
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–488 467 5 150.00–157.50 $154.37 $721
583–590 585 8 146.50–150.00 $147.38 $862

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620
410 410 1 157.50 $157.50 $646
515 515 1 153.00 $153.00 $788
565 565 1 149.00 $149.00 $842
610 610 1 137.00 $137.00 $836
705 705 2 130.00 $130.00 $916
790 790 2 124.00 $124.00 $980
803 803 3 124.00 $124.00 $996
878 878 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,062
975 975 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,053

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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.