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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 6, 2022

1,510 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.36/cwt +27.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 618 lb · 90 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $213.03/cwt +5.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 534 lb · 89 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.01/cwt +33.77 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 515 lb · 84 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,510 795 1,275
Feeder cattle 1,510 795 1,275

No trend as no recent report. "Annual Customer Appreciation Sale". Trade active with moderate demand.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
244 unweaned 244 4 235.00 $235.00 $573 —
275–285 unweaned 282 3 245.00–250.00 $248.37 $700 —
312–338 unweaned 330 19 232.00–237.50 $233.64 $771 —
370–390 unweaned 385 4 215.00–221.00 $216.44 $833 —
400–410 403 5 207.50–215.00 $210.48 $848 -8.52
413–428 unweaned 421 19 220.00–227.00 $223.25 $940 —
455–488 unweaned 461 24 202.50–215.00 $213.35 $984 —
462–484 476 15 201.00–209.00 $203.46 $968 -18.35
522 522 9 204.00 $204.00 $1,065 -3.29
500–549 unweaned 535 80 185.00–224.75 $214.05 $1,145 —
568 unweaned 568 24 223.25 $223.25 $1,268 —
560–590 578 36 190.00–199.00 $194.13 $1,122 +1.37
606–643 624 26 183.00–190.00 $185.83 $1,160 +14.81
624 unweaned 624 28 216.75 $216.75 $1,353 —
672 unweaned 672 9 187.00 $187.00 $1,257 —
659–693 682 15 169.00–175.50 $173.41 $1,183 +17.23
702–747 722 57 160.00–175.50 $171.26 $1,236 —
752–770 762 33 172.00–186.75 $180.37 $1,374 +37.64
823–828 823 70 177.00–183.00 $182.48 $1,502 —
855–875 863 17 158.00–167.50 $164.14 $1,417 —
903 903 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,463 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–488 483 8 180.00–189.00 $182.59 $882 -7.41
512 512 5 183.00 $183.00 $937 +6.00
570 570 10 174.00 $174.00 $992 +0.46
629–646 635 14 171.00–172.00 $171.64 $1,090 +11.64
724 724 14 160.00 $160.00 $1,158 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 4 177.00 $177.00 $779 —
474 474 6 182.00 $182.00 $863 —
565 565 6 174.00 $174.00 $983 —
683–694 687 14 140.00–152.00 $147.67 $1,014 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 200.00 $200.00 $732 —
447 447 10 209.00 $209.00 $934 —
490 490 7 206.00 $206.00 $1,009 —
988 988 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,492 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 unweaned 235 3 199.00 $199.00 $468 —
280 280 2 202.50 $202.50 $567 —
292 unweaned 292 5 200.00 $200.00 $584 —
310–319 unweaned 317 12 188.00–207.50 $200.33 $635 —
335 335 2 183.00 $183.00 $613 +10.08
376 376 4 187.50 $187.50 $705 +26.39
378–385 unweaned 381 18 175.00–209.00 $195.01 $743 —
400–434 unweaned 428 12 177.00–188.50 $186.29 $797 —
410–449 438 25 179.00–191.00 $186.16 $815 +24.87
451–474 unweaned 459 20 171.00–199.00 $188.64 $866 —
490 490 5 185.00 $185.00 $906 —
510 fancy 510 31 198.00 $198.00 $1,010 —
513–528 unweaned 515 45 178.00–189.50 $187.37 $965 —
518–542 536 8 182.50–185.00 $184.40 $988 +27.16
552–584 574 44 169.50–190.00 $182.28 $1,046 +23.63
589 unweaned 589 14 187.00 $187.00 $1,101 —
608–640 618 90 170.00–182.00 $178.36 $1,102 +27.56
674–676 675 12 155.00–169.00 $160.84 $1,086 +15.70
717–727 722 38 165.00–174.75 $169.91 $1,227 +31.65
765–780 774 15 148.00–153.00 $149.26 $1,155 +13.39
809–843 837 64 155.50–167.50 $156.85 $1,313 +28.55
860–870 862 9 149.00–155.50 $154.04 $1,328 —
921 921 13 151.75 $151.75 $1,398 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 7 162.00 $162.00 $551 —
430 430 4 156.00 $156.00 $671 —
470 470 6 172.00 $172.00 $808 +17.63
506–542 518 30 151.00–167.00 $159.60 $827 —
553–557 556 12 145.00–153.00 $151.67 $843 +4.29
602–640 624 63 145.00–165.50 $158.64 $990 —
710–738 726 21 145.00–155.00 $152.30 $1,106 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 13 198.00 $198.00 $717 —
459 459 11 196.00 $196.00 $900 —
1032 1032 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,434 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 unweaned 363 2 175.00 $175.00 $635 —
460 460 5 168.50 $168.50 $775 —
533 533 10 161.00 $161.00 $858 —
667 667 3 148.00 $148.00 $987 —
843 843 10 144.00 $144.00 $1,214 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 186.00 $186.00 $614 —
390 390 1 187.00 $187.00 $729 +17.00
420 420 2 191.00 $191.00 $802 +33.50
455–490 478 4 170.00–179.00 $174.79 $835 —
508 508 4 175.00 $175.00 $889 +22.00
580 580 2 165.00 $165.00 $957 +16.00
717–735 724 8 131.00–143.00 $133.02 $963 +3.02
785 785 3 124.00 $124.00 $973 ±0.00
844 844 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,072 —

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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.