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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 22, 2022

1,100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.74/cwt -19.68 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 577 lb · 83 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.63/cwt -13.28 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 472 lb · 78 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $197.88/cwt -7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 589 lb · 73 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,100 1,510 1,410
Feeder cattle 1,100 1,510 1,410

No trend as this sale had not been reported for some time. Trade was active with good demand. Many unweaned calves of all weights with one or two rounds of shots well accepted today.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–325 unweaned 307 6 192.50–215.00 $201.36 $618 -32.28
355–393 383 4 193.00–204.00 $198.00 $758
373–398 unweaned 384 12 175.00–215.00 $193.74 $744 -22.70
401–441 unweaned 415 28 183.00–201.00 $194.63 $808 -28.62
424–449 431 27 182.50–210.00 $207.28 $893 -3.20
451–499 481 40 197.00–212.50 $205.08 $986 +1.62
475–496 unweaned 484 27 187.00–188.00 $187.54 $908 -25.81
510–535 unweaned 517 7 181.00–190.00 $183.66 $950 -30.39
506–545 527 53 197.00–214.00 $207.48 $1,093 +3.48
557–597 unweaned 585 41 192.25–196.75 $195.85 $1,146 -27.40
553–598 595 32 187.00–203.00 $200.48 $1,193 +6.35
608–618 unweaned 613 17 169.00–185.00 $177.54 $1,088 -39.21
600–648 616 36 168.00–190.00 $178.42 $1,099 -7.41
651–680 665 9 175.00–179.50 $177.42 $1,180 +4.01
665–693 unweaned 689 32 176.00–178.50 $176.38 $1,215 -10.62
714 unweaned 714 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,250
703–748 725 54 168.00–182.50 $177.12 $1,284 +5.86
772–775 774 22 166.00 $166.00 $1,285 -14.37
898 thin fleshed 898 17 174.75 $174.75 $1,569
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 unweaned 273 2 140.00 $140.00 $382
310 310 1 182.50 $182.50 $566
371 371 4 186.00 $186.00 $690
428 428 2 182.50 $182.50 $781
473–480 477 4 150.00–161.00 $155.46 $742 -27.13
515 515 4 179.00 $179.00 $922 -4.00
537 unweaned 537 6 164.00 $164.00 $881
728 728 8 163.50 $163.50 $1,190 +3.50
750 750 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,125
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 4 160.00 $160.00 $888 -14.00
560–570 unweaned 563 7 178.00–182.00 $180.84 $1,018
552–580 575 18 174.00–175.00 $174.16 $1,001 +0.16

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 unweaned 300 8 181.00 $181.00 $543 -19.33
330 330 1 181.00 $181.00 $597 -2.00
351–380 unweaned 360 10 162.50–175.00 $166.46 $599 -28.55
357–373 361 8 174.00–175.00 $174.26 $629 -13.24
427–436 unweaned 433 17 174.50–185.00 $181.34 $785 -4.95
432–449 438 25 171.00–184.00 $179.32 $785 -6.84
452–490 465 48 175.00–181.00 $178.24 $829 -6.76
463–498 unweaned 483 30 164.00–176.00 $168.86 $816 -19.78
517–539 unweaned 525 29 166.00–172.00 $169.56 $890 -17.81
508–544 534 39 174.00–177.00 $175.55 $937 -8.85
555–589 575 50 157.00–172.00 $164.06 $943 -18.22
558–599 unweaned 581 33 155.00–165.00 $163.25 $948 -23.75
607–630 623 67 164.50–169.00 $166.04 $1,034 -12.32
664 664 6 158.00 $158.00 $1,049 -2.84
705–742 733 15 153.00–166.00 $161.53 $1,184 -8.38
768 768 4 164.50 $164.50 $1,263 +15.24
843 thin fleshed 843 20 162.50 $162.50 $1,370
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–492 488 8 164.00–168.00 $166.52 $813 -5.48
543 543 5 150.00 $150.00 $814 -9.60
556–595 579 12 145.00–146.00 $145.40 $842 -6.27
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 160.00 $160.00 $541
426 426 7 163.50 $163.50 $697

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 unweaned 205 2 190.00 $190.00 $390
333 unweaned 333 2 182.00 $182.00 $606
420 unweaned 420 3 167.00 $167.00 $701
538 unweaned 538 10 155.00 $155.00 $834
633 unweaned 633 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,000
685 685 6 140.00 $140.00 $959
732 732 5 134.00 $134.00 $981 +0.98

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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.