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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 3, 2023

968 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.17/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 628 lb · 102 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $173.59/cwt +7.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,328/hd at 765 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.34/cwt +6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 570 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 968 1,100 0
Feeder cattle 968 1,100 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as no recent report. Trade active with good 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
332 332 5 223.00 $223.00 $740 —
350 unweaned 350 3 226.00 $226.00 $791 +32.26
360–396 376 28 212.00–227.50 $217.47 $818 +19.47
403 fancy 403 2 232.00 $232.00 $935 —
405–447 433 7 200.00–205.00 $201.00 $870 -6.28
477–497 493 26 200.00–213.50 $210.00 $1,035 +4.92
513–547 523 36 190.00–210.50 $199.66 $1,044 -7.82
551–595 577 15 170.00–182.50 $174.12 $1,005 -26.36
563–587 fancy 577 33 195.50–203.00 $198.54 $1,146 —
615 fancy 615 14 202.75 $202.75 $1,247 —
600–643 617 46 189.00–199.50 $193.80 $1,196 +15.38
664–695 686 40 170.00–184.75 $181.09 $1,242 +3.67
701–739 715 64 168.50–182.75 $176.42 $1,261 -0.70
746 unweaned 746 7 156.00 $156.00 $1,164 -19.00
752–780 765 74 164.50–182.35 $173.59 $1,328 +7.59
815–835 824 5 164.00–170.00 $168.59 $1,389 —
843 843 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,307 —
883 883 36 163.75 $163.75 $1,446 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 5 175.00 $175.00 $625 -11.00
425–449 446 12 172.50–192.00 $178.16 $795 -4.34
475 475 1 185.00 $185.00 $879 +29.54
505–545 524 4 166.00–177.00 $172.99 $906 -6.01
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 5 197.00 $197.00 $727 —
535 535 3 180.00 $180.00 $963 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 5 177.00 $177.00 $1,113 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–342 330 4 179.00–192.00 $186.92 $617 +5.92
373 unweaned 373 8 164.00–164.50 $164.25 $613 -2.21
350–395 378 5 166.00–174.00 $169.54 $641 -4.72
384 fancy 384 19 184.00 $184.00 $707 —
408–430 412 8 170.00–176.00 $172.27 $710 -7.05
450 unweaned 450 3 168.00 $168.00 $756 -0.86
451–493 470 47 164.00–179.50 $175.16 $823 -3.08
500–517 514 17 162.00–167.00 $164.03 $843 -11.52
550 unweaned 550 4 158.50 $158.50 $872 -4.75
552–581 571 69 164.00–179.00 $171.03 $977 +6.97
606–648 624 83 159.50–176.50 $167.23 $1,044 +1.19
644 644 19 183.00 $183.00 $1,179 +16.96
652–688 672 17 150.00–166.50 $161.23 $1,083 +3.23
673–694 690 21 177.00–181.50 $180.66 $1,247 +22.66
716 716 10 172.00 $172.00 $1,232 +10.47
711–749 746 56 154.00–161.00 $159.95 $1,193 -1.58
775 775 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,209 -8.50
815–840 828 2 157.00–159.00 $157.98 $1,308 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 3 157.00 $157.00 $887 —
601 601 4 151.00 $151.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 6 156.00 $156.00 $760 -10.52

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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.