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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 11, 2023

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $234.28/cwt +4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,450/hd at 619 lb · 86 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $243.46/cwt -10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 493 lb · 65 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.94/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,310/hd at 732 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 633 1,512 1,230
Feeder cattle 633 1,512 1,230

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as no recent report. Trade active with moderate 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
350 350 1 260.00 $260.00 $910 +17.27
365–384 unweaned 380 9 240.00–250.00 $247.86 $942 —
479–495 492 51 244.00–263.00 $246.90 $1,215 -6.92
498 498 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,021 -48.82
499 unweaned 499 11 238.00 $238.00 $1,188 —
506–540 520 9 219.00–237.50 $230.30 $1,198 -10.60
558–568 560 10 219.00–234.50 $222.54 $1,246 -1.41
560–568 565 7 201.00–204.00 $202.28 $1,143 -21.67
579 unweaned 579 9 218.00 $218.00 $1,262 —
616–639 619 86 211.00–238.00 $234.28 $1,450 +4.49
655–688 674 5 191.00–205.00 $197.10 $1,328 -20.78
712 unweaned 712 10 198.00 $198.00 $1,410 —
714–717 715 10 197.50–221.00 $213.93 $1,530 +41.01
791 791 21 195.00 $195.00 $1,542 +2.28
850–891 882 28 181.50–194.50 $186.33 $1,643 +3.33
902 902 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,714 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
713–747 740 10 184.00–191.00 $185.35 $1,372 —
900 900 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,710 —
1050 1050 2 162.50 $162.50 $1,706 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 210.00 $210.00 $777 —
540 540 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,026 +2.86
560–595 583 3 193.00–197.00 $195.72 $1,141 +11.96
624 624 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,248 -6.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 3 184.00 $184.00 $920 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 unweaned 330 1 210.00 $210.00 $693 —
396 396 3 240.00 $240.00 $950 +32.43
405 unweaned 405 3 207.50 $207.50 $840 —
405–410 406 4 215.00–220.00 $218.74 $888 +8.72
474–485 476 26 206.00–222.00 $213.58 $1,017 +7.58
484 unweaned 484 10 222.00 $222.00 $1,074 —
513 unweaned 513 3 190.00 $190.00 $975 —
540–546 545 5 200.00–208.00 $206.41 $1,125 -1.65
558 fancy 558 17 218.50 $218.50 $1,219 —
565–591 580 11 192.00–206.00 $194.48 $1,128 -11.15
612 unweaned 612 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,163 —
610–648 628 16 188.50–196.00 $194.20 $1,220 +9.03
651–683 657 42 178.00–197.25 $193.61 $1,272 +16.86
720–743 732 62 172.00–182.00 $178.94 $1,310 -2.56
775–778 777 4 168.00–178.00 $175.51 $1,364 +0.44
819 819 19 180.00 $180.00 $1,474 +18.05
913 913 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,452 —
963–978 972 6 139.00–158.00 $144.14 $1,401 -13.86
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 197.50 $197.50 $711 +19.50
400–445 423 2 185.00–195.00 $189.73 $803 +18.28
479 479 4 191.00 $191.00 $915 +24.05
520–535 528 2 152.50–165.00 $158.84 $839 -16.04
616 616 8 141.50 $141.50 $872 -23.72
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 4 180.00 $180.00 $911 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 200.00 $200.00 $794 —
410 410 2 200.00 $200.00 $820 —
540 540 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,107 —

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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.