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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 12, 2023

1,080 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $285.53/cwt +29.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 583 lb · 151 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $297.25/cwt +21.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,561/hd at 525 lb · 68 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $265.50/cwt +31.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 667 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,080 653 1,510
Feeder cattle 1,080 653 1,510

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as no recent report. " CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE" . Trade active with moderate demand with the bulk of sales unweaned calves having at least one round of shots .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,053 —
444 unweaned 444 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,454 —
454–470 465 14 306.00–320.00 $309.90 $1,441 +27.40
480–495 unweaned 485 31 299.00–316.00 $309.37 $1,500 —
500–549 unweaned 525 47 270.00–308.00 $293.64 $1,542 —
520–537 526 21 300.00–311.00 $305.32 $1,606 +29.98
564–591 582 35 275.00–300.50 $282.49 $1,644 +26.28
569–598 unweaned 583 116 278.00–293.00 $286.45 $1,670 —
611–643 632 37 265.00–282.00 $276.87 $1,750 +28.59
663–682 666 24 253.00–275.00 $269.53 $1,795 +35.84
664–683 unweaned 667 36 255.00–265.00 $261.78 $1,746 —
688 fancy 688 2 284.00 $284.00 $1,954 —
717 unweaned 717 11 253.00 $253.00 $1,814 —
709–747 730 9 247.00–265.00 $257.23 $1,878 +36.18
805 805 12 257.50 $257.50 $2,073 —
935 935 4 240.00 $240.00 $2,244 +60.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 unweaned 446 13 326.00 $326.00 $1,454 —
524 unweaned 524 21 299.00 $299.00 $1,567 —
656 656 7 251.00 $251.00 $1,647 —
753 753 16 256.50 $256.50 $1,931 —
851 851 15 249.00 $249.00 $2,119 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–538 520 7 270.00–282.50 $276.11 $1,436 +72.57
581 581 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,583 +42.50
620–635 624 11 251.00–261.00 $256.72 $1,602 +51.72
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,164 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 unweaned 395 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,136 —
412–436 unweaned 428 17 270.00–275.00 $271.41 $1,162 —
458–490 unweaned 466 18 261.00–281.00 $276.37 $1,288 —
481–494 484 20 265.00–285.00 $274.47 $1,328 +29.91
509 509 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,354 +40.77
538–540 unweaned 539 51 267.00 $267.00 $1,439 —
556–589 unweaned 570 21 264.00–265.00 $264.44 $1,507 —
559–598 572 36 272.50–275.00 $273.70 $1,566 +45.91
603–643 624 21 243.00–266.00 $253.77 $1,584 +28.78
629–634 unweaned 631 29 245.00–252.50 $247.60 $1,562 —
675–681 677 20 264.00–269.00 $265.26 $1,796 +59.96
702–731 712 25 259.00–260.00 $259.63 $1,849 —
954 954 18 217.00 $217.00 $2,070 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 unweaned 425 2 225.00 $225.00 $956 —
472–495 unweaned 478 11 255.00–262.50 $260.38 $1,245 —
504–540 509 14 250.00–254.00 $250.61 $1,276 —
525–538 unweaned 532 4 242.50–252.50 $247.44 $1,316 —
551–585 558 12 230.00–250.00 $237.81 $1,327 —
635–645 641 5 200.00–230.00 $211.89 $1,358 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 unweaned 453 10 287.00 $287.00 $1,300 —
519 unweaned 519 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,349 —
669 669 8 241.00 $241.00 $1,612 —
757 757 19 242.50 $242.50 $1,836 —
870 870 4 212.00 $212.00 $1,844 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,307 —
486 486 4 302.50 $302.50 $1,470 —
504 unweaned 504 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,512 —

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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.