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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 21, 2023

1,567 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.46/cwt -47.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 566 lb · 156 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $255.48/cwt -21.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,572/hd at 615 lb · 112 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $250.00/cwt -35.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,438/hd at 575 lb · 105 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,567 1,080 1,100
Feeder cattle 1,567 1,080 1,100

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings. Many unweaned feeders with one or two rounds of shots today.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,104 +15.00
367–389 unweaned 384 8 282.50–290.00 $288.21 $1,107
396 396 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,129
415–441 434 12 267.50–287.00 $273.15 $1,185
457–492 unweaned 477 34 220.00–242.50 $232.03 $1,107 -77.34
515–540 unweaned 530 10 230.00–254.00 $244.67 $1,297 -48.97
512–547 535 74 276.00–298.50 $289.24 $1,547 -16.08
558 558 14 246.00 $246.00 $1,373 -36.49
556–592 unweaned 574 57 230.00–253.00 $239.71 $1,376 -46.74
581–589 584 34 263.50–277.50 $268.90 $1,570 -13.59
605–638 unweaned 608 49 227.00–250.00 $248.03 $1,508
605–641 621 63 246.50–268.75 $261.28 $1,623 -15.59
664 664 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,461 -49.53
660–676 668 31 238.50–249.25 $246.21 $1,645 -23.32
655–680 unweaned 670 36 235.00–239.00 $235.33 $1,577 -26.45
714 unweaned 714 9 194.00 $194.00 $1,385 -59.00
720 720 11 225.00 $225.00 $1,620 -32.23
753 753 41 229.00 $229.00 $1,724
836 836 5 218.50 $218.50 $1,827 -39.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 unweaned 452 16 230.00 $230.00 $1,040
521 unweaned 521 22 248.00 $248.00 $1,292 -51.00
599 unweaned 599 22 231.00 $231.00 $1,384
651–698 682 9 222.00–233.00 $227.76 $1,553 -23.24
952 952 10 205.50 $205.50 $1,956
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 unweaned 396 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,010
512 512 8 222.50–235.00 $228.75 $1,171 -47.36
563 563 18 219.00 $219.00 $1,233 -53.50
667 667 11 205.00 $205.00 $1,367
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 unweaned 422 8 225.00 $225.00 $950
441 441 7 267.50 $267.50 $1,180
455 455 8 226.00 $226.00 $1,028
504–531 513 9 230.00–235.00 $233.27 $1,197
563 563 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,278

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 329 5 242.50–252.00 $250.01 $823
360–390 unweaned 372 13 225.00–240.00 $232.47 $865 -55.03
381 381 3 232.50 $232.50 $886
416–445 433 37 220.00–246.00 $229.91 $996
437 unweaned 437 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,005 -41.41
452–484 475 7 227.50–235.00 $232.96 $1,107 -41.51
486–498 unweaned 492 45 215.00–235.00 $229.16 $1,127 -47.21
522–531 unweaned 526 12 222.00–225.00 $223.26 $1,174 -43.74
516–547 529 64 200.00–231.00 $223.66 $1,183 -42.34
551 551 17 200.00 $200.00 $1,102 -73.70
552–584 unweaned 568 111 213.50–228.50 $223.76 $1,271 -40.68
554–592 569 28 227.50–235.50 $230.96 $1,314 -42.74
600 unweaned 600 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,350 -22.60
602–635 615 72 226.00–235.00 $231.22 $1,422 -22.55
654–696 677 47 213.50–227.00 $220.96 $1,496 -44.30
720–741 737 30 204.50–210.50 $209.33 $1,543 -50.30
832–842 834 13 200.00–202.00 $201.69 $1,682
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 unweaned 304 5 200.00 $200.00 $608
375 unweaned 375 4 226.00 $226.00 $848
432 unweaned 432 17 233.00 $233.00 $1,007
491–496 unweaned 492 29 210.00–220.50 $219.40 $1,079
536 unweaned 536 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,072 -60.00
561 unweaned 561 25 209.00 $209.00 $1,172
637 637 12 219.00 $219.00 $1,395
669 669 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,378 -35.00
795 795 13 202.50 $202.50 $1,610
893 893 46 208.00 $208.00 $1,857 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 unweaned 395 2 210.00 $210.00 $830
412–440 431 12 199.00–210.00 $202.51 $873
475 475 6 210.00 $210.00 $998
627 627 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,241 -13.89
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 unweaned 394 6 229.00 $229.00 $902
478 unweaned 478 9 208.00 $208.00 $994

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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.