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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 21, 2024

835 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.01/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,675/hd at 534 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $318.71/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,871/hd at 587 lb · 69 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $375.55/cwt +28.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,799/hd at 479 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 835 615 653
Feeder cattle 835 615 653

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
372–394 387 13 362.50–375.00 $366.19 $1,417 -13.81
425 425 6 356.00 $356.00 $1,513 +4.12
465–493 479 63 371.00–382.50 $375.55 $1,799 +28.99
521–543 535 25 335.00–350.00 $341.16 $1,825 -0.87
555–592 587 69 306.00–335.00 $318.71 $1,871 +2.05
606–631 618 32 295.00–319.00 $312.62 $1,932 -0.91
667–683 674 34 280.00–290.00 $287.60 $1,938 +12.35
702–717 710 63 274.00–282.50 $278.88 $1,980 +11.93
763–775 766 30 245.00–264.00 $258.95 $1,984 —
852 852 20 240.50 $240.50 $2,049 +11.73
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 25 311.00 $311.00 $1,614 —
628 628 16 281.00 $281.00 $1,765 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–331 331 5 300.00–330.00 $311.98 $1,033 —
490 490 6 312.50 $312.50 $1,531 -16.50
526 unweaned 526 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,631 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–435 415 30 327.50–359.00 $346.89 $1,440 +9.39
450–494 470 42 315.00–335.00 $324.58 $1,526 +8.47
519–543 533 57 311.00–319.00 $317.49 $1,692 +4.99
536 unweaned 536 12 297.50 $297.50 $1,595 —
560–583 565 51 289.00–300.00 $297.24 $1,679 +27.44
626 626 9 269.00 $269.00 $1,684 +19.59
635 unweaned 635 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,619 —
652–667 660 15 251.00–255.00 $253.41 $1,673 +13.42
715–731 727 25 244.50–257.50 $248.27 $1,805 —
773 773 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,863 —
813 813 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,959 —
850 850 4 222.50 $222.50 $1,891 +5.75
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 14 295.00 $295.00 $1,469 —
600 600 34 253.00 $253.00 $1,518 —
748 748 13 239.00 $239.00 $1,788 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 8 285.00 $285.00 $995 —
430 430 4 307.50 $307.50 $1,322 +7.50
458–487 470 5 240.00–262.50 $253.17 $1,190 -38.01
538 538 5 277.50 $277.50 $1,493 +18.30
587–594 591 8 270.00–277.50 $272.79 $1,612 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,431 —
691 691 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,762 —

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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.