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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 10, 2024

865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.18/cwt -8.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,583/hd at 621 lb · 132 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $277.88/cwt -34.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 622 lb · 112 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $301.64/cwt -17.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,681/hd at 557 lb · 67 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 865 835 1,080
Feeder cattle 865 835 1,080

"SPECIAL CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE". No trend as no recent report to compare with. Trade was active with good demand for the moderate offerings. Many unweaned offerings having several rounds of shots.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–385 unweaned 366 7 327.50–350.00 $343.25 $1,256
380 380 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,292 -26.19
405–410 408 4 299.00–320.00 $309.44 $1,263 -46.56
437 unweaned 437 14 326.00 $326.00 $1,425
477 477 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,431 -75.55
476–497 unweaned 490 24 287.00–309.00 $299.62 $1,468
508–548 unweaned 523 39 290.00–309.00 $300.70 $1,573
506–541 526 26 285.00–309.00 $299.05 $1,573 -42.11
553–558 unweaned 554 52 298.00–304.50 $303.12 $1,679
555–577 568 15 287.00–308.00 $296.49 $1,684 -22.22
602–623 619 56 270.00–285.00 $277.06 $1,715 -35.56
610–634 unweaned 624 56 277.00–281.00 $278.71 $1,739
675 675 9 275.50 $275.50 $1,860 -12.10
713 unweaned 713 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,718
724–748 735 57 257.00–266.50 $260.61 $1,915 -18.27
762–765 764 6 258.00–261.50 $259.16 $1,980 +0.21
848 848 4 238.50 $238.50 $2,022
852–897 865 37 225.50–240.00 $235.38 $2,036 -5.12
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 unweaned 585 4 269.00 $269.00 $1,574
587 587 9 273.00 $273.00 $1,603
606–636 623 7 260.00–267.00 $264.08 $1,645 -16.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,112 +28.02
493 493 3 281.00 $281.00 $1,385 -31.50
630 630 6 261.00 $261.00 $1,644

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,112
389 unweaned 389 12 319.00 $319.00 $1,241
401–413 unweaned 404 12 306.00–311.00 $309.72 $1,251
417 fancy 417 4 318.00 $318.00 $1,326
400–440 423 13 281.00–295.00 $289.17 $1,223 -57.72
470–480 unweaned 473 3 280.00–290.00 $286.62 $1,356
484–485 484 14 279.00–286.00 $282.00 $1,365 -42.58
507 fancy 507 10 281.00 $281.00 $1,425
510–517 unweaned 511 35 282.00–284.00 $283.60 $1,449 -13.90
515–542 529 11 255.00–270.00 $261.68 $1,384 -55.81
550–592 577 34 251.00–267.00 $259.84 $1,499 -37.40
570–598 unweaned 594 25 256.50–257.00 $256.58 $1,524
611 fancy 611 27 264.00 $264.00 $1,613
613 unweaned 613 35 253.00 $253.00 $1,551 -2.00
600–637 628 70 247.00–257.00 $252.86 $1,588 -16.14
668 668 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,723 +4.59
698 unweaned 698 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,612
731–748 fancy 737 30 241.00–246.00 $244.31 $1,801
723–748 743 10 232.00–236.00 $232.78 $1,730 -15.49
752–773 762 17 225.00–231.00 $228.15 $1,739 -12.85
841–843 842 11 221.00–224.00 $222.91 $1,877 -18.09
878 878 6 228.50 $228.50 $2,006 +6.00
917 917 11 220.50 $220.50 $2,022
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–445 unweaned 431 4 267.50–290.00 $279.12 $1,203
422–443 435 5 272.50–275.00 $274.03 $1,192 -33.47
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688–690 689 6 220.00–240.00 $233.32 $1,608

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 unweaned 463 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,278
540–542 unweaned 541 4 265.00–266.00 $265.50 $1,436
570 570 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,277

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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.