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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 29, 2024

640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $287.93/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,369/hd at 475 lb · 116 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $307.79/cwt +8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,475/hd at 479 lb · 78 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $271.24/cwt -6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,674/hd at 617 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 640 865 1,080
Feeder cattle 640 865 1,080

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as no recent report to compare with. Trade was 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
355 355 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,296 +25.00
397 unweaned 397 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,191 -43.25
413 413 7 331.00 $331.00 $1,367 +21.56
460–485 unweaned 479 73 298.00–332.00 $307.78 $1,474 +8.16
484 484 5 308.00 $308.00 $1,491 +8.00
500 unweaned 500 17 322.00 $322.00 $1,610 +21.30
503–525 508 21 310.00–313.00 $310.74 $1,579 +11.69
553–580 unweaned 564 46 273.00–301.00 $285.71 $1,611 -17.41
616 unweaned 616 59 274.00 $274.00 $1,688 -4.71
618–626 622 13 250.00–264.00 $258.74 $1,609 -18.32
660 660 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,650 -25.50
693 unweaned 693 14 231.00 $231.00 $1,601 —
823 823 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,811 -18.50
943 943 8 222.00 $222.00 $2,093 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 7 276.00 $276.00 $1,452 —
566–578 572 8 262.00–274.00 $268.06 $1,533 -4.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,114 —
334–345 unweaned 336 6 322.50–331.00 $329.54 $1,107 -17.96
378 unweaned 378 24 312.00 $312.00 $1,179 -7.00
380–395 385 9 309.50–329.00 $322.33 $1,241 —
410–426 unweaned 417 10 287.00–300.00 $294.99 $1,230 -14.73
425 425 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,318 +20.83
463–492 unweaned 473 70 279.00–304.00 $294.44 $1,393 +7.82
460–495 479 46 274.00–284.50 $278.02 $1,332 -3.98
507–515 unweaned 513 18 266.00–276.00 $273.80 $1,405 -9.80
559–593 572 8 266.00–275.00 $269.50 $1,542 +9.66
565–585 unweaned 580 45 235.00–262.00 $241.43 $1,400 -15.15
650–691 665 8 237.00–240.00 $238.17 $1,584 -19.83
765 765 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,874 +16.85
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686 686 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,358 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,290 —
402 unweaned 402 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,296 —
526 526 13 272.00 $272.00 $1,431 —
575 unweaned 575 4 253.00 $253.00 $1,455 —
657 657 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,386 —

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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.