Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 7, 2025

1,691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.80/cwt +41.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,714/hd at 572 lb · 175 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $301.59/cwt +35.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,015/hd at 668 lb · 167 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $287.07/cwt +48.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,804/hd at 628 lb · 130 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,691	1,385	0
Feeder cattle	1,691	1,385	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as there was no recent report for this sale. Trade was very active with strong demand for high quality offerings thru the bulk of the sale. Most offerings were long time weaned with shots.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	4	470.00	$470.00	$1,542	—
360–392	383	26	380.00–419.00	$404.90	$1,551	+49.57
405–445	421	13	352.50–410.00	$379.87	$1,599	+57.97
427 unweaned	427	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,601	—
455–499	474	36	322.50–366.00	$356.04	$1,688	+27.53
499 unweaned	499	10	339.00	$339.00	$1,692	+38.44
503–534	521	60	340.00–368.00	$357.33	$1,862	+43.37
552–590	569	76	314.00–346.00	$332.04	$1,889	+33.41
617 unweaned	617	15	299.50	$299.50	$1,848	+24.62
600–640	619	96	300.00–327.00	$318.10	$1,969	+31.83
650–693	668	167	288.00–309.25	$301.59	$2,015	+38.15
706–747	734	88	273.00–286.00	$280.45	$2,059	+21.45
752–798	767	92	265.00–276.25	$272.01	$2,086	+32.01
827	827	14	265.00	$265.00	$2,192	—
861–875	868	20	251.00–256.00	$254.04	$2,205	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513 unweaned	513	6	334.00	$334.00	$1,713	—
585 unweaned	585	7	300.00	$300.00	$1,755	—
667	667	14	300.50	$300.50	$2,004	—
685 unweaned	685	6	268.00	$268.00	$1,836	—
721	721	15	268.00	$268.00	$1,932	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506	506	4	323.00	$323.00	$1,634	—
583–597	589	14	300.00–306.00	$302.00	$1,779	—
633–641	636	18	290.00–295.00	$292.88	$1,863	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1032	1032	11	243.50	$243.50	$2,513	—
1066	1066	6	235.50	$235.50	$2,510	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–320	314	11	382.50–420.00	$405.73	$1,274	+89.91
350–390	366	12	340.00–375.00	$365.43	$1,337	+32.93
400–449	431	24	350.00–385.00	$375.69	$1,619	+78.63
456–492	465	55	324.00–357.50	$342.61	$1,593	+62.80
500–543	523	56	295.00–325.00	$313.67	$1,640	+56.69
551–572 fancy	567	35	320.00–329.00	$322.91	$1,831	—
550–598	573	140	280.00–311.00	$294.02	$1,685	+30.39
601–629 fancy	606	26	303.00–304.50	$304.20	$1,843	—
605–648	634	104	259.00–296.00	$282.79	$1,793	+42.50
666–682	676	27	266.00–270.00	$267.99	$1,812	+11.88
683 fancy	683	20	280.00	$280.00	$1,912	—
710–725 fancy	719	28	260.50–272.50	$265.58	$1,910	—
744	744	14	244.00	$244.00	$1,815	+10.32
751	751	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,802	+7.02
950	950	23	241.00	$241.00	$2,290	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,361	—
542 unweaned	542	10	292.00	$292.00	$1,583	—
651	651	9	266.00	$266.00	$1,732	—
678 unweaned	678	3	262.00	$262.00	$1,776	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1208	1208	3	189.00	$189.00	$2,283	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357 unweaned	357	2	352.50	$352.50	$1,258	—
458 unweaned	458	3	322.50	$322.50	$1,477	—
665	665	4	267.50	$267.50	$1,779	—

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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.