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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 18, 2025

1,394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $292.48/cwt +21.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,964/hd at 671 lb · 162 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $303.76/cwt +16.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,220/hd at 731 lb · 112 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.70/cwt +32.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,783/hd at 523 lb · 94 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,394 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 517.50 $517.50 $1,268 —
270 270 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,404 —
300–320 307 6 500.00–507.50 $504.89 $1,550 +114.89
371–382 378 11 460.00–500.00 $484.68 $1,832 +106.71
412 unweaned 412 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,895 +97.50
406–443 422 27 410.00–457.50 $445.52 $1,880 +35.52
450–491 471 69 395.00–430.00 $414.57 $1,953 +47.07
502 fancy 502 2 411.00 $411.00 $2,063 —
531 unweaned 531 8 357.50 $357.50 $1,898 —
500–549 537 82 342.50–396.00 $374.16 $2,009 +11.05
562–588 574 48 339.00–371.00 $358.66 $2,059 -2.12
616 unweaned 616 13 298.00 $298.00 $1,836 +2.00
601–643 617 78 318.50–351.00 $339.32 $2,094 +28.83
697 697 10 318.00 $318.00 $2,216 +13.43
702–736 731 112 299.25–316.50 $303.76 $2,220 +16.40
750–799 770 74 283.00–293.75 $289.63 $2,230 +23.68
826 826 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,230 —
852–892 861 71 264.50–271.00 $270.11 $2,326 +22.11
927 927 17 269.50 $269.50 $2,498 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
763 763 4 267.00 $267.00 $2,037 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,313 —
300–341 325 16 420.00–440.00 $429.05 $1,394 +29.05
363 fancy 363 8 445.00 $445.00 $1,615 —
361–390 370 17 410.00–435.00 $426.18 $1,577 —
405–446 429 35 372.50–410.00 $384.64 $1,650 +42.40
415–441 unweaned 437 13 377.50–380.00 $377.87 $1,651 +84.52
450–480 463 43 359.00–381.00 $374.46 $1,734 +34.46
501–542 521 79 325.00–352.00 $344.40 $1,794 +33.86
535 unweaned 535 15 321.00–322.50 $321.20 $1,718 +58.70
550–592 581 60 307.00–328.00 $321.42 $1,867 +40.42
621–647 634 47 304.00–323.50 $313.08 $1,985 +25.40
666–699 671 158 279.00–298.00 $293.00 $1,966 +21.68
687 unweaned 687 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,869 —
700–746 727 69 272.50–286.00 $277.57 $2,018 +18.97
754 754 65 276.50 $276.50 $2,085 —
803–805 804 6 251.00–254.00 $253.00 $2,034 —
856 856 25 245.50 $245.50 $2,101 —
900–940 929 10 228.00–234.00 $230.02 $2,137 —
978 978 3 220.00 $220.00 $2,152 —
1055 1055 8 208.00 $208.00 $2,194 —
1154–1195 1171 10 178.00–186.00 $183.06 $2,144 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 8 357.50 $357.50 $1,591 —
545 545 9 322.00 $322.00 $1,755 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,378 —
367 unweaned 367 2 427.50 $427.50 $1,569 —
414 414 9 390.00 $390.00 $1,615 —
452 unweaned 452 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,763 —
450–495 486 5 345.00–352.60 $346.41 $1,684 —
515 515 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,609 —
520 unweaned 520 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,573 —
555 unweaned 555 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,859 —
560–576 573 11 275.00–295.00 $291.45 $1,670 —
762 762 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,867 —
852 852 2 245.00 $245.00 $2,087 —

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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.