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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

607 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.90/cwt +13.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,080/hd at 680 lb · 83 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $330.18/cwt +12.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,186/hd at 662 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.71/cwt +9.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,857/hd at 531 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 607 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–282 280 4 450.00–535.00 $492.12 $1,378 -27.88
301 unweaned 301 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,430 —
323–335 327 6 460.00–500.00 $473.66 $1,549 -31.23
372–397 386 13 420.00–460.00 $438.22 $1,692 -46.46
401 unweaned 401 5 412.50 $412.50 $1,654 -47.50
442 442 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,768 -45.52
455–461 458 12 387.50–400.00 $393.71 $1,803 -20.86
478 unweaned 478 25 357.50 $357.50 $1,709 —
507–541 518 30 337.50–390.00 $358.39 $1,856 -15.77
522 fancy 522 18 417.00 $417.00 $2,177 +6.00
553 fancy 553 9 400.00 $400.00 $2,212 —
555–592 580 25 330.00–360.00 $347.97 $2,018 -10.69
612–645 621 34 307.00–334.00 $316.62 $1,966 -22.70
653–686 662 63 290.00–345.00 $330.18 $2,186 +12.18
735 735 2 291.00 $291.00 $2,139 -12.76
750–788 780 5 288.00–289.00 $288.81 $2,253 -0.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,088 —
390–395 393 2 350.00–370.00 $360.06 $1,415 —
500 500 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,562 —
565–580 573 2 304.00–324.00 $313.87 $1,798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 278 3 442.50–465.00 $457.05 $1,271 -32.95
300–320 306 8 395.00–455.00 $438.31 $1,341 +9.26
360 unweaned 360 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,206 —
375 375 2 442.50 $442.50 $1,659 +16.32
400–448 431 21 372.50–420.00 $390.18 $1,682 +5.54
449 unweaned 449 31 359.00 $359.00 $1,612 -18.87
455–499 483 43 335.00–390.00 $362.96 $1,753 -11.50
523 unweaned 523 6 336.00 $336.00 $1,757 +14.80
522–545 532 53 340.00–359.00 $351.26 $1,869 +6.86
551–590 578 33 312.50–338.00 $321.50 $1,858 +0.08
606–647 625 22 276.00–309.00 $289.02 $1,806 -24.06
651–681 680 83 297.00–307.00 $305.90 $2,080 +12.90
700–735 715 5 287.00–290.00 $288.43 $2,062 +10.86
834 834 16 278.75 $278.75 $2,325 +25.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,609 —
536 536 4 321.00 $321.00 $1,721 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 4 329.00 $329.00 $1,622 —

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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.