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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 18, 2025

1,254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $396.20/cwt -49.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,288/hd at 577 lb · 183 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.88/cwt -22.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,190/hd at 670 lb · 146 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $351.21/cwt -30.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,360/hd at 672 lb · 127 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,254 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,498 ±0.00
350–391 375 9 465.00–525.00 $487.96 $1,830 -22.04
392 392 6 445.00 $445.00 $1,744 -65.00
400–445 426 14 475.00–517.50 $493.27 $2,101 -14.20
425–448 unweaned 439 17 420.00–487.50 $438.20 $1,924 -83.02
451–492 471 23 432.50–457.50 $445.50 $2,098 -37.00
472–496 unweaned 489 11 410.00–430.00 $421.76 $2,062 -16.01
503–541 unweaned 515 33 399.00–415.00 $406.35 $2,093 -9.39
506–549 518 57 375.00–454.00 $419.89 $2,175 +5.18
557–588 576 92 376.00–423.00 $410.56 $2,365 +4.01
555–598 unweaned 579 91 347.00–404.00 $381.69 $2,210 -77.92
608–644 621 44 355.00–397.00 $384.24 $2,386 -14.26
613–644 unweaned 630 24 338.00–389.00 $366.56 $2,309 -37.45
651–688 669 86 322.00–369.50 $359.12 $2,403 -19.88
665–691 unweaned 678 41 315.00–344.00 $334.63 $2,269 -47.02
718–748 731 33 324.00–340.00 $329.36 $2,408 -49.53
775 775 8 304.00 $304.00 $2,356 -67.29
888 888 10 282.00 $282.00 $2,504 -63.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 6 445.00 $445.00 $1,744 +15.00
400–440 433 12 380.00–445.00 $436.54 $1,890 —
455–465 463 13 410.00 $410.00 $1,898 -17.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
687 687 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,958 —
805 805 8 295.00 $295.00 $2,375 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 450.00–460.00 $454.96 $1,470 +34.96
305–345 unweaned 325 2 370.00–435.00 $400.50 $1,302 -86.71
397 397 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,648 -67.14
400–431 418 25 387.00–423.00 $411.91 $1,722 -37.97
400–432 unweaned 420 53 370.00–430.00 $382.23 $1,605 -80.86
460–472 unweaned 464 9 370.00–388.00 $380.47 $1,765 -43.08
460–496 478 42 365.00–394.00 $384.08 $1,836 -32.00
505–540 525 24 351.00–371.00 $366.33 $1,923 -35.66
512–542 unweaned 534 34 339.00–367.50 $360.76 $1,926 -40.53
550–579 unweaned 565 45 341.00–368.00 $351.48 $1,986 -8.42
550–597 571 71 330.00–377.00 $355.63 $2,031 -39.32
601–605 603 8 319.00–340.00 $329.47 $1,987 -27.53
602–625 unweaned 617 11 330.00–346.00 $335.68 $2,071 -28.32
654–671 unweaned 663 53 316.00–339.00 $325.29 $2,157 —
650–689 674 93 316.00–340.00 $327.78 $2,209 -22.08
707 unweaned 707 14 311.00 $311.00 $2,199 —
730 730 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,154 -25.63
762 762 69 325.00 $325.00 $2,476 -19.88
887 887 6 269.00 $269.00 $2,386 -44.22
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
744 744 9 285.00 $285.00 $2,120 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 unweaned 358 5 510.00 $510.00 $1,826 —
448 unweaned 448 6 460.00 $460.00 $2,061 —
470 unweaned 470 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,904 —
507–545 unweaned 515 5 367.50–370.00 $368.03 $1,895 —
623 unweaned 623 8 351.00 $351.00 $2,187 —
727 unweaned 727 6 297.00 $297.00 $2,159 —

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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.