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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 9, 2025

454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $369.51/cwt +18.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,476/hd at 670 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.64/cwt -1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,058/hd at 584 lb · 48 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $373.59/cwt -4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,369/hd at 634 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 454 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,504 —
308–310 309 4 490.00–500.00 $497.49 $1,537 +17.49
370 unweaned 370 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,702 —
401–440 409 6 455.00–500.00 $471.65 $1,929 -21.62
451–455 452 6 437.50–505.00 $470.49 $2,127 +24.99
496 unweaned 496 3 421.00 $421.00 $2,088 -0.76
500–548 517 30 400.00–432.00 $418.17 $2,162 -1.72
560–588 583 33 374.00–390.00 $387.21 $2,257 -23.35
615–630 628 21 363.50–367.00 $363.99 $2,286 -20.25
643 fancy 643 14 388.00 $388.00 $2,495 —
661 fancy 661 23 390.25 $390.25 $2,580 —
652–696 673 48 361.00–378.00 $364.51 $2,453 +5.39
683 unweaned 683 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,254 -4.63
717–730 725 13 338.00–347.00 $342.51 $2,483 +13.15
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,592 —
611 611 6 352.00 $352.00 $2,151 —
665–680 673 2 320.00–327.00 $323.54 $2,177 —
752–796 788 11 301.00–306.00 $301.87 $2,379 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 6 252.50 $252.50 $1,217 —
511 511 13 374.00 $374.00 $1,911 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
882 882 2 272.50 $272.50 $2,403 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
249 249 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,158 —
260 unweaned 260 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,326 —
320 unweaned 320 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,424 +44.50
320 320 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,392 -19.96
365–395 389 5 450.00–460.00 $452.97 $1,762 +37.97
400 unweaned 400 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,600 +17.77
410–432 422 11 412.50–445.00 $424.60 $1,792 +12.69
478 unweaned 478 4 346.00 $346.00 $1,654 -34.47
483 483 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,715 -29.08
502–547 532 28 351.00–383.00 $377.06 $2,006 +10.73
552 unweaned 552 8 360.00 $360.00 $1,987 +8.52
580–592 590 40 349.00–363.00 $351.17 $2,072 -4.46
613 fancy 613 4 373.00 $373.00 $2,286 —
645 645 7 349.00 $349.00 $2,251 —
683–686 685 13 326.00–339.00 $329.99 $2,260 +2.21
692 unweaned 692 8 304.00 $304.00 $2,104 -21.29
715 715 2 297.00 $297.00 $2,124 +2.00
761 761 8 284.00 $284.00 $2,161 -41.00
966 966 6 272.50 $272.50 $2,632 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 445.00 $445.00 $979 —
426 426 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,619 —
562–570 566 8 304.00–322.00 $313.06 $1,772 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 8 337.50 $337.50 $1,752 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,578 —
550 550 3 321.00 $321.00 $1,766 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
826 826 3 261.00 $261.00 $2,156 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 unweaned 315 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,118 —
380 unweaned 380 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,482 -120.00
427 unweaned 427 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,135 +40.00
546 unweaned 546 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,993 -3.03
573–590 unweaned 577 4 345.00–355.00 $352.44 $2,034 —
690 690 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,904 —
780 780 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,599 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 unweaned 507 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,698 —

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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.