Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 6, 2026

1,747 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $373.65/cwt +53.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,459/hd at 658 lb · 311 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $435.40/cwt +61.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,735/hd at 628 lb · 183 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $395.39/cwt +52.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,845/hd at 720 lb · 137 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,747	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–347	324	7	525.00–550.00	$536.69	$1,739	+39.20
370 unweaned	370	9	515.00	$515.00	$1,906	+55.00
355–385	372	19	515.00–542.50	$523.13	$1,946	—
405–438	428	38	485.00–532.00	$508.86	$2,178	+37.21
483 unweaned	483	4	475.00	$475.00	$2,294	+54.00
457–496	488	24	480.00–513.00	$498.37	$2,432	—
500–546	526	82	450.00–521.00	$493.20	$2,594	+75.03
527 unweaned	527	5	452.50	$452.50	$2,385	—
553–596	583	97	444.00–485.00	$461.72	$2,692	+74.51
605–628 unweaned	618	14	376.00–395.00	$383.97	$2,373	—
608–648	629	169	416.00–452.50	$439.66	$2,765	+75.67
654–699	674	121	377.00–436.75	$416.16	$2,805	+51.65
709 fancy	709	41	408.00	$408.00	$2,893	—
711–749	724	96	377.00–400.25	$390.01	$2,824	+47.50
754–792	770	49	360.50–384.50	$372.56	$2,869	—
805–847	814	45	337.50–359.50	$353.04	$2,874	—
864	864	11	339.25	$339.25	$2,931	—
917	917	7	328.00	$328.00	$3,008	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	12	463.00	$463.00	$2,672	—
683	683	12	405.25	$405.25	$2,768	—
1030	1030	8	305.00	$305.00	$3,142	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501–523	513	9	405.00–410.00	$407.83	$2,092	—
565–595	576	10	375.00–381.00	$378.82	$2,182	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	334	5	510.00–547.50	$517.41	$1,728	+82.41
362–396	387	17	475.00–507.50	$496.30	$1,921	+43.33
400–447	428	34	460.00–502.50	$475.09	$2,033	+50.49
421–448 unweaned	435	12	445.00–450.00	$447.58	$1,947	+47.58
460–488	472	54	437.50–485.00	$459.95	$2,171	+104.95
465–489 fancy	480	11	510.00–517.50	$514.86	$2,471	—
517 unweaned	517	8	410.00	$410.00	$2,120	—
509–546	524	125	417.50–440.00	$425.47	$2,229	+48.41
552–598	574	111	390.00–420.00	$407.01	$2,336	+55.84
581 unweaned	581	14	391.00	$391.00	$2,272	+31.00
601–649	629	77	375.00–399.00	$386.41	$2,431	+37.41
651–675	658	311	359.00–386.25	$373.65	$2,459	+43.66
700–735	721	42	331.00–340.00	$335.53	$2,419	+38.53
828	828	4	315.00	$315.00	$2,608	—
851	851	20	330.00	$330.00	$2,808	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476–495	482	13	395.00–426.00	$411.96	$1,986	—

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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.