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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 20, 2026

1,568 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $409.72/cwt -25.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,610/hd at 637 lb · 419 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $396.98/cwt -19.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,680/hd at 675 lb · 172 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $378.49/cwt -16.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,778/hd at 734 lb · 134 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,568

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–330 320 4 530.00–600.00 $581.92 $1,862 +45.23
362–392 367 29 505.00–585.00 $554.33 $2,034 +31.20
375 unweaned 375 2 550.00 $550.00 $2,062 +35.00
402–430 410 14 580.00–605.00 $597.87 $2,451 +89.01
447 unweaned 447 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,989
470–495 484 15 500.00–512.50 $504.08 $2,440 +5.71
504–540 523 50 481.00–515.00 $492.79 $2,577 -0.41
528 unweaned 528 3 452.50 $452.50 $2,389 ±0.00
587 unweaned 587 7 425.00 $425.00 $2,495
572–597 588 72 412.50–465.00 $438.86 $2,580 -22.86
602–649 637 419 394.50–449.00 $409.72 $2,610 -29.94
652–694 675 172 382.00–411.00 $396.98 $2,680 -19.18
709–748 734 77 360.00–384.00 $366.26 $2,688 -23.75
734 fancy 734 57 395.00 $395.00 $2,899 -13.00
762–779 769 41 333.00–361.50 $351.20 $2,701 -21.36
812 fancy 812 28 360.00 $360.00 $2,923
834 834 8 337.00 $337.00 $2,811 -16.04
870 870 18 308.50 $308.50 $2,684 -30.75
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,719
460–472 465 5 425.00–450.00 $439.85 $2,045
576 576 9 378.00 $378.00 $2,177 -85.00
805 805 13 320.00 $320.00 $2,576
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 3 447.50 $447.50 $2,421
588 588 7 377.00 $377.00 $2,217
620 620 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,418
680 680 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,448

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 340 3 440.00–460.00 $446.47 $1,518 -70.94
361–392 374 21 472.50–520.00 $503.50 $1,883 +7.20
410–434 428 9 445.00–455.00 $453.94 $1,943 -21.15
450–490 466 9 389.00–455.00 $422.60 $1,969 -37.35
503–537 526 60 385.00–428.00 $413.99 $2,178 -11.48
557–595 577 63 372.00–404.00 $392.20 $2,263 -14.81
606–645 624 104 350.00–392.50 $381.53 $2,381 -4.88
656–682 677 89 348.00–366.00 $361.94 $2,450 -11.71
700–748 707 38 301.00–340.50 $328.24 $2,321 -7.29
753 753 36 371.00 $371.00 $2,794
785 785 16 330.00 $330.00 $2,590
865 865 6 266.00 $266.00 $2,301 -64.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,736
501 501 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,703
599 599 5 344.00 $344.00 $2,061
643 643 7 346.00 $346.00 $2,225
708–712 709 17 315.00–326.00 $318.25 $2,256
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444–445 444 4 385.00–410.00 $391.26 $1,737

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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.