Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle market report — September 15, 2026

Knoxville, IA · Tuesday sale · USDA report published 09/15/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

1,138

Last sale (Feb 10) 655 (+483)
Last year —

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$422.21 /cwt

$2,305 per head · 124 hd
vs last week —

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$359.16 /cwt

$2,677 per head · 30 hd
vs last week —

Today at Knoxville was the Annual Customer Appreciation Lunch. No comparison of todays auction as the previous auction was more than three weeks prior. Demand was good today and included internet bidders. Supply was heavy and included many smaller packages of mostly yearlings and unweaned calves. Two consignors brought more than 300 head.
USDA Market News reporter, September 15, 2026

Feeder steers — Sep 15

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Sep 9. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
300–399 lb	16	386 lb	$550.73	$2,124	—	+80.02	$555.00 (11 hd)
400–499 lb	85	458 lb	$489.03	$2,241	—	+10.91	$432.50 (10 hd)
500–599 lb	124	546 lb	$422.21	$2,305	—	+10.63	—
600–699 lb	26	638 lb	$376.57	$2,403	—	−19.15	$377.38 (24 hd)
700–799 lb	30	745 lb	$359.16	$2,677	—	−15.02	—

Feeder heifers — Sep 15

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Sep 9. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
300–399 lb	22	370 lb	$452.04	$1,673	—	−21.53	—
400–499 lb	49	457 lb	$435.62	$1,991	—	+16.94	$400.00 (4 hd)†
500–599 lb	42	539 lb	$384.42	$2,073	—	−15.23	$345.80 (10 hd)
600–699 lb	66	642 lb	$342.04	$2,197	—	−13.65	—
700–799 lb	120	725 lb	$328.65	$2,382	—	−14.51	—
800–899 lb	97	828 lb	$315.57	$2,613	—	−6.78	—
900–999 lb	7	910 lb	$304.55	$2,771	—	−1.55	—

Slaughter cows — Sep 15

No slaughter cows reported at the latest sale.

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of September 14, 2026): $422.21/cwt
4-week average: $422.21
13-week average: $422.21
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $401.95high $510.23

Sales in 1 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of September 14, 2026): $359.16/cwt
4-week average: $359.16
13-week average: $359.16
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $324.41high $411.37

Sales in 1 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of September 14, 2026): $384.42/cwt
4-week average: $384.42
13-week average: $384.42
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $356.70high $435.08

Sales in 1 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

7-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Tue Sep 15	1,138	$422.21	$359.16	$384.42

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Iowa sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Tama Livestock, Tama	52 mi	Sep 14	$420.73	$335.06
Bloomfield Livestock, Bloomfield	53 mi	Oct 21	$443.00	$376.96
Kalona Livestock, Kalona	74 mi	Oct 22	—	—
Clarinda Livestock, Clarinda	108 mi	Oct 22	$440.43	$355.41
Dunlap Livestock, Dunlap	134 mi	Oct 23	$458.70	$350.00
Sheldon Livestock, Sheldon	190 mi	Aug 15	$284.69	$267.50

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Feeder Cattle	September 15, 2026	1,138	6	AMS_2151

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle - Knoxville, IA” (AMS_2151). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.