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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Knoxville, Iowa · Tue, Jan 19
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2151
Receipts
1,445 head
▲ 203 vs last sale 1,242▼ 708 vs year ago 2,153 · −32.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday steer calves under 500 lbs. to lightly tested for a trend, 500-650 lbs. 5.00-7.00 lower, 650-750 lbs. steady, 750-950 lbs. 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-500 lbs. 10.00-15.00 lower, 500-600 lbs. firm, 600-700 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, 700-850 lbs . not well tested last week but a higher market was indicated. Trade active with good demand for better quality offerings today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.89/cwt on 743 head.
Average price
$139.89
743 head · 690 lb average
Value per head Derived
$965
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$21.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.37
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1699140.36981631
Medium 1633140.1988890
Medium and Large 1-2578126.7173317thin
Large 1955119.001,1365thin
One grade step is worth $21.36/cwt here — about −$155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale743 hd
139.89
—
IA average12 barns · 12,229 hd
138.52
+1.37
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

51 lots · USDA AMS · Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle - Knoxville, IA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1465152.19/cwt149.00–155.0070814
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned513150.00/cwt150.00–150.007706
Steers—Medium and Large 1515157.98/cwt146.75–163.0081434
Steers—Medium 1531150.06/cwt146.75–151.0079717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2546128.80/cwt128.00–129.0070310
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy561158.50/cwt158.50–158.5088917
Steers—Medium 1571124.55/cwt120.00–130.0071111
Steers—Medium and Large 1590148.87/cwt144.50–152.2587826
Steers—Medium 1621131.26/cwt130.00–132.0081511
Steers—Medium and Large 1622145.89/cwt144.25–148.0090799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624123.72/cwt123.50–124.007727
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy657148.00/cwt148.00–148.0097261
Steers—Medium 1669145.25/cwt145.25–145.2597244
Steers—Medium and Large 1680139.06/cwt134.00–144.7594631
Steers—Medium and Large 1718132.85/cwt128.50–135.0095468
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy731144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0537
Steers—Medium and Large 1775135.21/cwt131.50–140.001,048187
Steers—Medium 1776123.00/cwt123.00–123.009547
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy802133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,06747
Steers—Medium and Large 1831124.35/cwt122.00–127.751,03312
Steers—Medium and Large 1853124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,0625
Steers—Medium and Large 1915125.25/cwt125.25–125.251,14617
Steers—Large 1955119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1365
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314140.00/cwt140.00–140.004407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375132.50/cwt132.50–132.504972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1398144.50/cwt141.00–148.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410121.00/cwt121.00–121.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475135.66/cwt133.00–140.0064417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483130.51/cwt130.00–131.006304
Heifers—Medium 1484128.50/cwt128.50–128.5062221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529133.74/cwt129.50–137.5070742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564132.60/cwt128.00–137.5074856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564115.60/cwt115.00–116.0065210
Heifers—Medium 1588127.00/cwt127.00–127.007478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625134.07/cwt125.25–137.50838157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement651139.50/cwt139.50–139.5090814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1684126.27/cwt122.00–133.5086430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement712150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,06847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1739123.93/cwt123.75–124.5091659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1753122.75/cwt122.75–122.759247
Heifers—Medium 1755112.00/cwt112.00–112.0084610
Heifers—Medium 1Fleshy849107.50/cwt107.50–107.509138
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1337154.00/cwt154.00–154.005199
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373136.50/cwt136.50–136.505096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433134.00/cwt134.00–134.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2492131.00/cwt131.00–131.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1542130.00/cwt130.00–130.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617105.33/cwt105.00–106.006506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650114.00/cwt114.00–114.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765101.00/cwt101.00–101.007732

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.