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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Knoxville, Iowa · Tue, Apr 25

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2151

← Apr 11Apr 25May 23 →

Receipts

750 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 633▼ 122 vs year ago 872 · −14.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly higher. Supply was moderate today and included many fall calves. Demand was good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $247.15/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$247.15

294 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$34.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.76

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	250.20	1,300	268
Medium and Large 1-2	509	215.66	1,098	26

One grade step is worth $34.54/cwt here — about $202 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 sale294 hd

247.15

—

IA average8 barns · 5,224 hd

234.39

+12.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

54 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	286.17/cwt	275.00–290.00	936	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	285.35/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,044	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	232.40/cwt	230.00–242.50	860	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	977	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	270.25/cwt	257.50–274.00	1,159	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	262.33/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,128	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	212.38/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,005	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	245.81/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,180	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	264.69/cwt	245.00–276.00	1,294	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	235.73/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,190	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,187	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	527	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,455	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	244.32/cwt	227.50–253.00	1,354	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	205.45/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,177	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	218.35/cwt	196.00–225.00	1,282	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	595	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,119	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,216	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	224.42/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,407	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,428	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,337	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	714	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,357	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	190.26/cwt	179.00–199.00	1,398	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	825	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	320	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	231.34/cwt	230.00–232.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	231.75/cwt	231.00–237.50	885	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	214.95/cwt	200.00–226.00	905	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	229.30/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,078	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	208.65/cwt	199.00–235.00	1,016	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	204.66/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,007	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	207.16/cwt	189.00–216.00	1,075	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	223.08/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,173	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,085	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,077	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	221.24/cwt	219.00–227.50	1,237	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	190.36/cwt	185.50–193.50	1,112	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,119	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,077	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	196.99/cwt	190.50–199.50	1,215	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,141	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,225	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,288	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	175.74/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,257	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	730	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,270	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	793	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,348	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,068	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,559	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	835	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,286	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	980	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,441	1

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle - Knoxville, IA

Tue Apr 25, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 750Last week 633Year ago 872

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly higher. Supply was moderate today and included many fall calves. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	210.00–217.50	212.38
5	—	516	230.00	230.00
11	—	573	200.00–215.00	205.45
5	—	370	230.00–242.50	232.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	527	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	210.00	210.00
1	—	595	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	201.00	201.00
3	—	430	260.00–267.50	262.33
4	—	380	257.00	257.00
6	—	587	196.00–225.00	218.35
8	—	480	237.50–252.50	245.81
9	—	662	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	218.00	218.00
7	—	505	235.00–237.50	235.73
10	—	735	179.00–199.00	190.26
12	—	366	264.00–290.00	285.35
18	—	327	275.00–290.00	286.17
30	—	429	257.50–274.00	270.25
33	—	627	210.00–230.00	224.42
45	—	489	245.00–276.00	264.69
50	—	554	227.50–253.00	244.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
1	—	690	185.00	185.00
4	—	714	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	487	199.00–235.00	208.65
1	—	405	235.00	235.00
1	—	605	178.00	178.00
2	—	793	170.00	170.00
5	—	676	190.50	190.50
1	—	320	242.50	242.50
6	—	519	189.00–216.00	207.16
15	—	584	185.50–193.50	190.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	175.00–176.00	175.74
22	—	421	200.00–226.00	214.95
23	—	617	190.50–199.50	196.99
24	—	470	220.00–242.50	229.30
30	—	526	214.00–240.00	223.08
16	—	382	231.00–237.50	231.75
30	—	559	219.00–227.50	221.24
2	—	673	182.00	182.00
7	—	316	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	492	195.00–210.00	204.66
1	—	595	188.00	188.00
3	—	325	230.00–232.00	231.34
8	—	540	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	194.00	194.00
1	—	620	184.00	184.00
1	—	730	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
1	—	835	154.00	154.00
1	—	915	160.00	160.00
1	—	980	147.00	147.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.