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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Knoxville, Iowa · Tue, May 23

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2151

← Apr 25May 23Sep 12 →

Receipts

653 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 633▼ 142 vs year ago 795 · −17.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report. Trade and demand moderate for the modest offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.64/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$220.64

327 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$727

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

$48.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.23

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	220.93	1,293	325
Medium and Large 1-2	328	172.50	566	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.43/cwt here — about $727 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 sale327 hd

220.64

—

IA average8 barns · 3,652 hd

222.87

−2.23

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	234.70/cwt	225.00–250.00	798	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,242	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	240.19/cwt	221.00–250.00	1,040	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	279.38/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,240	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,404	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	275.34/cwt	262.50–281.00	1,440	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	786	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	203.54/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,077	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,329	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	256.21/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,501	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	248.28/cwt	247.00–248.50	1,537	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,300	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	646	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,473	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	233.69/cwt	222.50–238.00	1,554	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	221.05/cwt	192.00–226.00	1,605	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,703	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	208.24/cwt	204.00–220.00	787	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	389	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	924	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	244.56/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,203	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,313	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	225.23/cwt	217.00–249.00	1,187	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	227.79/cwt	225.50–238.50	1,305	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	224.99/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,379	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	205.30/cwt	197.00–218.00	1,367	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,500	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,059	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,726	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	638	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	973	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	858	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,424	3

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 May 23, 2023

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

Receipts 653Last week 633Year ago 795

No trend as no recent report. Trade and demand moderate for the modest offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	152.50	152.50
3	—	858	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	262.50	262.50
17	—	389	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	205.00	205.00
4	—	824	182.00	182.00
12	—	378	204.00–220.00	208.24
15	—	492	230.00–254.00	244.56
80	—	666	197.00–218.00	205.30
120	—	573	225.50–238.50	227.79
14	—	527	217.00–249.00	225.23
4	—	1,059	163.00	163.00
52	—	613	218.00–228.00	224.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	433	221.00–250.00	240.19
19	—	578	230.00	230.00
5	—	340	225.00–250.00	234.70
5	—	634	205.00	205.00
3	—	529	200.00–211.00	203.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	665	222.50–238.00	233.69
41	—	619	247.00–248.50	248.28
4	—	946	180.00	180.00
3	—	882	197.00	197.00
16	—	586	255.00–260.00	256.21
20	—	726	192.00–226.00	221.05
40	—	444	265.00–287.00	279.38
42	—	523	262.50–281.00	275.34
6	—	368	337.50	337.50
5	—	497	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	646	228.00	228.00

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.