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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Knoxville, Iowa · Tue, Jan 23

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2151

← Jan 2Jan 23Feb 6 →

Receipts

1,808 head

▲ 932 vs last sale 876▲ 73 vs year ago 1,735 · +4.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no report for three weeks. A stronger trend for steer calves and a weaker trend on heifer calves was noted. Trade was active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

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 $259.62/cwt on 900 head.

Average price

$259.62

900 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$42.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.68

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	263.89	1,717	709
Large 1	610	245.72	1,498	79
Medium and Large 1-2	551	244.86	1,350	100
Medium 1	747	221.50	1,655	12thin

One grade step is worth $42.39/cwt here — about $62 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 sale900 hd

259.62

—

IA average14 barns · 10,821 hd

247.94

+11.68

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

Every lot

41 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	283.75/cwt	280.00–285.00	800	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	939	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	292.71/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,130	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	262.41/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,063	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	295.51/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,303	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	260.45/cwt	252.50–264.00	1,237	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,477	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,435	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	301.29/cwt	287.00–309.00	1,585	33
Steers	—	Large 1	544	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,363	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	290.71/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,674	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	233.46/cwt	217.00–237.50	1,387	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	599	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,447	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	273.07/cwt	264.00–286.00	1,704	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	656	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,774	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	258.74/cwt	254.50–261.00	1,721	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	224.48/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,540	21
Steers	—	Large 1	688	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,651	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	246.56/cwt	236.50–251.25	1,756	131
Steers	—	Medium 1	747	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,655	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	758	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,872	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	224.49/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,780	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,691	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,790	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	273.27/cwt	255.00–285.00	899	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	262.67/cwt	260.00–270.00	988	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	248.53/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,066	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	252.11/cwt	237.50–267.50	1,195	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	235.61/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,251	76
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	532	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,104	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	229.31/cwt	222.50–234.50	1,316	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	207.44/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,199	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,218	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	221.97/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,376	182
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,275	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	219.96/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,480	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	205.17/cwt	196.00–217.00	1,465	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,634	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,608	5

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 Jan 23, 2024

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

Receipts 1,808Last week 876Year ago 1,735

No trend as no report for three weeks. A stronger trend for steer calves and a weaker trend on heifer calves was noted. Trade was active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	700	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	769	212.50	212.50
182	—	620	217.00–230.00	221.97
52	—	474	237.50–267.50	252.11
5	—	275	275.00	275.00
5	—	804	200.00	200.00
12	—	376	260.00–270.00	262.67
76	—	531	220.00–245.00	235.61
94	—	574	222.50–234.50	229.31
15	—	329	255.00–285.00	273.27
81	—	714	196.00–217.00	205.17
22	—	429	230.00–265.00	248.53
72	—	673	217.00–221.00	219.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	532	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	201.00	201.00
16	—	578	206.00–210.00	207.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	594	217.00–237.50	233.46
5	—	405	255.00–267.50	262.41
9	—	518	277.00	277.00
12	—	282	280.00–285.00	283.75
7	—	475	252.50–264.00	260.45
21	—	686	220.00–246.00	224.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	481	307.00	307.00
25	—	386	275.00–300.00	292.71
131	—	712	236.50–251.25	246.56
2	—	298	315.00	315.00
6	—	895	200.00	200.00
33	—	526	287.00–309.00	301.29
52	—	665	254.50–261.00	258.74
100	—	576	281.00–297.00	290.71
170	—	624	264.00–286.00	273.07
10	—	441	292.50–300.00	295.51
4	—	821	206.00	206.00
70	—	793	215.00–230.00	224.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	599	241.50	241.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	656	270.50	270.50
66	—	758	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	688	240.00	240.00
43	—	544	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	747	221.50	221.50

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.