Sale reports / Iowa / Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2025-01-07

Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Knoxville, Iowa · Tue, Jan 7
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2151
Receipts
1,691 head
▲ 306 vs last sale 1,385▲ 1,691 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as there was no recent report for this sale. Trade was very active with strong demand for high quality offerings thru the bulk of the sale. Most offerings were long time weaned with shots.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $337.12/cwt on 167 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −85.09 against this barn's trailing median of $422.21.
Average price
$337.12
167 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,856
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$36.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.40
vs IA average
−4.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548343.201,880136
Large 1552315.691,74213thin
Medium 1571306.671,75018thin
One grade step is worth $36.53/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale167 hd
337.12
—
IA average9 barns · 1,782 hd
328.72
+8.40
National average155 barns · 22,672 hd
342.08
−4.96
This barn, trailing median1 sales
422.21
−85.09
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

48 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5424
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383404.90/cwt380.00–419.001,55126
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421379.87/cwt352.50–410.001,59913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned427375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474356.04/cwt322.50–366.001,68836
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned499339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,69210
Steers500–550Medium 1506323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,6344
Steers500–550Large 1Unweaned513334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,7136
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521357.33/cwt340.00–368.001,86260
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569332.04/cwt314.00–346.001,88976
Steers550–600Large 1Unweaned585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7557
Steers550–600Medium 1589302.00/cwt300.00–306.001,77914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned617299.50/cwt299.50–299.501,84815
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619318.10/cwt300.00–327.001,96996
Steers600–650Medium 1636292.88/cwt290.00–295.001,86318
Steers650–700Large 1667300.50/cwt300.50–300.502,00414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668301.59/cwt288.00–309.252,015167
Steers650–700Large 1Unweaned685268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,8366
Steers700–750Large 1721268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,93215
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1734280.45/cwt273.00–286.002,05988
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767272.01/cwt265.00–276.252,08692
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1827265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,19214
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868254.04/cwt251.00–256.002,20520
Steers1000–1050Large 1-21,032243.50/cwt243.50–243.502,51311
Steers1050–1100Large 1-21,066235.50/cwt235.50–235.502,5106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314405.73/cwt382.50–420.001,27411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366365.43/cwt340.00–375.001,33712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431375.69/cwt350.00–385.001,61924
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465342.61/cwt324.00–357.501,59355
Heifers450–500Large 1486280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523313.67/cwt295.00–325.001,64056
Heifers500–550Large 1Unweaned542292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,58310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy567322.91/cwt320.00–329.001,83135
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573294.02/cwt280.00–311.001,685140
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy606304.20/cwt303.00–304.501,84326
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634282.79/cwt259.00–296.001,793104
Heifers650–700Large 1651266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,7329
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676267.99/cwt266.00–270.001,81227
Heifers650–700Large 1Unweaned678262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7763
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy683280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,91220
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy719265.58/cwt260.50–272.501,91028
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1744244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,81514
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1751240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8024
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,29023
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,208189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,2833
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned357352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,2582
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned458322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,4773
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7794

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.