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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Knoxville, Iowa · Tue, Jan 21

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2151

← Jan 7Jan 21Feb 4 →

Receipts

1,578 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 1,691▼ 230 vs year ago 1,808 · −12.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared the last report two weeks ago (Jan 7) feeder steer calves 5.00-10.00 lower. heifer calves mostly firm with 350-500 lbs. showing a weaker undertone. Trade active with good demand for quality offerings again today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $336.70/cwt on 207 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −85.50 against this barn's trailing median of $422.21.

Average price

$336.70

207 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.51

vs IA average

−4.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	336.70	1,870	207

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale207 hd

336.70

—

IA average9 barns · 1,685 hd

339.21

−2.51

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−4.24

This barn, trailing median1 sales

422.21

−85.50

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	399.29/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,146	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	391.27/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,322	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	399.47/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,514	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	369.87/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,590	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	342.27/cwt	330.00–372.50	1,595	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	510	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,390	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	345.97/cwt	320.00–358.75	1,847	91
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	573	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,006	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	328.12/cwt	309.00–335.50	1,890	72
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,720	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	619	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,037	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	309.55/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,953	146
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	317.25/cwt	317.25–317.25	2,062	13
Steers	650–700	Large 1	654	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,674	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	293.43/cwt	283.50–300.75	2,019	57
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	712	292.75/cwt	292.75–292.75	2,084	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	286.90/cwt	278.50–296.25	2,071	64
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	729	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,183	72
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	264.32/cwt	263.75–268.00	2,014	38
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	809	268.25/cwt	268.25–268.25	2,170	44
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,202	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	383.93/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,290	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	382.05/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,410	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,303	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	382.76/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,604	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	353.15/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,526	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	312.58/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,488	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	311.36/cwt	298.00–317.00	1,638	72
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	561	308.74/cwt	306.00–310.50	1,732	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	289.48/cwt	278.00–300.50	1,682	87
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	282.86/cwt	276.00–289.50	1,725	59
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	265.67/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,804	55
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	685	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,973	67
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	263.65/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,882	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	774	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,113	33
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	242.61/cwt	239.00–243.25	1,890	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	899	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,108	26
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,548	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	6

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 21, 2025

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

Receipts 1,578Last week 1,691Year ago 1,808

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	516	300.00	300.00
6	600–650	615	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	419	380.00–390.00	382.76
28	550–600	561	306.00–310.50	308.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	336	372.50–390.00	383.93
18	350–400	369	375.00–387.50	382.05
38	400–450	432	340.00–370.00	353.15
49	450–500	476	302.50–325.00	312.58
72	500–550	526	298.00–317.00	311.36
87	550–600	581	278.00–300.50	289.48
59	600–650	610	276.00–289.50	282.86
55	650–700	679	255.00–271.00	265.67
23	700–750	714	260.00–266.00	263.65
13	750–800	779	239.00–243.25	242.61
26	850–900	899	234.50	234.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
67	650–700	685	288.00	288.00
33	750–800	774	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
5	250–300	287	380.00–407.50	399.29
8	300–350	338	365.00–400.00	391.27
15	350–400	379	385.00–410.00	399.47
30	400–450	430	355.00–400.00	369.87
17	450–500	466	330.00–372.50	342.27
91	500–550	534	320.00–358.75	345.97
72	550–600	576	309.00–335.50	328.12
146	600–650	631	305.00–323.00	309.55
57	650–700	688	283.50–300.75	293.43
64	700–750	722	278.50–296.25	286.90
38	750–800	762	263.75–268.00	264.32
12	850–900	850	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
6	500–550	510	272.50	272.50
6	550–600	588	292.50	292.50
15	700–750	712	292.75	292.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	550–600	573	350.00	350.00
15	600–650	619	329.00	329.00
13	650–700	650	317.25	317.25
72	700–750	729	299.50	299.50
44	800–850	809	268.25	268.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	654	256.00	256.00

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.