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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Knoxville, Iowa · Tue, Mar 18

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2151

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Receipts

1,500 head

▲ 931 vs last sale 569▲ 1,500 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 a comparison. Trade was active with good demand for the moderate offerings, several load lots and nice packages of lighter weight calves to suit buyer needs.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.57/cwt on 163 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −65.97 against this barn's trailing median of $398.54.

Average price

$332.57

163 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$11.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.26

vs IA average

+17.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	333.19	1,818	154
Large 1	545	322.00	1,755	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.19/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale163 hd

332.57

—

IA average6 barns · 674 hd

327.31

+5.26

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

+17.99

This barn, trailing median1 sales

398.54

−65.97

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,268	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,404	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	504.89/cwt	500.00–507.50	1,550	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	484.68/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,832	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	412	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,895	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	445.52/cwt	410.00–457.50	1,880	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	414.57/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,953	69
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	502	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,063	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,898	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	374.16/cwt	342.50–396.00	2,009	82
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	358.66/cwt	339.00–371.00	2,059	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,836	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	339.32/cwt	318.50–351.00	2,094	78
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	697	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,216	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	303.76/cwt	299.25–316.50	2,220	112
Steers	750–800	Large 1	763	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,037	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	289.63/cwt	283.00–293.75	2,230	74
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,230	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	270.11/cwt	264.50–271.00	2,326	71
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,498	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,313	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	429.05/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,394	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,615	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	426.18/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,577	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	384.64/cwt	372.50–410.00	1,650	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	437	377.87/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,651	13
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	445	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,591	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	374.46/cwt	359.00–381.00	1,734	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	344.40/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,794	79
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	321.20/cwt	321.00–322.50	1,718	15
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	545	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,755	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	321.42/cwt	307.00–328.00	1,867	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	313.08/cwt	304.00–323.50	1,985	47
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	293.00/cwt	279.00–298.00	1,966	158
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	687	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,869	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	277.57/cwt	272.50–286.00	2,018	69
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	2,085	65
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	253.00/cwt	251.00–254.00	2,034	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,101	25
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	230.02/cwt	228.00–234.00	2,137	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,152	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,055	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,194	8
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,171	183.06/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,144	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,378	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,569	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,615	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	452	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,763	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	346.41/cwt	345.00–352.60	1,684	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,609	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,573	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	291.45/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,670	11
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,867	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,087	2

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	437	377.50–380.00	377.87
15	500–550	535	321.00–322.50	321.20
4	650–700	687	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	490.00	490.00
16	300–350	325	420.00–440.00	429.05
17	350–400	370	410.00–435.00	426.18
35	400–450	429	372.50–410.00	384.64
43	450–500	463	359.00–381.00	374.46
79	500–550	521	325.00–352.00	344.40
60	550–600	581	307.00–328.00	321.42
47	600–650	634	304.00–323.50	313.08
158	650–700	671	279.00–298.00	293.00
69	700–750	727	272.50–286.00	277.57
65	750–800	754	276.50	276.50
6	800–850	804	251.00–254.00	253.00
25	850–900	856	245.50	245.50
10	900–950	929	228.00–234.00	230.02
3	950–1000	978	220.00	220.00
8	1050–1100	1,055	208.00	208.00
10	1150–1200	1,171	178.00–186.00	183.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	363	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	445	357.50	357.50
9	500–550	545	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	517.50	517.50
1	250–300	270	520.00	520.00
6	300–350	307	500.00–507.50	504.89
11	350–400	378	460.00–500.00	484.68
27	400–450	422	410.00–457.50	445.52
69	450–500	471	395.00–430.00	414.57
82	500–550	537	342.50–396.00	374.16
48	550–600	574	339.00–371.00	358.66
78	600–650	617	318.50–351.00	339.32
10	650–700	697	318.00	318.00
112	700–750	731	299.25–316.50	303.76
74	750–800	770	283.00–293.75	289.63
3	800–850	826	270.00	270.00
71	850–900	861	264.50–271.00	270.11
17	900–950	927	269.50	269.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	412	460.00	460.00
8	500–550	531	357.50	357.50
13	600–650	616	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	763	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	411.00	411.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	480.00	480.00
9	400–450	414	390.00	390.00
5	450–500	486	345.00–352.60	346.41
2	500–550	515	312.50	312.50
11	550–600	573	275.00–295.00	291.45
2	750–800	762	245.00	245.00
2	850–900	852	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	427.50	427.50
2	450–500	452	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	520	302.50	302.50
2	550–600	555	335.00	335.00

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.