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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Knoxville, Iowa · Tue, Nov 18

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2151

← Sep 9Nov 18Dec 9 →

Receipts

1,496 head

▲ 412 vs last sale 1,084▲ 111 vs year ago 1,385 · +8.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report . Trade active with good demand with many willing buyers on hand. Supply included many unweaned feeders at all weights that buyers were not backing away from.

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 $402.38/cwt on 273 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −19.83 against this barn's trailing median of $422.21.

Average price

$402.38

273 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.96

vs IA average

−7.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	402.38	2,243	273

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 sale273 hd

402.38

—

IA average6 barns · 1,402 hd

415.34

−12.96

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−7.70

This barn, trailing median1 sales

422.21

−19.83

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

Every lot

49 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,498	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	487.96/cwt	465.00–525.00	1,830	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,744	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,744	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	493.27/cwt	475.00–517.50	2,101	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	436.54/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,890	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	438.20/cwt	420.00–487.50	1,924	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,898	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	445.50/cwt	432.50–457.50	2,098	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	421.76/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,062	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	406.35/cwt	399.00–415.00	2,093	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	419.89/cwt	375.00–454.00	2,175	57
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	410.56/cwt	376.00–423.00	2,365	92
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	381.69/cwt	347.00–404.00	2,210	91
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	384.24/cwt	355.00–397.00	2,386	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	366.56/cwt	338.00–389.00	2,309	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	359.12/cwt	322.00–369.50	2,403	86
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	334.63/cwt	315.00–344.00	2,269	41
Steers	650–700	Large 1	687	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,958	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	329.36/cwt	324.00–340.00	2,408	33
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,356	8
Steers	800–850	Large 1	805	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,375	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,504	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	454.96/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,470	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	400.50/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,302	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,648	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	411.91/cwt	387.00–423.00	1,722	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	382.23/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,605	53
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	380.47/cwt	370.00–388.00	1,765	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	384.08/cwt	365.00–394.00	1,836	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	366.33/cwt	351.00–371.00	1,923	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	360.76/cwt	339.00–367.50	1,926	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	351.48/cwt	341.00–368.00	1,986	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	355.63/cwt	330.00–377.00	2,031	71
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	329.47/cwt	319.00–340.00	1,987	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	335.68/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,071	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	325.29/cwt	316.00–339.00	2,157	53
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	327.78/cwt	316.00–340.00	2,209	93
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	707	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,199	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	3
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	744	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,120	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,477	69
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,386	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	358	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,826	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,061	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,904	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	368.03/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,895	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,187	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	727	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,159	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 Nov 18, 2025

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

Receipts 1,496Last week 1,084Year ago 1,385

No trend as no recent report . Trade active with good demand with many willing buyers on hand. Supply included many unweaned feeders at all weights that buyers were not backing away from.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	358	510.00	510.00
6	400–450	448	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	470	405.00	405.00
5	500–550	515	367.50–370.00	368.03
8	600–650	623	351.00	351.00
6	700–750	727	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	392	445.00	445.00
17	400–450	439	420.00–487.50	438.20
11	450–500	489	410.00–430.00	421.76
33	500–550	515	399.00–415.00	406.35
91	550–600	579	347.00–404.00	381.69
24	600–650	630	338.00–389.00	366.56
41	650–700	678	315.00–344.00	334.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	480.00	480.00
9	350–400	375	465.00–525.00	487.96
14	400–450	426	475.00–517.50	493.27
23	450–500	471	432.50–457.50	445.50
57	500–550	518	375.00–454.00	419.89
92	550–600	576	376.00–423.00	410.56
44	600–650	621	355.00–397.00	384.24
86	650–700	669	322.00–369.50	359.12
33	700–750	731	324.00–340.00	329.36
8	750–800	775	304.00	304.00
10	850–900	888	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	392	445.00	445.00
12	400–450	433	380.00–445.00	436.54
13	450–500	463	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	687	285.00	285.00
8	800–850	805	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	370.00–435.00	400.50
53	400–450	420	370.00–430.00	382.23
9	450–500	464	370.00–388.00	380.47
34	500–550	534	339.00–367.50	360.76
45	550–600	565	341.00–368.00	351.48
11	600–650	617	330.00–346.00	335.68
53	650–700	663	316.00–339.00	325.29
14	700–750	707	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	450.00–460.00	454.96
3	350–400	397	415.00	415.00
25	400–450	418	387.00–423.00	411.91
42	450–500	478	365.00–394.00	384.08
24	500–550	525	351.00–371.00	366.33
71	550–600	571	330.00–377.00	355.63
8	600–650	603	319.00–340.00	329.47
93	650–700	674	316.00–340.00	327.78
3	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
69	750–800	762	325.00	325.00
6	850–900	887	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	744	285.00	285.00

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.