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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Knoxville, Iowa · Tue, Jan 20

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2151

← Jan 6Jan 20Feb 10 →

Receipts

1,463 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 1,720▼ 115 vs year ago 1,578 · −7.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (1/6) steer calves 300-450 lbs 30.00-45.00 lower, 450-550 lbs firm, 550-900 lbs. 20.00-25.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs. 20.00-30.00 lower, 500-800 lbs 5.00-15.00 lower. Trade was active wirh moderate demand on both steers and heifers. Supply was moderate,

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 $450.02/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +27.81 against this barn's trailing median of $422.21.

Average price

$450.02

151 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$80.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.55

vs IA average

−15.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	458.86	2,579	132
Medium 1	574	398.15	2,285	10thin
Large 1	576	378.00	2,177	9thin

One grade step is worth $80.86/cwt here — about $401 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale151 hd

450.02

—

IA average10 barns · 1,719 hd

466.57

−16.55

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−15.31

This barn, trailing median1 sales

422.21

+27.81

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

Every lot

44 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	581.92/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,862	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	554.33/cwt	505.00–585.00	2,034	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,063	2
Steers	350–400	Large 1	382	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,719	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	597.87/cwt	580.00–605.00	2,451	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	447	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,989	2
Steers	450–500	Large 1	465	439.85/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,045	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	504.08/cwt	500.00–512.50	2,440	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	492.79/cwt	481.00–515.00	2,577	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,389	3
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	541	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,421	3
Steers	550–600	Large 1	576	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,177	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,495	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	438.86/cwt	412.50–465.00	2,580	72
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	588	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,217	7
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	620	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,418	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	409.72/cwt	394.50–449.00	2,610	419
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	396.98/cwt	382.00–411.00	2,680	172
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	734	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,899	57
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	366.26/cwt	360.00–384.00	2,688	77
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	351.20/cwt	333.00–361.50	2,701	41
Steers	800–850	Large 1	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	812	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,923	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,811	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	2,684	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	446.47/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,518	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	503.50/cwt	472.50–520.00	1,883	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	453.94/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,943	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	444	391.26/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,737	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	463	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,736	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	422.60/cwt	389.00–455.00	1,969	9
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	501	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,703	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	413.99/cwt	385.00–428.00	2,178	60
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	392.20/cwt	372.00–404.00	2,263	63
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	599	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,061	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	381.53/cwt	350.00–392.50	2,381	104
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	643	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,225	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	361.94/cwt	348.00–366.00	2,450	89
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	328.24/cwt	301.00–340.50	2,321	38
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	709	318.25/cwt	315.00–326.00	2,256	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	753	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,794	36
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,591	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,301	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 20, 2026

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

Receipts 1,463Last week 1,720Year ago 1,578

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	530.00–600.00	581.92
29	350–400	367	505.00–585.00	554.33
14	400–450	410	580.00–605.00	597.87
15	450–500	484	500.00–512.50	504.08
50	500–550	523	481.00–515.00	492.79
72	550–600	588	412.50–465.00	438.86
419	600–650	637	394.50–449.00	409.72
172	650–700	675	382.00–411.00	396.98
77	700–750	734	360.00–384.00	366.26
41	750–800	769	333.00–361.50	351.20
8	800–850	834	337.00	337.00
18	850–900	870	308.50	308.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	700–750	734	395.00	395.00
28	800–850	812	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	465	425.00–450.00	439.85
9	550–600	576	378.00	378.00
13	800–850	805	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	447	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	528	452.50	452.50
7	550–600	587	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	541	447.50	447.50
7	550–600	588	377.00	377.00
3	600–650	620	390.00	390.00
7	650–700	680	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	385.00–410.00	391.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	375.00	375.00
6	500–550	501	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	599	344.00	344.00
7	600–650	643	346.00	346.00
17	700–750	709	315.00–326.00	318.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	440.00–460.00	446.47
21	350–400	374	472.50–520.00	503.50
9	400–450	428	445.00–455.00	453.94
9	450–500	466	389.00–455.00	422.60
60	500–550	526	385.00–428.00	413.99
63	550–600	577	372.00–404.00	392.20
104	600–650	624	350.00–392.50	381.53
89	650–700	677	348.00–366.00	361.94
38	700–750	707	301.00–340.50	328.24
16	750–800	785	330.00	330.00
6	850–900	865	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
36	750–800	753	371.00	371.00

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.