Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent market coverage for comparison. Demand and offerings were moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.66/cwt on 790 head.

Average price

$148.66

790 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$11.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.12

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	710	151.00	1,072	625
Medium and Large 1-2	693	139.76	968	165

One grade step is worth $11.25/cwt here — about $104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale790 hd

148.66

—

IA average7 barns · 3,822 hd

147.54

+1.12

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

Every lot, as filed

56 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	158.47/cwt	154.75–161.25	826	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	746	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	669	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	880	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	598	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	846	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	149.99/cwt	142.00–155.00	793	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	133.21/cwt	131.50–136.00	903	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	143.48/cwt	143.25–143.60	1,383	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	159.92/cwt	158.00–161.50	856	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	175.77/cwt	171.00–179.00	652	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	333	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.98/cwt	122.00–128.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	132.89/cwt	130.00–138.75	772	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,200	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,161	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	128.43/cwt	126.50–131.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.49/cwt	144.00–148.00	621	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	141.57/cwt	138.50–144.00	667	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	129.45/cwt	124.50–131.25	1,133	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	129.78/cwt	128.00–133.00	696	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	120.69/cwt	117.00–124.50	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	372	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	162.39/cwt	162.00–163.00	765	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	137.46/cwt	137.00–138.00	931	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,227	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	139.95/cwt	136.50–142.50	873	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	153.09/cwt	152.00–154.00	756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	524	149.10/cwt	146.00–151.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	646	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.99/cwt	126.00–134.75	747	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	139.42/cwt	130.00–143.25	944	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	694	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	900	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	135.92/cwt	135.00–149.50	652	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	135.47/cwt	130.00–142.00	462	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	151.85/cwt	151.85–151.85	1,146	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	166.25/cwt	163.00–170.00	722	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	144.98/cwt	141.50–147.10	1,332	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	148.25/cwt	146.50–149.00	864	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	156.66/cwt	156.00–157.50	630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,337	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	431	147.65/cwt	146.00–151.00	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	788	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,072	33

How this sale compares

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 12, 2019

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

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No recent market coverage for comparison. Demand and offerings were moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	521	154.75–161.25	158.47
19	—	467	159.75	159.75
6	—	330	177.50	177.50
41	—	624	136.50–142.50	139.95
24	—	583	146.50–149.00	148.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	669	131.50	131.50
8	—	598	141.50	141.50
8	—	524	146.00–151.00	149.10
9	—	646	130.00	130.00
9	—	431	146.00–151.00	147.65
33	—	788	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	529	142.00–155.00	149.99
8	—	678	131.50–136.00	133.21
5	—	644	139.00	139.00
11	—	494	152.00–154.00	153.09
4	—	810	133.50	133.50
9	—	402	156.00–157.50	156.66
30	—	992	134.75	134.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	964	143.25–143.60	143.48
41	—	535	158.00–161.50	159.92
20	—	371	171.00–179.00	175.77
6	—	602	148.00	148.00
5	—	577	151.00	151.00
18	—	471	162.00–163.00	162.39
30	—	677	137.00–138.00	137.46
63	—	822	149.25	149.25
6	—	702	140.00	140.00
25	—	755	151.85	151.85
51	—	434	163.00–170.00	166.25
132	—	919	141.50–147.10	144.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	141.00	141.00
3	—	372	139.00	139.00
7	—	565	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	615	122.00–128.00	123.98
4	—	439	135.00	135.00
4	—	380	136.00	136.00
6	—	671	117.00–124.50	120.69
6	—	541	130.00	130.00
13	—	341	130.00–142.00	135.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	581	130.00–138.75	132.89
6	—	408	148.00	148.00
22	—	536	128.00–133.00	129.78
17	—	694	129.75	129.75
56	—	480	135.00–149.50	135.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	916	131.00	131.00
25	—	843	137.75	137.75
7	—	541	126.50–131.00	128.43
6	—	758	123.50	123.50
13	—	427	144.00–148.00	145.49
30	—	471	138.50–144.00	141.57
48	—	875	124.50–131.25	129.45
4	—	740	124.50	124.50
11	—	380	150.00	150.00
28	—	570	126.00–134.75	130.99
40	—	677	130.00–143.25	139.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	122.00	122.00

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.

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