Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as this sale had not been reported for some time while a change of ownership was in effect. Trade was active with good demand for a moderate offering of feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.46/cwt on 651 head.

Average price

$131.46

651 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

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

$24.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	134.18	764	568
Large 1	585	127.43	745	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	735	109.94	808	69

One grade step is worth $24.24/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale651 hd

131.46

—

IA average10 barns · 6,237 hd

133.13

−1.67

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

57 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 1	—	375	177.57/cwt	172.00–182.00	666	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	240	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	139.15/cwt	136.00–142.50	956	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	167.70/cwt	165.00–171.50	788	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	332	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	149.88/cwt	140.00–154.50	941	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	118.92/cwt	117.25–120.50	855	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	688	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	970	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	453	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,117	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	112.92/cwt	111.50–117.00	868	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	133.79/cwt	130.00–139.00	780	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	781	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	867	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.49/cwt	124.00–136.75	819	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	131.05/cwt	124.00–135.50	958	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	170.76/cwt	167.00–173.00	896	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	158.62/cwt	154.00–161.00	904	29
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	558	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	731	9
Steers	Large 1	—	708	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	857	5
Steers	Large 1	—	826	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	966	12
Steers	Large 1	—	861	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	982	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	633	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.82/cwt	153.00–154.00	738	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	861	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	124.15/cwt	121.00–126.00	836	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	867	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	153.51/cwt	151.00–156.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	149.75/cwt	148.00–151.00	569	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	147.35/cwt	140.00–156.00	620	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	183.82/cwt	172.00–186.75	807	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	909	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	856	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	140.46/cwt	137.00–147.00	683	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	127.36/cwt	126.00–130.00	852	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	128.20/cwt	123.00–130.00	994	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	561	128.49/cwt	127.00–131.00	721	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	138.13/cwt	133.00–142.50	735	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	645	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	974	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	487	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	373	3

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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Receipts 1,382Last week 1,346Year ago 2,830

No trend as this sale had not been reported for some time while a change of ownership was in effect. Trade was active with good demand for a moderate offering of feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	172.00–182.00	177.57
89	—	687	136.00–142.50	139.15
15	—	470	165.00–171.50	167.70
155	—	628	140.00–154.50	149.88
25	—	897	124.50	124.50
71	—	731	124.00–135.50	131.05
42	—	525	167.00–173.00	170.76
29	—	570	154.00–161.00	158.62
3	—	318	185.00	185.00
41	—	439	172.00–186.75	183.82
31	—	775	123.00–130.00	128.20
6	—	1,147	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	710	132.00	132.00
10	—	554	149.50	149.50
3	—	453	168.00	168.00
18	—	781	111.00	111.00
11	—	867	102.00	102.00
15	—	669	126.00–130.00	127.36
8	—	638	133.00	133.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	708	121.00	121.00
12	—	826	116.00–118.00	116.99
7	—	861	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	480	153.00–154.00	153.82
8	—	826	110.00	110.00
9	—	634	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	177.50	177.50
8	—	332	178.00	178.00
5	—	434	145.00	145.00
5	—	624	116.00	116.00
5	—	503	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	136.00	136.00
6	—	535	125.00	125.00
2	—	428	137.00	137.00
9	—	614	123.75	123.75
24	—	561	127.00–131.00	128.49
5	—	338	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	719	117.25–120.50	118.92
19	—	769	111.50–117.00	112.92
86	—	583	130.00–139.00	133.79
40	—	623	124.00–136.75	131.49
43	—	673	121.00–126.00	124.15
4	—	332	151.00–156.00	153.51
20	—	380	148.00–151.00	149.75
49	—	421	140.00–156.00	147.35
4	—	853	115.50	115.50
22	—	486	137.00–147.00	140.46
156	—	532	133.00–142.50	138.13
3	—	257	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	688	141.00	141.00
11	—	645	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	828	104.00	104.00
2	—	490	122.00	122.00
5	—	384	130.00	130.00
8	—	728	112.00–116.00	113.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	487	124.50	124.50

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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