Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (1/3) steer calves under 500 lbs. firm, over 500 llbs. 8.00-10.00 higher, heifer calves 8.00-13.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.40/cwt on 846 head.

Average price

$190.40

846 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1

$30.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	647	192.86	1,247	692
Medium and Large 1-2	551	186.95	1,030	89
Large 1	651	169.81	1,106	57
Small and Medium 1	513	162.50	834	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.36/cwt here — about $413 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 sale846 hd

190.40

—

IA average14 barns · 14,970 hd

190.11

+0.29

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

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	971	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	569	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,087	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	144.42/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,203	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	221.14/cwt	215.00–227.00	809	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	181.00/cwt	179.00–182.50	1,405	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	188.59/cwt	183.00–194.50	1,264	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	200.62/cwt	195.00–208.50	1,160	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	186.07/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,343	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	204.75/cwt	200.00–211.00	989	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	209.50/cwt	198.50–219.75	1,096	95
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	513	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	190.50/cwt	185.00–197.25	1,196	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	196.97/cwt	195.00–202.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	170.99/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	180.10/cwt	180.10–180.10	1,524	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	173.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,194	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	198.18/cwt	190.00–201.00	852	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,075	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	173.72/cwt	171.50–177.50	1,154	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	172.44/cwt	164.50–180.25	1,079	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	179.02/cwt	171.50–187.00	1,031	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,270	5
Steers	Large 1	—	508	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	899	16
Steers	Large 1	—	707	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,181	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	161.01/cwt	150.00–163.00	849	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	143.77/cwt	142.50–145.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	182.45/cwt	174.00–185.00	852	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	183.29/cwt	177.00–185.00	764	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	181.65/cwt	171.00–189.00	694	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	182.26/cwt	170.00–191.00	964	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,297	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	169.66/cwt	169.00–171.50	1,215	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	162.18/cwt	156.00–167.00	931	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	161.10/cwt	160.00–164.00	677	7

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 17, 2023

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

Receipts 1,735Last week 968Year ago 750

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (1/3) steer calves under 500 lbs. firm, over 500 llbs. 8.00-10.00 higher, heifer calves 8.00-13.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	195.00	195.00
5	—	589	173.00	173.00
7	—	511	190.00	190.00
2	—	333	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	569	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	833	142.00–146.00	144.42
126	—	664	171.50–177.50	173.72
93	—	626	164.50–180.25	172.44
100	—	576	171.50–187.00	179.02
5	—	941	135.00	135.00
80	—	467	174.00–185.00	182.45
15	—	417	177.00–185.00	183.29
21	—	382	171.00–189.00	181.65
71	—	529	170.00–191.00	182.26
48	—	762	170.25	170.25
64	—	716	169.00–171.50	169.66
1	—	300	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	527	150.00–163.00	161.01
2	—	360	142.50–145.00	143.77
6	—	603	160.00	160.00
10	—	574	156.00–167.00	162.18
7	—	420	160.00–164.00	161.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	366	215.00–227.00	221.14
52	—	776	179.00–182.50	181.00
76	—	670	183.00–194.50	188.59
77	—	578	195.00–208.50	200.62
144	—	722	177.00–190.00	186.07
25	—	483	200.00–211.00	204.75
1	—	315	220.00	220.00
95	—	523	198.50–219.75	209.50
165	—	628	185.00–197.25	190.50
44	—	846	180.10	180.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	196.00	196.00
4	—	531	191.00	191.00
6	—	376	195.00–202.00	196.97
7	—	636	169.00–175.00	170.99
18	—	688	170.00–175.00	173.56
20	—	430	190.00–201.00	198.18
32	—	572	188.00	188.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	162.50	162.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	508	177.00	177.00
41	—	707	167.00	167.00

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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