Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago light steers ended mixed 2.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Light heifers finished mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good for the moderate to heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.52/cwt on 631 head.

Average price

$145.52

631 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$8.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	147.03	884	524
Medium and Large 1-2	577	138.13	797	107

One grade step is worth $8.90/cwt here — about $87 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 sale631 hd

145.52

—

IA average11 barns · 9,695 hd

147.24

−1.72

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

51 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 1Fleshy	—	676	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	848	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	592	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	124.77/cwt	119.00–129.00	661	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	133.85/cwt	128.00–143.00	487	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.89/cwt	141.00–154.25	623	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	128.01/cwt	124.50–136.00	868	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	134.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	773	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	843	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	169.93/cwt	163.50–177.50	739	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	156.39/cwt	153.00–158.00	802	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	142.78/cwt	138.00–146.25	954	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	150.69/cwt	142.00–154.00	854	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	144.76/cwt	137.00–149.75	895	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	159.53/cwt	152.00–165.00	597	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	126.84/cwt	120.50–133.00	927	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	157.98/cwt	155.00–169.00	771	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	138.23/cwt	130.00–140.60	1,012	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	118.42/cwt	111.50–122.00	842	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.21/cwt	152.00–161.00	583	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	124.96/cwt	122.50–128.50	769	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	163.00/cwt	162.00–165.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	133.77/cwt	132.00–137.50	907	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	501	156.58/cwt	152.00–157.50	784	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	137.64/cwt	136.00–140.00	846	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	132.89/cwt	127.00–137.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	438	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	155.33/cwt	152.50–159.50	766	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	142.92/cwt	138.00–144.00	803	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	703	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	914	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	363	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	130.26/cwt	124.50–138.00	742	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	125.77/cwt	124.50–128.50	785	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	493	127.12/cwt	125.00–130.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	138.67/cwt	134.50–141.00	659	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.11/cwt	133.00–140.25	717	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	128.67/cwt	127.00–132.00	749	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	136.00/cwt	131.00–139.50	639	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	246	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	141.68/cwt	141.00–142.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	730	6

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 Dec 10, 2019

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

Receipts 1,543Last week 3,159Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago light steers ended mixed 2.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Light heifers finished mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good for the moderate to heavy offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	676	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	576	130.00–140.00	134.26
15	—	622	135.50	135.50
9	—	669	122.00	122.00
12	—	374	152.00–165.00	159.53
13	—	731	120.50–133.00	126.84
3	—	279	179.00	179.00
5	—	835	125.50	125.50
6	—	532	141.00–142.00	141.68
6	—	493	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	435	163.50–177.50	169.93
34	—	513	153.00–158.00	156.39
47	—	668	138.00–146.25	142.78
52	—	567	142.00–154.00	150.69
80	—	618	137.00–149.75	144.76
4	—	336	190.00	190.00
35	—	488	155.00–169.00	157.98
99	—	732	130.00–140.60	138.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	162.00–165.00	163.00
28	—	678	132.00–137.50	133.77
24	—	501	152.00–157.50	156.58
10	—	615	136.00–140.00	137.64
22	—	493	152.50–159.50	155.33
21	—	562	138.00–144.00	142.92
13	—	703	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	127.00–137.00	132.89
3	—	570	135.00	135.00
3	—	438	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	530	119.00–129.00	124.77
5	—	668	111.00	111.00
12	—	364	128.00–143.00	133.85
4	—	246	155.00	155.00
3	—	492	128.00	128.00
3	—	412	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	427	141.00–154.25	145.89
25	—	678	124.50–136.00	128.01
26	—	711	111.50–122.00	118.42
28	—	373	152.00–161.00	156.21
45	—	615	122.50–128.50	124.96
24	—	523	133.00–140.25	137.11
54	—	582	127.00–132.00	128.67
54	—	470	131.00–139.50	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	416	152.00	152.00
6	—	514	131.50	131.50
3	—	363	156.00	156.00
29	—	570	124.50–138.00	130.26
19	—	624	124.50–128.50	125.77
40	—	475	134.50–141.00	138.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	493	125.00–130.00	127.12

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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