Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two ago; steer calves under 600 lbs not enough comparable sales to trend; 600-700 lbs mostly 1.00-3.00 lower; over 700 lbs instance up to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs mostly 2.00-5.00 lower, with instance up to 8.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady to firm. Trade was active with good demand on a nice run of feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.71/cwt on 514 head.

Average price

$139.71

514 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$19.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	140.70	842	488
Medium and Large 1-2	637	121.00	770	26

One grade step is worth $19.70/cwt here — about $71 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 sale514 hd

139.71

—

IA average10 barns · 6,159 hd

137.79

+1.92

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

28 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	152.35/cwt	148.00–155.00	588	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	133.39/cwt	127.00–137.00	968	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.87/cwt	132.00–147.25	793	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	631	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	953	27
Steers	Medium 1	—	796	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,029	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	158.85/cwt	156.00–166.00	564	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	174.77/cwt	164.00–179.00	930	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	152.13/cwt	143.50–156.00	1,109	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	145.27/cwt	143.50–145.60	1,149	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	147.72/cwt	146.00–150.00	781	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	149.50/cwt	144.50–154.00	716	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	139.17/cwt	131.00–145.75	857	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	120.00/cwt	119.00–124.00	884	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	132.82/cwt	130.50–134.00	1,092	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	129.65/cwt	129.00–130.75	1,145	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	173.35/cwt	171.75–178.00	983	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	158.69/cwt	154.50–160.50	970	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	978	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	148.87/cwt	141.00–153.50	649	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	138.72/cwt	136.00–140.00	927	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	123.26/cwt	122.00–124.00	507	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,141	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	179.20/cwt	172.00–182.50	762	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	179.19/cwt	175.75–186.50	858	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	159.58/cwt	151.00–163.75	1,061	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	973	19

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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Receipts 1,558Last week 2,153Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	386	148.00–155.00	152.35
31	—	726	127.00–137.00	133.39
70	—	575	132.00–147.25	137.87
10	—	850	115.00	115.00
31	—	529	146.00–150.00	147.72
68	—	479	144.50–154.00	149.50
89	—	616	131.00–145.75	139.17
7	—	804	116.00	116.00
30	—	770	127.00	127.00
40	—	436	141.00–153.50	148.87
74	—	668	136.00–140.00	138.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	631	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	737	119.00–124.00	120.00
8	—	411	122.00–124.00	123.26
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	796	129.25	129.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	355	156.00–166.00	158.85
35	—	532	164.00–179.00	174.77
41	—	729	143.50–156.00	152.13
88	—	791	143.50–145.60	145.27
9	—	822	130.50–134.00	132.82
26	—	883	129.00–130.75	129.65
41	—	567	171.75–178.00	173.35
71	—	611	154.50–160.50	158.69
7	—	913	125.00	125.00
21	—	425	172.00–182.50	179.20
41	—	479	175.75–186.50	179.19
52	—	665	151.00–163.75	159.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	588	165.50	165.50

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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