Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous Tuesday feeder steers and heifers mostly steady with a weaker undertone. Trade active with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.47/cwt on 698 head.

Average price

$152.47

698 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$289

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

$32.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	436	174.20	760	21
Large 1-2	619	153.00	947	7thin
Medium and Large 1	714	152.86	1,091	595
Medium 1	673	143.63	966	62
Large 1	742	141.29	1,048	13thin

One grade step is worth $32.91/cwt here — about −$289 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 sale698 hd

152.47

—

IA average9 barns · 8,232 hd

153.39

−0.92

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

43 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 1-2	—	436	174.20/cwt	173.50–175.00	760	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	171.98/cwt	165.50–179.50	985	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	127.73/cwt	120.00–129.10	1,194	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	158.33/cwt	156.50–159.50	1,009	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	146.08/cwt	145.00–150.00	790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	710	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,105	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	156.33/cwt	156.00–156.50	727	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	909	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	625	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	700	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	982	24
Steers	Medium 1	—	589	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	138.36/cwt	133.50–139.75	1,198	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	150.55/cwt	148.00–152.75	1,093	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	176.89/cwt	172.00–181.00	925	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	187.36/cwt	180.00–200.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,092	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	533	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	866	12
Steers	Large 1	—	742	141.29/cwt	140.00–144.25	1,048	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	157.16/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,042	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	134.35/cwt	132.00–136.25	1,094	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	140.73/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,099	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	601	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,052	44
Steers	Medium 1	—	777	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,031	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	619	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	947	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	545	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	738	26
Heifers	Large 1	—	563	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	814	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	617	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	795	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,018	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	136.65/cwt	135.00–139.00	925	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	132.77/cwt	130.00–135.50	972	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	965	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	848	20
Heifers	Medium 1	—	421	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	642	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	694	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	831	124.52/cwt	124.25–125.00	1,035	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	148.02/cwt	144.00–153.00	853	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	153.94/cwt	152.00–157.00	811	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,052	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	674	12
Heifers	Medium 1	—	641	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	870	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	486	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	748	10

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 18, 2020

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

Receipts 1,406Last week 2,323Year ago 0

Compared to the previous Tuesday feeder steers and heifers mostly steady with a weaker undertone. Trade active with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	436	173.50–175.00	174.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	573	165.50–179.50	171.98
48	—	935	120.00–129.10	127.73
20	—	637	156.50–159.50	158.33
3	—	347	180.00	180.00
83	—	866	133.50–139.75	138.36
63	—	726	148.00–152.75	150.55
38	—	523	172.00–181.00	176.89
3	—	365	180.00–200.00	187.36
85	—	663	152.50–160.00	157.16
70	—	814	132.00–136.25	134.35
42	—	781	136.00–149.00	140.73
9	—	477	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	700	140.25	140.25
9	—	589	148.00	148.00
12	—	533	162.50	162.50
17	—	777	132.75	132.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	655	166.75	166.75
44	—	601	175.00	175.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	742	140.00–144.25	141.29
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	541	145.00–150.00	146.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	710	144.00	144.00
11	—	795	128.00	128.00
11	—	831	124.25–125.00	124.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	891	124.00	124.00
18	—	465	156.00–156.50	156.33
12	—	639	142.25	142.25
43	—	677	135.00–139.00	136.65
19	—	732	130.00–135.50	132.77
14	—	778	124.00	124.00
48	—	576	144.00–153.00	148.02
30	—	527	152.00–157.00	153.94
16	—	935	112.50	112.50
12	—	411	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	545	135.50	135.50
4	—	421	152.50	152.50
7	—	641	135.75	135.75
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	563	144.50	144.50
7	—	617	138.75	138.75
7	—	694	131.00	131.00
10	—	486	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	511	166.00	166.00

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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