Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.71/cwt on 736 head.

Average price

$146.71

736 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$128

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$9.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.42

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	539	151.80	819	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	575	147.89	850	47
Medium and Large 1	677	146.59	993	660
Large 1	667	141.90	946	13thin

One grade step is worth $9.89/cwt here — about −$128 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 sale736 hd

146.71

—

IA average5 barns · 2,877 hd

146.29

+0.42

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

53 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	—	456	161.33/cwt	160.00–163.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	124.01/cwt	117.00–127.00	898	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	858	4
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	414	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	662	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	508	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	513	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	939	5
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	454	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	114.57/cwt	113.50–116.50	938	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	135.38/cwt	126.00–139.50	769	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	136.41/cwt	135.50–137.00	738	17
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	294	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	120.62/cwt	119.50–123.50	926	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	129.87/cwt	124.00–135.00	865	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	798	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	158.97/cwt	155.00–167.50	693	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	645	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	146.16/cwt	142.00–156.00	756	44
Steers	Medium 1	—	581	149.06/cwt	147.00–150.50	866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	175.91/cwt	166.00–180.00	848	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	132.32/cwt	132.10–135.25	1,031	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	147.35/cwt	146.00–147.50	869	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	125.10/cwt	125.10–125.10	1,121	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	154.57/cwt	148.00–160.50	944	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	159.11/cwt	155.85–165.25	928	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	180.49/cwt	176.00–186.00	780	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	373	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	130.91/cwt	125.00–133.75	1,064	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	136.35/cwt	132.50–139.00	967	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.00/cwt	136.00–146.00	669	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	133.36/cwt	131.00–135.00	825	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	706	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	175.06/cwt	173.25–177.50	898	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	182.87/cwt	177.50–185.00	699	8
Steers	Large 1	—	543	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,014	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	368	187.08/cwt	182.50–188.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	139.65/cwt	137.50–148.50	947	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	121.34/cwt	119.75–125.00	1,118	13
Steers	Large 1	—	722	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	973	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	158.10/cwt	154.00–164.00	754	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	908	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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Receipts 1,346Last week 1,582Year ago 0

No trend as no recent report. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	456	160.00–163.00	161.33
84	—	724	117.00–127.00	124.01
18	—	819	113.50–116.50	114.57
86	—	568	126.00–139.50	135.38
7	—	768	119.50–123.50	120.62
56	—	666	124.00–135.00	129.87
3	—	387	160.00	160.00
50	—	436	155.00–167.50	158.97
3	—	332	155.00	155.00
44	—	517	142.00–156.00	146.16
23	—	619	131.00–135.00	133.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	825	104.00	104.00
17	—	541	135.50–137.00	136.41
25	—	471	136.00–146.00	142.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	130.00	130.00
4	—	454	125.00	125.00
4	—	294	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	135.50	135.50
9	—	645	130.25	130.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	136.00	136.00
8	—	642	124.25	124.25
7	—	565	129.00	129.00
2	—	395	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	160.00	160.00
12	—	581	147.00–150.50	149.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	757	124.00	124.00
3	—	357	169.00	169.00
5	—	415	168.00	168.00
11	—	828	122.50	122.50
23	—	477	154.00–164.00	158.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	482	166.00–180.00	175.91
70	—	779	132.10–135.25	132.32
32	—	896	125.10	125.10
42	—	611	148.00–160.50	154.57
96	—	583	155.85–165.25	159.11
34	—	432	176.00–186.00	180.49
174	—	813	125.00–133.75	130.91
34	—	709	132.50–139.00	136.35
5	—	349	177.50	177.50
38	—	513	173.25–177.50	175.06
8	—	382	177.50–185.00	182.87
38	—	678	137.50–148.50	139.65
13	—	921	119.75–125.00	121.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	590	146.00–147.50	147.35
5	—	468	149.50	149.50
6	—	368	182.50–188.00	187.08
10	—	683	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	165.00	165.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	158.00	158.00
9	—	722	134.75	134.75

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