Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday steer calves under 500 lbs. to lightly tested for a trend, 500-650 lbs. 5.00-7.00 lower, 650-750 lbs. steady, 750-950 lbs. 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-500 lbs. 10.00-15.00 lower, 500-600 lbs. firm, 600-700 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, 700-850 lbs . not well tested last week but a higher market was indicated. Trade active with good demand for better quality offerings today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.89/cwt on 743 head.

Average price

$139.89

743 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$155

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	699	140.36	981	631
Medium 1	633	140.19	888	90
Medium and Large 1-2	578	126.71	733	17thin
Large 1	955	119.00	1,136	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.36/cwt here — about −$155 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 sale743 hd

139.89

—

IA average12 barns · 12,229 hd

138.52

+1.37

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	Large 1	—	955	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	849	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	913	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	621	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.00	815	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	531	150.06/cwt	146.75–151.00	797	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	776	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	954	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	571	124.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	711	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	519	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.66/cwt	133.00–140.00	644	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	126.27/cwt	122.00–133.50	864	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	133.74/cwt	129.50–137.50	707	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,062	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	135.21/cwt	131.50–140.00	1,048	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	152.19/cwt	149.00–155.00	708	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,146	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	139.06/cwt	134.00–144.75	946	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	157.98/cwt	146.75–163.00	814	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	124.35/cwt	122.00–127.75	1,033	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	712	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,068	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	440	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	145.89/cwt	144.25–148.00	907	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.07/cwt	125.25–137.50	838	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	128.80/cwt	128.00–129.00	703	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	132.85/cwt	128.50–135.00	954	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	802	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,067	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	731	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,053	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	484	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	622	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	144.50/cwt	141.00–148.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	588	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	747	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	669	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	972	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	148.87/cwt	144.50–152.25	878	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	123.72/cwt	123.50–124.00	772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	115.60/cwt	115.00–116.00	652	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	889	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	657	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	972	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	132.60/cwt	128.00–137.50	748	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	924	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	123.93/cwt	123.75–124.50	916	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	651	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	908	14

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 19, 2021

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

Receipts 1,445Last week 1,242Year ago 2,153

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	955	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	621	130.00–132.00	131.26
17	—	531	146.75–151.00	150.06
7	—	776	123.00	123.00
11	—	571	120.00–130.00	124.55
44	—	669	145.25	145.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	853	124.50	124.50
187	—	775	131.50–140.00	135.21
14	—	465	149.00–155.00	152.19
17	—	915	125.25	125.25
31	—	680	134.00–144.75	139.06
34	—	515	146.75–163.00	157.98
12	—	831	122.00–127.75	124.35
99	—	622	144.25–148.00	145.89
68	—	718	128.50–135.00	132.85
26	—	590	144.50–152.25	148.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	546	128.00–129.00	128.80
7	—	624	123.50–124.00	123.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	802	133.00	133.00
7	—	731	144.00	144.00
17	—	561	158.50	158.50
61	—	657	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	849	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	475	133.00–140.00	135.66
30	—	684	122.00–133.50	126.27
42	—	529	129.50–137.50	133.74
7	—	314	140.00	140.00
157	—	625	125.25–137.50	134.07
4	—	398	141.00–148.00	144.50
56	—	564	128.00–137.50	132.60
7	—	753	122.75	122.75
59	—	739	123.75–124.50	123.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	712	150.00	150.00
14	—	651	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	121.00	121.00
2	—	375	132.50	132.50
10	—	564	115.00–116.00	115.60
7	—	510	120.00	120.00
4	—	483	130.00–131.00	130.51
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	484	128.50	128.50
10	—	755	112.00	112.00
8	—	588	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	337	154.00	154.00
4	—	433	134.00	134.00
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
3	—	542	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	105.00–106.00	105.33
2	—	765	101.00	101.00
6	—	373	136.50	136.50
3	—	492	131.00	131.00

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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