Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (1/19) steer calves 500-750 lbs. 8.00-10.00 higher, 750-850 lbs. firm. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs. 2.00-3.00 higher, 600-800 lbs. mixed from firm to 7.00 lower. Trade active on moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.17/cwt on 485 head.

Average price

$145.17

485 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$4.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.12

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	703	145.54	1,023	446
Medium and Large 1-2	571	140.91	805	39

One grade step is worth $4.63/cwt here — about $218 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 sale485 hd

145.17

—

IA average12 barns · 8,788 hd

144.05

+1.12

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

25 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 1Fancy	—	645	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	864	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	139.12/cwt	136.00–142.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	115.86/cwt	113.50–120.00	843	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	134.67/cwt	132.00–140.25	720	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	167.47/cwt	167.00–170.00	893	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.55/cwt	129.50–139.00	771	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	143.14/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,041	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	946	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	160.57/cwt	157.75–165.00	931	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	150.52/cwt	149.25–151.00	963	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.15/cwt	122.00–132.00	801	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	185.63/cwt	175.00–190.00	770	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	123.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,011	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	148.06/cwt	141.00–150.50	1,013	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	135.24/cwt	134.00–136.50	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	135.02/cwt	131.50–141.00	1,063	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	158.43/cwt	155.00–161.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	127.75/cwt	121.00–130.00	852	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	124.73/cwt	122.00–127.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	856	11

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 2, 2021

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

Receipts 1,095Last week 1,445Year ago 1,558

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	645	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	396	146.00	146.00
7	—	435	136.00–142.00	139.12
17	—	728	113.50–120.00	115.86
29	—	535	132.00–140.25	134.67
58	—	573	129.50–139.00	134.55
30	—	758	124.75	124.75
62	—	630	122.00–132.00	127.15
56	—	667	121.00–130.00	127.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	117.50	117.50
8	—	533	122.00–127.00	124.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	533	167.00–170.00	167.47
116	—	727	135.00–147.50	143.14
45	—	580	157.75–165.00	160.57
14	—	640	149.25–151.00	150.52
10	—	415	175.00–190.00	185.63
15	—	820	120.00–125.00	123.25
107	—	684	141.00–150.50	148.06
119	—	787	131.50–141.00	135.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	131.00	131.00
5	—	511	156.00	156.00
6	—	658	134.00–136.50	135.24
7	—	446	155.00–161.00	158.43
11	—	634	135.00	135.00

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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