Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (2/8) steer calves firm to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00-7.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.60/cwt on 693 head.

Average price

$171.60

693 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$266

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	514	182.00	935	5thin
Medium and Large 1	686	173.84	1,192	606
Medium and Large 1-2	586	165.20	968	10thin
Large 1	785	153.00	1,201	72

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about −$266 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 sale693 hd

171.60

—

IA average10 barns · 11,507 hd

173.71

−2.11

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

34 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	176.29/cwt	172.50–180.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	149.79/cwt	141.00–152.00	984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	166.46/cwt	163.00–169.00	879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	949	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	344	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	750	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	144.81/cwt	144.00–145.25	1,274	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	164.19/cwt	159.00–166.50	1,249	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	179.43/cwt	177.00–187.50	1,154	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	195.69/cwt	194.00–196.50	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	207.08/cwt	204.00–208.00	903	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	722	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	804	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	167.28/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,223	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	184.86/cwt	177.50–196.50	1,068	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	514	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	196.29/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,040	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	142.88/cwt	141.50–149.50	1,042	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	162.98/cwt	157.25–167.00	936	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	177.51/cwt	162.00–180.00	1,179	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	181.40/cwt	181.00–183.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	156.51/cwt	154.50–157.00	1,031	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,395	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	784	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	321	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	822	6
Steers	Large 1	—	785	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,201	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	176.58/cwt	170.00–188.00	828	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,203	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	190.73/cwt	190.50–192.50	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	167.06/cwt	165.00–174.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	154.10/cwt	147.00–160.00	945	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	168.24/cwt	166.00–169.00	882	12

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 22, 2022

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

Receipts 1,225Last week 1,167Year ago 1,205

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (2/8) steer calves firm to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00-7.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	172.50–180.00	176.29
3	—	885	118.50	118.50
5	—	657	141.00–152.00	149.79
6	—	528	163.00–169.00	166.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	620	153.00	153.00
21	—	344	218.00	218.00
23	—	433	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	880	144.00–145.25	144.81
107	—	761	159.00–166.50	164.19
128	—	643	177.00–187.50	179.43
6	—	490	194.00–196.50	195.69
13	—	436	204.00–208.00	207.08
110	—	731	159.00–170.00	167.28
17	—	578	177.50–196.50	184.86
13	—	530	190.00–204.00	196.29
188	—	664	162.00–180.00	177.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	708	149.00	149.00
5	—	464	181.00–183.00	181.40
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	182.00	182.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	785	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	384	188.00	188.00
15	—	473	170.00	170.00
10	—	321	217.00	217.00
6	—	571	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	729	141.50–149.50	142.88
40	—	574	157.25–167.00	162.98
104	—	659	154.50–157.00	156.51
6	—	1,125	124.00	124.00
14	—	469	170.00–188.00	176.58
14	—	881	136.50	136.50
9	—	387	190.50–192.50	190.73
42	—	613	147.00–160.00	154.10
12	—	524	166.00–169.00	168.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	412	165.00–174.00	167.06

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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