Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report. "Annual Customer Appreciation Sale". Trade active with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.23/cwt on 694 head.

Average price

$173.23

694 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Large 1 over Medium 1

$29.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.21

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	532	185.47	986	30
Medium and Large 1	603	177.96	1,073	491
Medium and Large 1-2	585	157.98	925	143
Medium 1	626	156.22	978	30

One grade step is worth $29.25/cwt here — about $8 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 sale694 hd

173.23

—

IA average6 barns · 4,575 hd

181.44

−8.21

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

81 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 1	—	667	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	180.37/cwt	172.00–186.75	1,374	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,158	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	292	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	381	195.01/cwt	175.00–209.00	743	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	317	200.33/cwt	188.00–207.50	635	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	171.64/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,090	14
Steers	Medium 1	—	474	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	863	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	440	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	779	4
Steers	Large 1	—	447	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	934	10
Steers	Large 1	—	490	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,009	7
Steers	Large 1	—	366	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	233.64/cwt	232.00–237.50	771	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,257	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	182.48/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,502	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	210.48/cwt	207.50–215.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	185.83/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,160	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	216.44/cwt	215.00–221.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	214.05/cwt	185.00–224.75	1,145	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	216.75/cwt	216.75–216.75	1,353	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	992	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	182.59/cwt	180.00–189.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	203.46/cwt	201.00–209.00	968	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	244	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	282	248.37/cwt	245.00–250.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	223.25/cwt	223.25–223.25	1,268	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	171.26/cwt	160.00–175.50	1,236	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	194.13/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,122	36
Steers	Medium 1	—	565	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	461	213.35/cwt	202.50–215.00	984	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	223.25/cwt	220.00–227.00	940	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	687	147.67/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,014	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	174.79/cwt	170.00–179.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	133.02/cwt	131.00–143.00	963	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	844	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	152.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,106	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	151.67/cwt	145.00–153.00	843	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,032	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,434	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	362	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	717	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,010	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	178.36/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,102	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	186.16/cwt	179.00–191.00	815	25
Heifers	Medium 1	—	533	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	858	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	169.91/cwt	165.00–174.75	1,227	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	156.85/cwt	155.50–167.50	1,313	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	158.64/cwt	145.00–165.50	990	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	159.60/cwt	151.00–167.00	827	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	154.04/cwt	149.00–155.50	1,328	9
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	363	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	186.29/cwt	177.00–188.50	797	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	589	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,101	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,065	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	173.41/cwt	169.00–175.50	1,183	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	164.14/cwt	158.00–167.50	1,417	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	459	188.64/cwt	171.00–199.00	866	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	187.37/cwt	178.00–189.50	965	45
Steers	Large 1	—	988	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	160.84/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,086	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	184.40/cwt	182.50–185.00	988	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,398	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	235	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	182.28/cwt	169.50–190.00	1,046	44
Heifers	Medium 1	—	843	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,214	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	149.26/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,155	15
Heifers	Medium 1	—	460	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	775	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	459	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	900	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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Receipts 1,510Last week 795Year ago 1,275

No trend as no recent report. "Annual Customer Appreciation Sale". Trade active with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	148.00	148.00
10	—	533	161.00	161.00
10	—	843	144.00	144.00
5	—	460	168.50	168.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	292	200.00	200.00
18	—	381	175.00–209.00	195.01
12	—	317	188.00–207.50	200.33
12	—	428	177.00–188.50	186.29
14	—	589	187.00	187.00
20	—	459	171.00–199.00	188.64
45	—	515	178.00–189.50	187.37
3	—	235	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	172.00	172.00
21	—	726	145.00–155.00	152.30
12	—	556	145.00–153.00	151.67
4	—	430	156.00	156.00
63	—	624	145.00–165.50	158.64
30	—	518	151.00–167.00	159.60
7	—	340	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,032	139.00	139.00
13	—	362	198.00	198.00
11	—	459	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	510	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	618	170.00–182.00	178.36
25	—	438	179.00–191.00	186.16
2	—	335	183.00	183.00
38	—	722	165.00–174.75	169.91
64	—	837	155.50–167.50	156.85
9	—	862	149.00–155.50	154.04
4	—	376	187.50	187.50
5	—	490	185.00	185.00
2	—	280	202.50	202.50
12	—	675	155.00–169.00	160.84
8	—	536	182.50–185.00	184.40
13	—	921	151.75	151.75
44	—	574	169.50–190.00	182.28
15	—	774	148.00–153.00	149.26
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	183.00	183.00
14	—	724	160.00	160.00
14	—	635	171.00–172.00	171.64
10	—	570	174.00	174.00
8	—	483	180.00–189.00	182.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	762	172.00–186.75	180.37
70	—	823	177.00–183.00	182.48
5	—	403	207.50–215.00	210.48
4	—	903	162.00	162.00
26	—	624	183.00–190.00	185.83
15	—	476	201.00–209.00	203.46
57	—	722	160.00–175.50	171.26
36	—	578	190.00–199.00	194.13
9	—	522	204.00	204.00
15	—	682	169.00–175.50	173.41
17	—	863	158.00–167.50	164.14
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	182.00	182.00
4	—	440	177.00	177.00
6	—	565	174.00	174.00
14	—	687	140.00–152.00	147.67
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	447	209.00	209.00
7	—	490	206.00	206.00
5	—	366	200.00	200.00
4	—	988	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	330	232.00–237.50	233.64
9	—	672	187.00	187.00
4	—	385	215.00–221.00	216.44
80	—	535	185.00–224.75	214.05
28	—	624	216.75	216.75
4	—	244	235.00	235.00
3	—	282	245.00–250.00	248.37
24	—	568	223.25	223.25
24	—	461	202.50–215.00	213.35
19	—	421	220.00–227.00	223.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	170.00–179.00	174.79
1	—	330	186.00	186.00
8	—	724	131.00–143.00	133.02
4	—	844	127.00	127.00
2	—	580	165.00	165.00
3	—	785	124.00	124.00
2	—	420	191.00	191.00
1	—	390	187.00	187.00
4	—	508	175.00	175.00

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