Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as this sale had not been reported for some time. Trade was active with good demand. Many unweaned calves of all weights with one or two rounds of shots well accepted today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.48/cwt on 535 head.

Average price

$187.48

535 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$24.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	189.94	1,110	471
Medium 1	569	173.82	990	29
Medium and Large 1-2	549	165.75	910	35

One grade step is worth $24.18/cwt here — about $200 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 sale535 hd

187.48

—

IA average11 barns · 9,532 hd

185.68

+1.80

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

60 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 1Unweaned	—	205	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	333	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	834	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	183.66/cwt	181.00–190.00	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	714	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,250	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	187.54/cwt	187.00–188.00	908	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	193.74/cwt	175.00–215.00	744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	177.54/cwt	169.00–185.00	1,088	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	176.38/cwt	176.00–178.50	1,215	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	273	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	537	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	898	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,569	17
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	563	180.84/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	195.85/cwt	192.25–196.75	1,146	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	307	201.36/cwt	192.50–215.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	155.46/cwt	150.00–161.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	207.48/cwt	197.00–214.00	1,093	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	177.12/cwt	168.00–182.50	1,284	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	198.00/cwt	193.00–204.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	177.42/cwt	175.00–179.50	1,180	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	194.63/cwt	183.00–201.00	808	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,285	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	207.28/cwt	182.50–210.00	893	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	200.48/cwt	187.00–203.00	1,193	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	178.42/cwt	168.00–190.00	1,099	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	205.08/cwt	197.00–212.50	986	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	175.55/cwt	174.00–177.00	937	39
Heifers	Large 1	—	426	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	697	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	166.04/cwt	164.50–169.00	1,034	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	843	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,370	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	164.06/cwt	157.00–172.00	943	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	145.40/cwt	145.00–146.00	842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	166.52/cwt	164.00–168.00	813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	179.32/cwt	171.00–184.00	785	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	161.53/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,184	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	174.26/cwt	174.00–175.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	178.24/cwt	175.00–181.00	829	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	181.34/cwt	174.50–185.00	785	17
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	169.56/cwt	166.00–172.00	890	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	300	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	163.25/cwt	155.00–165.00	948	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	168.86/cwt	164.00–176.00	816	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	360	166.46/cwt	162.50–175.00	599	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,190	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	781	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	575	174.16/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,001	18

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 Nov 22, 2022

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

Receipts 1,100Last week 1,510Year ago 1,410

No trend as this sale had not been reported for some time. Trade was active with good demand. Many unweaned calves of all weights with one or two rounds of shots well accepted today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	205	190.00	190.00
2	—	333	182.00	182.00
2	—	633	158.00	158.00
3	—	420	167.00	167.00
10	—	538	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	134.00	134.00
6	—	685	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	181.00–190.00	183.66
7	—	714	175.00	175.00
27	—	484	187.00–188.00	187.54
12	—	384	175.00–215.00	193.74
17	—	613	169.00–185.00	177.54
32	—	689	176.00–178.50	176.38
41	—	585	192.25–196.75	195.85
6	—	307	192.50–215.00	201.36
28	—	415	183.00–201.00	194.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	140.00	140.00
6	—	537	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	898	174.75	174.75
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	563	178.00–182.00	180.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	477	150.00–161.00	155.46
1	—	310	182.50	182.50
8	—	728	163.50	163.50
4	—	750	150.00	150.00
4	—	515	179.00	179.00
4	—	371	186.00	186.00
2	—	428	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	527	197.00–214.00	207.48
54	—	725	168.00–182.50	177.12
4	—	383	193.00–204.00	198.00
9	—	665	175.00–179.50	177.42
22	—	774	166.00	166.00
27	—	431	182.50–210.00	207.28
32	—	595	187.00–203.00	200.48
36	—	616	168.00–190.00	178.42
40	—	481	197.00–212.50	205.08
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	575	174.00–175.00	174.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	543	150.00	150.00
12	—	579	145.00–146.00	145.40
8	—	488	164.00–168.00	166.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	181.00	181.00
39	—	534	174.00–177.00	175.55
67	—	623	164.50–169.00	166.04
50	—	575	157.00–172.00	164.06
4	—	768	164.50	164.50
25	—	438	171.00–184.00	179.32
15	—	733	153.00–166.00	161.53
8	—	361	174.00–175.00	174.26
6	—	664	158.00	158.00
48	—	465	175.00–181.00	178.24
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	163.50	163.50
3	—	338	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	843	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	433	174.50–185.00	181.34
29	—	525	166.00–172.00	169.56
8	—	300	181.00	181.00
33	—	581	155.00–165.00	163.25
30	—	483	164.00–176.00	168.86
10	—	360	162.50–175.00	166.46

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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