Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $220.92/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$220.92

298 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$62

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.82

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	223.91	1,396	273
Medium and Large 1-2	573	198.57	1,137	9thin
Medium 1	500	184.00	920	3thin
Large 1	800	182.19	1,458	13thin

One grade step is worth $41.72/cwt here — about −$62 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 sale298 hd

220.92

—

IA average8 barns · 4,796 hd

229.74

−8.82

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	397	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,219	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	506	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	246.90/cwt	244.00–263.00	1,215	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	230.30/cwt	219.00–237.50	1,198	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,262	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	712	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,410	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,188	11
Steers	Large 1	—	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,050	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,706	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	500	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,542	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	186.33/cwt	181.50–194.50	1,643	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	247.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	942	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	194.20/cwt	188.50–196.00	1,220	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,074	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	195.72/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	144.14/cwt	139.00–158.00	1,401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	206.41/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	175.51/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	178.94/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,310	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	194.48/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,128	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	405	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	189.73/cwt	185.00–195.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	872	8
Steers	Large 1	—	740	185.35/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,372	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	498	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	202.28/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,143	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	158.84/cwt	152.50–165.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	218.74/cwt	215.00–220.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	234.28/cwt	211.00–238.00	1,450	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	213.93/cwt	197.50–221.00	1,530	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	222.54/cwt	219.00–234.50	1,246	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	193.61/cwt	178.00–197.25	1,272	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	213.58/cwt	206.00–222.00	1,017	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,474	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	197.10/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,248	4

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 Apr 11, 2023

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

Receipts 633Last week 1,735Year ago 1,230

No trend as no recent report. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	200.00	200.00
3	—	397	200.00	200.00
3	—	540	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	558	218.50	218.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	159.00	159.00
16	—	628	188.50–196.00	194.20
6	—	972	139.00–158.00	144.14
5	—	545	200.00–208.00	206.41
4	—	777	168.00–178.00	175.51
3	—	396	240.00	240.00
62	—	732	172.00–182.00	178.94
11	—	580	192.00–206.00	194.48
4	—	406	215.00–220.00	218.74
42	—	657	178.00–197.25	193.61
26	—	476	206.00–222.00	213.58
19	—	819	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	484	222.00	222.00
3	—	513	190.00	190.00
3	—	612	190.00	190.00
3	—	405	207.50	207.50
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	185.00–195.00	189.73
1	—	360	197.50	197.50
8	—	616	141.50	141.50
4	—	479	191.00	191.00
2	—	528	152.50–165.00	158.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
1	—	540	190.00	190.00
3	—	583	193.00–197.00	195.72
4	—	624	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	260.00	260.00
3	—	902	190.00	190.00
51	—	492	244.00–263.00	246.90
9	—	520	219.00–237.50	230.30
21	—	791	195.00	195.00
28	—	882	181.50–194.50	186.33
86	—	619	211.00–238.00	234.28
10	—	715	197.50–221.00	213.93
10	—	560	219.00–234.50	222.54
5	—	674	191.00–205.00	197.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	579	218.00	218.00
10	—	712	198.00	198.00
11	—	499	238.00	238.00
9	—	380	240.00–250.00	247.86
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,050	162.50	162.50
10	—	740	184.00–191.00	185.35
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	498	205.00	205.00
7	—	565	201.00–204.00	202.28

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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