Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly higher. Supply was moderate today and included many fall calves. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $247.15/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$247.15

294 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$34.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.76

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	250.20	1,300	268
Medium and Large 1-2	509	215.66	1,098	26

One grade step is worth $34.54/cwt here — about $202 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 sale294 hd

247.15

—

IA average8 barns · 5,224 hd

234.39

+12.76

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

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	212.38/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,187	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	205.45/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,177	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	208.65/cwt	199.00–235.00	1,016	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	793	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,288	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,455	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	175.74/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	214.95/cwt	200.00–226.00	905	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	196.99/cwt	190.50–199.50	1,215	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	320	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	207.16/cwt	189.00–216.00	1,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	190.36/cwt	185.50–193.50	1,112	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	204.66/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,007	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	229.30/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,078	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	223.08/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,173	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	231.75/cwt	231.00–237.50	885	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	221.24/cwt	219.00–227.50	1,237	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,068	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	231.34/cwt	230.00–232.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,085	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	595	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	262.33/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	218.35/cwt	196.00–225.00	1,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	235.73/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,190	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	190.26/cwt	179.00–199.00	1,398	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	285.35/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,044	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	245.81/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,180	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,337	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	286.17/cwt	275.00–290.00	936	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	270.25/cwt	257.50–274.00	1,159	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	224.42/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,407	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	264.69/cwt	245.00–276.00	1,294	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	244.32/cwt	227.50–253.00	1,354	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	232.40/cwt	230.00–242.50	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	714	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,357	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 25, 2023

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

Receipts 750Last week 633Year ago 872

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly higher. Supply was moderate today and included many fall calves. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	210.00–217.50	212.38
5	—	516	230.00	230.00
11	—	573	200.00–215.00	205.45
5	—	370	230.00–242.50	232.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	527	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	210.00	210.00
1	—	595	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	201.00	201.00
3	—	430	260.00–267.50	262.33
4	—	380	257.00	257.00
6	—	587	196.00–225.00	218.35
8	—	480	237.50–252.50	245.81
9	—	662	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	218.00	218.00
7	—	505	235.00–237.50	235.73
10	—	735	179.00–199.00	190.26
12	—	366	264.00–290.00	285.35
18	—	327	275.00–290.00	286.17
30	—	429	257.50–274.00	270.25
33	—	627	210.00–230.00	224.42
45	—	489	245.00–276.00	264.69
50	—	554	227.50–253.00	244.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
1	—	690	185.00	185.00
4	—	714	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	487	199.00–235.00	208.65
1	—	405	235.00	235.00
1	—	605	178.00	178.00
2	—	793	170.00	170.00
5	—	676	190.50	190.50
1	—	320	242.50	242.50
6	—	519	189.00–216.00	207.16
15	—	584	185.50–193.50	190.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	175.00–176.00	175.74
22	—	421	200.00–226.00	214.95
23	—	617	190.50–199.50	196.99
24	—	470	220.00–242.50	229.30
30	—	526	214.00–240.00	223.08
16	—	382	231.00–237.50	231.75
30	—	559	219.00–227.50	221.24
2	—	673	182.00	182.00
7	—	316	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	492	195.00–210.00	204.66
1	—	595	188.00	188.00
3	—	325	230.00–232.00	231.34
8	—	540	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	194.00	194.00
1	—	620	184.00	184.00
1	—	730	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
1	—	835	154.00	154.00
1	—	915	160.00	160.00
1	—	980	147.00	147.00

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