Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings. Many unweaned feeders with one or two rounds of shots today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.91/cwt on 720 head.

Average price

$220.91

720 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$21.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	224.37	1,274	517
Medium 1	444	216.40	962	15thin
Large 1	645	213.19	1,375	160
Medium and Large 1-2	494	203.36	1,004	28

One grade step is worth $21.01/cwt here — about $270 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 sale720 hd

220.91

—

IA average14 barns · 6,634 hd

223.25

−2.34

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

66 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	—	535	289.24/cwt	276.00–298.50	1,547	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	261.28/cwt	246.50–268.75	1,623	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,724	41
Steers	Large 1	—	952	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,956	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	441	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,180	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	273.15/cwt	267.50–287.00	1,185	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	563	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,367	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	228.75/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,171	8
Steers	Large 1	—	682	227.76/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,553	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	513	233.27/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,197	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	455	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	288.21/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,107	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	235.33/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,577	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	232.03/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,107	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	244.67/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,297	10
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	521	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,292	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	396	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,010	3
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	422	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	950	8
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	599	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,384	22
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	452	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,040	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	239.71/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,376	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	248.03/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,508	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	714	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,385	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	893	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,857	46
Heifers	Large 1	—	795	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,610	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	637	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,395	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	669	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	551	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,102	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	201.69/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,682	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	220.96/cwt	213.50–227.00	1,496	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	229.91/cwt	220.00–246.00	996	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	209.33/cwt	204.50–210.50	1,543	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	223.66/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,183	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	232.96/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,107	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,241	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	202.51/cwt	199.00–210.00	873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	231.22/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,422	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	250.01/cwt	242.50–252.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	230.96/cwt	227.50–235.50	1,314	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	372	232.47/cwt	225.00–240.00	865	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	223.26/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,174	12
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	492	219.40/cwt	210.00–220.50	1,079	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	2
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	536	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	375	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	848	4
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	304	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	223.76/cwt	213.50–228.50	1,271	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,005	5
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	478	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	994	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	492	229.16/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,127	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,233	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	558	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,373	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	664	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,461	6
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	394	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	902	6
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	561	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,172	25
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	432	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,007	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	268.90/cwt	263.50–277.50	1,570	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	246.21/cwt	238.50–249.25	1,645	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	2

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 21, 2023

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

Receipts 1,567Last week 1,080Year ago 1,100

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings. Many unweaned feeders with one or two rounds of shots today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	535	276.00–298.50	289.24
63	—	621	246.50–268.75	261.28
41	—	753	229.00	229.00
12	—	434	267.50–287.00	273.15
11	—	720	225.00	225.00
5	—	836	218.50	218.50
3	—	396	285.00	285.00
34	—	584	263.50–277.50	268.90
31	—	668	238.50–249.25	246.21
2	—	320	345.00	345.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	952	205.50	205.50
9	—	682	222.00–233.00	227.76
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	267.50	267.50
3	—	563	227.00	227.00
9	—	513	230.00–235.00	233.27
8	—	455	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	667	205.00	205.00
8	—	512	222.50–235.00	228.75
18	—	563	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	282.50–290.00	288.21
36	—	670	235.00–239.00	235.33
34	—	477	220.00–242.50	232.03
10	—	530	230.00–254.00	244.67
57	—	574	230.00–253.00	239.71
49	—	608	227.00–250.00	248.03
9	—	714	194.00	194.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	521	248.00	248.00
22	—	599	231.00	231.00
16	—	452	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	396	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	558	246.00	246.00
6	—	664	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	210.00	210.00
8	—	627	198.00	198.00
12	—	431	199.00–210.00	202.51
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	893	208.00	208.00
13	—	795	202.50	202.50
12	—	637	219.00	219.00
5	—	669	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	551	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	834	200.00–202.00	201.69
47	—	677	213.50–227.00	220.96
37	—	433	220.00–246.00	229.91
30	—	737	204.50–210.50	209.33
64	—	529	200.00–231.00	223.66
7	—	475	227.50–235.00	232.96
3	—	381	232.50	232.50
72	—	615	226.00–235.00	231.22
5	—	329	242.50–252.00	250.01
28	—	569	227.50–235.50	230.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	372	225.00–240.00	232.47
12	—	526	222.00–225.00	223.26
111	—	568	213.50–228.50	223.76
5	—	437	230.00	230.00
8	—	600	225.00	225.00
45	—	492	215.00–235.00	229.16
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	492	210.00–220.50	219.40
4	—	536	200.00	200.00
4	—	375	226.00	226.00
5	—	304	200.00	200.00
25	—	561	209.00	209.00
17	—	432	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	208.00	208.00
6	—	394	229.00	229.00

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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