Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (11/21) feeder steers mixed, firm to 20.00 lower with steers over 600 lbs.. being the stronger, heifer calves also mixed 400-550 lbs. 10.00-20.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 10.00-15.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.80/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$213.80

335 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$17.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.40

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	598	219.00	1,310	6thin
Medium and Large 1	590	214.26	1,264	315
Medium and Large 1-2	629	201.21	1,265	14thin

One grade step is worth $17.79/cwt here — about $44 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 sale335 hd

213.80

—

IA average9 barns · 5,806 hd

226.20

−12.40

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

37 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	Large 1	—	598	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	210.63/cwt	206.50–216.00	1,319	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	222.44/cwt	219.00–223.00	1,212	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	688	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	1,250	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	248.33/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,162	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	248.01/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,208	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	233.96/cwt	228.00–238.50	1,558	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	783	213.25/cwt	213.25–213.25	1,670	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	239.76/cwt	218.00–250.50	1,355	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	248.33/cwt	239.50–254.50	1,552	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	701	223.75/cwt	223.75–223.75	1,568	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	231.77/cwt	229.00–240.50	1,569	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	295.42/cwt	280.00–304.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	228.98/cwt	228.25–230.50	1,628	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	245.49/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	256.53/cwt	254.00–257.50	1,126	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	226.90/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,407	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	8
Steers	Large 1	—	615	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,479	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	592	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,181	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	254.18/cwt	252.50–255.50	1,304	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	257.47/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,105	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	561	222.18/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,246	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	207.09/cwt	201.00–218.00	1,259	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	209.50/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	218.49/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,123	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	220.27/cwt	213.00–224.00	1,280	65

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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Receipts 683Last week 1,567Year ago 1,100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	598	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	203.00	203.00
10	—	798	214.50	214.50
14	—	626	206.50–216.00	210.63
14	—	545	219.00–223.00	222.44
23	—	488	242.00	242.00
22	—	429	250.00–266.00	257.47
65	—	581	213.00–224.00	220.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	688	181.75	181.75
11	—	439	254.00–257.50	256.53
13	—	561	221.00–224.00	222.18
3	—	338	230.00	230.00
53	—	608	201.00–218.00	207.09
12	—	514	210.00–223.00	218.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	701	191.50	191.50
2	—	757	190.00	190.00
2	—	470	225.00	225.00
4	—	536	202.00–212.00	209.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	468	237.50–255.00	248.33
2	—	425	255.00	255.00
16	—	666	228.00–238.50	233.96
45	—	783	213.25	213.25
31	—	565	218.00–250.50	239.76
2	—	340	285.00	285.00
57	—	701	223.75	223.75
12	—	620	218.00–230.00	226.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	487	246.00–250.00	248.01
37	—	625	239.50–254.50	248.33
16	—	677	229.00–240.50	231.77
3	—	322	280.00–304.00	295.42
33	—	711	228.25–230.50	228.98
2	—	435	245.00–246.00	245.49
4	—	551	242.00	242.00
9	—	513	252.50–255.50	254.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	510	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	240.50	240.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	592	225.00	225.00

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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