Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as there was no recent report for this sale. Trade was very active with strong demand for high quality offerings thru the bulk of the sale. Most offerings were long time weaned with shots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.12/cwt on 167 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −130.35 against this barn's trailing median of $467.47.

Average price

$337.12

167 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$36.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

vs IA average

−4.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	343.20	1,880	136
Large 1	552	315.69	1,742	13thin
Medium 1	571	306.67	1,750	18thin

One grade step is worth $36.53/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.60, low $450.02, median $467.47 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale167 hd

337.12

—

IA average9 barns · 1,782 hd

328.72

+8.40

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−4.96

This barn, trailing median3 sales

467.47

−130.35

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

48 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	350–400	383	404.90/cwt	380.00–419.00	1,551	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	254.04/cwt	251.00–256.00	2,205	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,192	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	379.87/cwt	352.50–410.00	1,599	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	280.45/cwt	273.00–286.00	2,059	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	332.04/cwt	314.00–346.00	1,889	76
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	7
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	685	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,836	6
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	513	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,713	6
Steers	Large 1	650–700	667	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	2,004	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	272.01/cwt	265.00–276.25	2,086	92
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,032	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,513	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	301.59/cwt	288.00–309.25	2,015	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	318.10/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,969	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	617	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,848	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	499	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,692	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	427	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,601	2
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,066	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	719	265.58/cwt	260.50–272.50	1,910	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	304.20/cwt	303.00–304.50	1,843	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	683	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,912	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	458	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	357	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	356.04/cwt	322.50–366.00	1,688	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,542	4
Steers	Large 1	700–750	721	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,932	15
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	506	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,634	4
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	589	302.00/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,779	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	357.33/cwt	340.00–368.00	1,862	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,290	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	375.69/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,619	24
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	342.61/cwt	324.00–357.50	1,593	55
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	542	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,583	10
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	636	292.88/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,863	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	267.99/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,812	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	365.43/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,337	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,815	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	313.67/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,640	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,208	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	567	322.91/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,831	35
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	486	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	651	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	282.79/cwt	259.00–296.00	1,793	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	294.02/cwt	280.00–311.00	1,685	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	405.73/cwt	382.50–420.00	1,274	11

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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Receipts 1,691Last week 1,385Year ago 0

No trend as there was no recent report for this sale. Trade was very active with strong demand for high quality offerings thru the bulk of the sale. Most offerings were long time weaned with shots.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	470.00	470.00
26	350–400	383	380.00–419.00	404.90
13	400–450	421	352.50–410.00	379.87
36	450–500	474	322.50–366.00	356.04
60	500–550	521	340.00–368.00	357.33
76	550–600	569	314.00–346.00	332.04
96	600–650	619	300.00–327.00	318.10
167	650–700	668	288.00–309.25	301.59
88	700–750	734	273.00–286.00	280.45
92	750–800	767	265.00–276.25	272.01
14	800–850	827	265.00	265.00
20	850–900	868	251.00–256.00	254.04
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	513	334.00	334.00
7	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
6	650–700	685	268.00	268.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	667	300.50	300.50
15	700–750	721	268.00	268.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,032	243.50	243.50
6	1050–1100	1,066	235.50	235.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	375.00	375.00
10	450–500	499	339.00	339.00
15	600–650	617	299.50	299.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	506	323.00	323.00
14	550–600	589	300.00–306.00	302.00
18	600–650	636	290.00–295.00	292.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	550–600	567	320.00–329.00	322.91
26	600–650	606	303.00–304.50	304.20
20	650–700	683	280.00	280.00
28	700–750	719	260.50–272.50	265.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	314	382.50–420.00	405.73
12	350–400	366	340.00–375.00	365.43
24	400–450	431	350.00–385.00	375.69
55	450–500	465	324.00–357.50	342.61
56	500–550	523	295.00–325.00	313.67
140	550–600	573	280.00–311.00	294.02
104	600–650	634	259.00–296.00	282.79
27	650–700	676	266.00–270.00	267.99
14	700–750	744	244.00	244.00
4	750–800	751	240.00	240.00
23	950–1000	950	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	542	292.00	292.00
3	650–700	678	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1200–1250	1,208	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	486	280.00	280.00
9	650–700	651	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	665	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	352.50	352.50
3	450–500	458	322.50	322.50

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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