Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

"CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE". No trend as this sale had been reported for some time. Trade active with good demand for high quality offerings today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.13/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −22.05 against this barn's trailing median of $415.18.

Average price

$393.13

60 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.72

vs IA average

+24.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	393.13	2,123	60

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.29, low $397.82, median $415.18 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 sale60 hd

393.13

—

IA average5 barns · 702 hd

417.84

−24.72

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

+24.79

This barn, trailing median3 sales

415.18

−22.05

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

57 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	150–200	198	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	349.86/cwt	332.00–358.00	2,320	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	507.47/cwt	480.00–550.00	2,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	343	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	381	488.39/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,861	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	637	404.01/cwt	386.00–409.00	2,574	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	434	521.22/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,262	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	305	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,186	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	371.29/cwt	359.00–381.00	2,874	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	546.43/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,027	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	415.74/cwt	390.00–438.00	2,170	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	381.65/cwt	352.00–385.50	2,576	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	398.50/cwt	386.00–425.00	2,534	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	487	437.77/cwt	422.50–462.50	2,132	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	560	459.61/cwt	420.00–473.00	2,574	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,490	8
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,044	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,101	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	750	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,648	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	624	385.34/cwt	381.00–389.00	2,405	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	717	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,531	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	320.63/cwt	315.00–331.00	2,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	482.14/cwt	465.00–520.00	1,827	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	416.08/cwt	377.50–455.00	1,972	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	325.21/cwt	321.00–326.00	2,667	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	313.22/cwt	304.00–335.00	2,734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	549.82/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	401.99/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,070	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	401.29/cwt	387.50–403.00	2,111	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,246	58
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,225	239.15/cwt	237.00–240.00	2,930	7
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,062	277.50/cwt	277.00–280.00	2,947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	463.09/cwt	450.00–477.50	1,954	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	588	359.90/cwt	351.00–371.00	2,116	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,293	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	394.95/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,251	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	306.54/cwt	300.00–313.00	2,823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	590.96/cwt	505.00–680.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	414.71/cwt	393.00–460.00	2,206	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	345.26/cwt	342.00–351.00	3,028	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	449.88/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	344.88/cwt	327.00–353.00	2,618	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,910	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	378.89/cwt	352.00–388.50	2,724	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	406.55/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,264	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	423.55/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,067	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	312	487.21/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,520	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 Sep 9, 2025

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

Receipts 1,084Last week 525Year ago 865

"CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE". No trend as this sale had been reported for some time. Trade active with good demand for high quality offerings today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	198	620.00	620.00
1	200–250	235	720.00	720.00
2	250–300	285	505.00–680.00	590.96
5	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	395	510.00	510.00
6	400–450	423	480.00–550.00	507.47
6	450–500	453	482.50	482.50
37	500–550	532	393.00–460.00	414.71
23	550–600	557	400.00–415.00	406.55
48	600–650	636	386.00–425.00	398.50
8	650–700	657	379.00	379.00
24	700–750	719	352.00–388.50	378.89
39	750–800	774	359.00–381.00	371.29
3	800–850	841	345.00	345.00
34	850–900	877	342.00–351.00	345.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	570.00	570.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	645.00	645.00
13	350–400	371	530.00–560.00	546.43
29	400–450	434	500.00–535.00	521.22
9	450–500	487	422.50–462.50	437.77
9	500–550	522	390.00–438.00	415.74
63	550–600	560	420.00–473.00	459.61
35	600–650	637	386.00–409.00	404.01
45	650–700	675	352.00–385.50	381.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	468	427.50	427.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	285	540.00–560.00	549.82
4	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
25	350–400	379	465.00–520.00	482.14
2	400–450	430	440.00–460.00	449.88
24	450–500	474	377.50–455.00	416.08
14	500–550	515	370.00–420.00	401.99
7	550–600	570	385.00–402.50	394.95
58	600–650	629	357.00	357.00
13	650–700	663	332.00–358.00	349.86
7	700–750	719	315.00–331.00	320.63
92	750–800	759	327.00–353.00	344.88
32	800–850	820	321.00–326.00	325.21
10	850–900	873	304.00–335.00	313.22
4	900–950	921	300.00–313.00	306.54
18	950–1000	951	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	312	480.00–510.00	487.21
16	350–400	381	475.00–520.00	488.39
14	400–450	422	450.00–477.50	463.09
21	450–500	488	400.00–445.00	423.55
28	500–550	526	387.50–403.00	401.29
11	550–600	588	351.00–371.00	359.90
34	600–650	630	364.00	364.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,044	297.00	297.00
6	1050–1100	1,062	277.00–280.00	277.50
7	1200–1250	1,225	237.00–240.00	239.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	600–650	624	381.00–389.00	385.34
11	700–750	717	353.00	353.00
64	750–800	750	353.00	353.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	652	318.00	318.00
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00

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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