Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report . Trade active with good demand with many willing buyers on hand. Supply included many unweaned feeders at all weights that buyers were not backing away from.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.38/cwt on 273 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −65.10 against this barn's trailing median of $467.47.

Average price

$402.38

273 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.96

vs IA average

−7.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	402.38	2,243	273

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

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 sale273 hd

402.38

—

IA average6 barns · 1,402 hd

415.34

−12.96

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−7.70

This barn, trailing median3 sales

467.47

−65.10

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

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	358	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	727	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,159	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	368.03/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,187	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	448	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	381.69/cwt	347.00–404.00	2,210	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	493.27/cwt	475.00–517.50	2,101	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	392	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,898	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	334.63/cwt	315.00–344.00	2,269	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	366.56/cwt	338.00–389.00	2,309	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	438.20/cwt	420.00–487.50	1,924	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	406.35/cwt	399.00–415.00	2,093	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	487.96/cwt	465.00–525.00	1,830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	329.36/cwt	324.00–340.00	2,408	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	421.76/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,062	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	419.89/cwt	375.00–454.00	2,175	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	436.54/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,890	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	410.56/cwt	376.00–423.00	2,365	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,356	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,504	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	445.50/cwt	432.50–457.50	2,098	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	360.76/cwt	339.00–367.50	1,926	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	384.24/cwt	355.00–397.00	2,386	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	707	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,199	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	464	380.47/cwt	370.00–388.00	1,765	9
Steers	Large 1	650–700	687	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,958	4
Steers	Large 1	800–850	805	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,375	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	663	325.29/cwt	316.00–339.00	2,157	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	359.12/cwt	322.00–369.50	2,403	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	384.08/cwt	365.00–394.00	1,836	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	382.23/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,605	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	400.50/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	327.78/cwt	316.00–340.00	2,209	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	617	335.68/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,071	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	366.33/cwt	351.00–371.00	1,923	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,477	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	355.63/cwt	330.00–377.00	2,031	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	329.47/cwt	319.00–340.00	1,987	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	351.48/cwt	341.00–368.00	1,986	45
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	744	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,120	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	454.96/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	411.91/cwt	387.00–423.00	1,722	25

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 18, 2025

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

Receipts 1,496Last week 1,084Year ago 1,385

No trend as no recent report . Trade active with good demand with many willing buyers on hand. Supply included many unweaned feeders at all weights that buyers were not backing away from.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	358	510.00	510.00
6	400–450	448	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	470	405.00	405.00
5	500–550	515	367.50–370.00	368.03
8	600–650	623	351.00	351.00
6	700–750	727	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	392	445.00	445.00
17	400–450	439	420.00–487.50	438.20
11	450–500	489	410.00–430.00	421.76
33	500–550	515	399.00–415.00	406.35
91	550–600	579	347.00–404.00	381.69
24	600–650	630	338.00–389.00	366.56
41	650–700	678	315.00–344.00	334.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	480.00	480.00
9	350–400	375	465.00–525.00	487.96
14	400–450	426	475.00–517.50	493.27
23	450–500	471	432.50–457.50	445.50
57	500–550	518	375.00–454.00	419.89
92	550–600	576	376.00–423.00	410.56
44	600–650	621	355.00–397.00	384.24
86	650–700	669	322.00–369.50	359.12
33	700–750	731	324.00–340.00	329.36
8	750–800	775	304.00	304.00
10	850–900	888	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	392	445.00	445.00
12	400–450	433	380.00–445.00	436.54
13	450–500	463	410.00	410.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	687	285.00	285.00
8	800–850	805	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	370.00–435.00	400.50
53	400–450	420	370.00–430.00	382.23
9	450–500	464	370.00–388.00	380.47
34	500–550	534	339.00–367.50	360.76
45	550–600	565	341.00–368.00	351.48
11	600–650	617	330.00–346.00	335.68
53	650–700	663	316.00–339.00	325.29
14	700–750	707	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	450.00–460.00	454.96
3	350–400	397	415.00	415.00
25	400–450	418	387.00–423.00	411.91
42	450–500	478	365.00–394.00	384.08
24	500–550	525	351.00–371.00	366.33
71	550–600	571	330.00–377.00	355.63
8	600–650	603	319.00–340.00	329.47
93	650–700	674	316.00–340.00	327.78
3	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
69	750–800	762	325.00	325.00
6	850–900	887	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	744	285.00	285.00

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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