Name: Centerville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade moderate with moderate demand. The bulk of offerings were unweaned calves with several loads of yearlings 940-1060 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.88/cwt on 659 head.

Average price

$145.88

659 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.02

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	146.13	1,013	624
Medium 1	568	141.39	804	35

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about $209 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 sale659 hd

145.88

—

IA average11 barns · 6,832 hd

135.86

+10.02

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

43 lots · USDA AMS · Appanoose County Livestock Feeder Cattle - Centerville, 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	Medium 1	—	497	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	651	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	466	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	727	13
Steers	Medium 1	—	629	132.75/cwt	132.50–133.00	835	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	166.67/cwt	160.00–171.00	692	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	541	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	806	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	128.50/cwt	127.00–129.50	984	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	543	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	125.60/cwt	125.60–125.60	1,330	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	326	175.70/cwt	169.00–178.00	573	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	160.39/cwt	160.00–160.50	848	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	141.09/cwt	134.50–147.00	801	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	133.00/cwt	129.00–138.00	678	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.88/cwt	134.50–144.00	867	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	140.96/cwt	137.00–144.00	880	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	131.56/cwt	131.00–132.00	958	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	167.72/cwt	164.00–170.00	810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	172.55/cwt	171.50–175.50	830	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	148.20/cwt	143.50–152.00	848	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	151.92/cwt	144.50–158.50	886	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	131.83/cwt	128.50–134.75	763	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	126.37/cwt	123.00–127.50	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	394	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	682	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	131.22/cwt	126.50–135.50	820	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	133.75/cwt	133.25–134.00	1,264	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	137.06/cwt	134.50–139.75	917	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	349	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	142.92/cwt	137.50–152.00	682	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	159.04/cwt	152.00–159.50	857	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	378	135.41/cwt	135.00–136.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	122.54/cwt	117.00–127.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	724	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	140.60/cwt	137.00–144.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	288	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	127.71/cwt	123.50–130.75	857	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	126.52/cwt	123.50–128.75	792	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	170.01/cwt	168.00–173.00	746	13

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 →

Appanoose County Livestock Feeder Cattle - Centerville, IA

Thu Nov 19, 2020

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

Receipts 1,573Last week 0Year ago 1,450

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade moderate with moderate demand. The bulk of offerings were unweaned calves with several loads of yearlings 940-1060 lbs.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	497	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	415	160.00–171.00	166.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	136.00	136.00
2	—	363	171.00	171.00
4	—	548	135.50	135.50
31	—	568	134.50–147.00	141.09
35	—	671	123.50–130.75	127.71
28	—	626	123.50–128.75	126.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	326	169.00–178.00	175.70
61	—	510	129.00–138.00	133.00
49	—	579	128.50–134.75	131.83
8	—	659	123.00–127.50	126.37
27	—	625	126.50–135.50	131.22
24	—	477	137.50–152.00	142.92
5	—	378	135.00–136.00	135.41
5	—	724	120.00	120.00
7	—	415	137.00–144.00	140.60
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	466	156.00	156.00
22	—	629	132.50–133.00	132.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	129.25	129.25
15	—	541	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	766	127.00–129.50	128.50
48	—	1,059	125.60	125.60
22	—	529	160.00–160.50	160.39
37	—	620	134.50–144.00	139.88
9	—	728	131.00–132.00	131.56
8	—	483	164.00–170.00	167.72
22	—	572	143.50–152.00	148.20
149	—	945	133.25–134.00	133.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	624	137.00–144.00	140.96
50	—	481	171.50–175.50	172.55
88	—	583	144.50–158.50	151.92
16	—	394	173.00	173.00
17	—	669	134.50–139.75	137.06
5	—	349	190.00	190.00
41	—	539	152.00–159.50	159.04
4	—	288	165.00	165.00
13	—	439	168.00–173.00	170.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	155.00	155.00
2	—	503	136.00	136.00
7	—	574	117.00–127.00	122.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	112.00	112.00

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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