Name: Centerville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, no recent report. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.55/cwt on 701 head.

Average price

$148.55

701 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$13.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.89

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	679	149.91	1,018	630
Large 1	707	136.47	965	71

One grade step is worth $13.44/cwt here — about $53 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 sale701 hd

148.55

—

IA average7 barns · 5,319 hd

143.66

+4.89

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 · 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	Large 1	—	406	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	678	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	746	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	895	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	487	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	728	9
Steers	Large 1	—	615	144.41/cwt	144.00–144.50	888	30
Steers	Large 1	—	530	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	890	5
Steers	Large 1	—	668	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	116.16/cwt	115.00–116.25	997	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	131.47/cwt	125.50–132.75	806	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,055	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	154.37/cwt	149.00–163.75	900	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,124	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	119.46/cwt	117.00–120.50	925	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	840	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	811	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,103	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	780	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	436	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	146.25/cwt	135.00–150.00	787	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	127.17/cwt	123.00–129.50	1,048	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	147.05/cwt	144.50–152.50	979	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	897	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	157.36/cwt	153.00–160.00	716	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	504	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	180.17/cwt	178.00–187.00	681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	172.67/cwt	172.00–179.00	910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	178.38/cwt	176.00–180.00	872	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	855	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,171	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	449	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	156.66/cwt	146.00–157.75	1,014	134
Steers	Large 1	—	860	122.60/cwt	122.60–122.60	1,054	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	629	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	786	14
Steers	Large 1	—	797	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	758	3

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 Mar 18, 2021

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

Receipts 1,146Last week 1,573Year ago 0

No trend, no recent report. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	406	167.00	167.00
8	—	746	120.00	120.00
9	—	487	149.50	149.50
14	—	629	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	858	115.00–116.25	116.16
80	—	613	125.50–132.75	131.47
15	—	774	117.00–120.50	119.46
22	—	656	128.00	128.00
16	—	538	135.00–150.00	146.25
45	—	719	124.75	124.75
34	—	455	153.00–160.00	157.36
6	—	362	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	495	140.00	140.00
4	—	436	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	855	137.00	137.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	615	144.00–144.50	144.41
5	—	530	168.00	168.00
8	—	668	134.00	134.00
23	—	860	122.60	122.60
5	—	797	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	913	115.50	115.50
59	—	583	149.00–163.75	154.37
120	—	770	146.00	146.00
3	—	282	180.00	180.00
14	—	436	179.00	179.00
47	—	824	123.00–129.50	127.17
85	—	666	144.50–152.50	147.05
2	—	348	180.00	180.00
10	—	378	178.00–187.00	180.17
10	—	527	172.00–179.00	172.67
31	—	489	176.00–180.00	178.38
134	—	647	146.00–157.75	156.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	811	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	150.00	150.00
10	—	449	159.00	159.00
3	—	483	157.00	157.00

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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