Name: Centerville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend. Trade active with moderate demand for moderate offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.99/cwt on 537 head.

Average price

$141.99

537 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$14.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	644	143.38	923	485
Medium 1	435	135.00	587	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	495	128.87	638	15thin
Large 1	695	128.39	893	33

One grade step is worth $14.98/cwt here — about $30 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 sale537 hd

141.99

—

IA average9 barns · 5,614 hd

143.32

−1.34

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

52 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 and Large 1Fleshy	—	693	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.67/cwt	144.00–150.00	767	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	153.86/cwt	151.25–155.25	1,091	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	173.50/cwt	171.00–174.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,083	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	135.92/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,119	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	248	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	893	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,366	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	615	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	904	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	652	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,074	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	165.48/cwt	158.00–166.50	955	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	181.61/cwt	176.00–183.00	937	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	566	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	1,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	493	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	194.53/cwt	192.50–197.00	735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	168.06/cwt	162.00–169.25	1,081	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	817	149.09/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,218	66
Heifers	Large 1	—	762	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	880	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,103	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,037	9
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	429	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	824	7
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	648	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,053	3
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	541	184.25/cwt	184.25–184.25	997	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	920	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	764	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	917	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	147.99/cwt	144.00–151.00	910	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	846	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,125	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	147.42/cwt	143.00–148.50	979	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	613	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	445	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	710	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	136.24/cwt	130.00–143.00	854	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	155.25/cwt	153.00–167.50	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	128.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	817	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	162.62/cwt	161.00–165.00	886	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	128.30/cwt	127.00–137.00	947	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	157.17/cwt	153.00–162.00	671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	142.26/cwt	134.00–144.75	827	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	132.32/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	174.26/cwt	168.00–178.00	850	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	140.48/cwt	132.00–142.50	896	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	149.65/cwt	145.50–154.00	718	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	149.69/cwt	147.50–151.25	1,150	43

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 Apr 15, 2021

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

Receipts 1,021Last week 1,146Year ago 0

No trend. Trade active with moderate demand for moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	693	125.00	125.00
8	—	764	120.00	120.00
13	—	634	125.00–130.00	128.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	523	144.00–150.00	146.67
6	—	355	171.00–174.00	173.50
2	—	248	174.00	174.00
1	—	315	175.00	175.00
15	—	674	136.50	136.50
31	—	738	127.00–137.00	128.30
16	—	427	153.00–162.00	157.17
108	—	581	134.00–144.75	142.26
3	—	780	131.00–135.00	132.32
92	—	638	132.00–142.50	140.48
37	—	480	145.50–154.00	149.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	893	153.00	153.00
66	—	817	140.00–157.00	149.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	615	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	762	115.50	115.50
6	—	600	121.00	121.00
9	—	1,103	94.00	94.00
11	—	445	159.50	159.50
4	—	560	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	846	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	131.00	131.00
8	—	554	125.00	125.00
4	—	399	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	709	151.25–155.25	153.86
17	—	674	160.75	160.75
14	—	823	131.00–141.00	135.92
2	—	290	207.50	207.50
42	—	577	158.00–166.50	165.48
40	—	516	176.00–183.00	181.61
8	—	378	192.50–197.00	194.53
2	—	300	200.00	200.00
35	—	643	162.00–169.25	168.06
27	—	488	168.00–178.00	174.26
43	—	768	147.50–151.25	149.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	652	164.75	164.75
5	—	566	181.75	181.75
4	—	493	194.00	194.00
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	192.00	192.00
3	—	648	162.50	162.50
8	—	541	184.25	184.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	650	149.00	149.00
7	—	615	144.00–151.00	147.99
17	—	545	161.00–165.00	162.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	664	143.00–148.50	147.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	627	130.00–143.00	136.24
6	—	538	153.00–167.50	155.25
5	—	464	157.00	157.00
4	—	763	127.00	127.00

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