Name: Centerville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report. "Special Off Grass Calf and Yearling Sale". Trade active with very good demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.27/cwt on 703 head.

Average price

$162.27

703 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2

$31.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.12

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	739	164.67	1,218	588
Large 1	695	155.20	1,078	60
Medium and Large 1-2	718	147.22	1,057	44
Large 1-2	764	133.00	1,016	11thin

One grade step is worth $31.67/cwt here — about $201 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 sale703 hd

162.27

—

IA average7 barns · 4,668 hd

156.15

+6.12

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

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	142.54/cwt	140.00–146.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	150.10/cwt	149.00–152.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	179.52/cwt	174.00–184.50	1,011	53
Steers	Large 1	—	360	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	171.64/cwt	158.50–175.25	1,073	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	162.23/cwt	160.00–164.00	780	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	711	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	1,168	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	177.25/cwt	177.25–177.25	1,143	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	182.23/cwt	174.00–189.50	973	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	150.39/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,110	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	506	147.48/cwt	143.00–150.00	746	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	150.08/cwt	137.00–155.75	1,010	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	200.14/cwt	186.00–210.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	167.59/cwt	162.50–170.75	1,203	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	126.57/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	157.51/cwt	156.00–159.00	829	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	145.38/cwt	143.75–152.00	1,108	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	134.36/cwt	131.50–144.00	967	22
Steers	Large 1	—	565	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	927	14
Steers	Large 1	—	931	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,280	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,076	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.15/cwt	139.00–154.00	836	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	140.37/cwt	140.00–141.00	893	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	180.63/cwt	177.50–181.00	766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	181.63/cwt	176.00–187.50	692	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	155.10/cwt	148.00–157.00	966	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	148.74/cwt	147.00–149.25	1,355	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,039	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,496	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	159.10/cwt	159.10–159.10	1,255	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	224.71/cwt	224.50–225.00	928	7
Steers	Large 1	—	456	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	153.60/cwt	150.50–160.50	1,034	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	161.60/cwt	158.00–165.00	856	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	764	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,016	11
Steers	Large 1	—	663	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	985	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	186.03/cwt	182.00–192.50	850	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	410	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	720	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	599	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	443	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	458	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	2

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 Sep 16, 2021

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

Receipts 1,204Last week 1,021Year ago 1,274

No trend as no recent report. "Special Off Grass Calf and Yearling Sale". Trade active with very good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	140.00–146.00	142.54
4	—	780	148.50	148.50
18	—	738	140.00–156.00	150.39
7	—	926	126.00–127.00	126.57
8	—	530	158.00–165.00	161.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	563	174.00–184.50	179.52
6	—	1,062	132.75	132.75
66	—	625	158.50–175.25	171.64
66	—	534	174.00–189.50	182.23
7	—	373	186.00–210.00	200.14
97	—	718	162.50–170.75	167.59
83	—	911	147.00–149.25	148.74
51	—	789	159.10	159.10
7	—	413	224.50–225.00	224.71
26	—	673	150.50–160.50	153.60
19	—	457	182.00–192.50	186.03
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	360	189.00	189.00
14	—	565	164.00	164.00
19	—	931	137.50	137.50
5	—	1,076	135.75	135.75
10	—	456	170.00	170.00
6	—	663	148.50	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	645	177.25	177.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,039	144.00	144.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	764	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	149.00–152.00	150.10
22	—	720	131.50–144.00	134.36
8	—	636	140.00–141.00	140.37
4	—	683	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	481	160.00–164.00	162.23
69	—	673	137.00–155.75	150.08
29	—	526	156.00–159.00	157.51
31	—	762	143.75–152.00	145.38
36	—	568	139.00–154.00	147.15
9	—	424	177.50–181.00	180.63
10	—	381	176.00–187.50	181.63
32	—	623	148.00–157.00	155.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	711	164.25	164.25
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	506	143.00–150.00	147.48
16	—	410	175.50	175.50
4	—	599	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	180.00–190.00	185.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	177.50	177.50
4	—	458	172.50	172.50
2	—	555	140.00	140.00

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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