Name: Centerville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent report for a trend. Trade light with moderate demand for the mostly moderate offerings of small groups.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.80/cwt on 669 head.

Average price

$153.80

669 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$19.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	155.81	876	508
Large 1	945	149.00	1,408	141
Medium 1	598	136.70	818	20

One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about $59 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 sale669 hd

153.80

—

IA average11 barns · 6,889 hd

158.90

−5.10

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

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	153.35/cwt	151.00–155.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	135.17/cwt	128.00–139.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	443	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	546	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	726	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	626	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	783	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,104	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	177.09/cwt	171.00–180.00	662	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	477	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	528	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	147.19/cwt	139.00–151.50	924	66
Steers	Medium 1	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	157.24/cwt	154.00–164.00	906	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	138.14/cwt	135.00–140.75	874	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	312	174.47/cwt	173.00–177.50	544	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,067	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,595	55
Steers	Large 1	—	577	145.44/cwt	145.00–146.50	839	32
Steers	Large 1	—	1,039	150.60/cwt	150.60–150.60	1,565	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	143.97/cwt	142.50–145.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	161.22/cwt	150.00–165.00	822	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	157.07/cwt	156.00–159.00	663	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.73/cwt	132.50–145.50	812	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	143.28/cwt	135.00–147.50	949	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	155.41/cwt	150.00–165.00	724	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,142	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	890	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	138.01/cwt	136.00–142.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	122.15/cwt	119.00–126.00	619	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	432	153.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	664	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	751	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	172.75/cwt	172.50–173.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	150.12/cwt	148.00–154.00	545	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	594	125.88/cwt	125.00–129.00	748	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	141.83/cwt	140.00–144.00	753	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	128.20/cwt	128.00–129.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	652	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,002	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	489	170.02/cwt	167.00–174.50	831	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	162.47/cwt	158.00–164.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	143.97/cwt	143.00–145.00	678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	127.57/cwt	125.00–129.25	851	15

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 18, 2021

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

Receipts 1,123Last week 983Year ago 1,573

No recent report for a trend. Trade light with moderate demand for the mostly moderate offerings of small groups.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	129.00	129.00
5	—	476	151.00–155.00	153.35
6	—	563	128.00–139.00	135.17
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	141.00	141.00
10	—	546	133.00	133.00
12	—	626	125.00	125.00
18	—	594	125.00–129.00	125.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	638	126.00	126.00
12	—	471	143.00–145.00	143.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	422	156.00–159.00	157.07
69	—	569	132.50–145.50	142.73
29	—	613	145.25	145.25
10	—	363	148.00–154.00	150.12
76	—	531	140.00–144.00	141.83
5	—	734	128.00–129.00	128.20
8	—	333	158.00–164.00	162.47
6	—	838	131.00	131.00
12	—	465	149.00	149.00
15	—	667	125.00–129.25	127.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	136.00–142.00	138.01
11	—	507	119.00–126.00	122.15
5	—	808	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	741	149.00	149.00
13	—	374	171.00–180.00	177.09
2	—	285	167.50	167.50
66	—	628	139.00–151.50	147.19
108	—	576	154.00–164.00	157.24
72	—	510	150.00–165.00	161.22
54	—	662	135.00–147.50	143.28
59	—	466	150.00–165.00	155.41
8	—	774	147.50	147.50
4	—	411	172.50–173.00	172.75
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	140.00	140.00
4	—	720	125.00	125.00
5	—	432	150.00–160.00	153.79
5	—	751	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	633	135.00–140.75	138.14
3	—	312	173.00–177.50	174.47
4	—	460	158.00	158.00
5	—	524	142.50–145.00	143.97
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,067	149.50	149.50
32	—	577	145.00–146.50	145.44
54	—	1,039	150.60	150.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	652	153.75	153.75
55	—	489	167.00–174.50	170.02

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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