Name: Centerville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trading light 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 $227.50/cwt on 673 head.

Average price

$227.50

673 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$22.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.49

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	730	230.99	1,686	567
Medium and Large 1-2	705	208.85	1,473	106

One grade step is worth $22.14/cwt here — about $213 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 sale673 hd

227.50

—

IA average10 barns · 8,368 hd

240.99

−13.49

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	649	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	992	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	576	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	225.60/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	189.94/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	221.36/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,029	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,525	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	1,892	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	250.46/cwt	227.50–265.00	1,200	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	203.67/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,657	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	244.91/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,435	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	237.46/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,444	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,744	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	221.97/cwt	219.50–225.00	2,051	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,436	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,056	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	348	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	196.09/cwt	190.00–202.50	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	213.22/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,122	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,541	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	199.94/cwt	190.00–217.00	1,350	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	181.90/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,393	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	186.59/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,159	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	209.85/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,299	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	197.73/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	1,385	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	207.63/cwt	205.00–216.50	1,198	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	221.91/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,061	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,236	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	226.91/cwt	222.00–237.00	983	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	326	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	219.37/cwt	215.60–223.00	1,941	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	232.99/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,219	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	202.92/cwt	200.00–220.00	929	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	231.16/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,121	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	337	253.84/cwt	245.00–260.00	855	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	224.19/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,468	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	228.64/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,292	23

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 16, 2023

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

Receipts 1,114Last week 675Year ago 1,188

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trading light with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	140.00	140.00
4	—	649	169.00	169.00
5	—	721	155.00	155.00
10	—	661	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	446	225.00–226.00	225.60
9	—	785	203.00	203.00
18	—	526	202.00–220.00	213.22
15	—	809	190.50	190.50
37	—	675	190.00–217.00	199.94
10	—	619	200.00–224.00	209.85
6	—	597	207.00	207.00
5	—	487	221.50	221.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	523	202.00	202.00
3	—	348	267.50	267.50
38	—	577	205.00–216.50	207.63
34	—	478	200.00–231.00	221.91
13	—	433	222.00–237.00	226.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	337	190.00–202.50	196.09
3	—	665	171.00	171.00
25	—	766	178.00–186.00	181.90
17	—	621	180.00–187.50	186.59
4	—	539	197.00–200.00	197.73
2	—	428	212.00	212.00
32	—	713	194.25	194.25
14	—	458	200.00–220.00	202.92
3	—	390	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	226.00	226.00
3	—	657	206.00	206.00
48	—	586	225.00–249.00	244.91
52	—	608	230.00–239.00	237.46
11	—	485	226.00–245.00	231.16
7	—	337	245.00–260.00	253.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	535	187.00–200.00	189.94
10	—	465	218.00–229.00	221.36
45	—	726	210.00	210.00
2	—	573	210.00	210.00
3	—	442	200.00	200.00
3	—	669	202.00–207.00	203.67
8	—	884	193.00	193.00
26	—	811	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	781	242.25	242.25
23	—	479	227.50–265.00	250.46
1	—	375	267.00	267.00
17	—	725	228.50	228.50
119	—	924	219.50–225.00	221.97
36	—	606	237.00	237.00
104	—	885	215.60–223.00	219.37
32	—	523	225.00–245.00	232.99
26	—	655	224.00–225.00	224.19
23	—	565	225.00–234.00	228.64

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