Name: Centerville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.44/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $449.44.

Average price

$449.44

32 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$32.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.39

vs IA average

−37.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	461.59	2,549	20
Medium and Large 1-2	552	429.18	2,371	12thin

One grade step is worth $32.41/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

449.44

—

IA average7 barns · 947 hd

482.83

−33.39

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−37.91

This barn, trailing median1 sales

449.44

+0.00

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

39 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	700–750	722	401.45/cwt	393.25–410.00	2,898	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	445.55/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,606	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	407.03/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,532	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	575.06/cwt	545.00–590.00	2,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	347.14/cwt	330.00–354.00	2,697	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	402	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	872	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	3,161	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	757	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,952	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	499.65/cwt	485.00–540.00	2,423	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	408.79/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	406.44/cwt	375.00–417.00	2,764	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	537.07/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,277	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	345.65/cwt	323.50–357.50	2,810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	318.82/cwt	316.00–329.00	2,780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	518.79/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,951	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	830	375.75/cwt	375.75–375.75	3,119	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	439.38/cwt	410.00–452.50	2,368	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	481.20/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,464	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	405.66/cwt	404.50–410.00	2,483	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	430.80/cwt	429.00–435.00	2,382	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	450.79/cwt	425.00–469.00	2,168	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	330.70/cwt	327.00–338.00	2,553	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	445.18/cwt	422.50–465.50	2,310	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	325.62/cwt	322.50–328.00	2,706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	450.11/cwt	445.00–452.50	2,782	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	326.30/cwt	320.00–340.00	3,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	511.77/cwt	485.00–535.00	2,108	7

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 Feb 19, 2026

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

Receipts 774Last week 880Year ago 0

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
3	350–400	351	545.00–590.00	575.06
7	400–450	412	485.00–535.00	511.77
14	450–500	485	485.00–540.00	499.65
9	500–550	512	460.00–485.00	481.20
11	550–600	585	435.00–465.00	445.55
80	600–650	618	445.00–452.50	450.11
45	650–700	680	375.00–417.00	406.44
86	700–750	722	393.25–410.00	401.45
12	750–800	777	330.00–354.00	347.14
10	800–850	813	323.50–357.50	345.65
7	850–900	878	322.50	322.50
7	900–950	932	320.00–340.00	326.30
1	950–1000	975	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	539	410.00–452.50	439.38
4	550–600	579	405.00–410.00	408.79
15	600–650	622	400.00–416.00	407.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	600.00	600.00
69	750–800	757	390.00	390.00
69	800–850	830	375.75	375.75
65	850–900	872	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	595.00	595.00
7	350–400	376	480.00–530.00	518.79
7	400–450	424	520.00–560.00	537.07
23	450–500	481	425.00–469.00	450.79
49	500–550	519	422.50–465.50	445.18
10	550–600	553	429.00–435.00	430.80
37	600–650	612	404.50–410.00	405.66
8	650–700	696	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	732	358.00	358.00
46	750–800	772	327.00–338.00	330.70
9	800–850	831	322.50–328.00	325.62
6	850–900	872	316.00–329.00	318.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	502.50	502.50
2	650–700	672	337.50	337.50
2	700–750	748	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	411.00	411.00
3	700–750	740	340.00	340.00

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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