Name: Tri State Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Holstein Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale - No comparison today but a lower undertone was noted on all cattle. Demand was good on a moderate offering today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $114.75/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$114.75

255 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.98

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 3	685	114.75	786	255

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale255 hd

114.75

—

IA average9 barns · 4,071 hd

139.73

−24.98

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

58 lots · USDA AMS · Tri-State Feeder Cattle Auction - Sioux Center, 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
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	375	110.75/cwt	105.00–115.00	415	48
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	881	86.43/cwt	81.00–87.00	761	75
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	466	94.87/cwt	90.00–100.00	442	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	622	75.55/cwt	75.00–76.00	470	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	191	116.27/cwt	100.00–120.00	222	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	422	86.44/cwt	85.00–87.50	365	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	334	124.24/cwt	122.50–125.00	415	34
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	936	83.71/cwt	81.00–86.00	784	10
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	430	121.99/cwt	115.00–122.50	525	262
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	217	128.65/cwt	120.00–140.00	279	72
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	369	89.49/cwt	87.00–93.00	330	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	263	133.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	350	71
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	969	90.75/cwt	90.00–92.00	879	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	871	93.43/cwt	93.00–95.00	814	23
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	804	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	780	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	511	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	267	109.98/cwt	100.00–115.00	294	28
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	663	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	570	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	726	91.16/cwt	90.00–96.00	662	22
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	730	84.42/cwt	84.00–85.00	616	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	557	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	529	15
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	692	89.08/cwt	89.00–90.00	616	45
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	458	117.03/cwt	115.00–117.50	536	21
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,223	88.79/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,086	14
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	632	104.75/cwt	104.00–105.00	662	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	510	108.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	553	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,036	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	932	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	322	110.77/cwt	105.00–115.00	357	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	225	106.56/cwt	90.00–115.00	240	36
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	360	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	279	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	519	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	855	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	616	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	902	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	686	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	126	122.62/cwt	100.00–140.00	155	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	621	110.74/cwt	110.00–112.00	688	14
Steers	Medium 3	—	212	146.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	311	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	458	71.34/cwt	70.00–73.00	327	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	577	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	462	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	524	80.66/cwt	77.00–85.00	423	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	438	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	318	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	289	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	376	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	438	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	552	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	531	74.50/cwt	70.00–77.00	396	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	491	82.05/cwt	80.00–85.00	403	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	95	139.29/cwt	125.00–150.00	132	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	1,020	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,097	36
Steers	Medium 3	—	692	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	810	20
Steers	Medium 3	—	504	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	640	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	471	131.37/cwt	126.00–137.00	619	13
Steers	Medium 3	—	363	121.56/cwt	117.50–130.00	441	25
Steers	Medium 3	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	307	127.45/cwt	110.00–140.00	391	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	835	112.81/cwt	111.00–118.00	942	23
Steers	Medium 3	—	184	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	250	11
Steers	Medium 3	—	895	98.19/cwt	90.00–99.00	879	63
Steers	Medium 3	—	728	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	823	14
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	573	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	573	4

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.

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Tri-State Feeder Cattle Auction - Sioux Center, IA

Sat Sep 26, 2020

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

Receipts 1,333Last week 0Year ago 0

Holstein Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale - No comparison today but a lower undertone was noted on all cattle. Demand was good on a moderate offering today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	375	105.00–115.00	110.75
75	—	881	81.00–87.00	86.43
6	—	466	90.00–100.00	94.87
34	—	334	122.50–125.00	124.24
10	—	936	81.00–86.00	83.71
262	—	430	115.00–122.50	121.99
71	—	263	125.00–135.00	133.11
4	—	663	86.00	86.00
7	—	730	84.00–85.00	84.42
15	—	557	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	75.00–76.00	75.55
22	—	191	100.00–120.00	116.27
36	—	225	90.00–115.00	106.56
7	—	360	77.50	77.50
7	—	126	100.00–140.00	122.62
11	—	458	70.00–73.00	71.34
3	—	438	72.50	72.50
15	—	531	70.00–77.00	74.50
7	—	95	125.00–150.00	139.29
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	85.00–87.50	86.44
72	—	217	120.00–140.00	128.65
7	—	369	87.00–93.00	89.49
3	—	655	78.00	78.00
28	—	267	100.00–115.00	109.98
12	—	322	105.00–115.00	110.77
3	—	610	85.00	85.00
3	—	855	72.00	72.00
3	—	902	76.00	76.00
13	—	577	80.00	80.00
11	—	524	77.00–85.00	80.66
11	—	491	80.00–85.00	82.05
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	969	90.00–92.00	90.75
23	—	871	93.00–95.00	93.43
5	—	804	97.00	97.00
22	—	726	90.00–96.00	91.16
45	—	692	89.00–90.00	89.08
21	—	458	115.00–117.50	117.03
14	—	1,223	88.00–89.00	88.79
12	—	632	104.00–105.00	104.75
12	—	510	105.00–110.00	108.36
3	—	795	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,036	90.00	90.00
4	—	573	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	621	110.00–112.00	110.74
12	—	212	140.00–150.00	146.88
4	—	289	130.00	130.00
4	—	438	126.00	126.00
36	—	1,020	107.50	107.50
20	—	692	117.00	117.00
4	—	504	127.00	127.00
13	—	471	126.00–137.00	131.37
25	—	363	117.50–130.00	121.56
5	—	550	142.00	142.00
7	—	307	110.00–140.00	127.45
23	—	835	111.00–118.00	112.81
11	—	184	136.00	136.00
63	—	895	90.00–99.00	98.19
14	—	728	113.00	113.00

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