Name: Tri State Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Holstein Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale - No comparison today since last sale reported was a month ago, but a lower undertone was noted on all cattle today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.04/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$122.04

138 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.59

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	122.04	642	138

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 sale138 hd

122.04

—

IA average6 barns · 5,057 hd

146.63

−24.59

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

55 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	—	1,236	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,038	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	887	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	736	19
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,123	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	921	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,158	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	996	18
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,079	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,020	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	943	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.22/cwt	117.00–136.00	812	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	122.92/cwt	122.00–127.50	422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	140.76/cwt	118.00–161.00	621	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	120.91/cwt	105.00–125.00	553	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	102.67/cwt	99.00–119.00	948	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	129.32/cwt	110.00–135.00	366	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.15/cwt	107.50–135.00	631	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	653	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	104.13/cwt	104.00–108.00	757	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	138	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	152	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	735	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	132.39/cwt	125.00–142.50	311	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	471	93.98/cwt	90.00–101.00	443	85
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,014	90.52/cwt	88.00–92.00	918	36
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	869	95.33/cwt	94.00–96.00	828	64
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	833	95.68/cwt	94.00–96.00	797	44
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	414	87.90/cwt	81.00–95.00	364	37
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	791	86.64/cwt	84.00–88.00	685	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	372	37.15/cwt	30.00–45.00	138	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	687	32.40/cwt	32.40–32.40	223	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	120	64.17/cwt	55.00–85.00	77	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	715	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	286	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	506	45.81/cwt	45.00–52.50	232	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	310	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	155	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4Thin Fleshed	—	79	48.22/cwt	35.00–55.00	38	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	368	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	230	84.13/cwt	80.00–90.00	193	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	278	74.02/cwt	55.00–77.50	206	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	70.80/cwt	65.00–75.00	513	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	179	52.07/cwt	25.00–65.00	93	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	271	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	251	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	885	64.76/cwt	63.00–65.00	573	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	980	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	598	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	217	62.89/cwt	30.00–75.00	136	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	321	89.14/cwt	82.00–95.00	286	63
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	412	53.79/cwt	40.00–60.00	222	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	376	83.96/cwt	70.00–92.00	316	37
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	569	54.12/cwt	52.00–60.00	308	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	74.47/cwt	71.00–79.00	510	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	481	88.40/cwt	87.50–89.00	425	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	637	93.19/cwt	81.00–95.00	594	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	536	67.33/cwt	64.00–75.00	361	11
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	935	86.70/cwt	85.00–87.00	811	13
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	583	79.40/cwt	79.00–80.00	463	13
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	822	82.02/cwt	81.00–84.00	674	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	833	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	641	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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tri-State Feeder Cattle Auction - Sioux Center, IA

Sat Nov 28, 2020

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

Receipts 945Last week 870Year ago 0

Holstein Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale - No comparison today since last sale reported was a month ago, but a lower undertone was noted on all cattle today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,236	84.00	84.00
8	—	1,123	82.00	82.00
18	—	1,158	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,079	94.50	94.50
6	—	943	92.00	92.00
36	—	1,014	88.00–92.00	90.52
64	—	869	94.00–96.00	95.33
44	—	833	94.00–96.00	95.68
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	887	83.00	83.00
7	—	653	94.00	94.00
4	—	735	83.00	83.00
85	—	471	90.00–101.00	93.98
14	—	791	84.00–88.00	86.64
32	—	637	81.00–95.00	93.19
13	—	935	85.00–87.00	86.70
13	—	583	79.00–80.00	79.40
3	—	822	81.00–84.00	82.02
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	414	81.00–95.00	87.90
1	—	640	57.50	57.50
27	—	230	80.00–90.00	84.13
11	—	725	65.00–75.00	70.80
6	—	271	92.50	92.50
8	—	885	63.00–65.00	64.76
2	—	980	61.00	61.00
63	—	321	82.00–95.00	89.14
37	—	376	70.00–92.00	83.96
17	—	569	52.00–60.00	54.12
16	—	685	71.00–79.00	74.47
12	—	481	87.50–89.00	88.40
11	—	536	64.00–75.00	67.33
4	—	833	77.00	77.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	30.00–45.00	37.15
3	—	687	32.40	32.40
3	—	120	55.00–85.00	64.17
3	—	715	40.00	40.00
20	—	506	45.00–52.50	45.81
18	—	310	50.00	50.00
22	—	278	55.00–77.50	74.02
18	—	179	25.00–65.00	52.07
25	—	217	30.00–75.00	62.89
9	—	412	40.00–60.00	53.79
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	79	35.00–55.00	48.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	628	117.00–136.00	129.22
6	—	343	122.00–127.50	122.92
22	—	441	118.00–161.00	140.76
14	—	457	105.00–125.00	120.91
7	—	923	99.00–119.00	102.67
18	—	283	110.00–135.00	129.32
7	—	525	107.50–135.00	120.15
30	—	727	104.00–108.00	104.13
1	—	890	104.00	104.00
2	—	823	117.00	117.00
3	—	668	134.00	134.00
4	—	138	110.00	110.00
7	—	235	125.00–142.50	132.39

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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