Name: Tri State Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Holstein Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale - No comparison today since last report was a month ago, but a higher undertone was noted on all cattle today. 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 $121.38/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$121.38

150 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.38

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	680	121.38	825	150

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 sale150 hd

121.38

—

IA average8 barns · 3,654 hd

142.76

−21.38

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 · 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 3	—	459	106.32/cwt	105.00–107.50	488	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	147.23/cwt	140.00–152.50	551	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	145.20/cwt	136.00–153.00	783	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	128.74/cwt	120.00–138.00	784	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	559	103.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	577	28
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	743	94.47/cwt	92.00–95.50	702	30
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	670	90.38/cwt	90.00–91.00	606	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,036	94.41/cwt	91.50–100.00	978	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	139.14/cwt	121.00–145.00	789	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	130.61/cwt	120.00–147.50	615	35
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	294	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	975	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	790	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	426	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	129.91/cwt	115.00–145.00	266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	143.38/cwt	135.00–150.00	470	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	361	119.45/cwt	117.50–120.00	431	25
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	769	90.49/cwt	89.00–93.00	696	11
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	585	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	547	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	466	111.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	519	150
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	439	104.56/cwt	102.50–107.50	459	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4Thin Fleshed	—	227	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	182	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	88.51/cwt	87.00–89.50	642	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	167	98.61/cwt	92.50–100.00	165	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	441	78.81/cwt	70.00–80.00	348	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	469	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	281	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,030	86.19/cwt	75.00–90.00	888	13
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	806	97.54/cwt	86.00–98.50	786	80
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	630	78.61/cwt	60.00–90.00	495	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	592	83.12/cwt	52.50–95.00	492	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	708	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	248	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4Thin Fleshed	—	177	66.06/cwt	50.00–71.00	117	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	523	102.22/cwt	100.00–104.00	535	30
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	864	95.13/cwt	89.00–96.50	822	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4Thin Fleshed	—	384	89.01/cwt	75.00–95.00	342	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4Thin Fleshed	—	317	90.96/cwt	80.00–95.00	288	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	381	105.69/cwt	105.00–106.00	403	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	677	55.44/cwt	45.00–57.50	375	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	541	81.95/cwt	72.50–92.50	443	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	689	86.72/cwt	80.00–89.50	598	21

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

Fri Mar 26, 2021

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

Receipts 840Last week 789Year ago 0

Holstein Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale - No comparison today since last report was a month ago, but a higher undertone was noted on all cattle today. Demand was good on a moderate offering today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	459	105.00–107.50	106.32
28	—	559	100.00–110.00	103.24
1	—	280	105.00	105.00
17	—	439	102.50–107.50	104.56
2	—	330	112.50	112.50
15	—	725	87.00–89.50	88.51
12	—	167	92.50–100.00	98.61
30	—	523	100.00–104.00	102.22
13	—	381	105.00–106.00	105.69
21	—	689	80.00–89.50	86.72
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	743	92.00–95.50	94.47
38	—	670	90.00–91.00	90.38
1	—	975	81.00	81.00
5	—	426	110.00–115.00	111.99
4	—	940	90.00	90.00
2	—	545	114.00	114.00
25	—	361	117.50–120.00	119.45
11	—	769	89.00–93.00	90.49
6	—	585	93.50	93.50
150	—	466	110.00–115.00	111.32
13	—	1,030	75.00–90.00	86.19
80	—	806	86.00–98.50	97.54
11	—	864	89.00–96.50	95.13
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	227	80.00	80.00
10	—	177	50.00–71.00	66.06
10	—	384	75.00–95.00	89.01
28	—	317	80.00–95.00	90.96
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	441	70.00–80.00	78.81
7	—	469	60.00	60.00
17	—	630	60.00–90.00	78.61
21	—	592	52.50–95.00	83.12
3	—	708	35.00	35.00
12	—	677	45.00–57.50	55.44
19	—	541	72.50–92.50	81.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	374	140.00–152.50	147.23
11	—	539	136.00–153.00	145.20
4	—	609	120.00–138.00	128.74
51	—	1,036	91.50–100.00	94.41
20	—	567	121.00–145.00	139.14
35	—	471	120.00–147.50	130.61
4	—	205	115.00–145.00	129.91
3	—	840	107.00	107.00
3	—	328	135.00–150.00	143.38
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
2	—	850	100.00	100.00

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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