Name: Tri State Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-23

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 $118.46/cwt on 280 head.

Average price

$118.46

280 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$40.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.38

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	548	154.05	844	32
Medium and Large 2	584	113.87	665	248

One grade step is worth $40.18/cwt here — about $179 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 sale280 hd

118.46

—

IA average6 barns · 3,473 hd

142.84

−24.38

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

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	877	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	737	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	610	94.36/cwt	90.00–95.00	576	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	921	80.01/cwt	79.00–81.00	737	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	539	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	544	15
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	497	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	562	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	878	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	716	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	712	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	484	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	344	102.30/cwt	95.00–115.00	352	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	434	90.22/cwt	90.00–95.00	392	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	618	79.50/cwt	72.50–82.00	491	31
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	796	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	704	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	871	90.25/cwt	90.25–90.25	786	52
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	277	116.51/cwt	100.00–130.00	323	42
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	920	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	644	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	738	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	487	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	186	107.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	200	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	711	82.59/cwt	81.00–84.00	587	17
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	971	78.59/cwt	78.00–79.00	763	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	439	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	296	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	465	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	360	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	585	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	395	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	642	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	433	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	109.70/cwt	82.50–126.00	406	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	507	86.38/cwt	82.50–87.00	438	40
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	374	66.29/cwt	62.50–72.50	248	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	288	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	194	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	349	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	288	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4Thin Fleshed	—	245	71.10/cwt	67.50–82.50	174	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	489	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	450	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	225	129.10/cwt	125.00–130.00	290	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	786	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	892	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	107.84/cwt	82.00–116.00	623	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	116.29/cwt	113.00–120.00	577	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	103.80/cwt	91.00–125.00	709	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	87.64/cwt	82.50–96.00	665	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	114.07/cwt	110.00–135.00	462	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	908	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	834	87.19/cwt	80.00–89.25	727	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	108.35/cwt	95.00–140.00	550	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	210.92/cwt	207.50–215.00	401	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	111.89/cwt	110.00–114.00	423	22
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	825	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	726	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	29
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,163	73.86/cwt	70.00–76.00	859	18
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,065	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	751	15
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,024	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	717	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,123	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	859	33

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 Apr 23, 2021

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

Receipts 925Last week 840Year 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	120.00	120.00
11	—	679	115.00	115.00
22	—	378	110.00–114.00	111.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	614	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	497	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	160.00	160.00
4	—	877	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,110	85.00	85.00
43	—	578	82.00–116.00	107.84
34	—	496	113.00–120.00	116.29
30	—	683	91.00–125.00	103.80
36	—	759	82.50–96.00	87.64
19	—	405	110.00–135.00	114.07
7	—	908	100.00	100.00
18	—	834	80.00–89.25	87.19
26	—	508	95.00–140.00	108.35
22	—	190	207.50–215.00	210.92
2	—	360	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	499	157.50	157.50
17	—	591	151.00	151.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	610	90.00–95.00	94.36
12	—	921	79.00–81.00	80.01
15	—	539	101.00	101.00
17	—	497	113.00	113.00
7	—	796	88.50	88.50
52	—	871	90.25	90.25
17	—	711	81.00–84.00	82.59
23	—	971	78.00–79.00	78.59
4	—	825	88.00	88.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	344	95.00–115.00	102.30
22	—	434	90.00–95.00	90.22
31	—	618	72.50–82.00	79.50
42	—	277	100.00–130.00	116.51
4	—	920	70.00	70.00
5	—	738	66.00	66.00
9	—	186	105.00–110.00	107.68
32	—	370	82.50–126.00	109.70
40	—	507	82.50–87.00	86.38
12	—	489	92.00	92.00
15	—	225	125.00–130.00	129.10
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	439	67.50	67.50
1	—	465	77.50	77.50
2	—	585	67.50	67.50
3	—	642	67.50	67.50
5	—	374	62.50–72.50	66.29
6	—	288	67.50	67.50
9	—	349	82.50	82.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	245	67.50–82.50	71.10
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,163	70.00–76.00	73.86
15	—	1,065	70.50	70.50
6	—	1,024	70.00	70.00
33	—	1,123	76.50	76.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	712	68.00	68.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	770	80.00	80.00

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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