Name: Tri State Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month, a higher undertone is noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $115.52/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$115.52

140 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$19.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.40

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	548	122.75	673	87
Medium and Large 2-3	456	103.63	473	53

One grade step is worth $19.12/cwt here — about $200 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 sale140 hd

115.52

—

IA average7 barns · 3,231 hd

144.91

−29.40

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	381	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	769	83.40/cwt	82.00–88.00	641	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	488	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	110.20/cwt	92.50–125.00	414	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	848	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	554	85.82/cwt	85.00–86.00	475	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	138.43/cwt	124.00–146.00	570	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	109.86/cwt	105.00–122.50	558	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	104.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	589	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	538	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	723	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	530	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	932	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	541	13
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	728	65.05/cwt	62.50–67.50	474	10
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	675	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	324	19
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	486	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	389	8
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	829	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	423	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	188.83/cwt	165.00–197.50	425	4
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	590	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	389	14
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	878	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	738	33
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	617	83.37/cwt	82.00–84.00	514	23
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,261	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,072	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	531	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	669	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	986	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	749	18
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	377	81.12/cwt	70.00–85.00	306	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	275	117.75/cwt	85.00–125.00	324	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	226	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	316	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	566	90.89/cwt	80.00–94.00	514	36
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	616	77.58/cwt	75.00–79.00	478	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	434	90.42/cwt	85.00–91.00	392	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	98.35/cwt	97.50–100.00	482	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	529	91.85/cwt	85.00–95.00	486	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	578	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	439	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	352	102.44/cwt	100.00–117.50	361	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	493	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	409	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	472	68.65/cwt	67.50–70.00	324	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	355	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	328	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	928	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	780	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	711	74.90/cwt	71.00–76.00	533	19
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,029	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	823	28
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	688	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	592	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	102.08/cwt	100.00–120.00	449	78
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	338	103.40/cwt	97.50–107.50	349	25
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,121	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	852	19
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,075	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	774	15
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	843	81.44/cwt	81.00–87.00	687	120
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	859	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	902	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	702	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	555	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	946	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	486	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

Fri May 28, 2021

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Compared to last month, a higher undertone is noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	331	115.00	115.00
12	—	434	112.50	112.50
17	—	376	92.50–125.00	110.20
3	—	848	80.00	80.00
11	—	554	85.00–86.00	85.82
2	—	643	82.50	82.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	412	124.00–146.00	138.43
10	—	260	165.00	165.00
2	—	343	150.00	150.00
22	—	508	105.00–122.50	109.86
12	—	563	100.00–110.00	104.69
3	—	468	115.00	115.00
4	—	225	165.00–197.50	188.83
10	—	859	105.00	105.00
6	—	946	102.50	102.50
6	—	828	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	769	82.00–88.00	83.40
33	—	878	84.00	84.00
23	—	617	82.00–84.00	83.37
4	—	1,261	85.00	85.00
9	—	531	126.00	126.00
18	—	986	76.00	76.00
12	—	568	120.00	120.00
23	—	928	84.00	84.00
28	—	1,029	80.00	80.00
3	—	688	86.00	86.00
19	—	1,121	76.00	76.00
15	—	1,075	72.00	72.00
120	—	843	81.00–87.00	81.44
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	728	62.50–67.50	65.05
8	—	486	80.00	80.00
14	—	590	66.00	66.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	70.00–85.00	81.12
26	—	275	85.00–125.00	117.75
10	—	434	85.00–91.00	90.42
6	—	578	76.00	76.00
9	—	472	67.50–70.00	68.65
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	226	140.00	140.00
36	—	566	80.00–94.00	90.89
27	—	616	75.00–79.00	77.58
15	—	490	97.50–100.00	98.35
28	—	529	85.00–95.00	91.85
15	—	352	100.00–117.50	102.44
19	—	711	71.00–76.00	74.90
78	—	440	100.00–120.00	102.08
25	—	338	97.50–107.50	103.40
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	55.00	55.00
13	—	932	58.00	58.00
19	—	675	48.00	48.00
28	—	829	51.00	51.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	493	83.00	83.00
3	—	355	92.50	92.50
22	—	702	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	516	115.00	115.00
4	—	386	126.00	126.00

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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