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Appanoose County Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Centerville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 15, 2020

924 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.24/cwt ≈ $900/hd at 576 lb · 87 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.60/cwt ≈ $1,003/hd at 675 lb · 79 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.75/cwt ≈ $1,073/hd at 762 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 924 1,274 0
Feeder cattle 924 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as there was no recent report for comparison. Demand was good for the light offering. Trade was active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
398 unweaned 398 8 185.00 $185.00 $736
459 unweaned 459 8 183.25 $183.25 $841
469–480 478 24 170.00–180.00 $174.60 $835
501–539 unweaned 516 58 168.50–182.50 $176.47 $911
563–573 unweaned 572 51 149.00–162.75 $158.82 $908
567–590 582 36 150.50–156.50 $152.58 $888
602–614 607 27 140.00–154.50 $151.90 $922
655–666 661 13 141.00–141.50 $141.27 $934
711 711 18 134.00–134.25 $134.08 $953
896 896 22 125.00 $125.00 $1,120
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
494 unweaned 494 6 162.00 $162.00 $800
544 unweaned 544 26 152.00 $152.00 $827
637 unweaned 637 15 139.50 $139.50 $889
665 unweaned 665 33 141.25 $141.25 $939
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
406–440 421 7 156.00–160.00 $158.21 $666
464 464 4 154.00 $154.00 $715
533–544 538 18 156.00–163.00 $159.85 $860
556 556 6 144.00 $144.00 $801

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
364 unweaned 364 8 181.00 $181.00 $659
370–372 371 6 169.00–178.00 $173.51 $644
410–422 416 8 156.00–170.00 $163.92 $682
458–499 481 18 144.00–155.00 $148.25 $713
450–498 unweaned 491 54 142.00–154.00 $153.03 $751
500–536 513 25 140.50–148.00 $145.41 $746
570 unweaned 570 18 134.00 $134.00 $764
573–578 575 20 137.00–138.00 $137.70 $792
600 600 13 132.50–135.00 $134.23 $805
675 fancy 675 79 148.60 $148.60 $1,003
762 fancy 762 79 140.75 $140.75 $1,073
849 849 9 119.00 $119.00 $1,010
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
579 579 9 130.00 $130.00 $753
580 unweaned 580 12 133.00 $133.00 $771
650 unweaned 650 15 125.00 $125.00 $812
717–745 731 12 125.00–126.00 $125.49 $917
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
468 unweaned 468 14 140.00 $140.00 $655
519 unweaned 519 4 135.00 $135.00 $701

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.