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Appanoose County Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Centerville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 15, 2021

1,021 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.09/cwt +8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 635 lb · 121 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.26/cwt ≈ $827/hd at 581 lb · 108 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.96/cwt ≈ $1,212/hd at 819 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,021 1,146 0
Feeder cattle 1,021 1,146 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend. Trade active with moderate demand for moderate offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 207.50 $207.50 $602 +27.50
300 300 2 200.00 $200.00 $600 —
360–388 378 8 192.50–197.00 $194.53 $735 +14.36
473–498 488 27 168.00–178.00 $174.26 $850 -4.12
493 thin fleshed 493 4 194.00 $194.00 $956 —
503–543 516 40 176.00–183.00 $181.61 $937 +8.94
543–548 545 17 161.00–165.00 $162.62 $886 -10.05
566 thin fleshed 566 5 181.75 $181.75 $1,029 —
575–595 577 42 158.00–166.50 $165.48 $955 +11.11
613–617 615 7 144.00–151.00 $147.99 $910 -8.67
618–648 643 35 162.00–169.25 $168.06 $1,081 +11.40
650 650 13 149.00 $149.00 $968 +1.95
652 thin fleshed 652 31 164.75 $164.75 $1,074 —
674 674 17 160.75 $160.75 $1,083 +13.70
703–720 709 35 151.25–155.25 $153.86 $1,091 —
765–771 768 43 147.50–151.25 $149.69 $1,150 +3.69
810–835 823 14 131.00–141.00 $135.92 $1,119 +8.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653–667 664 30 143.00–148.50 $147.42 $979 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 thin fleshed 429 7 192.00 $192.00 $824 —
541 thin fleshed 541 8 184.25 $184.25 $997 —
648 thin fleshed 648 3 162.50 $162.50 $1,053 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 174.00 $174.00 $432 —
315 315 1 175.00 $175.00 $551 —
355 355 6 171.00–174.00 $173.50 $616 -2.50
410–442 427 16 153.00–162.00 $157.17 $671 —
468–497 480 37 145.50–154.00 $149.65 $718 -7.71
503–541 523 33 144.00–150.00 $146.67 $767 +0.42
562–598 581 108 134.00–144.75 $142.26 $827 —
615 thin fleshed 615 16 147.00 $147.00 $904 —
616–646 634 13 125.00–130.00 $128.82 $817 -2.65
624–642 638 92 132.00–142.50 $140.48 $896 +9.01
674 674 15 136.50 $136.50 $920 +8.50
693 693 6 125.00 $125.00 $866 —
707–748 738 31 127.00–137.00 $128.30 $947 +3.55
764 764 8 120.00 $120.00 $917 +0.54
770–785 780 3 131.00–135.00 $132.32 $1,032 +12.86
810–822 817 66 140.00–157.00 $149.09 $1,218 —
846 fancy 846 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,125 —
893 893 27 153.00 $153.00 $1,366 +36.84
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 11 159.50 $159.50 $710 —
560 560 4 141.00 $141.00 $790 —
600 600 6 121.00 $121.00 $726 -4.00
762 762 3 115.50 $115.50 $880 —
1103 1103 9 94.00 $94.00 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 4 135.00 $135.00 $539 —
468 468 3 131.00 $131.00 $613 —
554 554 8 125.00 $125.00 $692 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 4 135.00 $135.00 $587 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 5 157.00 $157.00 $728 —
500–545 538 6 153.00–167.50 $155.25 $835 —
605–644 627 13 130.00–143.00 $136.24 $854 —
763 763 4 127.00 $127.00 $969 —

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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.