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Appanoose County Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Centerville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 14, 2021

983 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.85/cwt -3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 529 lb · 196 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $185.45/cwt -0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 466 lb · 92 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.84/cwt -8.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 711 lb · 83 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 983 1,204 924
Feeder cattle 983 1,204 924

No trend as no recent report. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings. The bulk of calves were unweaned with one or two rounds of shots and no implants while the yearling feeders were weaned and off grass backgrounding.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 unweaned 278 3 191.00 $191.00 $531
353–359 unweaned 358 21 182.00–182.50 $182.43 $653
416 unweaned 416 7 182.50 $182.50 $759
451–497 unweaned 466 92 176.00–188.50 $185.45 $864
508–520 515 62 169.50–171.50 $170.67 $879 -11.56
506–548 unweaned 536 134 166.50–186.50 $182.63 $979
563–565 565 12 166.00–171.00 $166.83 $943 -12.69
607–639 unweaned 625 63 156.00–168.75 $163.73 $1,023
660 unweaned 660 12 154.50 $154.50 $1,020
671 671 27 161.50 $161.50 $1,084 +7.90
693–698 697 25 130.00–138.00 $136.09 $949 -17.51

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 unweaned 266 4 160.00 $160.00 $426
357–388 unweaned 365 23 153.00–162.50 $155.78 $569
366 366 7 150.00 $150.00 $549 -31.63
410–413 unweaned 412 8 155.00 $155.00 $639
457–495 unweaned 471 53 147.00–161.50 $153.12 $721
517–535 unweaned 522 68 146.00–157.50 $154.04 $804
554–576 unweaned 560 17 136.00–144.00 $141.48 $792
558–579 573 10 137.00–144.75 $139.27 $798 -7.88
631 unweaned 631 10 137.75 $137.75 $869
659 unweaned 659 4 136.00 $136.00 $896
696 thin fleshed 696 78 157.35 $157.35 $1,095
709 thin fleshed 709 77 157.35 $157.35 $1,116
739 739 6 136.50 $136.50 $1,009 -27.75
811 811 5 143.25 $143.25 $1,162
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 unweaned 465 16 133.00 $133.00 $618
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718 thin fleshed 718 9 140.00 $140.00 $1,005

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 unweaned 391 6 160.00 $160.00 $626
501 unweaned 501 7 145.00 $145.00 $726
583 unweaned 583 5 141.00 $141.00 $822 +1.00

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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.