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Appanoose County Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Centerville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 6, 2022

1,086 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.17/cwt +8.86 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 626 lb · 132 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $175.64/cwt +29.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 621 lb · 124 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.14/cwt +11.66 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 470 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,086 1,123 0
Feeder cattle 1,086 1,123 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as no recent report available. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 unweaned 305 1 215.00 $215.00 $656 +40.53
385 385 2 202.00 $202.00 $778 +24.91
408 408 13 209.00 $209.00 $853 +36.25
448 unweaned 448 2 192.50 $192.50 $862 —
476 476 23 206.00 $206.00 $981 +50.59
503–549 517 51 180.00–197.50 $193.04 $998 +31.82
566 unweaned 566 14 183.00 $183.00 $1,036 —
560–580 572 51 191.00–192.00 $191.60 $1,096 +34.36
609–611 610 82 171.00–181.50 $178.28 $1,088 +31.09
642 unweaned 642 42 170.50 $170.50 $1,095 +32.36
677 unweaned 677 36 160.00 $160.00 $1,083 —
677 677 34 174.25 $174.25 $1,180 +30.97
721 thin fleshed 721 27 168.75 $168.75 $1,217 —
700–748 729 43 156.00–163.00 $158.89 $1,158 +9.89
751–782 763 34 150.00–158.00 $152.77 $1,166 +5.27
877 877 11 158.00 $158.00 $1,386 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602–648 635 12 144.00–151.00 $147.43 $936 —
667 667 11 157.00 $157.00 $1,047 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 168.00 $168.00 $820 —
553–560 557 11 173.00 $173.00 $964 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 12 167.00 $167.00 $1,057 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 11 152.00 $152.00 $1,041 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 6 160.00 $160.00 $547 -2.47
383 383 6 166.00 $166.00 $636 +15.88
405 unweaned 405 3 177.50 $177.50 $719 —
401–413 407 32 164.00–177.50 $170.65 $695 +13.58
454–482 470 71 150.00–164.00 $158.14 $743 +9.14
506–541 518 52 150.00–160.00 $155.74 $807 +13.91
537 unweaned 537 12 155.25 $155.25 $834 —
560–598 571 44 140.00–152.00 $145.86 $833 +3.13
604–615 unweaned 610 39 148.50 $148.50 $906 +22.50
609–645 632 93 143.00–153.00 $149.45 $945 +4.20
675 675 48 148.00 $148.00 $999 +20.43
720–737 729 12 138.50–144.00 $141.28 $1,030 +13.08
753 753 7 146.00 $146.00 $1,099 —
852–856 853 19 142.00–147.25 $145.59 $1,242 —
981 981 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,275 —
1121 1121 6 124.00 $124.00 $1,390 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 7 136.00 $136.00 $472 —
638 unweaned 638 7 135.00 $135.00 $861 —
708 708 4 135.00 $135.00 $956 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 4 130.00 $130.00 $524 —
510 510 5 140.00 $140.00 $714 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472–486 481 9 168.00–176.00 $170.61 $821 +17.26
636 636 4 147.00 $147.00 $935 —
658 658 8 147.00 $147.00 $967 +18.00

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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.