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Appanoose County Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Centerville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 17, 2022

1,188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.41/cwt +4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 472 lb · 160 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $202.83/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 519 lb · 151 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.44/cwt +11.25 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 570 lb · 132 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,188 720 1,123
Feeder cattle 1,188 720 1,123

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade active with moderate demand. A number of unweaned calves offered today with a round of shots.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–328 unweaned 322 3 200.00–212.50 $204.01 $657 —
351–390 360 21 200.00–217.00 $215.20 $775 -17.06
380–390 unweaned 382 12 200.00–207.50 $203.95 $779 —
412–428 unweaned 419 23 192.00–205.00 $199.23 $835 —
415–447 424 16 200.00–208.00 $202.21 $857 —
454 unweaned 454 5 204.00 $204.00 $926 —
466–496 494 48 200.00–210.00 $209.21 $1,033 +0.70
508–526 unweaned 516 67 185.25–202.00 $193.28 $997 —
505–540 522 84 203.00–213.00 $210.45 $1,099 +9.25
567–593 577 49 178.00–190.00 $186.36 $1,075 +9.89
566–592 unweaned 578 82 173.00–194.00 $188.11 $1,087 —
600–648 613 37 169.00–188.50 $180.18 $1,105 +13.67
605–635 unweaned 625 27 175.25–185.25 $177.83 $1,111 —
671–689 682 18 160.00–169.00 $165.56 $1,129 -2.18
704 704 4 165.50 $165.50 $1,165 —
898 898 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,392 -4.00
946 946 51 172.75 $172.75 $1,634 —
962 962 101 168.85–172.75 $170.82 $1,643 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 unweaned 535 9 180.00 $180.00 $963 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 unweaned 388 4 190.00 $190.00 $737 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 177.00 $177.00 $566 -28.00
310–346 unweaned 340 6 167.50–170.00 $169.62 $577 —
342 fancy 342 7 201.00 $201.00 $687 —
361–390 376 8 161.00–164.00 $162.44 $611 -35.65
415 fancy 415 14 205.00 $205.00 $851 —
409–440 425 13 160.00–174.00 $166.70 $708 -12.80
429 unweaned 429 8 175.00 $175.00 $751 —
451–456 fancy 453 31 198.00–200.00 $199.35 $903 —
451–489 unweaned 475 80 160.00–174.00 $167.06 $794 —
457–497 479 49 163.00–179.00 $173.90 $833 +3.28
518–543 unweaned 527 16 164.00–168.00 $166.28 $876 —
533 fancy 533 9 182.00 $182.00 $970 —
556–580 565 44 161.50–163.00 $162.44 $918 +10.25
558–595 unweaned 572 88 160.75–167.75 $163.94 $938 —
651 651 16 154.50 $154.50 $1,006 -1.50
653 unweaned 653 8 154.50 $154.50 $1,009 —
752 752 10 143.00 $143.00 $1,075 -21.75
929 929 6 141.00 $141.00 $1,310 —

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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.