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Appanoose County Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Centerville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 13, 2023

570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $224.04/cwt +41.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,674/hd at 747 lb · 148 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $238.68/cwt +45.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,576/hd at 660 lb · 134 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $242.46/cwt ≈ $999/hd at 412 lb · 29 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 570 664 899
Feeder cattle 570 664 899

No Trend as no recent report. Trade moderate with light demand.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 4 253.00 $253.00 $668
310–331 unweaned 325 7 256.00–269.00 $265.46 $863
315–339 334 5 234.00–238.00 $237.25 $792 +7.25
375 375 2 232.00 $232.00 $870 +4.00
405 405 12 246.50 $246.50 $998
404–436 unweaned 417 17 231.00–251.00 $239.61 $999
473–492 480 8 216.00–230.00 $223.76 $1,074 +5.88
510 unweaned 510 16 254.00 $254.00 $1,295
529 529 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,185 +37.01
562 562 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,012 -25.05
652 thin fleshed 652 84 242.75 $242.75 $1,583
671–691 674 50 219.00–234.00 $231.85 $1,563 +38.61
730–747 747 148 203.00–225.50 $224.04 $1,674 +41.29
762 762 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,372 +7.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–392 382 4 191.00–220.00 $197.65 $755
488 488 8 201.00 $201.00 $981 +1.00
543 unweaned 543 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,200
570 570 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,163
628 unweaned 628 6 207.00 $207.00 $1,300
645 645 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,425 +71.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,332

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 unweaned 343 7 257.00 $257.00 $882
360 360 2 229.00 $229.00 $824 +45.42
396 unweaned 396 5 221.00 $221.00 $875
422 422 5 217.00 $217.00 $916 +17.00
446 unweaned 446 7 213.00 $213.00 $950
478 unweaned 478 23 255.00 $255.00 $1,219
504 fancy 504 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,144
506–513 508 6 168.00–170.00 $169.33 $860 -18.86
517 517 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,008 +6.81
553 fancy 553 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,156
554 554 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,053 +1.01
560–570 563 3 170.00–175.00 $171.69 $967 -17.30
595 unweaned 595 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,077
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 207.00 $207.00 $714
392–395 393 4 200.00–209.00 $202.26 $795
486 486 5 214.00 $214.00 $1,040
566 566 8 145.00 $145.00 $821 -8.00
600–620 612 5 150.00–160.00 $157.97 $967
655–675 664 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,062

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 209.00 $209.00 $920
450–481 472 6 209.00–222.00 $213.81 $1,009
530 530 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,007
603–636 628 11 180.00–194.00 $189.07 $1,187
808 808 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,131

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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.