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Appanoose County Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Centerville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 21, 2023

1,221 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $248.67/cwt ≈ $2,161/hd at 869 lb · 190 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $326.67/cwt +79.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,703/hd at 521 lb · 111 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $303.81/cwt +123.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,735/hd at 571 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,221 570 1,242
Feeder cattle 1,221 570 1,242

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as no recent report. "ANNUAL COUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY SALE", Active trade with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 unweaned 269 18 355.00 $355.00 $955 —
300–340 unweaned 320 6 352.50 $352.50 $1,128 +87.04
355–395 unweaned 374 31 285.00–335.00 $301.27 $1,127 —
416 fancy 416 10 371.00 $371.00 $1,543 —
421 421 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,452 +98.50
427 unweaned 427 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,366 +80.39
453–473 unweaned 456 12 300.00–320.00 $316.54 $1,443 —
474–499 478 35 300.00–333.00 $327.10 $1,564 +103.34
513 fancy 513 60 351.00 $351.00 $1,801 —
525 unweaned 525 20 312.00 $312.00 $1,638 +58.00
505–547 535 31 280.50–300.00 $289.04 $1,546 +65.04
552–571 unweaned 567 27 270.00–291.00 $286.46 $1,624 —
561–579 573 63 291.00–320.00 $311.24 $1,783 +131.24
606 unweaned 606 25 307.00 $307.00 $1,860 —
625–634 630 61 270.00–294.00 $278.78 $1,756 —
692–699 697 10 265.00–270.00 $266.49 $1,857 +34.64
718–738 732 28 258.00–272.00 $268.08 $1,962 +44.04
813 813 6 243.00 $243.00 $1,976 —
864 864 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,814 —
853–897 869 186 231.00–251.85 $249.50 $2,168 —
952 952 3 238.00 $238.00 $2,266 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
879 879 50 243.50 $243.50 $2,140 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 unweaned 450 12 274.00 $274.00 $1,233 —
538–548 540 17 245.00–263.00 $257.95 $1,393 —
550 550 14 247.00 $247.00 $1,358 +43.00
697 697 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,659 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 unweaned 503 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,509 —
540 540 17 280.00 $280.00 $1,512 —
636 636 18 265.25 $265.25 $1,687 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 unweaned 258 14 317.50 $317.50 $819 —
339 unweaned 339 17 305.00 $305.00 $1,034 +48.00
365 unweaned 365 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,031 +61.50
415–426 unweaned 424 9 260.00–277.50 $263.81 $1,119 +50.81
443–448 446 7 265.00–280.00 $271.39 $1,210 +54.39
458–493 unweaned 466 22 247.50–260.00 $251.11 $1,170 -3.89
467–471 470 16 277.50–296.00 $292.56 $1,375 —
523–541 535 24 260.00–268.00 $265.39 $1,420 +70.39
538 unweaned 538 9 282.50 $282.50 $1,520 —
555–584 575 23 230.00–257.00 $246.35 $1,417 +74.66
622 622 31 264.50 $264.50 $1,645 —
657–698 674 20 224.50–242.00 $228.89 $1,543 —
784–789 787 14 220.00–224.50 $222.24 $1,749 —
800–818 811 15 200.00–220.00 $215.88 $1,751 —
855 855 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,881 —
896 896 7 209.00 $209.00 $1,873 —
912 912 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,733 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 unweaned 398 8 237.50 $237.50 $945 —
500 500 26 268.00 $268.00 $1,340 —
584 584 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,343 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 unweaned 308 5 250.00 $250.00 $770 —
422 422 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,055 —
460–470 469 7 230.00–240.00 $238.60 $1,119 +24.60
511 511 11 252.50 $252.50 $1,290 —
680–698 691 5 221.00–227.00 $223.36 $1,543 +63.36
723–725 724 5 196.00–214.00 $203.21 $1,471 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–496 478 7 247.50–252.50 $249.53 $1,193 —
544 544 4 236.50 $236.50 $1,287 —
571 571 4 242.50 $242.50 $1,385 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 298.00 $298.00 $1,451 +84.19
515 515 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,326 +67.50
633 633 6 227.50 $227.50 $1,440 +38.43
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
876 876 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,664 —

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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.