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Appanoose County Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Centerville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 19, 2026

774 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $401.45/cwt +85.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,898/hd at 722 lb · 86 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $383.65/cwt +76.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,916/hd at 760 lb · 81 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $450.11/cwt +119.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,782/hd at 618 lb · 80 head
Centerville, IA 7-weight steers sold at $393/cwt, $3/cwt below the IA average ($396) and $9/cwt under Dunlap, IA ($402). The class is flat from its $395 mid-February peak. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 774 880 0
Feeder cattle 774 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade was active with good 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
280 280 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,624 —
350–352 351 3 545.00–590.00 $575.06 $2,018 +75.06
402 fancy 402 2 600.00 $600.00 $2,412 +130.00
403–424 412 7 485.00–535.00 $511.77 $2,108 +91.43
450–499 485 14 485.00–540.00 $499.65 $2,423 +122.66
500–515 512 9 460.00–485.00 $481.20 $2,464 +113.95
558–599 585 11 435.00–465.00 $445.55 $2,606 +108.54
613–627 618 80 445.00–452.50 $450.11 $2,782 +114.60
664–698 680 45 375.00–417.00 $406.44 $2,764 +77.73
705–739 722 86 393.25–410.00 $401.45 $2,898 +85.62
757 fancy 757 69 390.00 $390.00 $2,952 —
771–790 777 12 330.00–354.00 $347.14 $2,697 +40.23
802–833 813 10 323.50–357.50 $345.65 $2,810 +45.65
830 fancy 830 69 375.75 $375.75 $3,119 —
872 fancy 872 65 362.50 $362.50 $3,161 —
878 878 7 322.50 $322.50 $2,832 —
925–942 932 7 320.00–340.00 $326.30 $3,041 —
975 975 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,998 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 539 8 410.00–452.50 $439.38 $2,368 —
560–585 579 4 405.00–410.00 $408.79 $2,367 —
602–645 622 15 400.00–416.00 $407.03 $2,532 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 595.00 $595.00 $1,975 +165.55
358 fancy 358 2 600.00 $600.00 $2,148 —
355–392 376 7 480.00–530.00 $518.79 $1,951 —
422–425 424 7 520.00–560.00 $537.07 $2,277 +159.00
476–485 481 23 425.00–469.00 $450.79 $2,168 +84.93
508–535 519 49 422.50–465.50 $445.18 $2,310 +100.05
552–554 553 10 429.00–435.00 $430.80 $2,382 +123.92
610–618 612 37 404.50–410.00 $405.66 $2,483 +114.57
696 696 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,575 +91.06
732 732 2 358.00 $358.00 $2,621 —
752–790 772 46 327.00–338.00 $330.70 $2,553 +19.70
808–849 831 9 322.50–328.00 $325.62 $2,706 +94.62
860–885 872 6 316.00–329.00 $318.82 $2,780 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 5 502.50 $502.50 $2,075 —
672 672 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,268 —
748 748 2 322.50 $322.50 $2,412 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 3 411.00 $411.00 $2,569 +111.00
740 740 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,516 +52.00

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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.