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Centerville Livestock Auction

Name: Centerville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Centerville, Iowa · Thu, Feb 19

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2163

← Apr 17Feb 19latest

Receipts

774 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 880▲ 774 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.44/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$449.44

32 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$32.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.39

vs IA average

−37.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	461.59	2,549	20
Medium and Large 1-2	552	429.18	2,371	12thin

One grade step is worth $32.41/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

449.44

—

IA average7 barns · 947 hd

482.83

−33.39

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−37.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

39 lots · USDA AMS · Appanoose County Livestock Feeder Cattle - Centerville, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	575.06/cwt	545.00–590.00	2,018	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	402	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,412	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	511.77/cwt	485.00–535.00	2,108	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	499.65/cwt	485.00–540.00	2,423	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	481.20/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,464	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	439.38/cwt	410.00–452.50	2,368	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	408.79/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,367	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	445.55/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,606	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	450.11/cwt	445.00–452.50	2,782	80
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	407.03/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,532	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	406.44/cwt	375.00–417.00	2,764	45
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	401.45/cwt	393.25–410.00	2,898	86
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	757	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,952	69
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	347.14/cwt	330.00–354.00	2,697	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	345.65/cwt	323.50–357.50	2,810	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	830	375.75/cwt	375.75–375.75	3,119	69
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	872	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	3,161	65
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,832	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	326.30/cwt	320.00–340.00	3,041	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,998	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,975	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	358	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,148	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	518.79/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,951	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,075	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	537.07/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,277	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	450.79/cwt	425.00–469.00	2,168	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	445.18/cwt	422.50–465.50	2,310	49
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	430.80/cwt	429.00–435.00	2,382	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	405.66/cwt	404.50–410.00	2,483	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,268	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	696	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,575	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,621	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,412	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	330.70/cwt	327.00–338.00	2,553	46
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	325.62/cwt	322.50–328.00	2,706	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	318.82/cwt	316.00–329.00	2,780	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,569	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	3

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Appanoose County Livestock Feeder Cattle - Centerville, IA

Thu Feb 19, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 774Last week 880Year ago 0

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
3	350–400	351	545.00–590.00	575.06
7	400–450	412	485.00–535.00	511.77
14	450–500	485	485.00–540.00	499.65
9	500–550	512	460.00–485.00	481.20
11	550–600	585	435.00–465.00	445.55
80	600–650	618	445.00–452.50	450.11
45	650–700	680	375.00–417.00	406.44
86	700–750	722	393.25–410.00	401.45
12	750–800	777	330.00–354.00	347.14
10	800–850	813	323.50–357.50	345.65
7	850–900	878	322.50	322.50
7	900–950	932	320.00–340.00	326.30
1	950–1000	975	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	539	410.00–452.50	439.38
4	550–600	579	405.00–410.00	408.79
15	600–650	622	400.00–416.00	407.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	600.00	600.00
69	750–800	757	390.00	390.00
69	800–850	830	375.75	375.75
65	850–900	872	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	595.00	595.00
7	350–400	376	480.00–530.00	518.79
7	400–450	424	520.00–560.00	537.07
23	450–500	481	425.00–469.00	450.79
49	500–550	519	422.50–465.50	445.18
10	550–600	553	429.00–435.00	430.80
37	600–650	612	404.50–410.00	405.66
8	650–700	696	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	732	358.00	358.00
46	750–800	772	327.00–338.00	330.70
9	800–850	831	322.50–328.00	325.62
6	850–900	872	316.00–329.00	318.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	502.50	502.50
2	650–700	672	337.50	337.50
2	700–750	748	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	411.00	411.00
3	700–750	740	340.00	340.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.