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Tri State Livestock Auction

Name: Tri State Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Sioux Center, Iowa · Fri, Oct 15

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2161

← Jul 23Oct 15latest

Receipts

812 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 814▲ 812 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There is no comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Demand good. Trading active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.15/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$125.15

71 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$11.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.34

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	673	129.85	874	41
Medium and Large 2-3	555	118.72	658	30

One grade step is worth $11.13/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale71 hd

125.15

—

IA average5 barns · 974 hd

146.49

−21.34

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

Every lot

57 lots · USDA AMS · Tri-State Feeder Cattle Auction - Sioux Center, 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	294	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	441	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	404	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	572	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	122.14/cwt	120.00–127.00	700	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	626	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	736	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	749	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	951	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,023	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,182	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	442	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	565	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	777	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	724	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	670	9
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers27 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	143	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	107	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	183	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	229	24
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	187	93.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	175	10
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	226	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	147	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	228	96.59/cwt	90.00–110.00	220	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	236	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	177	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	262	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	308	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	271	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	244	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	296	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	252	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	308	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	169	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	316	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	300	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	333	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	433	18
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	389	101.23/cwt	95.00–110.00	394	14
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	432	112.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	484	28
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	443	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	266	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	460	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	437	3
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	472	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	236	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	475	120.82/cwt	120.00–122.50	574	24
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	520	117.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	17
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	534	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	454	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	573	94.05/cwt	85.00–97.50	539	19
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	607	92.98/cwt	91.00–95.00	564	22
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	817	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	756	18
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	933	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	597	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	967	85.52/cwt	82.50–90.00	827	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,084	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	976	19
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,344	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,324	21
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	192	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	86	18
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	240	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	108	23
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	276	54.73/cwt	50.00–65.00	151	25
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	351	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	254	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	372	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	223	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	438	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	339	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	515	42.86/cwt	40.00–47.00	221	28
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	567	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	354	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	574	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	230	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	669	44.25/cwt	44.00–45.00	296	16
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	706	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	318	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	732	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	458	19
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	755	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	393	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	774	48.63/cwt	43.00–55.00	376	24
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	830	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	407	23
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,130	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	949	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,318	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,199	5

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 →

Tri-State Feeder Cattle Auction - Sioux Center, IA

Fri Oct 15, 2021

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Receipts 812Last week 814Year ago 0

There is no comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Demand good. Trading active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	140.00	140.00
11	—	428	132.00	132.00
14	—	653	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	724	92.50	92.50
3	—	600	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	294	150.00	150.00
4	—	749	127.00	127.00
12	—	1,023	115.50	115.50
10	—	695	128.00	128.00
8	—	416	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	573	120.00–127.00	122.14
9	—	626	117.50	117.50
5	—	367	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	520	115.00–120.00	117.99
18	—	333	130.00	130.00
24	—	183	125.00	125.00
24	—	475	120.00–122.50	120.82
10	—	262	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	432	105.00–115.00	112.13
14	—	389	95.00–110.00	101.23
11	—	534	85.00	85.00
19	—	573	85.00–97.50	94.05
19	—	1,084	90.00	90.00
21	—	1,344	98.50	98.50
3	—	460	95.00	95.00
8	—	228	90.00–110.00	96.59
6	—	316	95.00	95.00
5	—	271	90.00	90.00
22	—	607	91.00–95.00	92.98
10	—	967	82.50–90.00	85.52
10	—	187	90.00–95.00	93.50
18	—	817	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	296	85.00	85.00
4	—	236	75.00	75.00
4	—	443	60.00	60.00
5	—	308	55.00	55.00
5	—	933	64.00	64.00
8	—	143	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	50.00	50.00
4	—	226	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	774	43.00–55.00	48.63
16	—	669	44.00–45.00	44.25
9	—	574	40.00	40.00
23	—	830	49.00	49.00
5	—	706	45.00	45.00
28	—	515	40.00–47.00	42.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	52.00	52.00
23	—	240	45.00	45.00
19	—	732	62.50	62.50
25	—	276	50.00–65.00	54.73
5	—	372	60.00	60.00
18	—	192	45.00	45.00
3	—	567	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	438	77.50	77.50
3	—	1,130	84.00	84.00
9	—	351	72.50	72.50
5	—	1,318	91.00	91.00

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.