Sale reports / Iowa / Central Plains Stockyards / 2026-01-07

Central Plains Stockyards

Name: Central Plains Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Humeston, Iowa · Wed, Jan 7

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2018

← Feb 23Jan 7Jan 28 →

Receipts

1,610 head

▲ 1,610 vs last sale 0▲ 1,610 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This is the first time Central Plains Stockyards has used the Dept of Iowa Market News Service in reporting there livestock sales under new management. A market trend is not applicable. Demand was good today and included active internet bidding. Mostly longtime weaned, fully vaccinated steers and heifers on hand on the kick off the the 2026 sale.

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 $474.63/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +43.46 against this barn's trailing median of $431.17.

Average price

$474.63

132 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$49.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs IA average

+8.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	477.97	2,652	123
Medium and Large 1-2	586	428.88	2,513	9thin

One grade step is worth $49.09/cwt here — about $139 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 sale132 hd

474.63

—

IA average8 barns · 1,527 hd

473.32

+1.30

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+8.30

This barn, trailing median3 sales

431.17

+43.46

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $469.90, low $405.17, median $431.17 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

35 lots · USDA AMS · Central Plains Stockyards Livestock Auction - Humeston, 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,997	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	551.86/cwt	545.00–575.00	2,373	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	523.06/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,296	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	518.92/cwt	508.00–530.00	2,543	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	511.33/cwt	500.00–512.50	2,684	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,465	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	454.78/cwt	437.50–481.00	2,638	66
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	428.88/cwt	426.00–432.50	2,513	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,544	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	427.65/cwt	420.00–435.50	2,681	142
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	394.99/cwt	351.00–410.00	2,500	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	409.53/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,736	76
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	386.37/cwt	367.00–393.00	2,797	134
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	352.06/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,707	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,695	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	808	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,715	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	355.02/cwt	345.00–361.00	2,901	116
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,038	63
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	907	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,939	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	498.47/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,929	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	427.16/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,794	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,876	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	458.91/cwt	452.50–462.50	2,001	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,004	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	446.28/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,173	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	427.49/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,296	83
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	406.15/cwt	395.00–417.00	2,193	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	381.77/cwt	371.00–392.50	2,203	100
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	376.56/cwt	362.00–382.00	2,354	104
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	350.91/cwt	349.00–352.50	2,249	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	359.92/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,408	128
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,432	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,567	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	784	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,548	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,478	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 →

Central Plains Stockyards Livestock Auction - Humeston, IA

Wed Jan 7, 2026

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

Receipts 1,610Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	652	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	784	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	387	475.00–510.00	498.47
27	400–450	436	452.50–462.50	458.91
22	450–500	487	435.00–455.00	446.28
83	500–550	537	420.00–442.50	427.49
100	550–600	577	371.00–392.50	381.77
104	600–650	625	362.00–382.00	376.56
128	650–700	669	342.00–365.00	359.92
4	700–750	726	335.00	335.00
10	750–800	771	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	420	425.00–430.00	427.16
4	450–500	464	432.00	432.00
21	500–550	540	395.00–417.00	406.15
22	600–650	641	349.00–352.50	350.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	442.50	442.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	550.00	550.00
17	400–450	430	545.00–575.00	551.86
35	450–500	490	508.00–530.00	518.92
49	500–550	525	500.00–512.50	511.33
66	550–600	580	437.50–481.00	454.78
142	600–650	627	420.00–435.50	427.65
76	650–700	668	400.00–422.00	409.53
134	700–750	724	367.00–393.00	386.37
28	750–800	769	350.00–357.00	352.06
116	800–850	817	345.00–361.00	355.02
63	850–900	868	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	610	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	439	515.00–530.00	523.06
9	550–600	586	426.00–432.50	428.88
28	600–650	633	351.00–410.00	394.99
17	750–800	770	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	530	465.00	465.00
13	800–850	808	336.00	336.00
21	900–950	907	324.00	324.00

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.