Sale reports / Iowa / Central Plains Stockyards / 2026-03-04

Central Plains Stockyards

Name: Central Plains Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Humeston, Iowa · Wed, Mar 4

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2018

← Feb 18Mar 4Sep 23 →

Receipts

832 head

▲ 237 vs last sale 595▲ 832 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today as the most recent sale was three weeks ago. Today's heavy supply included 200 head from one consignor. Demand was good today. Internet bidding was very active.

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 $469.90/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +38.74 against this barn's trailing median of $431.17.

Average price

$469.90

118 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.71

vs IA average

−5.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	469.90	2,679	118

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale118 hd

469.90

—

IA average6 barns · 766 hd

475.61

−5.71

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−5.66

This barn, trailing median3 sales

431.17

+38.74

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

23 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,354	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	521.66/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,540	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,396	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,560	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	469.58/cwt	432.50–472.50	2,686	111
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	424.31/cwt	415.00–428.00	2,584	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	416.74/cwt	406.00–423.00	2,813	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	343.11/cwt	295.00–381.00	2,453	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	391.55/cwt	385.25–408.00	2,886	65
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	366.58/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,804	80
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	3,007	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	366.25/cwt	366.25–366.25	3,124	66
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,040	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,207	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,198	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	425.63/cwt	424.00–427.50	2,260	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	412.30/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,362	119
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	336.09/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,070	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	378.56/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,427	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	374.41/cwt	368.00–383.00	2,524	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,618	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,541	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,880	6

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Receipts 832Last week 595Year ago 0

No comparison today as the most recent sale was three weeks ago. Today's heavy supply included 200 head from one consignor. Demand was good today. Internet bidding was very active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	565.00	565.00
29	400–450	437	505.00	505.00
5	450–500	483	455.00	455.00
19	500–550	531	424.00–427.50	425.63
119	550–600	573	400.00–417.00	412.30
35	600–650	641	375.00–387.50	378.56
25	650–700	674	368.00–383.00	374.41
8	750–800	761	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	616	330.00–346.00	336.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	413	570.00	570.00
23	450–500	487	500.00–525.00	521.66
7	500–550	539	475.00	475.00
111	550–600	572	432.50–472.50	469.58
43	600–650	609	415.00–428.00	424.31
30	650–700	675	406.00–423.00	416.74
65	700–750	737	385.25–408.00	391.55
80	750–800	765	361.00–370.00	366.58
8	800–850	834	360.50	360.50
66	850–900	853	366.25	366.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	494	485.00	485.00
7	700–750	715	295.00–381.00	343.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	571	445.00	445.00
6	700–750	720	400.00	400.00

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.