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Central Plains Stockyards

Name: Central Plains Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-11

Feeder Cattle · Humeston, Iowa · Wed, Nov 11

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2018

← Oct 14Nov 11latest

Receipts

850 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 750▲ 850 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison stated today as the previous reported special was nearly four weeks earlier. Quality cattle was available all day today and included several smaller packages. Demand was good for today's moderate supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.29/cwt on 108 head, down $5.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −5.33 against this barn's trailing median of $361.62.

Average price

$356.29

▼ 5.33 vs prior sale

108 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$56.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.13

vs IA average

+3.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	371.46	2,025	79
Medium and Large 1-2	598	314.97	1,883	29

One grade step is worth $56.49/cwt here — about $141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale108 hd

356.29

—

IA average5 barns · 504 hd

364.42

−8.13

National average100 barns · 9,516 hd

352.36

+3.93

This barn, trailing median3 sales

361.62

−5.33

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $369.31, low $356.29, median $361.62 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

39 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,939	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,901	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	446.69/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,131	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	407.42/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,956	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	427.21/cwt	412.00–432.50	2,264	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,129	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	403.68/cwt	402.50–407.00	2,309	45
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	377.17/cwt	369.00–385.00	2,206	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	367.39/cwt	361.00–388.00	2,237	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	385.49/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,371	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	338.23/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,270	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	314.72/cwt	313.50–315.00	2,115	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	327.78/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,242	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	704	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,126	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,383	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	429.54/cwt	427.50–431.00	1,787	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	442	411.64/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,819	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	395.21/cwt	380.00–417.50	1,893	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,628	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,231	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	382.74/cwt	382.50–384.00	2,040	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,919	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	384.17/cwt	382.00–386.00	2,132	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	351.36/cwt	340.00–353.00	1,982	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	593	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,838	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	599	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,893	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	623	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,900	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	330.28/cwt	314.00–333.00	2,130	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,028	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,103	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,449	45
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,374	10
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,049	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,486	5
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,103	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,504	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	392.85/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,858	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	553	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,107	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,151	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	293.41/cwt	277.00–315.00	1,972	9

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 Nov 11, 2026

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

Receipts 850Last week 750Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	416	427.50–431.00	429.54
27	450–500	479	380.00–417.50	395.21
18	500–550	533	382.50–384.00	382.74
11	550–600	555	382.00–386.00	384.17
26	600–650	645	314.00–333.00	330.28
7	650–700	676	300.00	300.00
45	750–800	785	312.00	312.00
5	1000–1050	1,049	237.00	237.00
5	1100–1150	1,103	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	442	410.00–415.00	411.64
19	500–550	533	360.00	360.00
24	550–600	564	340.00–353.00	351.36
4	600–650	605	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	337.00	337.00
24	550–600	599	316.00	316.00
7	700–750	708	297.00	297.00
10	800–850	813	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	593	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	528	422.50	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	623	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	404	480.00	480.00
18	450–500	477	445.00–450.00	446.69
11	500–550	530	412.00–432.50	427.21
45	550–600	572	402.50–407.00	403.68
26	600–650	615	380.00–387.50	385.49
9	650–700	684	325.00–330.00	327.78
9	750–800	789	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	437	435.00	435.00
12	450–500	480	405.00–410.00	407.42
32	650–700	672	313.50–315.00	314.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	398.00	398.00
29	550–600	585	369.00–385.00	377.17
48	600–650	609	361.00–388.00	367.39
16	650–700	671	336.00–340.00	338.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	704	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	473	385.00–400.00	392.85
21	550–600	553	381.00	381.00
5	600–650	620	347.00	347.00
9	650–700	672	277.00–315.00	293.41

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.