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Creston Livestock Auction

Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Mar 4

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Feb 19Mar 4Apr 1 →

Receipts

1,603 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 1,643▲ 1,603 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the most recent market coverage two weeks ago (Feb 19) steers 450-550 sold 7.00-8.00 higher and the 550-650 lb. steers ended 2.00-3.00 lower. Steers weighing over 650 lbs. finished generally steady. Heifers 400-550 lbs. were 3.00-6.00 lower while the 550-650 lb. heifers were 2.00-4.00 higher. 650-750 pound heifers were 1.00-2.00 lower. Trades was active and demand was moderate for the moderate offerings

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 $157.95/cwt on 1,051 head.

Average price

$157.95

1,051 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$11.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.27

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	158.61	1,046	991
Medium and Large 1-2	634	147.07	933	60

One grade step is worth $11.54/cwt here — about $113 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 sale1,051 hd

157.95

—

IA average7 barns · 5,095 hd

145.68

+12.27

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

Every lot

34 lots · USDA AMS · Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle - Creston, 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	195.34/cwt	182.00–200.50	824	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	186.29/cwt	181.00–193.00	881	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	174.88/cwt	168.50–179.00	902	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	547	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	900	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	893	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	168.69/cwt	162.00–173.50	975	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	150.12/cwt	147.00–153.00	907	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	163.86/cwt	158.00–167.25	1,009	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	673	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,021	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	156.29/cwt	153.00–160.50	1,061	280
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	686	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,008	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	710	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	941	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,000	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	151.57/cwt	144.75–153.75	1,105	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	143.34/cwt	138.75–145.00	1,117	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	131.38/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,079	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,153	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	302	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	158.69/cwt	158.50–159.00	606	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	158.18/cwt	153.00–164.50	675	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	149.91/cwt	148.00–151.00	670	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	153.38/cwt	151.50–155.50	732	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	688	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	150.10/cwt	147.50–155.25	785	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	145.70/cwt	143.00–147.00	771	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	547	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	807	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	146.56/cwt	145.00–151.75	840	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	140.95/cwt	136.25–144.50	891	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	134.31/cwt	132.75–136.75	903	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	870	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	126.59/cwt	124.50–127.50	915	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	881	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	822	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	904	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 →

Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle - Creston, IA

Wed Mar 4, 2020

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

Receipts 1,603Last week 1,643Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	302	165.00	165.00
35	—	427	153.00–164.50	158.18
63	—	672	132.75–136.75	134.31
24	—	477	151.50–155.50	153.38
57	—	632	136.25–144.50	140.95
75	—	573	145.00–151.75	146.56
8	—	382	158.50–159.00	158.69
50	—	523	147.50–155.25	150.10
63	—	723	124.50–127.50	126.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	143.00–147.00	145.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	731	120.00–121.00	120.49
6	—	488	141.00	141.00
3	—	696	125.00	125.00
11	—	447	148.00–151.00	149.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	547	147.50	147.50
5	—	822	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	953	121.00	121.00
23	—	473	181.00–193.00	186.29
101	—	578	162.00–173.50	168.69
280	—	679	153.00–160.50	156.29
19	—	821	130.00–132.00	131.38
66	—	779	138.75–145.00	143.34
228	—	616	158.00–167.25	163.86
11	—	422	182.00–200.50	195.34
42	—	516	168.50–179.00	174.88
179	—	729	144.75–153.75	151.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	710	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	722	138.50	138.50
5	—	558	160.00	160.00
4	—	365	175.00	175.00
25	—	604	147.00–153.00	150.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	673	151.75	151.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	547	164.50	164.50
6	—	686	147.00	147.00

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.