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Creston Livestock Auction

Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Mar 2

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Feb 16Mar 2Apr 13 →

Receipts

1,907 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 2,068▼ 1,004 vs year ago 2,911 · −34.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two ago light steer calves sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower while the heavier steers ended mixed. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. were sharply higher. The heavier heifers sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Several large groups and some load lots were in the offerings. Trading was 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 $175.34/cwt on 936 head.

Average price

$175.34

936 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$47.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.47

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	703	176.95	1,244	882
Medium and Large 1-2	756	153.88	1,163	43
Large 1	1,020	129.75	1,323	11thin

One grade step is worth $47.20/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale936 hd

175.34

—

IA average9 barns · 8,103 hd

168.87

+6.47

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

Every lot

36 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	215.50/cwt	206.50–225.00	944	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	209.61/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,017	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	203.59/cwt	193.00–216.00	1,085	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	196.38/cwt	188.00–203.50	1,147	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	190.38/cwt	183.00–196.00	1,180	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	183.71/cwt	181.25–190.10	1,235	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,211	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	164.98/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,190	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	158.11/cwt	153.00–162.50	1,156	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,118	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	166.40/cwt	160.50–167.85	1,303	204
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,104	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,260	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,315	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,252	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	152.06/cwt	148.50–152.85	1,381	73
Steers	—	Large 1	1,020	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,323	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	774	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	196.64/cwt	193.00–209.00	849	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	190.76/cwt	189.00–196.00	898	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	168.65/cwt	165.00–171.50	879	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	186.44/cwt	178.00–193.00	984	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	163.91/cwt	159.75–175.00	944	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	158.78/cwt	155.00–161.50	992	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	962	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	156.59/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,037	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	154.01/cwt	145.00–155.10	1,107	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	724	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,006	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	758	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,126	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	152.39/cwt	151.50–154.00	1,195	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,143	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,202	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,120	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,281	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,024	2

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 2, 2022

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

Receipts 1,907Last week 2,068Year ago 2,911

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	758	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	724	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	395	196.00	196.00
42	—	784	151.50–154.00	152.39
21	—	471	189.00–196.00	190.76
102	—	625	155.00–161.50	158.78
8	—	902	142.00	142.00
152	—	719	145.00–155.10	154.01
28	—	432	193.00–209.00	196.64
61	—	839	143.25	143.25
67	—	576	159.75–175.00	163.91
92	—	528	178.00–193.00	186.44
108	—	662	149.00–159.00	156.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	637	151.00	151.00
4	—	855	131.00	131.00
5	—	822	139.00	139.00
41	—	521	165.00–171.50	168.65
4	—	415	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	818	154.00	154.00
11	—	438	206.50–225.00	215.50
21	—	865	152.00	152.00
31	—	485	201.00–215.00	209.61
204	—	783	160.50–167.85	166.40
189	—	672	181.25–190.10	183.71
37	—	533	193.00–216.00	203.59
66	—	584	188.00–203.50	196.38
73	—	908	148.50–152.85	152.06
103	—	620	183.00–196.00	190.38
137	—	721	163.00–169.00	164.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	692	175.00	175.00
4	—	888	141.00	141.00
5	—	766	146.00	146.00
24	—	731	153.00–162.50	158.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,020	129.75	129.75

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.