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Creston Livestock Auction

Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Dec 3

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Receipts

2,008 head

▼ 226 vs last sale 2,234▼ 527 vs year ago 2,535 · −20.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the cattle auction 2 weeks ago, 500 - 600 lbs steer feeder calves were 12.00 to 17.00 higher, 600 - 700 lbs calves were 14.00 to 22.00 higher with no test on yearling steers. Heifer feeder calf trade today saw the market mostly 10.00 to 23.00 higher with yearling heifer cattle 18.00 to 25.00 higher. Many load lots of both reputation feeder calves and yearling heifers were available today. Fancy replacement heifer from quality herds were also in today's offering. Demand was very good for today's moderate supply. The next scheduled feeder calf special in Dec 10th.

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 $415.50/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −69.82 against this barn's trailing median of $485.32.

Average price

$415.50

86 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$48.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.67

vs IA average

−13.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	420.58	2,302	77
Medium and Large 1-2	580	372.00	2,158	9thin

One grade step is worth $48.58/cwt here — about $144 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 sale86 hd

415.50

—

IA average2 barns · 305 hd

422.17

−6.67

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−13.65

This barn, trailing median7 sales

485.32

−69.82

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

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.62, low $396.64, median $485.32 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

41 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	441	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,011	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,242	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	445.49/cwt	429.00–452.50	2,263	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,283	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	414.65/cwt	411.50–419.00	2,351	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	393.94/cwt	382.00–405.00	2,257	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,158	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	386.63/cwt	377.75–403.50	2,389	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	394.52/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,450	70
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	375.72/cwt	367.50–382.50	2,517	36
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	672	380.99/cwt	374.50–391.25	2,560	148
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	354.29/cwt	352.00–357.00	2,381	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	364.77/cwt	359.00–365.50	2,473	62
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	718	344.30/cwt	340.75–349.00	2,472	56
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	364.83/cwt	352.00–371.50	2,645	62
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,543	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	759	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,619	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	765	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	2,819	68
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	352.09/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,715	55
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	326.52/cwt	326.00–327.00	2,550	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	812	348.25/cwt	348.25–348.25	2,828	56
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,809	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,775	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	411.78/cwt	407.50–413.00	1,804	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,790	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,762	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	510	391.70/cwt	391.00–392.00	1,998	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	392.23/cwt	390.00–394.00	2,051	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	527	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,876	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	358.29/cwt	348.00–366.00	2,046	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	365.04/cwt	361.00–368.00	2,121	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	609	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,132	58
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	338.57/cwt	327.00–349.50	2,106	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,260	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	646	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,332	41
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	329.31/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,233	78
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	709	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,255	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	729	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,406	42
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,474	67
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	307.24/cwt	306.75–308.00	2,707	197

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

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Receipts 2,008Last week 2,234Year ago 2,535

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	600–650	609	350.00	350.00
42	700–750	729	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	406.00	406.00
21	500–550	523	390.00–394.00	392.23
35	550–600	571	348.00–366.00	358.29
21	600–650	622	327.00–349.50	338.57
78	650–700	678	320.00–332.00	329.31
67	750–800	778	318.00	318.00
197	850–900	881	306.75–308.00	307.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
41	600–650	646	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
13	400–450	438	407.50–413.00	411.78
5	450–500	480	367.00	367.00
20	500–550	510	391.00–392.00	391.70
43	550–600	581	361.00–368.00	365.04
20	600–650	633	357.00	357.00
6	700–750	709	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
148	650–700	672	374.50–391.25	380.99
68	750–800	765	368.50	368.50
56	800–850	812	348.25	348.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	441	456.00	456.00
11	500–550	526	434.00	434.00
28	550–600	567	411.50–419.00	414.65
41	600–650	618	377.75–403.50	386.63
62	650–700	678	359.00–365.50	364.77
56	700–750	718	340.75–349.00	344.30
18	750–800	759	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	495	453.00	453.00
20	500–550	508	429.00–452.50	445.49
18	550–600	573	382.00–405.00	393.94
70	600–650	621	392.50–400.00	394.52
36	650–700	670	367.50–382.50	375.72
62	700–750	725	352.00–371.50	364.83
55	750–800	771	350.00–354.00	352.09
16	850–900	886	317.00	317.00
4	900–950	916	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	580	372.00	372.00
11	650–700	672	352.00–357.00	354.29
6	700–750	748	340.00	340.00
21	750–800	781	326.00–327.00	326.52

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.