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Creston Livestock Auction

Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Mar 11

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Feb 25Mar 11Mar 25 →

Receipts

1,499 head

▼ 558 vs last sale 2,057▼ 578 vs year ago 2,077 · −27.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the Feeder Calf Special two weeks ago 500 - 600 lb feeder steers were 10.00 to 19.00 lower, 700 - 800 lb 12.00 to 18.00 lower with no trend stated on heavier yearling steers. Heifer calf trade saw 600 - 700 lb feeders 10.00 - 14.00 lower with heavier yearling cattle steady with a lower undertone. Demand today was only good for today's moderate supply. Internet bidding active. Obvious replacement heifer bidding in today's auction. The next scheduled feeder calf special is March 25.

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 $479.40/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits −5.92 against this barn's trailing median of $485.32.

Average price

$479.40

39 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$61.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

vs IA average

+7.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	485.73	2,671	35
Medium and Large 1-2	553	424.00	2,345	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.73/cwt here — about $326 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 sale39 hd

479.40

—

IA average5 barns · 354 hd

474.79

+4.61

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+7.20

This barn, trailing median7 sales

485.32

−5.92

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

27 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	520.36/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,706	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,345	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	453.02/cwt	438.00–460.00	2,618	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	439.33/cwt	438.00–444.00	2,790	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,826	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	398.04/cwt	384.50–403.75	2,866	113
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,672	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	372.98/cwt	363.50–374.25	2,883	68
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,702	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	2,956	88
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	345.09/cwt	341.75–346.25	3,002	81
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	325.98/cwt	324.50–326.25	2,992	71
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	321.25/cwt	320.75–321.75	3,100	115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	1,675	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,895	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	448.77/cwt	447.00–450.00	2,105	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,149	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,195	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	374.83/cwt	368.00–381.00	2,339	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,226	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	688	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,408	49
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	339.68/cwt	337.00–344.00	2,439	40
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	323.32/cwt	318.00–324.50	2,532	84
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	827	379.96/cwt	375.00–385.00	3,142	64
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	2,678	132
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,776	58

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 11, 2026

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

Receipts 1,499Last week 2,057Year ago 2,077

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	361	464.00	464.00
4	400–450	412	460.00	460.00
12	450–500	469	447.00–450.00	448.77
4	500–550	501	429.00	429.00
9	550–600	565	420.00	420.00
32	600–650	624	368.00–381.00	374.83
40	700–750	718	337.00–344.00	339.68
84	750–800	783	318.00–324.50	323.32
132	800–850	833	321.50	321.50
58	850–900	880	315.50	315.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
49	650–700	688	350.00	350.00
64	800–850	827	375.00–385.00	379.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	590	372.00	372.00
4	600–650	636	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	520	515.00–525.00	520.36
18	550–600	578	438.00–460.00	453.02
69	600–650	635	438.00–444.00	439.33
9	650–700	686	412.00	412.00
113	700–750	720	384.50–403.75	398.04
68	750–800	773	363.50–374.25	372.98
88	800–850	841	351.50	351.50
81	850–900	870	341.75–346.25	345.09
71	900–950	918	324.50–326.25	325.98
115	950–1000	965	320.75–321.75	321.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	553	424.00	424.00
11	700–750	728	367.00	367.00
12	750–800	781	346.00	346.00

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.