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Creston Livestock Auction

Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Mar 25

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Mar 11Mar 25Apr 8 →

Receipts

1,190 head

▼ 309 vs last sale 1,499▲ 1,190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the Feeder Calf Special 2 weeks ago, 500 - 600 lb steer calves were 10.00 to 14.00 higher, 700 lb calves were fully steady and heavier yearling cattle 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer trade saw 500 - 600 lb calves as much as 10.00 to 20.00 higher with yearling weights 7.00 to 16.00 higher. Load lots of the heavier cattle were available today. Active internet bidding today. Demand was very good for today's moderate supply. The next scheduled Feeder Calf Special auction is April 8.

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 $491.70/cwt on 51 head, up $12.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 7 comparable sales and sits +6.38 against this barn's trailing median of $485.32.

Average price

$491.70

▲ 12.30 vs prior sale

51 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$41.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.16

vs IA average

+13.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	494.15	2,701	48
Medium and Large 1-2	573	452.50	2,593	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.65/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale51 hd

491.70

—

IA average5 barns · 439 hd

485.54

+6.16

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

+13.61

This barn, trailing median7 sales

485.32

+6.38

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

25 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	536.68/cwt	536.00–540.00	2,796	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	468.63/cwt	450.00–504.00	2,634	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,593	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,254	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	454.21/cwt	453.50–457.50	2,834	52
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	437.94/cwt	437.00–442.00	2,952	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	397.25/cwt	397.00–397.50	2,864	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	375.23/cwt	373.00–376.00	2,844	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	386.09/cwt	380.00–390.50	2,942	46
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	366.16/cwt	361.60–376.50	3,043	108
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	349.92/cwt	346.25–355.10	3,027	184
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	336.87/cwt	336.00–337.25	3,079	40
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,695	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,027	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,133	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	424.35/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,007	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,133	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	459.71/cwt	457.50–462.50	2,446	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	417.45/cwt	394.00–430.00	2,417	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,480	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	370.69/cwt	363.00–377.00	2,484	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	355.78/cwt	342.50–364.00	2,590	102
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	340.49/cwt	336.00–349.50	2,669	112
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	328.84/cwt	328.00–329.00	2,743	25
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,920	18

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 25, 2026

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

Receipts 1,190Last week 1,499Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	507.50	507.50
8	400–450	443	457.50	457.50
6	450–500	452	472.00	472.00
24	500–550	532	457.50–462.50	459.71
36	550–600	579	394.00–430.00	417.45
27	600–650	620	400.00	400.00
16	650–700	670	363.00–377.00	370.69
102	700–750	728	342.50–364.00	355.78
112	750–800	784	336.00–349.50	340.49
25	800–850	834	328.00–329.00	328.84
18	900–950	945	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	473	420.00–430.00	424.35
4	500–550	503	424.00	424.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	521	536.00–540.00	536.68
30	550–600	562	450.00–504.00	468.63
52	600–650	624	453.50–457.50	454.21
21	650–700	674	437.00–442.00	437.94
28	700–750	721	397.00–397.50	397.25
46	750–800	762	380.00–390.50	386.09
108	800–850	831	361.60–376.50	366.16
184	850–900	865	346.25–355.10	349.92
40	900–950	914	336.00–337.25	336.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	452.50	452.50
3	600–650	601	375.00	375.00
16	750–800	758	373.00–376.00	375.23

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.