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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle · Fri, Jun 14

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Fri, Jun 14

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← earliestJun 14Aug 28 →

Receipts

1,657 head

▲ 1,657 vs last sale 0▲ 1,657 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trades were active today. There is no comparison as there was no sale last week.

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 $144.15/cwt on 1,067 head.

Average price

$144.15

1,067 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

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

$1.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.47

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	644	145.07	934	339
Medium and Large 1	736	143.71	1,058	728

One grade step is worth $1.36/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale1,067 hd

144.15

—

IA average4 barns · 1,318 hd

138.67

+5.47

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

Every lot

49 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	323	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	546	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	162.08/cwt	157.00–169.00	684	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	171.56/cwt	170.00–172.00	741	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	171.23/cwt	168.00–175.50	812	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	157.81/cwt	147.00–163.00	757	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	156.49/cwt	143.00–160.00	831	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	162.93/cwt	162.00–163.50	870	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	154.15/cwt	150.00–162.50	862	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	148.40/cwt	141.00–151.00	911	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	156.17/cwt	153.00–160.00	975	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	144.41/cwt	142.50–156.00	970	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	936	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	140.68/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,023	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,146	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	132.43/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,044	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	136.15/cwt	130.00–138.75	1,122	282
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	130.49/cwt	122.50–131.00	1,126	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,083	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	140.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	147.82/cwt	146.00–151.00	572	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	577	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	692	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	660	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	458	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	650	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	152.31/cwt	151.00–153.00	722	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	151.49/cwt	151.00–153.00	767	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	139.92/cwt	123.00–149.00	753	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	148.54/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	729	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	620	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	809	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	760	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	885	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	923	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	914	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	976	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,025	6

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

Fri Jun 14, 2019

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

Receipts 1,657Last week 0Year ago 0

Trades were active today. There is no comparison as there was no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	614	141.00–151.00	148.40
81	—	531	143.00–160.00	156.49
19	—	480	147.00–163.00	157.81
29	—	559	150.00–162.50	154.15
3	—	323	169.00	169.00
148	—	788	130.00–134.00	132.43
25	—	422	157.00–169.00	162.08
11	—	704	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	110.50	110.50
36	—	764	150.00	150.00
66	—	863	122.50–131.00	130.49

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Fri, Jun 14

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← earliestJun 14Aug 28 →

Receipts

1,657 head

▲ 1,657 vs last sale 0▲ 1,657 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trades were active today. There is no comparison as there was no sale last week.

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 $144.15/cwt on 1,067 head.

Average price

$144.15

1,067 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

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

$1.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.47

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	644	145.07	934	339
Medium and Large 1	736	143.71	1,058	728

One grade step is worth $1.36/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale1,067 hd

144.15

—

IA average4 barns · 1,318 hd

138.67

+5.47

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

Every lot

49 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	323	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	546	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	162.08/cwt	157.00–169.00	684	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	171.56/cwt	170.00–172.00	741	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	171.23/cwt	168.00–175.50	812	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	157.81/cwt	147.00–163.00	757	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	156.49/cwt	143.00–160.00	831	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	162.93/cwt	162.00–163.50	870	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	154.15/cwt	150.00–162.50	862	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	148.40/cwt	141.00–151.00	911	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	156.17/cwt	153.00–160.00	975	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	144.41/cwt	142.50–156.00	970	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	936	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	140.68/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,023	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,146	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	132.43/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,044	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	136.15/cwt	130.00–138.75	1,122	282
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	130.49/cwt	122.50–131.00	1,126	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,083	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	140.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	147.82/cwt	146.00–151.00	572	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	577	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	692	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	660	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	458	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	650	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	152.31/cwt	151.00–153.00	722	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	151.49/cwt	151.00–153.00	767	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	139.92/cwt	123.00–149.00	753	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	148.54/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	729	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	620	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	809	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	760	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	885	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	923	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	914	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	976	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,025	6

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

Fri Jun 14, 2019

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

Receipts 1,657Last week 0Year ago 0

Trades were active today. There is no comparison as there was no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	614	141.00–151.00	148.40
81	—	531	143.00–160.00	156.49
19	—	480	147.00–163.00	157.81
29	—	559	150.00–162.50	154.15
3	—	323	169.00	169.00
148	—	788	130.00–134.00	132.43
25	—	422	157.00–169.00	162.08
11	—	704	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	110.50	110.50
36	—	764	150.00	150.00
66	—	863	122.50–131.00	130.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	760	116.50	116.50
3	—	923	99.00	99.00
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
6	—	976	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	137.00	137.00
1	—	410	141.00	141.00
4	—	550	132.50	132.50
4	—	450	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	620	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	138.00–142.00	140.98
5	—	634	126.00–132.00	128.44
21	—	538	123.00–149.00	139.92
22	—	664	120.00–125.00	123.14
5	—	792	113.50	113.50
4	—	975	100.00	100.00
3	—	406	142.00	142.00
24	—	579	120.00–142.00	135.73
5	—	822	106.00	106.00
5	—	452	146.00	146.00
3	—	710	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	677	125.00–135.50	133.34
40	—	572	146.50–152.00	148.54
9	—	474	151.00–153.00	152.31
60	—	732	128.00–134.50	132.04
16	—	506	151.00–153.00	151.49
6	—	448	154.50	154.50
71	—	615	136.50–144.00	139.71
21	—	765	131.75	131.75
7	—	387	146.00–151.00	147.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	588	142.00	142.00