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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle · Fri, Sep 13

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Fri, Sep 13

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Aug 28Sep 13Oct 9 →

Receipts

380 head

▼ 1,355 vs last sale 1,735▲ 380 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale, steer calves remain steady. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Light offering of good quality cattle was met with good demand.

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 $148.71/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$148.71

226 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$27.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.68

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	151.34	1,009	204
Medium and Large 1-2	780	124.25	969	22

One grade step is worth $27.09/cwt here — about $40 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 sale226 hd

148.71

—

IA average6 barns · 3,931 hd

143.03

+5.68

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

Every lot

19 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	154.06/cwt	148.00–157.00	713	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	847	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	798	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	155.74/cwt	155.00–156.00	875	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	153.09/cwt	151.25–154.25	1,033	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	907	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	940	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	138.07/cwt	132.50–139.00	1,088	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	93.75/cwt	93.75–93.75	1,041	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	135.54/cwt	133.00–138.00	573	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	135.28/cwt	135.00–136.00	645	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	131.71/cwt	126.00–137.00	684	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	722	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	802	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	848	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	952	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	120.29/cwt	120.00–121.00	997	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	944	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	4

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 Sep 13, 2019

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

Receipts 380Last week 1,735Year ago 0

Compared to the last feeder sale, steer calves remain steady. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Light offering of good quality cattle was met with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	682	133.00	133.00
4	—	560	142.50	142.50
4	—	700	134.25	134.25
6	—	1,110	93.75	93.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	562	155.00–156.00	155.74
31	—	788	132.50–139.00	138.07
136	—	675	151.25–154.25	153.09
5	—	526	161.00	161.00
9	—	463	148.00–157.00	154.06

Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Fri, Sep 13

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Aug 28Sep 13Oct 9 →

Receipts

380 head

▼ 1,355 vs last sale 1,735▲ 380 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale, steer calves remain steady. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Light offering of good quality cattle was met with good demand.

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 $148.71/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$148.71

226 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$27.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.68

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	151.34	1,009	204
Medium and Large 1-2	780	124.25	969	22

One grade step is worth $27.09/cwt here — about $40 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 sale226 hd

148.71

—

IA average6 barns · 3,931 hd

143.03

+5.68

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

Every lot

19 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	154.06/cwt	148.00–157.00	713	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	847	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	798	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	155.74/cwt	155.00–156.00	875	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	153.09/cwt	151.25–154.25	1,033	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	907	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	940	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	138.07/cwt	132.50–139.00	1,088	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	93.75/cwt	93.75–93.75	1,041	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	135.54/cwt	133.00–138.00	573	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	135.28/cwt	135.00–136.00	645	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	131.71/cwt	126.00–137.00	684	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	722	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	802	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	848	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	952	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	120.29/cwt	120.00–121.00	997	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	944	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	4

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 Sep 13, 2019

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

Receipts 380Last week 1,735Year ago 0

Compared to the last feeder sale, steer calves remain steady. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Light offering of good quality cattle was met with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	682	133.00	133.00
4	—	560	142.50	142.50
4	—	700	134.25	134.25
6	—	1,110	93.75	93.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	562	155.00–156.00	155.74
31	—	788	132.50–139.00	138.07
136	—	675	151.25–154.25	153.09
5	—	526	161.00	161.00
9	—	463	148.00–157.00	154.06

Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

10	—	829	120.00–121.00	120.29
11	—	477	135.00–136.00	135.28
3	—	963	98.00	98.00
11	—	774	123.00	123.00
4	—	647	124.00	124.00
13	—	519	126.00–137.00	131.71
5	—	582	124.00	124.00
6	—	423	133.00–138.00	135.54
9	—	678	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	125.00	125.00