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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Mar 31

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Mar 3Mar 31May 5 →

Receipts

1,562 head

▼ 1,349 vs last sale 2,911▲ 212 vs year ago 1,350 · +15.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent market coverage for comparison. The tone of the market was firm. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active

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 $148.53/cwt on 850 head.

Average price

$148.53

850 head · 751 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$225

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

$10.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.57

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	565	158.66	896	20
Medium and Large 1	756	148.28	1,121	830

One grade step is worth $10.37/cwt here — about −$225 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 sale850 hd

148.53

—

IA average10 barns · 6,508 hd

149.10

−0.57

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	396	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	788	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	939	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	774	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	200.78/cwt	187.50–208.00	934	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	178.72/cwt	174.00–182.00	929	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	974	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	551	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	986	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	159.41/cwt	159.00–160.00	918	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	168.82/cwt	164.00–177.00	974	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	161.82/cwt	154.50–166.00	1,028	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	159.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,043	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	997	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	150.19/cwt	140.50–153.00	1,092	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	144.34/cwt	142.50–147.85	1,116	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,024	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	140.25/cwt	131.00–143.10	1,153	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	132.62/cwt	128.50–133.60	1,170	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	131.28/cwt	128.75–132.10	1,221	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,173	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	347	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	167.95/cwt	164.00–171.00	600	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	776	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	169.37/cwt	169.00–170.00	718	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	158.18/cwt	154.00–171.00	750	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	157.15/cwt	152.00–166.00	745	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	148.62/cwt	144.00–158.00	777	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	761	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	922	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	696	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	933	5

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 31, 2021

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

Receipts 1,562Last week 2,911Year ago 1,350

No recent market coverage for comparison. The tone of the market was firm. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	520	174.00–182.00	178.72
10	—	998	117.50	117.50
4	—	442	212.50	212.50
180	—	727	140.50–153.00	150.19
77	—	930	128.75–132.10	131.28
75	—	773	142.50–147.85	144.34
27	—	654	155.00–160.00	159.45
188	—	822	131.00–143.10	140.25
30	—	577	164.00–177.00	168.82
83	—	882	128.50–133.60	132.62
91	—	635	154.50–166.00	161.82
3	—	370	190.00	190.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Mar 31

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Mar 3Mar 31May 5 →

Receipts

1,562 head

▼ 1,349 vs last sale 2,911▲ 212 vs year ago 1,350 · +15.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent market coverage for comparison. The tone of the market was firm. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active

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 $148.53/cwt on 850 head.

Average price

$148.53

850 head · 751 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$225

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

$10.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.57

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	565	158.66	896	20
Medium and Large 1	756	148.28	1,121	830

One grade step is worth $10.37/cwt here — about −$225 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 sale850 hd

148.53

—

IA average10 barns · 6,508 hd

149.10

−0.57

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	396	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	788	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	939	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	774	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	200.78/cwt	187.50–208.00	934	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	178.72/cwt	174.00–182.00	929	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	974	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	551	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	986	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	159.41/cwt	159.00–160.00	918	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	168.82/cwt	164.00–177.00	974	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	161.82/cwt	154.50–166.00	1,028	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	159.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,043	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	997	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	150.19/cwt	140.50–153.00	1,092	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	144.34/cwt	142.50–147.85	1,116	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,024	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	140.25/cwt	131.00–143.10	1,153	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	132.62/cwt	128.50–133.60	1,170	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	131.28/cwt	128.75–132.10	1,221	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,173	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	347	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	167.95/cwt	164.00–171.00	600	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	776	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	169.37/cwt	169.00–170.00	718	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	158.18/cwt	154.00–171.00	750	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	157.15/cwt	152.00–166.00	745	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	148.62/cwt	144.00–158.00	777	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	761	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	922	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	696	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	933	5

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 31, 2021

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

Receipts 1,562Last week 2,911Year ago 1,350

No recent market coverage for comparison. The tone of the market was firm. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	520	174.00–182.00	178.72
10	—	998	117.50	117.50
4	—	442	212.50	212.50
180	—	727	140.50–153.00	150.19
77	—	930	128.75–132.10	131.28
75	—	773	142.50–147.85	144.34
27	—	654	155.00–160.00	159.45
188	—	822	131.00–143.10	140.25
30	—	577	164.00–177.00	168.82
83	—	882	128.50–133.60	132.62
91	—	635	154.50–166.00	161.82
3	—	370	190.00	190.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned

5	—	538	181.00	181.00
3	—	396	199.00	199.00
14	—	551	179.00	179.00
10	—	708	140.75	140.75
12	—	465	187.50–208.00	200.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	576	159.00–160.00	159.41
3	—	776	132.00	132.00
7	—	458	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	474	152.00–166.00	157.15
7	—	357	164.00–171.00	167.95
4	—	347	177.00	177.00
65	—	757	130.75–131.00	130.81
65	—	621	132.50–145.50	141.42
34	—	577	136.00–147.50	143.91
60	—	725	125.50–134.00	129.44
21	—	424	169.00–170.00	169.37
128	—	677	128.50–140.00	135.85
30	—	523	144.00–158.00	148.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	140.00	140.00
8	—	422	184.00	184.00
17	—	474	154.00–171.00	158.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	787	142.50	142.50
17	—	728	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	837	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	662	125.00	125.00
4	—	482	150.00	150.00
5	—	618	128.00–131.00	129.19
11	—	530	139.00	139.00
8	—	566	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	537	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	160.00	160.00
5	—	696	134.00	134.00
2	—	430	177.00	177.00