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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, May 5

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Mar 31May 5Aug 25 →

Receipts

1,609 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 1,562▲ 30 vs year ago 1,579 · +1.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.69/cwt on 704 head.

Average price

$125.69

704 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$3.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	126.17	807	616
Medium and Large 1-2	541	122.34	662	88

One grade step is worth $3.83/cwt here — about $145 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 sale704 hd

125.69

—

IA average8 barns · 3,040 hd

128.32

−2.63

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	651	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	705	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	168.60/cwt	163.50–171.00	809	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	146.57/cwt	140.00–156.50	705	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	161.24/cwt	153.00–169.50	853	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	153.47/cwt	152.50–156.00	815	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	556	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	678	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	159.32/cwt	154.00–166.00	914	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	918	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	876	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	157.20/cwt	149.50–162.00	973	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	139.85/cwt	139.00–141.00	880	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	138.44/cwt	134.00–143.00	874	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	146.02/cwt	138.50–151.75	980	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	133.39/cwt	130.50–142.00	954	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	723	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	925	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	127.37/cwt	127.00–128.00	922	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	129.56/cwt	124.00–132.75	994	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,042	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	848	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,032	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	119.87/cwt	117.25–121.00	1,036	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,036	103.25/cwt	103.25–103.25	1,070	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	514	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	383	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	529	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	142.87/cwt	140.00–146.50	613	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	447	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	586	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	141.21/cwt	134.00–147.00	675	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	492	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	595	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	124.52/cwt	117.00–129.00	614	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	629	8
Heifers	—
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	741	112.25/cwt	112.25–112.25	832	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	2

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 May 5, 2021

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

Receipts 1,609Last week 1,562Year ago 1,579

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was moderate to 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	481	140.00–156.50	146.57
10	—	592	148.00	148.00
16	—	724	127.00–128.00	127.37
6	—	540	141.00	141.00
3	—	370	158.00	158.00
10	—	631	134.00–143.00	138.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	592	155.00	155.00

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, May 5

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Mar 31May 5Aug 25 →

Receipts

1,609 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 1,562▲ 30 vs year ago 1,579 · +1.9%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.69/cwt on 704 head.

Average price

$125.69

704 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$3.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	126.17	807	616
Medium and Large 1-2	541	122.34	662	88

One grade step is worth $3.83/cwt here — about $145 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 sale704 hd

125.69

—

IA average8 barns · 3,040 hd

128.32

−2.63

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	651	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	705	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	168.60/cwt	163.50–171.00	809	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	146.57/cwt	140.00–156.50	705	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	161.24/cwt	153.00–169.50	853	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	153.47/cwt	152.50–156.00	815	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	556	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	678	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	159.32/cwt	154.00–166.00	914	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	918	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	876	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	157.20/cwt	149.50–162.00	973	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	139.85/cwt	139.00–141.00	880	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	138.44/cwt	134.00–143.00	874	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	146.02/cwt	138.50–151.75	980	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	133.39/cwt	130.50–142.00	954	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	723	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	925	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	127.37/cwt	127.00–128.00	922	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	129.56/cwt	124.00–132.75	994	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,042	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	848	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,032	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	119.87/cwt	117.25–121.00	1,036	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,036	103.25/cwt	103.25–103.25	1,070	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	514	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	383	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	529	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	142.87/cwt	140.00–146.50	613	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	447	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	586	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	141.21/cwt	134.00–147.00	675	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	492	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	595	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	124.52/cwt	117.00–129.00	614	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	629	8
Heifers	—
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	741	112.25/cwt	112.25–112.25	832	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	2

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 May 5, 2021

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

Receipts 1,609Last week 1,562Year ago 1,579

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was moderate to 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	481	140.00–156.50	146.57
10	—	592	148.00	148.00
16	—	724	127.00–128.00	127.37
6	—	540	141.00	141.00
3	—	370	158.00	158.00
10	—	631	134.00–143.00	138.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	592	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	629	139.00–141.00	139.85
14	—	531	152.50–156.00	153.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	864	117.25–121.00	119.87
72	—	619	149.50–162.00	157.20
75	—	529	153.00–169.50	161.24
65	—	480	163.50–171.00	168.60
93	—	671	138.50–151.75	146.02
4	—	385	169.00	169.00
6	—	403	175.00	175.00
76	—	574	154.00–166.00	159.32
31	—	839	124.25	124.25
69	—	767	124.00–132.75	129.56
32	—	715	130.50–142.00	133.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	138.00	138.00
28	—	578	100.00–119.25	114.59
4	—	447	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	556	124.00–126.00	125.68
8	—	493	117.00–129.00	124.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	492	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	615	115.75	115.75
12	—	676	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	133.00	133.00
8	—	503	125.00	125.00
4	—	480	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	783	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	530	123.00–139.00	129.06
25	—	478	134.00–147.00	141.21
96	—	581	127.50–140.00	130.94
41	—	763	114.50–120.25	117.96
59	—	429	140.00–146.50	142.87
131	—	672	119.00–125.50	123.22
5	—	900	105.00	105.00
18	—	708	115.00–123.25	120.15
19	—	626	124.50–134.00	128.62
4	—	357	144.00	144.00
87	—	826	110.50–122.75	117.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	111.00	111.00
8	—	741	112.25	112.25
2	—	810	94.00	94.00