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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Aug 25

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← May 5Aug 25Oct 6 →

Receipts

2,075 head

▲ 466 vs last sale 1,609▼ 192 vs year ago 2,267 · −8.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, no recent report. " Special Customer Appreciation Yearling Auction". Trade active 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 $161.34/cwt on 1,085 head.

Average price

$161.34

1,085 head · 791 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$6.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	804	161.91	1,301	959
Medium and Large 1-2	678	157.23	1,066	113
Large 1	798	155.50	1,241	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.41/cwt here — about $61 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 sale1,085 hd

161.34

—

IA average4 barns · 2,628 hd

161.16

+0.18

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

Every lot

44 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 1-2	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	198.85/cwt	194.00–203.00	865	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	191.63/cwt	183.00–199.70	998	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	167.04/cwt	160.00–174.00	870	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	186.82/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,057	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,020	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	175.78/cwt	171.00–181.50	1,100	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	171.21/cwt	168.00–177.75	1,128	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	158.74/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,075	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	167.96/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,214	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	160.46/cwt	147.00–165.00	1,165	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	166.56/cwt	161.00–172.50	1,293	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	142.93/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,112	12
Steers	—	Large 1	798	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,241	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	141.58/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,154	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	161.70/cwt	155.00–166.25	1,332	211
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	155.62/cwt	151.00–161.50	1,341	276
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	144.96/cwt	139.00–146.50	1,258	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	144.45/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,316	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	146.03/cwt	143.00–149.25	1,409	129
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	449	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	849	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	168.81/cwt	160.00–173.50	788	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	147.68/cwt	142.00–150.00	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	797	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	904	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	161.76/cwt	158.00–169.00	935	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	925	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	138.48/cwt	138.00–139.00	859	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	154.30/cwt	146.00–163.50	961	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	151.78/cwt	145.25–155.75

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 Aug 25, 2021

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

Receipts 2,075Last week 1,609Year ago 2,267

No trend, no recent report. " Special Customer Appreciation Yearling Auction". Trade active with good demand .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	467	160.00–173.50	168.81
5	—	780	146.00	146.00
4	—	535	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,005	128.50	128.50
2	—	449	189.00	189.00
134	—	714	147.00–153.75	151.26
46	—	578	158.00–169.00	161.76
63	—	972	140.00–144.75	143.72
28	—	908	130.00–137.00	132.78
86	—	623	146.00–163.50	154.30
129	—	809	146.00–152.25	150.15
89	—	877	140.00–151.85	149.96
95	—	681	145.25–155.75	151.78

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Aug 25

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← May 5Aug 25Oct 6 →

Receipts

2,075 head

▲ 466 vs last sale 1,609▼ 192 vs year ago 2,267 · −8.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, no recent report. " Special Customer Appreciation Yearling Auction". Trade active 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 $161.34/cwt on 1,085 head.

Average price

$161.34

1,085 head · 791 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$6.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	804	161.91	1,301	959
Medium and Large 1-2	678	157.23	1,066	113
Large 1	798	155.50	1,241	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.41/cwt here — about $61 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 sale1,085 hd

161.34

—

IA average4 barns · 2,628 hd

161.16

+0.18

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

Every lot

44 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 1-2	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	198.85/cwt	194.00–203.00	865	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	191.63/cwt	183.00–199.70	998	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	167.04/cwt	160.00–174.00	870	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	186.82/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,057	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,020	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	175.78/cwt	171.00–181.50	1,100	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	171.21/cwt	168.00–177.75	1,128	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	158.74/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,075	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	167.96/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,214	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	160.46/cwt	147.00–165.00	1,165	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	166.56/cwt	161.00–172.50	1,293	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	142.93/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,112	12
Steers	—	Large 1	798	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,241	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	141.58/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,154	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	161.70/cwt	155.00–166.25	1,332	211
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	155.62/cwt	151.00–161.50	1,341	276
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	144.96/cwt	139.00–146.50	1,258	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	144.45/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,316	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	146.03/cwt	143.00–149.25	1,409	129
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	449	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	849	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	168.81/cwt	160.00–173.50	788	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	147.68/cwt	142.00–150.00	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	797	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	904	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	161.76/cwt	158.00–169.00	935	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	925	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	138.48/cwt	138.00–139.00	859	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	154.30/cwt	146.00–163.50	961	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	151.78/cwt	145.25–155.75

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 Aug 25, 2021

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

Receipts 2,075Last week 1,609Year ago 2,267

No trend, no recent report. " Special Customer Appreciation Yearling Auction". Trade active with good demand .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	467	160.00–173.50	168.81
5	—	780	146.00	146.00
4	—	535	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,005	128.50	128.50
2	—	449	189.00	189.00
134	—	714	147.00–153.75	151.26
46	—	578	158.00–169.00	161.76
63	—	972	140.00–144.75	143.72
28	—	908	130.00–137.00	132.78
86	—	623	146.00–163.50	154.30
129	—	809	146.00–152.25	150.15
89	—	877	140.00–151.85	149.96
95	—	681	145.25–155.75	151.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	138.00–139.00	138.48
3	—	597	155.00	155.00
6	—	832	135.00–136.00	135.49
9	—	871	133.00–134.00	133.54
13	—	797	136.00	136.00
4	—	474	142.00–150.00	147.68
11	—	511	156.00	156.00
18	—	721	133.00–140.50	138.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,032	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	709	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
211	—	824	155.00–166.25	161.70
32	—	521	183.00–199.70	191.63
133	—	776	161.00–172.50	166.56
129	—	965	143.00–149.25	146.03
21	—	566	179.00–189.00	186.82
71	—	626	171.00–181.50	175.78
9	—	911	144.00–146.00	144.45
276	—	862	151.00–161.50	155.62
40	—	659	168.00–177.75	171.21
10	—	435	194.00–203.00	198.85
27	—	723	160.00–174.00	167.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	165.00	165.00
21	—	521	160.00–174.00	167.04
27	—	677	154.00–162.00	158.74
5	—	430	160.00	160.00
28	—	726	147.00–165.00	160.46
5	—	868	139.00–146.50	144.96
10	—	815	132.00–148.00	141.58
12	—	778	135.00–150.00	142.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	798	155.50	155.50