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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Oct 6

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Aug 25Oct 6Nov 3 →

Receipts

2,025 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 2,075▲ 972 vs year ago 1,053 · +92.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Several load lots were included in the offerings. Trading 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 $164.72/cwt on 1,284 head.

Average price

$164.72

1,284 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$11.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.51

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	738	165.63	1,222	1,184
Medium and Large 1-2	650	153.93	1,000	100

One grade step is worth $11.71/cwt here — about $222 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 sale1,284 hd

164.72

—

IA average7 barns · 3,635 hd

154.21

+10.51

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	289	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	600	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	206.56/cwt	198.00–215.00	781	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	737	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	751	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	426	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	784	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	427	199.60/cwt	186.00–204.00	852	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	780	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	895	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	188.80/cwt	186.00–190.00	912	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	185.77/cwt	182.50–186.50	953	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	166.10/cwt	162.00–168.00	882	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	943	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	997	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	154.78/cwt	147.00–159.00	876	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	166.30/cwt	165.50–167.00	968	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	935	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	169.88/cwt	159.50–172.50	1,087	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	983	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	143.75/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,018	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	162.33/cwt	162.25–162.35	1,196	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	162.64/cwt	153.75–165.00	1,265	284
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	156.62/cwt	148.00–160.10	1,297	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	160.45/cwt	153.25–162.00	1,372	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,252	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	146.14/cwt	134.50–148.25	1,337	150
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	328	175.37/cwt	175.00–176.00	575	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	412	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	698	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	170.34/cwt	165.00–174.00	722	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	453	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	772	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	160.44/cwt	155.00–167.50	764	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	149.29/cwt	147.00–160.00	760	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	153.30/cwt	144.00–157.00	803	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Receipts 2,025Last week 2,075Year ago 1,053

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Several load lots were included in the offerings. Trading was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	640	159.50–172.50	169.88
208	—	855	153.25–162.00	160.45
21	—	378	198.00–215.00	206.56
3	—	533	177.00	177.00
150	—	915	134.50–148.25	146.14
62	—	483	186.00–190.00	188.80
7	—	554	180.00	180.00
86	—	737	162.25–162.35	162.33
108	—	828	148.00–160.10	156.62
284	—	778	153.75–165.00	162.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Oct 6

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Aug 25Oct 6Nov 3 →

Receipts

2,025 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 2,075▲ 972 vs year ago 1,053 · +92.3%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Several load lots were included in the offerings. Trading 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 $164.72/cwt on 1,284 head.

Average price

$164.72

1,284 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$11.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.51

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	738	165.63	1,222	1,184
Medium and Large 1-2	650	153.93	1,000	100

One grade step is worth $11.71/cwt here — about $222 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 sale1,284 hd

164.72

—

IA average7 barns · 3,635 hd

154.21

+10.51

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	289	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	600	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	206.56/cwt	198.00–215.00	781	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	737	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	751	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	426	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	784	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	427	199.60/cwt	186.00–204.00	852	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	780	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	895	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	188.80/cwt	186.00–190.00	912	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	185.77/cwt	182.50–186.50	953	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	166.10/cwt	162.00–168.00	882	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	943	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	997	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	154.78/cwt	147.00–159.00	876	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	166.30/cwt	165.50–167.00	968	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	935	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	169.88/cwt	159.50–172.50	1,087	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	983	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	143.75/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,018	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	162.33/cwt	162.25–162.35	1,196	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	162.64/cwt	153.75–165.00	1,265	284
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	156.62/cwt	148.00–160.10	1,297	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	160.45/cwt	153.25–162.00	1,372	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,252	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	146.14/cwt	134.50–148.25	1,337	150
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	328	175.37/cwt	175.00–176.00	575	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	412	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	698	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	170.34/cwt	165.00–174.00	722	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	453	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	772	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	160.44/cwt	155.00–167.50	764	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	149.29/cwt	147.00–160.00	760	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	153.30/cwt	144.00–157.00	803	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Receipts 2,025Last week 2,075Year ago 1,053

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Several load lots were included in the offerings. Trading was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	640	159.50–172.50	169.88
208	—	855	153.25–162.00	160.45
21	—	378	198.00–215.00	206.56
3	—	533	177.00	177.00
150	—	915	134.50–148.25	146.14
62	—	483	186.00–190.00	188.80
7	—	554	180.00	180.00
86	—	737	162.25–162.35	162.33
108	—	828	148.00–160.10	156.62
284	—	778	153.75–165.00	162.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	195.00	195.00
8	—	481	186.00	186.00
45	—	427	186.00–204.00	199.60
17	—	582	165.50–167.00	166.30
45	—	513	182.50–186.50	185.77
10	—	289	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	424	165.00–174.00	170.34
22	—	509	147.00–160.00	149.29
14	—	821	140.00–141.25	140.81
3	—	363	163.00	163.00
74	—	775	141.50–145.00	143.42
117	—	714	143.50–145.10	144.71
39	—	659	145.00–150.00	148.32
56	—	619	148.00–149.00	148.93
48	—	567	145.00–152.00	149.97
35	—	476	155.00–167.50	160.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	131.00	131.00
4	—	1,125	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	412	169.50	169.50
5	—	602	140.00	140.00
10	—	453	170.50	170.50
29	—	524	144.00–157.00	153.30
17	—	328	175.00–176.00	175.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	135.00	135.00
6	—	615	137.00	137.00