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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Nov 17

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Receipts

1,336 head

▲ 567 vs last sale 769▼ 353 vs year ago 1,689 · −20.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week lightweight steers were mostly 2.00-8.00 to sharply higher. Lightweight heifers mostly 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Trading 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 $163.17/cwt on 642 head.

Average price

$163.17

642 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$9.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	164.31	1,023	564
Medium and Large 1-2	600	154.95	930	78

One grade step is worth $9.36/cwt here — about $94 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 sale642 hd

163.17

—

IA average10 barns · 6,667 hd

161.69

+1.48

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

Every lot

41 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	195.07/cwt	185.00–201.00	767	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	446	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	758	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	177.44/cwt	170.50–182.00	852	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	157.62/cwt	152.00–160.00	775	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	173.72/cwt	165.00–177.00	935	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	889	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	177.47/cwt	174.00–180.00	985	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	971	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	165.06/cwt	164.00–167.00	966	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	155.31/cwt	153.00–160.00	954	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	171.33/cwt	168.25–175.25	1,057	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	155.08/cwt	152.50–165.00	985	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	158.78/cwt	157.25–165.00	1,064	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	684	143.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	980	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	147.34/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,017	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	998	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	152.34/cwt	146.50–158.00	1,111	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,108	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,162	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,437	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,437	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	154.24/cwt	150.00–156.50	591	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	142.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	632	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	151.76/cwt	149.00–162.00	733	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	497	140.40/cwt	138.50–146.00	698	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	132.94/cwt	130.00–135.20	677	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	150.42/cwt	146.00–153.50	791	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	148.38/cwt	143.00–154.50	853	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	599	137.50/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	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 Nov 17, 2021

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

Receipts 1,336Last week 769Year ago 1,689

Compared to last week lightweight steers were mostly 2.00-8.00 to sharply higher. Lightweight heifers mostly 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Trading active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	684	140.00–145.00	143.31
3	—	560	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	446	170.00	170.00
82	—	635	152.50–165.00	155.08
7	—	544	163.50	163.50
17	—	585	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	480	170.50–182.00	177.44
9	—	754	147.00	147.00

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Nov 17

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Receipts

1,336 head

▲ 567 vs last sale 769▼ 353 vs year ago 1,689 · −20.9%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week lightweight steers were mostly 2.00-8.00 to sharply higher. Lightweight heifers mostly 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Trading 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 $163.17/cwt on 642 head.

Average price

$163.17

642 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$9.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	164.31	1,023	564
Medium and Large 1-2	600	154.95	930	78

One grade step is worth $9.36/cwt here — about $94 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 sale642 hd

163.17

—

IA average10 barns · 6,667 hd

161.69

+1.48

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

Every lot

41 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	195.07/cwt	185.00–201.00	767	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	446	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	758	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	177.44/cwt	170.50–182.00	852	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	157.62/cwt	152.00–160.00	775	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	173.72/cwt	165.00–177.00	935	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	889	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	177.47/cwt	174.00–180.00	985	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	971	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	165.06/cwt	164.00–167.00	966	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	155.31/cwt	153.00–160.00	954	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	171.33/cwt	168.25–175.25	1,057	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	155.08/cwt	152.50–165.00	985	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	158.78/cwt	157.25–165.00	1,064	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	684	143.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	980	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	147.34/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,017	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	998	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	152.34/cwt	146.50–158.00	1,111	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,108	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,162	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,437	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,437	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	154.24/cwt	150.00–156.50	591	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	142.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	632	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	151.76/cwt	149.00–162.00	733	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	497	140.40/cwt	138.50–146.00	698	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	132.94/cwt	130.00–135.20	677	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	150.42/cwt	146.00–153.50	791	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	148.38/cwt	143.00–154.50	853	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	599	137.50/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	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 Nov 17, 2021

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

Receipts 1,336Last week 769Year ago 1,689

Compared to last week lightweight steers were mostly 2.00-8.00 to sharply higher. Lightweight heifers mostly 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Trading active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	684	140.00–145.00	143.31
3	—	560	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	446	170.00	170.00
82	—	635	152.50–165.00	155.08
7	—	544	163.50	163.50
17	—	585	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	480	170.50–182.00	177.44
9	—	754	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	492	152.00–160.00	157.62
9	—	614	153.00–160.00	155.31
19	—	585	164.00–167.00	165.06
3	—	510	160.00	160.00
9	—	690	147.00–148.00	147.34
5	—	380	170.00	170.00
8	—	713	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	740	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,023	105.00	105.00
11	—	435	154.00	154.00
16	—	383	150.00–156.50	154.24
21	—	753	147.75	147.75
178	—	621	140.00–150.75	144.99
107	—	575	143.00–154.50	148.38
72	—	526	146.00–153.50	150.42
84	—	483	149.00–162.00	151.76
22	—	659	137.00–140.50	139.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	444	140.00–144.00	142.35
4	—	498	145.00	145.00
10	—	599	137.50	137.50
3	—	613	124.00	124.00
7	—	509	130.00–135.20	132.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	497	138.50–146.00	140.40
4	—	645	135.50	135.50