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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Dec 1

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Receipts

2,763 head

▲ 1,427 vs last sale 1,336▲ 654 vs year ago 2,109 · +31.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This was their "Special all Vacc Calf & Yearling Auction", featuring Nichols genetics cattle. Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 650 lbs. were steady to 2.00 higher and the 650-750 lb. steers sold 7.00-8.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were 8.00 higher to sharply higher. The 600-700 lb. heifers were 10.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Several load lots were included in the 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 $165.73/cwt on 1,427 head.

Average price

$165.73

1,427 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	166.51	1,120	1,334
Medium and Large 1-2	600	157.55	946	66
Large 1	644	147.04	946	27

One grade step is worth $19.47/cwt here — about $173 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 sale1,427 hd

165.73

—

IA average6 barns · 4,803 hd

167.96

−2.24

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

Every lot

52 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	764	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	771	5
Steers	—	Large 1	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	193.46/cwt	176.75–202.25	911	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	789	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	179.23/cwt	174.00–190.00	867	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	488	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	844	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	187.46/cwt	186.75–187.75	977	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	522	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	835	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	830	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	175.90/cwt	172.00–180.00	927	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	177.81/cwt	166.00–186.50	1,014	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	177.06/cwt	172.00–182.25	1,025	59
Steers	—	Large 1	602	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	924	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	989	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	156.34/cwt	155.00–157.00	972	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	172.21/cwt	164.50–174.75	1,085	261
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	170.38/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,090	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	166.16/cwt	159.50–172.00	1,102	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	152.67/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,055	12
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	699	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	961	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	156.38/cwt	149.00–160.50	1,115	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	160.45/cwt	156.25–166.25	1,163	214
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	732	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,050	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	755	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,163	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	157.21/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,207	213
Steers	—	Large 1	772	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,081	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,170	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	141.49/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,118	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	154.29/cwt	150.00–156.25	1,264	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	141.01/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,241	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	160.07/cwt	154.00–164.00	591	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	714	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	163.07/cwt	162.50–164.00	770	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	163.13/cwt	159.00–169.00	788	17
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	514	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	738	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	166.02/cwt	156.00–172.00	868	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	164.69/cwt	159.00–171.00	865	61
Heifers	—	Large 1	532	140.94/cwt	139.50–143.00	750	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	818	6
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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Receipts 2,763Last week 1,336Year ago 2,109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	164.00	164.00
4	—	607	163.00	163.00
4	—	522	159.00	159.00
8	—	790	137.00–146.00	141.49
12	—	691	152.00–154.00	152.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
213	—	768	148.00–162.00	157.21
171	—	663	159.50–172.00	166.16
261	—	630	164.50–174.75	172.21
59	—	579

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Dec 1

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Receipts

2,763 head

▲ 1,427 vs last sale 1,336▲ 654 vs year ago 2,109 · +31.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $165.73/cwt on 1,427 head.

Average price

$165.73

1,427 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	166.51	1,120	1,334
Medium and Large 1-2	600	157.55	946	66
Large 1	644	147.04	946	27

One grade step is worth $19.47/cwt here — about $173 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 sale1,427 hd

165.73

—

IA average6 barns · 4,803 hd

167.96

−2.24

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

Every lot

52 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	764	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	771	5
Steers	—	Large 1	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	193.46/cwt	176.75–202.25	911	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	789	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	179.23/cwt	174.00–190.00	867	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	488	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	844	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	187.46/cwt	186.75–187.75	977	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	522	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	835	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	830	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	175.90/cwt	172.00–180.00	927	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	177.81/cwt	166.00–186.50	1,014	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	177.06/cwt	172.00–182.25	1,025	59
Steers	—	Large 1	602	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	924	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	989	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	156.34/cwt	155.00–157.00	972	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	172.21/cwt	164.50–174.75	1,085	261
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	170.38/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,090	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	166.16/cwt	159.50–172.00	1,102	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	152.67/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,055	12
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	699	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	961	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	156.38/cwt	149.00–160.50	1,115	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	160.45/cwt	156.25–166.25	1,163	214
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	732	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,050	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	755	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,163	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	157.21/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,207	213
Steers	—	Large 1	772	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,081	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,170	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	141.49/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,118	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	154.29/cwt	150.00–156.25	1,264	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	141.01/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,241	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	160.07/cwt	154.00–164.00	591	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	714	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	163.07/cwt	162.50–164.00	770	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	163.13/cwt	159.00–169.00	788	17
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	514	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	738	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	166.02/cwt	156.00–172.00	868	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	164.69/cwt	159.00–171.00	865	61
Heifers	—	Large 1	532	140.94/cwt	139.50–143.00	750	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	818	6
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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Receipts 2,763Last week 1,336Year ago 2,109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	164.00	164.00
4	—	607	163.00	163.00
4	—	522	159.00	159.00
8	—	790	137.00–146.00	141.49
12	—	691	152.00–154.00	152.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
213	—	768	148.00–162.00	157.21
171	—	663	159.50–172.00	166.16
261	—	630	164.50–174.75	172.21
59	—	579

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	160.00	160.00
6	—	488	173.00	173.00
12	—	622	155.00–157.00	156.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	165.00	165.00
5	—	772	140.00	140.00
5	—	602	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	713	149.00–160.50	156.38
29	—	521	186.75–187.75	187.46
5	—	384	199.00	199.00
85	—	640	160.00–173.00	170.38
7	—	755	154.00	154.00
61	—	570	166.00–186.50	177.81
24	—	471	176.75–202.25	193.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	143.50	143.50
4	—	785	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	699	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	525	159.00–171.00	164.69
17	—	433	165.00	165.00
14	—	729	129.00–138.00	134.70
114	—	620	148.00–158.50	155.10
95	—	679	145.00–156.00	150.34
17	—	483	159.00–169.00	163.13
146	—	573	153.50–163.25	156.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	532	139.50–143.00	140.94
4	—	642	138.50	138.50
4	—	587	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	765	132.00	132.00
53	—	670	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	523	156.00–172.00	166.02
8	—	369	154.00–164.00	160.07
23	—	472	162.50–164.00	163.07
48	—	627	147.00–157.00	149.44
49	—	586	152.50–156.00	153.45
47	—	654	145.00–149.00	146.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	140.00	140.00
5	—	514	143.50	143.50