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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Apr 13

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Mar 2Apr 13May 4 →

Receipts

2,209 head

▲ 302 vs last sale 1,907▲ 2,209 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special- "All Vacc Calf & Yearling Cattle" Sale. No trend, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many load lots today. Demand good for the moderate offerings. Trade 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 $167.43/cwt on 1,196 head.

Average price

$167.43

1,196 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$324

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

$45.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.75

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	175.37	1,011	67
Medium and Large 1	738	167.49	1,237	1,113
Large 1	1,032	129.41	1,336	16thin

One grade step is worth $45.97/cwt here — about −$324 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 sale1,196 hd

167.43

—

IA average8 barns · 8,128 hd

166.68

+0.75

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

Every lot

39 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	742	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	215.78/cwt	205.00–226.00	900	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	205.22/cwt	201.00–213.00	969	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	939	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	206.52/cwt	198.00–208.25	1,111	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	195.04/cwt	186.00–203.50	1,127	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,051	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	167.14/cwt	160.00–171.50	1,028	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	185.42/cwt	184.75–186.50	1,170	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	164.38/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,085	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	175.74/cwt	171.00–184.75	1,169	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	161.89/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,177	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,118	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	159.38/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,253	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	151.06/cwt	149.75–156.25	1,260	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	148.83/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,298	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	142.83/cwt	135.00–144.75	1,315	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,312	7
Steers	—	Large 1	1,028	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,331	13
Steers	—	Large 1	1,050	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,355	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	184.78/cwt	179.50–187.50	687	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	199.40/cwt	195.00–211.00	770	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	174.78/cwt	170.00–178.00	759	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	171.53/cwt	166.00–176.50	828	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	780	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	173.49/cwt	165.00–176.25	923	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	171.26/cwt	160.00–177.00	971	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	913	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	149.69/cwt	141.25–155.00	879	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	144.15/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,210	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,392	6

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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Receipts 2,209Last week 1,907Year ago 0

Special- "All Vacc Calf & Yearling Cattle" Sale. No trend, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many load lots today. Demand good for the moderate offerings. Trade active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	657	154.50	154.50
15	—	386	195.00–211.00	199.40
28	—	434	170.00–178.00	174.78
91	—	636	156.00–164.25	159.30
41	—	483	166.00–176.50	171.53
47	—	567	160.00–177.00	171.26
66	—	724	142.25–146.75	143.24
59	—	532	165.00–176.25	173.49
140	—	770	145.00–145.25	145.12

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Apr 13

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Mar 2Apr 13May 4 →

Receipts

2,209 head

▲ 302 vs last sale 1,907▲ 2,209 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special- "All Vacc Calf & Yearling Cattle" Sale. No trend, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many load lots today. Demand good for the moderate offerings. Trade 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 $167.43/cwt on 1,196 head.

Average price

$167.43

1,196 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$324

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

$45.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.75

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	175.37	1,011	67
Medium and Large 1	738	167.49	1,237	1,113
Large 1	1,032	129.41	1,336	16thin

One grade step is worth $45.97/cwt here — about −$324 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 sale1,196 hd

167.43

—

IA average8 barns · 8,128 hd

166.68

+0.75

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

Every lot

39 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	742	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	215.78/cwt	205.00–226.00	900	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	205.22/cwt	201.00–213.00	969	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	939	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	206.52/cwt	198.00–208.25	1,111	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	195.04/cwt	186.00–203.50	1,127	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,051	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	167.14/cwt	160.00–171.50	1,028	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	185.42/cwt	184.75–186.50	1,170	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	164.38/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,085	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	175.74/cwt	171.00–184.75	1,169	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	161.89/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,177	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,118	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	159.38/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,253	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	151.06/cwt	149.75–156.25	1,260	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	148.83/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,298	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	142.83/cwt	135.00–144.75	1,315	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,312	7
Steers	—	Large 1	1,028	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,331	13
Steers	—	Large 1	1,050	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,355	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	184.78/cwt	179.50–187.50	687	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	199.40/cwt	195.00–211.00	770	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	174.78/cwt	170.00–178.00	759	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	171.53/cwt	166.00–176.50	828	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	780	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	173.49/cwt	165.00–176.25	923	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	171.26/cwt	160.00–177.00	971	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	913	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	149.69/cwt	141.25–155.00	879	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	144.15/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,210	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,392	6

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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Receipts 2,209Last week 1,907Year ago 0

Special- "All Vacc Calf & Yearling Cattle" Sale. No trend, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many load lots today. Demand good for the moderate offerings. Trade active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	657	154.50	154.50
15	—	386	195.00–211.00	199.40
28	—	434	170.00–178.00	174.78
91	—	636	156.00–164.25	159.30
41	—	483	166.00–176.50	171.53
47	—	567	160.00–177.00	171.26
66	—	724	142.25–146.75	143.24
59	—	532	165.00–176.25	173.49
140	—	770	145.00–145.25	145.12

19	—	674	138.00–150.25	146.76
6	—	770	139.50	139.50
14	—	625	140.00–150.00	144.15
4	—	835	123.50	123.50
3	—	503	155.00	155.00
9	—	372	179.50–187.50	184.78
21	—	587	141.25–155.00	149.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	155.75	155.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	872	144.00–150.00	148.83
7	—	979	134.00	134.00
101	—	834	149.75–156.25	151.06
203	—	786	157.00–164.00	159.38
173	—	665	171.00–184.75	175.74
159	—	578	186.00–203.50	195.04
135	—	921	135.00–144.75	142.83
14	—	417	205.00–226.00	215.78
40	—	538	198.00–208.25	206.52
21	—	631	184.75–186.50	185.42
41	—	472	201.00–213.00	205.22
76	—	727	154.00–166.00	161.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	615	160.00–171.50	167.14
3	—	743	150.50	150.50
7	—	371	200.00	200.00
8	—	660	160.00–167.00	164.38
3	—	493	190.50	190.50
3	—	417	185.00	185.00
21	—	584	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	129.00	129.00
13	—	1,028	129.50	129.50