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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Nov 2

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Oct 19Nov 2Nov 16 →

Receipts

1,762 head

▲ 878 vs last sale 884▲ 65 vs year ago 1,697 · +3.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Large offering of new crop spring calves for the active trade and good demand. Fleshy calves, both steers and heifers were 8 to 10 higher compared to the auction results on 10-19-2022. The yearlings offered resulted in 6-8 higher than prior auction.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.98/cwt on 978 head.

Average price

$181.98

978 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$21.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.88

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	182.84	1,254	939
Medium and Large 1-2	635	161.18	1,023	39

One grade step is worth $21.67/cwt here — about $231 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 sale978 hd

181.98

—

IA average10 barns · 8,162 hd

186.86

−4.88

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	774	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	217.67/cwt	209.00–220.00	895	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	644	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	203.63/cwt	192.00–211.00	986	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	208.70/cwt	203.00–214.50	1,077	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	521	181.71/cwt	179.00–185.00	947	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	910	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	196.21/cwt	185.00–203.00	1,050	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	573	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,106	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	188.82/cwt	179.00–194.50	1,082	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	182.54/cwt	171.00–188.50	1,072	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	602	189.36/cwt	183.00–192.75	1,140	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	181.09/cwt	176.50–184.00	1,137	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	641	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,051	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,000	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	175.85/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,171	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	167.50/cwt	164.50–170.50	1,132	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	711	160.37/cwt	157.00–161.50	1,140	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	172.84/cwt	170.50–174.00	1,258	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,348	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,138	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	181.16/cwt	179.50–182.60	1,476	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,317	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	841	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	1,537	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	878	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,642	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,547	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	302	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	553	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	646	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	658	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	703	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	674	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	763	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	426	167.62/cwt	163.00–171.00	714	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	446	187.60/cwt	175.00–189.50	837	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	451	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	654	8
Heifers

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 2, 2022

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

Receipts 1,762Last week 884Year ago 1,697

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	666	170.00–182.50	175.85
56	—	535	185.00–203.00	196.21
46	—	766	176.00	176.00
17	—	998	155.00	155.00
4	—	405	191.00	191.00
47	—	573	179.00–194.50	188.82
150	—	628	176.50–184.00	181.09
29	—	484	192.00–211.00	203.63
24	—	728	170.50–174.00	172.84
129	—	815	179.50–182.60	181.16

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, Nov 2

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Oct 19Nov 2Nov 16 →

Receipts

1,762 head

▲ 878 vs last sale 884▲ 65 vs year ago 1,697 · +3.8%

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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 $181.98/cwt on 978 head.

Average price

$181.98

978 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$21.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.88

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	182.84	1,254	939
Medium and Large 1-2	635	161.18	1,023	39

One grade step is worth $21.67/cwt here — about $231 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 sale978 hd

181.98

—

IA average10 barns · 8,162 hd

186.86

−4.88

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	774	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	217.67/cwt	209.00–220.00	895	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	644	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	203.63/cwt	192.00–211.00	986	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	208.70/cwt	203.00–214.50	1,077	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	521	181.71/cwt	179.00–185.00	947	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	910	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	196.21/cwt	185.00–203.00	1,050	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	573	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,106	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	188.82/cwt	179.00–194.50	1,082	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	182.54/cwt	171.00–188.50	1,072	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	602	189.36/cwt	183.00–192.75	1,140	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	181.09/cwt	176.50–184.00	1,137	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	641	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,051	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,000	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	175.85/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,171	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	167.50/cwt	164.50–170.50	1,132	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	711	160.37/cwt	157.00–161.50	1,140	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	172.84/cwt	170.50–174.00	1,258	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,348	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,138	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	181.16/cwt	179.50–182.60	1,476	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,317	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	841	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	1,537	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	878	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,642	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,547	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	302	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	553	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	646	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	658	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	703	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	674	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	763	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	426	167.62/cwt	163.00–171.00	714	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	446	187.60/cwt	175.00–189.50	837	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	451	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	654	8
Heifers

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 2, 2022

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

Receipts 1,762Last week 884Year ago 1,697

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	666	170.00–182.50	175.85
56	—	535	185.00–203.00	196.21
46	—	766	176.00	176.00
17	—	998	155.00	155.00
4	—	405	191.00	191.00
47	—	573	179.00–194.50	188.82
150	—	628	176.50–184.00	181.09
29	—	484	192.00–211.00	203.63
24	—	728	170.50–174.00	172.84
129	—	815	179.50–182.60	181.16

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

3	—	526	173.00	173.00
5	—	658	152.00	152.00
8	—	831	158.50	158.50
3	—	790	144.00	144.00
5	—	468	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	878	187.00	187.00
60	—	841	182.75	182.75
16	—	573	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	676	164.50–170.50	167.50
41	—	516	203.00–214.50	208.70
35	—	711	157.00–161.50	160.37
29	—	602	183.00–192.75	189.36
22	—	587	171.00–188.50	182.54
15	—	411	209.00–220.00	217.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	179.00–185.00	181.71
6	—	641	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	652	146.00–165.00	152.95
5	—	804	141.00	141.00
5	—	424	180.00	180.00
4	—	705	157.00	157.00
3	—	376	175.00	175.00
98	—	561	150.00–173.25	168.22
71	—	536	155.00–175.00	166.17
40	—	611	155.00–166.00	162.80
46	—	469	164.00–185.50	176.80
28	—	879	149.75	149.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	367	176.00	176.00
4	—	592	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	163.00–171.00	167.62
6	—	393	171.50	171.50
8	—	451	145.00	145.00
4	—	302	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	484	150.00–172.00	166.04
26	—	569	150.00–164.00	153.76
30	—	446	175.00–189.50	187.60
33	—	660	145.00–152.00	151.13
36	—	619	151.00–168.25	165.06
44	—	525	152.00–166.00	158.84
11	—	382	184.00	184.00
5	—	712	136.00	136.00