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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Jan 18

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Jan 11Jan 18Feb 8 →

Receipts

2,566 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 2,668▲ 10 vs year ago 2,556 · +0.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous auction (1-11-2023) 7 weight steers were 4.00 lower, 5-6 weight heifers were 6.00 lower. Good demand for today's offering of load lots of long-time weaned, vaccinated and green feeder steers and heifers.

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 $187.65/cwt on 1,391 head.

Average price

$187.65

1,391 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$271

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	188.33	1,255	1,347
Medium and Large 1-2	584	172.13	1,005	23
Large 1	950	160.67	1,526	21

One grade step is worth $27.66/cwt here — about −$271 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 sale1,391 hd

187.65

—

IA average13 barns · 13,762 hd

190.37

−2.72

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

Every lot

46 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 1	396	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	855	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	213.15/cwt	202.00–227.00	906	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	837	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	218.66/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,054	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	979	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	224.05/cwt	214.00–226.75	1,138	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	211.94/cwt	196.00–221.50	1,125	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	198.31/cwt	184.00–205.50	1,136	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	582	207.70/cwt	204.50–209.50	1,209	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	196.24/cwt	188.50–203.25	1,227	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	188.05/cwt	175.00–194.00	1,190	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	988	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	660	196.18/cwt	192.00–198.25	1,295	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	181.47/cwt	176.00–190.50	1,221	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	175.05/cwt	161.00–182.75	1,255	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,125	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	729	175.88/cwt	171.25–179.25	1,282	224
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	780	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,402	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	172.08/cwt	165.00–175.25	1,344	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	164.35/cwt	153.00–172.75	1,343	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	164.40/cwt	163.00–164.75	1,450	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,513	3
Steers	—	Large 1	950	160.67/cwt	159.50–163.00	1,526	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	192.05/cwt	189.00–195.00	711	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	189.52/cwt	181.00–203.00	828	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	939	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	773	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	187.79/cwt	180.00–191.00	916	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	927	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	176.27/cwt	165.00–182.50	920	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	167.30/cwt	155.00–177.00	955	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	572	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	992	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement

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 Jan 18, 2023

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

Receipts 2,566Last week 2,668Year ago 2,556

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	646	153.00	153.00
4	—	460	182.00	182.00
3	—	726	155.00	155.00
4	—	502	195.00	195.00
6	—	585	180.00	180.00
3	—	650	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	573	184.00–205.50	198.31
133	—	673	176.00–190.50	181.47
40	—	882	163.00–164.75	164.40
20	—	425	202.00–227.00	213.15

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Jan 18

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Jan 11Jan 18Feb 8 →

Receipts

2,566 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 2,668▲ 10 vs year ago 2,556 · +0.4%

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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 $187.65/cwt on 1,391 head.

Average price

$187.65

1,391 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$271

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	188.33	1,255	1,347
Medium and Large 1-2	584	172.13	1,005	23
Large 1	950	160.67	1,526	21

One grade step is worth $27.66/cwt here — about −$271 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 sale1,391 hd

187.65

—

IA average13 barns · 13,762 hd

190.37

−2.72

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

Every lot

46 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 1	396	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	855	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	213.15/cwt	202.00–227.00	906	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	837	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	218.66/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,054	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	979	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	224.05/cwt	214.00–226.75	1,138	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	211.94/cwt	196.00–221.50	1,125	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	198.31/cwt	184.00–205.50	1,136	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	582	207.70/cwt	204.50–209.50	1,209	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	196.24/cwt	188.50–203.25	1,227	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	188.05/cwt	175.00–194.00	1,190	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	988	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	660	196.18/cwt	192.00–198.25	1,295	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	181.47/cwt	176.00–190.50	1,221	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	175.05/cwt	161.00–182.75	1,255	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,125	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	729	175.88/cwt	171.25–179.25	1,282	224
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	780	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,402	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	172.08/cwt	165.00–175.25	1,344	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	164.35/cwt	153.00–172.75	1,343	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	164.40/cwt	163.00–164.75	1,450	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,513	3
Steers	—	Large 1	950	160.67/cwt	159.50–163.00	1,526	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	192.05/cwt	189.00–195.00	711	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	189.52/cwt	181.00–203.00	828	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	939	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	773	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	187.79/cwt	180.00–191.00	916	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	927	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	176.27/cwt	165.00–182.50	920	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	167.30/cwt	155.00–177.00	955	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	572	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	992	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement

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 Jan 18, 2023

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

Receipts 2,566Last week 2,668Year ago 2,556

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	646	153.00	153.00
4	—	460	182.00	182.00
3	—	726	155.00	155.00
4	—	502	195.00	195.00
6	—	585	180.00	180.00
3	—	650	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	573	184.00–205.50	198.31
133	—	673	176.00–190.50	181.47
40	—	882	163.00–164.75	164.40
20	—	425	202.00–227.00	213.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	610	169.00	169.00
62	—	577	174.50–179.00	175.50
104	—	659	165.00–175.00	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	508	214.00–226.75	224.05
13	—	780	179.75	179.75
83	—	625	188.50–203.25	196.24
224	—	729	171.25–179.25	175.88
85	—	660	192.00–198.25	196.18
110	—	582	204.50–209.50	207.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	950	159.50–163.00	160.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	189.00–195.00	192.05
5	—	766	159.00	159.00
93	—	678	140.00–168.00	158.39
72	—	437	181.00–203.00	189.52
7	—	823	146.50–153.00	149.32
153	—	713	155.00–164.10	160.75
157	—	571	155.00–177.00	167.30
47	—	488	180.00–191.00	187.79
96	—	522	165.00–182.50	176.27
107	—	628	151.00–167.00	161.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	572	173.50	173.50
4	—	772	160.00	160.00
16	—	458	205.00	205.00
7	—	640	171.00	171.00
20	—	504	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	146.00	146.00
3	—	480	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	148.00	148.00