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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Feb 8

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Jan 18Feb 8Feb 15 →

Receipts

2,003 head

▼ 563 vs last sale 2,566▼ 563 vs year ago 2,566 · −21.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparison. Demand was very good on today's great offering of green, long-time weaned and vaccinated feeder calves.

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 $199.30/cwt on 1,004 head.

Average price

$199.30

1,004 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$25.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	680	199.56	1,357	994
Medium and Large 1-2	643	173.99	1,118	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.56/cwt here — about $239 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 sale1,004 hd

199.30

—

IA average11 barns · 11,025 hd

196.02

+3.28

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

Every lot

37 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	240.31/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,038	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	219.02/cwt	207.00–226.00	1,051	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	213.64/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,047	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	219.73/cwt	207.00–227.00	1,165	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	213.63/cwt	209.00–220.75	1,222	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,250	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,153	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	209.38/cwt	205.00–214.50	1,323	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	203.52/cwt	187.00–213.00	1,362	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	676	208.25/cwt	208.25–208.25	1,408	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	169.99/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,221	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	725	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	1,405	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	190.87/cwt	170.00–193.60	1,384	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	184.49/cwt	180.00–188.25	1,421	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	181.95/cwt	167.00–187.00	1,468	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	808	182.84/cwt	180.25–189.00	1,477	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	168.04/cwt	165.00–170.50	1,480	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,513	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	787	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	864	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	187.95/cwt	183.00–190.00	872	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	192.93/cwt	183.00–201.00	938	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	889	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	192.35/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,010	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	552	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,027	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	189.33/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,060	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy

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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Receipts 2,003Last week 2,566Year ago 2,566

No recent price comparison. Demand was very good on today's great offering of green, long-time weaned and vaccinated feeder calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	588	212.50	212.50
8	—	490	200.00–227.00	213.64
6	—	630	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	480	207.00–226.00	219.02
15	—	432	238.00–244.00	240.31
13	—	906	167.00	167.00
154	—	669	187.00–213.00	203.52
56	—	807	167.00–187.00	181.95
113	—	770	180.00–188.25	184.49
128	—	572	209.00–220.75	213.63
26	—	881	165.00–170.50

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Feb 8

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Jan 18Feb 8Feb 15 →

Receipts

2,003 head

▼ 563 vs last sale 2,566▼ 563 vs year ago 2,566 · −21.9%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparison. Demand was very good on today's great offering of green, long-time weaned and vaccinated feeder calves.

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 $199.30/cwt on 1,004 head.

Average price

$199.30

1,004 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$25.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	680	199.56	1,357	994
Medium and Large 1-2	643	173.99	1,118	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.56/cwt here — about $239 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 sale1,004 hd

199.30

—

IA average11 barns · 11,025 hd

196.02

+3.28

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

Every lot

37 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	240.31/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,038	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	219.02/cwt	207.00–226.00	1,051	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	213.64/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,047	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	219.73/cwt	207.00–227.00	1,165	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	213.63/cwt	209.00–220.75	1,222	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,250	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,153	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	209.38/cwt	205.00–214.50	1,323	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	203.52/cwt	187.00–213.00	1,362	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	676	208.25/cwt	208.25–208.25	1,408	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	169.99/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,221	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	725	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	1,405	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	190.87/cwt	170.00–193.60	1,384	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	184.49/cwt	180.00–188.25	1,421	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	181.95/cwt	167.00–187.00	1,468	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	808	182.84/cwt	180.25–189.00	1,477	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	168.04/cwt	165.00–170.50	1,480	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,513	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	787	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	864	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	187.95/cwt	183.00–190.00	872	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	192.93/cwt	183.00–201.00	938	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	889	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	192.35/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,010	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	552	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,027	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	189.33/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,060	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy

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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Receipts 2,003Last week 2,566Year ago 2,566

No recent price comparison. Demand was very good on today's great offering of green, long-time weaned and vaccinated feeder calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	588	212.50	212.50
8	—	490	200.00–227.00	213.64
6	—	630	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	480	207.00–226.00	219.02
15	—	432	238.00–244.00	240.31
13	—	906	167.00	167.00
154	—	669	187.00–213.00	203.52
56	—	807	167.00–187.00	181.95
113	—	770	180.00–188.25	184.49
128	—	572	209.00–220.75	213.63
26	—	881	165.00–170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	168.00–172.00	169.99
4	—	530	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	725	193.75	193.75
65	—	808	180.25–189.00	182.84
57	—	676	208.25	208.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	464	183.00–190.00	187.95
8	—	552	186.00	186.00
4	—	530	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	666	168.00–179.00	177.63
46	—	762	165.00–170.00	168.29
18	—	486	183.00–201.00	192.93
20	—	726	155.00–170.00	165.40
4	—	432	200.00	200.00
57	—	804	167.50–173.00	169.15
67	—	525	184.00–195.00	192.35
117	—	624	170.00–188.00	180.58
11	—	909	153.50	153.50
25	—	380	207.00	207.00
39	—	560	187.50–190.00	189.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	795	170.00	170.00
32	—	571	191.00	191.00
81	—	676	176.50–182.00	178.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	170.00	170.00