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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Nov 1

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Oct 4Nov 1Nov 15 →

Receipts

2,146 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 2,297▲ 384 vs year ago 1,762 · +21.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison as the previously reported auction was on October 4, 2023. Outstanding offering today of quality, green, reputation spring calves. Vaccination status and hide color continues to drive the market. Also available today were load lots of quality yearling cattle. Demand was good to very good. Trade was active.

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 $261.68/cwt on 1,238 head.

Average price

$261.68

1,238 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$388

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$53.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.33

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	264.17	1,731	1,141
Medium and Large 1-2	481	263.13	1,265	40
Large 1	1,005	210.85	2,119	57

One grade step is worth $53.32/cwt here — about −$388 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 sale1,238 hd

261.68

—

IA average8 barns · 6,580 hd

255.35

+6.33

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

Every lot

38 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	317	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	894	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	341	320.65/cwt	296.00–334.00	1,093	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	312.11/cwt	294.00–339.50	1,345	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,353	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	456	264.26/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,205	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	284.35/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,331	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	304.87/cwt	290.00–313.50	1,430	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	297.85/cwt	282.00–303.50	1,567	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	301.27/cwt	288.00–306.50	1,597	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,229	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	537	262.07/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,407	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	276.94/cwt	256.00–297.50	1,595	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	278.47/cwt	251.00–289.00	1,607	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	275.85/cwt	252.00–281.50	1,699	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	254.50/cwt	245.00–266.75	1,578	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	236.11/cwt	235.50–240.00	1,594	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	251.29/cwt	246.00–259.75	1,701	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	245.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,768	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	230.48/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,768	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	225.75/cwt	225.75–225.75	2,120	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	220.47/cwt	215.25–225.60	2,136	123
Steers	—	Large 1	1,005	210.85/cwt	210.85–210.85	2,119	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	252.55/cwt	251.00–255.00	965	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	254.64/cwt	241.00–273.50	1,085	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	268.93/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,280	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	275.50/cwt	274.50–277.50	1,366	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,210	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	268.04/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,402	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	259.11/cwt	243.00–267.50	1,371	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	262.32/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,490	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	569	234.98/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,337	9

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 1, 2023

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

Receipts 2,146Last week 2,297Year ago 1,762

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	523	264.00–271.00	268.04
24	—	496	274.50–277.50	275.50
34	—	648	247.00–258.50	253.77
36	—	660	238.00–249.00	242.25
64	—	575	237.00–267.50	251.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	621	240.00

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Nov 1

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Oct 4Nov 1Nov 15 →

Receipts

2,146 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 2,297▲ 384 vs year ago 1,762 · +21.8%

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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 $261.68/cwt on 1,238 head.

Average price

$261.68

1,238 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$388

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$53.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.33

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	264.17	1,731	1,141
Medium and Large 1-2	481	263.13	1,265	40
Large 1	1,005	210.85	2,119	57

One grade step is worth $53.32/cwt here — about −$388 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 sale1,238 hd

261.68

—

IA average8 barns · 6,580 hd

255.35

+6.33

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

Every lot

38 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	317	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	894	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	341	320.65/cwt	296.00–334.00	1,093	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	312.11/cwt	294.00–339.50	1,345	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,353	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	456	264.26/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,205	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	284.35/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,331	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	304.87/cwt	290.00–313.50	1,430	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	297.85/cwt	282.00–303.50	1,567	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	301.27/cwt	288.00–306.50	1,597	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,229	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	537	262.07/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,407	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	276.94/cwt	256.00–297.50	1,595	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	278.47/cwt	251.00–289.00	1,607	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	275.85/cwt	252.00–281.50	1,699	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	254.50/cwt	245.00–266.75	1,578	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	236.11/cwt	235.50–240.00	1,594	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	251.29/cwt	246.00–259.75	1,701	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	245.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,768	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	230.48/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,768	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	225.75/cwt	225.75–225.75	2,120	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	220.47/cwt	215.25–225.60	2,136	123
Steers	—	Large 1	1,005	210.85/cwt	210.85–210.85	2,119	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	252.55/cwt	251.00–255.00	965	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	254.64/cwt	241.00–273.50	1,085	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	268.93/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,280	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	275.50/cwt	274.50–277.50	1,366	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,210	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	268.04/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,402	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	259.11/cwt	243.00–267.50	1,371	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	262.32/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,490	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	569	234.98/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,337	9

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 1, 2023

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

Receipts 2,146Last week 2,297Year ago 1,762

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	523	264.00–271.00	268.04
24	—	496	274.50–277.50	275.50
34	—	648	247.00–258.50	253.77
36	—	660	238.00–249.00	242.25
64	—	575	237.00–267.50	251.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	621	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	232.00–241.00	234.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	317	282.00	282.00
12	—	456	263.00–268.00	264.26
4	—	445	285.00	285.00
15	—	537	250.00–268.00	262.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	700	240.00	240.00
30	—	675	235.50–240.00	236.11
11	—	341	296.00–334.00	320.65
65	—	468	272.00–290.00	284.35
24	—	431	294.00–339.50	312.11
103	—	526	282.00–303.50	297.85
104	—	576	256.00–297.50	276.94
100	—	620	245.00–266.75	254.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	530	288.00–306.50	301.27
82	—	767	223.00–237.00	230.48
25	—	469	290.00–313.50	304.87
53	—	719	240.00–250.00	245.90
123	—	969	215.25–225.60	220.47
64	—	939	225.75	225.75
69	—	577	251.00–289.00	278.47
138	—	616	252.00–281.50	275.85
6	—	435	311.00	311.00
59	—	677	246.00–259.75	251.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,005	210.85	210.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	231.00	231.00