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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Dec 6

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Nov 15Dec 6Dec 13 →

Receipts

2,504 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 2,319▼ 416 vs year ago 2,920 · −14.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL "ALL VACC CALF & YEARLING" AUCTION TODAY - No comparison made as the previous auction was 3 weeks ago. Available today were many load lots of quality, reputation, LTW, double vaccinated feeder cattle. Demand was very good. Trade was active for today's moderate supply.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $228.64/cwt on 1,278 head.

Average price

$228.64

1,278 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$44.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.20

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	228.99	1,577	1,268
Medium and Large 1-2	741	184.00	1,363	10thin

One grade step is worth $44.99/cwt here — about $215 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 sale1,278 hd

228.64

—

IA average10 barns · 7,835 hd

243.84

−15.20

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	969	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	287.27/cwt	276.00–298.00	1,247	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,293	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,215	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,451	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	265.73/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,403	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	265.13/cwt	240.00–284.50	1,509	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	249.54/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,452	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	247.81/cwt	239.00–257.50	1,559	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	648	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,497	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	233.81/cwt	219.00–238.50	1,562	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	223.07/cwt	194.50–240.50	1,521	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	703	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,582	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	219.02/cwt	204.50–234.50	1,603	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	760	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,539	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	200.60/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,555	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,424	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	197.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,618	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,830	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	974	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	873	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	972	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	247.55/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,089	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	235.39/cwt	216.00–246.00	1,142	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	226.22/cwt	219.50–235.00	1,194	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,065	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	235.65/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,258	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Receipts 2,504Last week 2,319Year ago 2,920

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	658	199.00–204.00	201.62
80	—	528	219.50–235.00	226.22
100	—	581	197.50–234.50	216.87
149	—	623	194.50–218.50	210.48
219	—	727	186.00–204.00	195.26
6	—	395	221.00	221.00
24	—	756	189.50	189.50
3	—	436	223.00	223.00
39	—	485	216.00–246.00	235.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	534

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Dec 6

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Nov 15Dec 6Dec 13 →

Receipts

2,504 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 2,319▼ 416 vs year ago 2,920 · −14.2%

View

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 $228.64/cwt on 1,278 head.

Average price

$228.64

1,278 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$44.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.20

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	228.99	1,577	1,268
Medium and Large 1-2	741	184.00	1,363	10thin

One grade step is worth $44.99/cwt here — about $215 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 sale1,278 hd

228.64

—

IA average10 barns · 7,835 hd

243.84

−15.20

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	969	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	287.27/cwt	276.00–298.00	1,247	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,293	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,215	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,451	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	265.73/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,403	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	265.13/cwt	240.00–284.50	1,509	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	249.54/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,452	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	247.81/cwt	239.00–257.50	1,559	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	648	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,497	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	233.81/cwt	219.00–238.50	1,562	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	223.07/cwt	194.50–240.50	1,521	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	703	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,582	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	219.02/cwt	204.50–234.50	1,603	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	760	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,539	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	200.60/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,555	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,424	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	197.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,618	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,830	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	974	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	873	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	972	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	247.55/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,089	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	235.39/cwt	216.00–246.00	1,142	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	226.22/cwt	219.50–235.00	1,194	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,065	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	235.65/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,258	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Receipts 2,504Last week 2,319Year ago 2,920

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	658	199.00–204.00	201.62
80	—	528	219.50–235.00	226.22
100	—	581	197.50–234.50	216.87
149	—	623	194.50–218.50	210.48
219	—	727	186.00–204.00	195.26
6	—	395	221.00	221.00
24	—	756	189.50	189.50
3	—	436	223.00	223.00
39	—	485	216.00–246.00	235.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	534

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	332	292.00	292.00
11	—	648	231.00	231.00
71	—	569	240.00–284.50	265.13
11	—	492	247.00	247.00
98	—	668	219.00–238.50	233.81
24	—	434	276.00–298.00	287.27
6	—	760	202.50	202.50
11	—	703	225.00	225.00
13	—	519	279.50	279.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	190.00	190.00
6	—	791	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	941	194.50	194.50
156	—	629	239.00–257.50	247.81
145	—	819	195.00–200.00	197.56
114	—	775	190.00–218.00	200.60
244	—	732	204.50–234.50	219.02
98	—	582	230.00–267.00	249.54
55	—	528	240.00–295.00	265.73
128	—	682	194.50–240.50	223.07
15	—	452	286.00	286.00