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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Feb 7

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Jan 24Feb 7Feb 21 →

Receipts

3,147 head

▲ 663 vs last sale 2,484▲ 1,144 vs year ago 2,003 · +57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special " Vacc Calf & Yearling" Auction. Compared to the auction just two weeks ago, light steers weighing 400 - 500 lb were 12.00 to 15.00 higher, 600 - 700 lb steers were 8.00 to 12.00 higher and eight weight steers were as much as 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 - 500 lb were 13.00 to 16.00 higher, 600 - 700 lb heifers were 9.00 to 12.00 higher and eight weight heifers were 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Today's moderate offering of higher quality, LTW, double vaccinated, green feeder calves was available in load lots. Demand was very good. Trade was active throughout the auction.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.92/cwt on 1,441 head.

Average price

$238.92

1,441 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$26.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	239.18	1,589	1,427
Medium and Large 1-2	732	212.28	1,553	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.90/cwt here — about $36 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 sale1,441 hd

238.92

—

IA average11 barns · 9,327 hd

239.50

−0.58

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	352.00/cwt	349.00–354.00	1,285	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,323	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	327.28/cwt	311.00–351.00	1,397	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	324.30/cwt	311.00–345.00	1,534	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,497	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	334.10/cwt	310.00–340.25	1,681	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	300.06/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,548	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	1,719	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	264.50/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,497	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	306.77/cwt	295.00–321.25	1,779	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	583	308.07/cwt	293.00–317.00	1,796	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,482	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	285.27/cwt	251.00–294.60	1,791	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,620	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	280.34/cwt	256.00–290.00	1,884	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	260.19/cwt	252.00–272.25	1,881	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	253.19/cwt	244.00–257.25	1,904	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,672	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	246.65/cwt	228.00–250.10	2,013	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	240.71/cwt	236.50–243.75	2,051	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	214.59/cwt	202.00–221.00	1,972	13
Steers	—	Large 1	1,000	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,050	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	982	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	366	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	904	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	290.31/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,129	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,118	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	275.59/cwt	257.00–280.25	1,312	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	265.33/cwt	247.00–275.50	1,412	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,243	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	248.48/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,436	116
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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Receipts 3,147Last week 2,484Year ago 2,003

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	245.00	245.00
16	—	618	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	274.00	274.00
170	—	730	219.00–230.25	222.92
373	—	675	221.00–249.00	235.84
244	—	767	222.25–223.50	222.95
114	—	532	247.00–275.50	265.33
69	—	476

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Feb 7

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Jan 24Feb 7Feb 21 →

Receipts

3,147 head

▲ 663 vs last sale 2,484▲ 1,144 vs year ago 2,003 · +57.1%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.92/cwt on 1,441 head.

Average price

$238.92

1,441 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$26.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	239.18	1,589	1,427
Medium and Large 1-2	732	212.28	1,553	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.90/cwt here — about $36 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 sale1,441 hd

238.92

—

IA average11 barns · 9,327 hd

239.50

−0.58

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	352.00/cwt	349.00–354.00	1,285	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,323	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	327.28/cwt	311.00–351.00	1,397	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	324.30/cwt	311.00–345.00	1,534	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,497	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	334.10/cwt	310.00–340.25	1,681	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	300.06/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,548	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	1,719	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	264.50/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,497	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	306.77/cwt	295.00–321.25	1,779	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	583	308.07/cwt	293.00–317.00	1,796	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,482	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	285.27/cwt	251.00–294.60	1,791	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,620	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	280.34/cwt	256.00–290.00	1,884	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	260.19/cwt	252.00–272.25	1,881	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	253.19/cwt	244.00–257.25	1,904	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,672	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	246.65/cwt	228.00–250.10	2,013	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	240.71/cwt	236.50–243.75	2,051	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	214.59/cwt	202.00–221.00	1,972	13
Steers	—	Large 1	1,000	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,050	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	982	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	366	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	904	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	290.31/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,129	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,118	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	275.59/cwt	257.00–280.25	1,312	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	265.33/cwt	247.00–275.50	1,412	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,243	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	248.48/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,436	116
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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Receipts 3,147Last week 2,484Year ago 2,003

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	245.00	245.00
16	—	618	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	274.00	274.00
170	—	730	219.00–230.25	222.92
373	—	675	221.00–249.00	235.84
244	—	767	222.25–223.50	222.95
114	—	532	247.00–275.50	265.33
69	—	476

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	445	260.00	260.00
3	—	766	196.00	196.00
3	—	366	247.00	247.00
5	—	640	211.00	211.00
4	—	550	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	215.00	215.00
3	—	583	220.00	220.00
8	—	831	208.00–209.00	208.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	672	256.00–290.00	280.34
72	—	503	310.00–340.25	334.10
147	—	628	251.00–294.60	285.27
70	—	852	236.50–243.75	240.71
13	—	365	349.00–354.00	352.00
17	—	473	311.00–345.00	324.30
20	—	427	311.00–351.00	327.28
13	—	919	202.00–221.00	214.59
120	—	580	295.00–321.25	306.77
72	—	752	244.00–257.25	253.19
148	—	816	228.00–250.10	246.65
202	—	723	252.00–272.25	260.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	200.00	200.00
3	—	483	310.00	310.00
15	—	516	297.00–302.00	300.06
15	—	620	239.00	239.00
6	—	566	261.00–268.00	264.50
10	—	765	218.50	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	416	318.00	318.00
7	—	628	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,000	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	545	315.50	315.50
77	—	583	293.00–317.00	308.07