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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle · Wed, Feb 21

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Feb 21

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Feb 7Feb 21Mar 6 →

Receipts

2,888 head

▼ 259 vs last sale 3,147▲ 942 vs year ago 1,946 · +48.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL "VACC CALF & YEARLING" AUCTION - - - Compared to the auction 2 weeks ago, 500 - 600 lb steer calves were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, six weight steer calves were 6.00 to 8.00 higher and 700 - 800 lb calves were fully steady. Heifer feeder calves weighing 400 - 500 lbs were 10.00 - 12.00 higher while 600 -700 lb heifers were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Great offering today of quality, home raised, long time weaned, double vaccinated feeder calves available in load lots. Demand was very good throughout the auction. Trade was active.

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 $280.50/cwt on 1,502 head.

Average price

$280.50

1,502 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$197

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

$1.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.64

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	617	282.35	1,742	26
Medium and Large 1	691	280.47	1,939	1,476

One grade step is worth $1.88/cwt here — about −$197 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 sale1,502 hd

280.50

—

IA average11 barns · 11,803 hd

268.87

+11.64

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

Every lot

29 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,369	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	329.14/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,448	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	323.16/cwt	316.00–336.00	1,587	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	325.94/cwt	317.00–329.00	1,705	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	287.79/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,623	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	308.88/cwt	304.25–318.75	1,795	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	300.74/cwt	289.75–315.00	1,856	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	642	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,923	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	285.11/cwt	279.85–299.50	1,922	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,874	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	698	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,989	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	271.06/cwt	263.25–276.75	1,957	298
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	251.41/cwt	243.75–261.50	1,969	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	247.84/cwt	246.50–249.75	2,057	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	239.60/cwt	239.60–239.60	2,156	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	304.66/cwt	294.00–309.00	1,240	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	305.81/cwt	291.00–314.00	1,446	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,528	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	296.95/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,553	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	273.70/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,568	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,484	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	252.60/cwt	245.50–267.00	1,553	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675

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 21, 2024

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

Receipts 2,888Last week 3,147Year ago 1,946

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	743	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	407	294.00–309.00	304.66
21	—	380	300.00	300.00
53	—	523	290.00–305.00	296.95
80	—	787	226.50–227.50	227.29
199	—	675	239.50–253.00	249.29
67	—	473	291.00–314.00	305.81
126	—	724	220.00–239.25

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Feb 21

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Feb 7Feb 21Mar 6 →

Receipts

2,888 head

▼ 259 vs last sale 3,147▲ 942 vs year ago 1,946 · +48.4%

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 $280.50/cwt on 1,502 head.

Average price

$280.50

1,502 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$197

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

$1.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.64

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	617	282.35	1,742	26
Medium and Large 1	691	280.47	1,939	1,476

One grade step is worth $1.88/cwt here — about −$197 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 sale1,502 hd

280.50

—

IA average11 barns · 11,803 hd

268.87

+11.64

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

Every lot

29 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,369	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	329.14/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,448	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	323.16/cwt	316.00–336.00	1,587	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	325.94/cwt	317.00–329.00	1,705	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	287.79/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,623	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	308.88/cwt	304.25–318.75	1,795	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	300.74/cwt	289.75–315.00	1,856	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	642	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,923	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	285.11/cwt	279.85–299.50	1,922	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,874	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	698	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,989	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	271.06/cwt	263.25–276.75	1,957	298
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	251.41/cwt	243.75–261.50	1,969	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	247.84/cwt	246.50–249.75	2,057	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	239.60/cwt	239.60–239.60	2,156	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	304.66/cwt	294.00–309.00	1,240	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	305.81/cwt	291.00–314.00	1,446	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,528	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	296.95/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,553	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	273.70/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,568	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,484	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	252.60/cwt	245.50–267.00	1,553	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675

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 21, 2024

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

Receipts 2,888Last week 3,147Year ago 1,946

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	743	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	407	294.00–309.00	304.66
21	—	380	300.00	300.00
53	—	523	290.00–305.00	296.95
80	—	787	226.50–227.50	227.29
199	—	675	239.50–253.00	249.29
67	—	473	291.00–314.00	305.81
126	—	724	220.00–239.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	596	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	295.00	295.00
6	—	450	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	617	289.75–315.00	300.74
189	—	783	243.75–261.50	251.41
54	—	491	316.00–336.00	323.16
166	—	581	304.25–318.75	308.88
150	—	830	246.50–249.75	247.84
53	—	523	317.00–329.00	325.94
20	—	440	325.00–331.00	329.14
218	—	674	279.85–299.50	285.11
298	—	722	263.25–276.75	271.06
59	—	900	239.60	239.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	340.00	340.00
6	—	391	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	564	275.00–296.00	287.79
12	—	679	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	698	285.00	285.00
20	—	642	299.50	299.50