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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle · Wed, Jun 26

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Jun 26

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Jun 5Jun 26Aug 21 →

Receipts

701 head

▼ 898 vs last sale 1,599▼ 119 vs year ago 820 · −14.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison made today as the previously reported auction was on June 5, 2024. Outstanding offering of yearling steers and heifers in load lots available today. Demand was very good for today's light offering. Trade was very active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −170.36 against this barn's trailing median of $482.36.

Average price

$312.00

6 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.10

vs IA average

+12.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	312.00	1,763	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

312.00

—

IA average3 barns · 181 hd

313.10

−1.10

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

+12.74

This barn, trailing median8 sales

482.36

−170.36

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.62, low $396.64, median $482.36 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

11 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,763	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,897	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,752	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	296.97/cwt	280.00–299.75	2,022	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	285.26/cwt	283.00–289.00	2,080	117
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	796	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,125	70
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	266.14/cwt	261.75–270.00	2,225	131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers

Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle - Creston, IA

Wed Jun 26, 2024

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

Receipts 701Last week 1,599Year ago 820

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	648	251.00–256.00	254.01
95	650–700	695	248.00–257.25	256.87
155	750–800	760	254.75–257.75	256.24
63	800–850	840	249.75	249.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	565	312.00	312.00
4	600–650	616	308.00	308.00
22	650–700	681	280.00–299.75	296.97
117	700–750	729	283.00–289.00	285.26
70	750–800	796	267.00	267.00
131	800–850	836	261.75–270.00

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Jun 26

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Jun 5Jun 26Aug 21 →

Receipts

701 head

▼ 898 vs last sale 1,599▼ 119 vs year ago 820 · −14.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −170.36 against this barn's trailing median of $482.36.

Average price

$312.00

6 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.10

vs IA average

+12.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	312.00	1,763	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

312.00

—

IA average3 barns · 181 hd

313.10

−1.10

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

+12.74

This barn, trailing median8 sales

482.36

−170.36

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.62, low $396.64, median $482.36 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

11 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,763	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,897	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,752	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	296.97/cwt	280.00–299.75	2,022	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	285.26/cwt	283.00–289.00	2,080	117
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	796	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,125	70
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	266.14/cwt	261.75–270.00	2,225	131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers

Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle - Creston, IA

Wed Jun 26, 2024

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

Receipts 701Last week 1,599Year ago 820

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	648	251.00–256.00	254.01
95	650–700	695	248.00–257.25	256.87
155	750–800	760	254.75–257.75	256.24
63	800–850	840	249.75	249.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	565	312.00	312.00
4	600–650	616	308.00	308.00
22	650–700	681	280.00–299.75	296.97
117	700–750	729	283.00–289.00	285.26
70	750–800	796	267.00	267.00
131	800–850	836	261.75–270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	628	279.00	279.00

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle - Creston, IA

Feeder Cattle

Creston Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle - Creston, IA

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