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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle · Wed, Nov 20

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Nov 20

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Nov 6Nov 20Dec 4 →

Receipts

2,271 head

▲ 328 vs last sale 1,943▼ 48 vs year ago 2,319 · −2.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special "All Vacc Calf & Yearling" Auction - Compared to the auction 2 weeks ago, 500 - 600 lb new crop steer calves were 6.00 - 15.00 higher. Eight weight yearling steers were 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Today's

heifer trade saw 500 - 600 lb new crop calves 8.00 to 12.00 higher with 800 lb yearling heifers fully steady to 4.00 higher. Quality ran very deep in today's moderate offering of home raised feeder calves with many "off the cow" yesterday. Demand was very good. Trade was 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 $307.24/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −175.12 against this barn's trailing median of $482.36.

Average price

$307.24

147 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$26.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs IA average

−2.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	308.50	1,761	140
Medium and Large 1-2	581	281.96	1,638	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.54/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale147 hd

307.24

—

IA average8 barns · 1,608 hd

306.58

+0.65

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−2.02

This barn, trailing median8 sales

482.36

−175.12

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

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,439	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	348.72/cwt	334.00–362.00	1,622	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	314.48/cwt	306.00–319.00	1,698	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	307.14/cwt	291.00–313.00	1,775	114
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	281.96/cwt	276.00–286.50	1,638	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	294.03/cwt	281.00–306.25	1,849	268
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	267.14/cwt	260.00–271.50	1,688	29
Steers	650–700

Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle - Creston, IA

Wed Nov 20, 2024

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

Receipts 2,271Last week 1,943Year ago 2,319

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	446	305.00	305.00
18	450–500	497	278.00–279.00	278.72
23	500–550	530	273.50–298.00	286.22
38	550–600	561	276.00–287.00	280.35
103	600–650	632	248.00–260.00	256.04
28	650–700	678	236.00–258.00	247.80
16	800–850	827	229.75	229.75
70	850–900	860	230.10	230.10
17	900–950	901	222.75	222.75

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Nov 20

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Nov 6Nov 20Dec 4 →

Receipts

2,271 head

▲ 328 vs last sale 1,943▼ 48 vs year ago 2,319 · −2.1%

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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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.24/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −175.12 against this barn's trailing median of $482.36.

Average price

$307.24

147 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$26.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs IA average

−2.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	308.50	1,761	140
Medium and Large 1-2	581	281.96	1,638	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.54/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale147 hd

307.24

—

IA average8 barns · 1,608 hd

306.58

+0.65

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−2.02

This barn, trailing median8 sales

482.36

−175.12

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

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,439	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	348.72/cwt	334.00–362.00	1,622	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	314.48/cwt	306.00–319.00	1,698	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	307.14/cwt	291.00–313.00	1,775	114
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	281.96/cwt	276.00–286.50	1,638	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	294.03/cwt	281.00–306.25	1,849	268
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	267.14/cwt	260.00–271.50	1,688	29
Steers	650–700

Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle - Creston, IA

Wed Nov 20, 2024

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

Receipts 2,271Last week 1,943Year ago 2,319

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	446	305.00	305.00
18	450–500	497	278.00–279.00	278.72
23	500–550	530	273.50–298.00	286.22
38	550–600	561	276.00–287.00	280.35
103	600–650	632	248.00–260.00	256.04
28	650–700	678	236.00–258.00	247.80
16	800–850	827	229.75	229.75
70	850–900	860	230.10	230.10
17	900–950	901	222.75	222.75

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	535	264.00–266.00	264.63
11	550–600	566	256.00–260.00	257.84
3	650–700	685	228.00	228.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,360	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	278.72/cwt	278.00–279.00	1,385	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	286.22/cwt	273.50–298.00	1,517	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	264.63/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,416	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	280.35/cwt	276.00–287.00	1,573	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	257.84/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,459	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	256.04/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,618	103
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	657	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,833	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	247.80/cwt	236.00–258.00	1,680	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	1,900	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	230.10/cwt	230.10–230.10	1,979	70
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	901	222.75/cwt	222.75–222.75	2,007	17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	416	346.00	346.00
24	450–500	465	334.00–362.00	348.72
26	500–550	540	306.00–319.00	314.48
114	550–600	578	291.00–313.00	307.14
268	600–650	629	281.00–306.25	294.03
110	650–700	662	270.50–290.00	281.48
290	700–750	723	255.50–280.50	272.54
116	750–800	767	249.75–272.75	265.36
81	800–850	834	249.50–260.25	257.87
68	850–900	883	257.25	257.25
58	900–950	924	248.60	248.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	581	276.00–286.50	281.96
29	600–650	632	260.00–271.50	267.14
18	650–700	676	257.00–260.00	258.34
18	700–750	723	210.00–251.50	240.51

18	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
26	650–700	657	279.00	279.00

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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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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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