Name: Central Plains Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons/trends stated today as the previous feeder auction was early January. Quality ran deep in several large, reputation consignments of home-raised feeder steers and heifers. Many opportunities for replacement heifers were available in today's moderate supply. Internet bidding was active. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $472.16/cwt on 64 head, down $2.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits +1.13 against this barn's trailing median of $471.03.

Average price

$472.16

▼ 2.47 vs prior sale

64 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.69

vs IA average

−11.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	472.16	2,615	64

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.63, low $461.84, median $471.03 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

472.16

—

IA average7 barns · 889 hd

469.47

+2.69

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−11.94

This barn, trailing median4 sales

471.03

+1.13

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

Every lot, as filed

34 lots · USDA AMS · Central Plains Stockyards Livestock Auction - Humeston, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,423	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	348.03/cwt	341.00–348.50	2,920	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	380.87/cwt	374.00–388.50	2,761	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	327.82/cwt	303.00–335.00	2,400	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,323	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	463.35/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,029	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	366.50/cwt	366.50–366.50	2,826	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	368.98/cwt	350.00–374.00	2,413	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	289	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	674	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,460	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	728	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,439	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,091	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	512	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,624	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	707	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	396	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,944	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,196	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,416	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	641	445.85/cwt	444.00–449.00	2,858	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	783	368.90/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,888	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	429	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	947	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	399.85/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,755	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	448.37/cwt	437.00–457.50	2,610	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	424.94/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,303	33

How this sale compares

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.

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