Name: Central Plains Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today as the most recent sale was three weeks ago. Today's heavy supply included 200 head from one consignor. Demand was good today. Internet bidding was very active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $469.90/cwt on 118 head, up $8.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −1.13 against this barn's trailing median of $471.03.

Average price

$469.90

▲ 8.06 vs prior sale

118 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.71

vs IA average

−5.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	469.90	2,679	118

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 sale118 hd

469.90

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IA average6 barns · 766 hd

475.61

−5.71

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−5.66

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

23 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	400–450	437	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,207	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	469.58/cwt	432.50–472.50	2,686	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	366.58/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,804	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	366.25/cwt	366.25–366.25	3,124	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	343.11/cwt	295.00–381.00	2,453	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	391.55/cwt	385.25–408.00	2,886	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	424.31/cwt	415.00–428.00	2,584	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	416.74/cwt	406.00–423.00	2,813	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	425.63/cwt	424.00–427.50	2,260	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,880	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,354	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	3,007	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	378.56/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,427	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	336.09/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,070	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	374.41/cwt	368.00–383.00	2,524	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	412.30/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,362	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	521.66/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,540	23

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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