Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 550 to 750 pound steers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. The rest of the steers and heifers traded at generally steady prices. Trade was active. Demand was good for the heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.04/cwt on 1,319 head.

Average price

$150.04

1,319 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$7.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	151.69	946	1,039
Medium and Large 1-2	626	143.91	901	280

One grade step is worth $7.78/cwt here — about $44 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 sale1,319 hd

150.04

—

IA average6 barns · 5,137 hd

147.42

+2.62

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

45 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.33/cwt	121.00–133.00	691	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	130.25/cwt	129.50–131.00	725	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	797	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	137.30/cwt	133.00–144.00	774	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	139.52/cwt	132.00–145.00	677	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	160.24/cwt	154.00–163.00	510	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	600	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	882	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	526	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	144.92/cwt	144.50–147.00	904	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	145.13/cwt	142.00–151.00	753	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	155.81/cwt	153.00–162.00	823	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	152.24/cwt	148.50–157.75	945	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	159.98/cwt	157.50–170.00	758	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	136.30/cwt	135.50–137.50	1,105	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	613	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	128.10/cwt	126.00–131.00	796	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	136.64/cwt	129.00–138.25	899	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	138.16/cwt	134.00–143.00	865	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	150.81/cwt	145.00–158.00	578	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	169.11/cwt	166.00–177.00	731	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	159.81/cwt	155.00–165.50	849	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	146.47/cwt	137.50–154.00	999	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	930	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	148.50/cwt	146.00–149.50	699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	149.38/cwt	147.00–151.00	857	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	142.00/cwt	133.00–144.75	963	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	588	147.50/cwt	145.00–151.00	867	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	147.99/cwt	143.00–155.50	623	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.15/cwt	135.00–141.00	724	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	696	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	139.51/cwt	134.00–142.50	525	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	132.09/cwt	128.00–135.00	633	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	504	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	142.56/cwt	139.50–146.75	1,091	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	158.20/cwt	153.50–160.00	908	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	144.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,035	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	907	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	604	151.56/cwt	148.00–154.75	915	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	168.72/cwt	168.50–169.50	623	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	135.33/cwt	125.00–138.00	962	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	731	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	950	14

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle - Creston, IA

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	350	181.50	181.50
148	—	621	148.50–157.75	152.24
57	—	474	157.50–170.00	159.98
15	—	811	135.50–137.50	136.30
52	—	432	166.00–177.00	169.11
95	—	531	155.00–165.50	159.81
281	—	682	137.50–154.00	146.47
28	—	765	139.50–146.75	142.56
77	—	574	153.50–160.00	158.20
165	—	717	140.00–147.00	144.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	600	147.00	147.00
3	—	526	150.00	150.00
17	—	588	145.00–151.00	147.50
14	—	731	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	624	144.50–147.00	144.92
12	—	519	142.00–151.00	145.13
7	—	471	146.00–149.50	148.50
37	—	574	147.00–151.00	149.38
68	—	678	133.00–144.75	142.00
13	—	369	168.50–169.50	168.72
50	—	711	125.00–138.00	135.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	528	153.00–162.00	155.81
4	—	412	180.00	180.00
14	—	664	140.00	140.00
12	—	560	162.00	162.00
47	—	604	148.00–154.75	151.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	530	121.00–133.00	130.33
18	—	557	129.50–131.00	130.25
29	—	621	126.00–131.00	128.10
3	—	403	137.50	137.50
18	—	376	134.00–142.50	139.51
35	—	479	128.00–135.00	132.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	581	137.25	137.25
11	—	482	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	564	133.00–144.00	137.30
83	—	485	132.00–145.00	139.52
13	—	318	154.00–163.00	160.24
156	—	658	129.00–138.25	136.64
115	—	626	134.00–143.00	138.16
28	—	383	145.00–158.00	150.81
3	—	766	123.00	123.00
49	—	421	143.00–155.50	147.99
136	—	528	135.00–141.00	137.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	129.00	129.00
5	—	504	131.00	131.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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