Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week 450-550 lb. steers sold $1.00-4.00 lower. The 550-650 lb. steers were $1.00-7.00 higher and the 700-850 lb. steers ended 1.00-9.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs sold $3.00-10.00 higher while the 700-800 lb. heifers ended $2.50- 10.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand for the moderate to heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.51/cwt on 836 head.

Average price

$151.51

836 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$12.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	710	152.32	1,082	780
Medium and Large 1-2	708	140.24	993	56

One grade step is worth $12.08/cwt here — about $89 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 sale836 hd

151.51

—

IA average8 barns · 7,186 hd

153.80

−2.29

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

41 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	648	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	164.29/cwt	156.00–167.00	692	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	161.18/cwt	155.75–167.00	782	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	144.84/cwt	140.00–149.00	831	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	472	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	883	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	968	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,157	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	128.46/cwt	128.25–128.50	1,163	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	166.25/cwt	160.00–171.75	1,052	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	139.20/cwt	130.00–141.60	1,150	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	596	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,053	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	124.57/cwt	124.25–127.25	984	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	154.10/cwt	144.00–158.00	814	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	548	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	786	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	136.41/cwt	130.00–142.00	848	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	128.95/cwt	128.00–130.00	939	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	784	136.19/cwt	135.00–136.75	1,068	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	166.57/cwt	159.00–170.00	876	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	155.90/cwt	152.50–159.00	1,027	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	143.10/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,106	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	383	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	144.34/cwt	141.00–150.00	883	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	704	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.37/cwt	127.75–138.00	914	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	556	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	722	141.79/cwt	139.50–144.00	1,024	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	180.03/cwt	176.00–184.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	176.76/cwt	170.00–180.50	866	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	171.92/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,001	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	153.16/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,092	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	692	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	140.82/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,028	21

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	648	127.50	127.50
3	—	883	118.50	118.50
9	—	786	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	421	156.00–167.00	164.29
47	—	485	155.75–167.00	161.18
138	—	574	140.00–149.00	144.84
7	—	812	127.00	127.00
45	—	790	124.25–127.25	124.57
69	—	528	144.00–158.00	154.10
35	—	622	130.00–142.00	136.41
60	—	728	128.00–130.00	128.95
174	—	675	127.75–138.00	135.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	125.00	125.00
3	—	486	152.00	152.00
5	—	556	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	405	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	548	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	968	119.50	119.50
5	—	638	158.00	158.00
45	—	784	135.00–136.75	136.19
14	—	722	139.50–144.00	141.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	952	128.00	128.00
23	—	905	128.25–128.50	128.46
46	—	633	160.00–171.75	166.25
136	—	826	130.00–141.60	139.20
22	—	526	159.00–170.00	166.57
34	—	659	152.50–159.00	155.90
92	—	773	137.00–145.00	143.10
6	—	413	176.00–184.00	180.03
27	—	490	170.00–180.50	176.76
87	—	582	160.00–176.00	171.92
216	—	713	145.00–157.00	153.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	596	152.00	152.00
4	—	692	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	792	133.00	133.00
11	—	612	141.00–150.00	144.34
21	—	730	140.00–143.00	140.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	383	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	704	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	502	188.50	188.50

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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