Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the most recent market coverage two weeks ago (Feb 19) steers 450-550 sold 7.00-8.00 higher and the 550-650 lb. steers ended 2.00-3.00 lower. Steers weighing over 650 lbs. finished generally steady. Heifers 400-550 lbs. were 3.00-6.00 lower while the 550-650 lb. heifers were 2.00-4.00 higher. 650-750 pound heifers were 1.00-2.00 lower. Trades was active and demand was moderate for the moderate offerings

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.95/cwt on 1,051 head.

Average price

$157.95

1,051 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$11.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.27

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	158.61	1,046	991
Medium and Large 1-2	634	147.07	933	60

One grade step is worth $11.54/cwt here — about $113 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 sale1,051 hd

157.95

—

IA average7 barns · 5,095 hd

145.68

+12.27

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 · 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 1	—	302	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	158.18/cwt	153.00–164.50	675	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	134.31/cwt	132.75–136.75	903	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	145.70/cwt	143.00–147.00	771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	881	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	547	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	153.38/cwt	151.50–155.50	732	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	140.95/cwt	136.25–144.50	891	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.56/cwt	145.00–151.75	840	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	822	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,153	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	186.29/cwt	181.00–193.00	881	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	168.69/cwt	162.00–173.50	975	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	156.29/cwt	153.00–160.50	1,061	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	710	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,000	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,021	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	131.38/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,079	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	143.34/cwt	138.75–145.00	1,117	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	163.86/cwt	158.00–167.25	1,009	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	158.69/cwt	158.50–159.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.10/cwt	147.50–155.25	785	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	126.59/cwt	124.50–127.50	915	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	149.91/cwt	148.00–151.00	670	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	195.34/cwt	182.00–200.50	824	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	174.88/cwt	168.50–179.00	902	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	151.57/cwt	144.75–153.75	1,105	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	150.12/cwt	147.00–153.00	907	25

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	302	165.00	165.00
35	—	427	153.00–164.50	158.18
63	—	672	132.75–136.75	134.31
24	—	477	151.50–155.50	153.38
57	—	632	136.25–144.50	140.95
75	—	573	145.00–151.75	146.56
8	—	382	158.50–159.00	158.69
50	—	523	147.50–155.25	150.10
63	—	723	124.50–127.50	126.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	143.00–147.00	145.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	731	120.00–121.00	120.49
6	—	488	141.00	141.00
3	—	696	125.00	125.00
11	—	447	148.00–151.00	149.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	547	147.50	147.50
5	—	822	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	953	121.00	121.00
23	—	473	181.00–193.00	186.29
101	—	578	162.00–173.50	168.69
280	—	679	153.00–160.50	156.29
19	—	821	130.00–132.00	131.38
66	—	779	138.75–145.00	143.34
228	—	616	158.00–167.25	163.86
11	—	422	182.00–200.50	195.34
42	—	516	168.50–179.00	174.88
179	—	729	144.75–153.75	151.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	710	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	722	138.50	138.50
5	—	558	160.00	160.00
4	—	365	175.00	175.00
25	—	604	147.00–153.00	150.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	673	151.75	151.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	547	164.50	164.50
6	—	686	147.00	147.00

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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