Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent report for a trend. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.70/cwt on 722 head.

Average price

$138.70

722 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

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

$22.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.89

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	144.72	767	14thin
Medium and Large 1	687	139.00	955	691
Large 1	675	121.81	822	17thin

One grade step is worth $22.91/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale722 hd

138.70

—

IA average7 barns · 7,157 hd

142.60

−3.89

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

37 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 1Unweaned	—	493	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	127.82/cwt	121.25–131.00	868	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	108.19/cwt	105.00–112.75	828	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	117.16/cwt	110.00–118.00	846	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	840	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	144.72/cwt	143.00–145.00	767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	131.45/cwt	125.00–135.25	755	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	133.59/cwt	128.50–140.50	695	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	104.85/cwt	102.00–105.25	859	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	155.77/cwt	152.00–165.00	592	24
Heifers	Large 1	—	682	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	117.20/cwt	115.00–118.00	786	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	122.89/cwt	118.25–129.00	769	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.10/cwt	136.00–147.25	673	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	146.51/cwt	143.50–152.00	630	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	696	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	793	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.77/cwt	119.00–121.00	692	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	121.11/cwt	114.00–122.75	993	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	126.29/cwt	122.00–131.25	966	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	160.86/cwt	158.00–170.50	836	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	175.16/cwt	170.00–179.00	646	7
Steers	Large 1	—	675	121.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	822	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	140.99/cwt	130.00–148.75	955	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	154.17/cwt	145.00–158.00	886	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	167.85/cwt	159.50–172.00	802	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	172.63/cwt	170.00–175.50	723	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	181.23/cwt	175.00–185.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	875	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	135.13/cwt	128.00–145.00	982	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	143.96/cwt	135.00–151.50	903	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	116.08/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,002	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	107.25/cwt	107.25–107.25	1,035	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,015	4

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

Wed May 6, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 1,579Last week 654Year ago 0

No recent report for a trend. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	493	137.00	137.00
6	—	573	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	679	121.25–131.00	127.82
61	—	765	105.00–112.75	108.19
29	—	722	110.00–118.00	117.16
10	—	857	98.00	98.00
115	—	574	125.00–135.25	131.45
65	—	520	128.50–140.50	133.59
30	—	819	102.00–105.25	104.85
24	—	380	152.00–165.00	155.77
89	—	626	118.25–129.00	122.89
37	—	470	136.00–147.25	143.10
25	—	430	143.50–152.00	146.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	532	126.00	126.00
16	—	671	115.00–118.00	117.20
17	—	573	119.00–121.00	120.77
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	682	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	696	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	530	143.00–145.00	144.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	158.00	158.00
5	—	468	172.00	172.00
13	—	595	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	820	114.00–122.75	121.11
48	—	765	122.00–131.25	126.29
24	—	520	158.00–170.50	160.86
7	—	369	170.00–179.00	175.16
95	—	677	130.00–148.75	140.99
54	—	575	145.00–158.00	154.17
37	—	478	159.50–172.00	167.85
17	—	419	170.00–175.50	172.63
4	—	305	175.00–185.00	181.23
185	—	727	128.00–145.00	135.13
63	—	627	135.00–151.50	143.96
39	—	863	115.00–118.00	116.08
17	—	965	107.25	107.25
4	—	923	110.00	110.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	675	120.00–128.00	121.81

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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