Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent market coverage for comparison. Trading was active and demand was good for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.22/cwt on 820 head.

Average price

$141.22

820 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$6.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	712	141.48	1,008	789
Medium and Large 1-2	674	134.63	908	31

One grade step is worth $6.85/cwt here — about $100 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 sale820 hd

141.22

—

IA average6 barns · 3,767 hd

144.43

−3.21

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

39 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	—	717	121.49/cwt	115.00–123.00	871	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	134.88/cwt	129.50–139.50	842	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	157.67/cwt	157.00–158.50	672	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	121.75/cwt	114.00–122.75	935	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	105.35/cwt	104.50–106.00	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.89/cwt	143.50–149.00	768	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	151.83/cwt	151.00–153.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	140.43/cwt	135.00–144.75	792	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	153.33/cwt	150.50–157.50	715	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	883	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	143.63/cwt	142.25–147.00	1,054	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	125.41/cwt	125.10–127.25	1,052	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	170.77/cwt	167.00–173.00	727	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	152.22/cwt	147.00–159.00	947	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,048	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	114.60/cwt	114.60–114.60	1,091	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	684	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	958	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	161.18/cwt	158.50–166.00	854	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	136.84/cwt	133.25–141.50	1,051	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	134.73/cwt	134.50–135.00	967	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	992	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	992	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	165.54/cwt	160.00–175.50	813	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	147.55/cwt	142.50–151.25	986	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	962	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	131.27/cwt	128.25–136.00	890	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	841	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	119.84/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,050	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	158.82/cwt	155.00–168.00	921	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	736	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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Receipts 1,607Last week 1,579Year ago 0

No recent market coverage for comparison. Trading was active and demand was good for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	717	115.00–123.00	121.49
94	—	624	129.50–139.50	134.88
17	—	426	157.00–158.50	157.67
79	—	768	114.00–122.75	121.75
7	—	912	104.50–106.00	105.35
63	—	523	143.50–149.00	146.89
7	—	339	151.00–153.00	151.83
54	—	564	135.00–144.75	140.43
6	—	393	155.00	155.00
48	—	466	150.50–157.50	153.33
38	—	803	110.00	110.00
115	—	678	128.25–136.00	131.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	390	148.00	148.00
4	—	773	109.00	109.00
3	—	573	130.00	130.00
15	—	689	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	128.00	128.00
3	—	527	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	885	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	734	142.25–147.00	143.63
80	—	839	125.10–127.25	125.41
13	—	426	167.00–173.00	170.77
64	—	622	147.00–159.00	152.22
12	—	923	113.50	113.50
58	—	952	114.60	114.60
9	—	372	186.00	186.00
45	—	530	158.50–166.00	161.18
144	—	768	133.25–141.50	136.84
45	—	491	160.00–175.50	165.54
143	—	668	142.50–151.25	147.55
25	—	876	119.00–120.00	119.84
82	—	580	155.00–168.00	158.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	136.00	136.00
3	—	373	168.00	168.00
11	—	718	134.50–135.00	134.73
10	—	784	122.75	122.75
4	—	533	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	684	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	992	100.00	100.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Creston Livestock Auction