Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers under 650 lbs. were steady to mostly 3.00 higher, while the 650-800 lb. steers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. The 800-850 lb. steers were 6.00 lower. Heifers 450-600 lbs. were 10.00-12.00 higher and the heavier heifers were 2.00-6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings. Trading was active. This was their Nichols genetics sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.69/cwt on 1,156 head.

Average price

$147.69

1,156 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$10.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	148.47	1,001	1,071
Medium and Large 1-2	666	137.87	919	85

One grade step is worth $10.60/cwt here — about $82 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 sale1,156 hd

147.69

—

IA average6 barns · 4,948 hd

148.33

−0.64

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

44 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	—	720	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	156.12/cwt	151.00–161.00	746	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	126.74/cwt	126.00–128.00	997	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	149.39/cwt	142.00–152.00	775	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	136.51/cwt	133.50–138.50	846	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.99/cwt	130.00–136.75	904	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	140.76/cwt	135.00–149.50	805	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	323	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	398	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	643	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	544	146.17/cwt	144.00–147.00	795	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	288	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	799	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,037	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	894	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	946	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	504	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	879	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	772	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	173.77/cwt	170.00–175.00	836	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	446	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	155.13/cwt	152.00–159.00	745	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	127.64/cwt	126.75–131.00	869	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	150.43/cwt	144.00–154.75	939	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	141.39/cwt	138.50–143.50	1,092	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	126.74/cwt	126.00–127.00	968	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,087	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	733	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	583	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	138.60/cwt	135.00–141.75	870	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	483	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	143.15/cwt	143.00–143.50	890	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	128.11/cwt	127.00–130.00	781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	132.33/cwt	131.00–135.00	744	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	157.67/cwt	151.75–165.50	919	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	137.21/cwt	136.25–137.75	1,111	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	149.49/cwt	142.50–157.00	1,009	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	143.74/cwt	137.00–148.60	1,041	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	167.34/cwt	167.00–168.00	895	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.35/cwt	136.00–149.00	821	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	138.57/cwt	131.50–141.00	934	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	171.50/cwt	168.00–175.00	823	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	185.03/cwt	182.50–187.50	773	11

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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Receipts 2,109Last week 1,689Year ago 2,510

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	129.50	129.50
27	—	478	151.00–161.00	156.12
27	—	787	126.00–128.00	126.74
41	—	519	142.00–152.00	149.39
121	—	620	133.50–138.50	136.51
130	—	675	130.00–136.75	133.99
139	—	573	136.00–149.00	143.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	572	135.00–149.50	140.76
4	—	323	167.00	167.00
18	—	398	161.50	161.50
25	—	544	144.00–147.00	146.17
4	—	288	171.00	171.00
10	—	446	154.00	154.00
38	—	480	152.00–159.00	155.13
54	—	681	126.75–131.00	127.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	133.00	133.00
8	—	610	127.00–130.00	128.11
27	—	562	131.00–135.00	132.33
5	—	482	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	799	129.75	129.75
27	—	574	155.75	155.75
27	—	617	153.25	153.25
10	—	504	174.50	174.50
21	—	416	185.50	185.50
25	—	481	170.00–175.00	173.77
5	—	338	197.50	197.50
77	—	674	131.50–141.00	138.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	624	144.00–154.75	150.43
120	—	772	138.50–143.50	141.39
74	—	583	151.75–165.50	157.67
59	—	810	136.25–137.75	137.21
221	—	675	142.50–157.00	149.49
204	—	724	137.00–148.60	143.74
12	—	535	167.00–168.00	167.34
11	—	480	168.00–175.00	171.50
11	—	418	182.50–187.50	185.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	764	126.00–127.00	126.74
6	—	817	133.00	133.00
5	—	652	140.50	140.50
27	—	622	143.00–143.50	143.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	733	131.00	131.00
4	—	583	141.00	141.00
17	—	628	135.00–141.75	138.60
3	—	483	157.00	157.00

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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