Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs. were mostly 2.00 lower. The exception was the 550-600 lb. steers which were 2.00 higher. Steers over 600 lbs. were mostly 1.00-5.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs. were mostly 5.00-10.00 lower, while the heavier heifers were 1.00-6.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings. Trading was active. This was their "All Vaccinated Calf and Yearling Sale".

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.32/cwt on 1,509 head.

Average price

$146.32

1,509 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$8.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

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	146.64	989	1,451
Medium and Large 1-2	629	138.33	871	58

One grade step is worth $8.30/cwt here — about $118 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 sale1,509 hd

146.32

—

IA average11 barns · 10,086 hd

143.38

+2.94

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

48 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	—	405	150.17/cwt	149.00–152.00	608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	148.02/cwt	145.00–154.00	549	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	125.47/cwt	125.25–126.00	990	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	121.32/cwt	113.50–122.10	1,117	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	138.06/cwt	133.50–147.50	665	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	139.44/cwt	134.00–145.00	731	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	134.29/cwt	130.00–138.50	769	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	139.99/cwt	136.00–147.00	596	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	602	128.42/cwt	127.50–131.00	773	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	139.84/cwt	137.00–141.00	719	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	166.53/cwt	165.50–168.00	818	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	145.52/cwt	142.00–150.00	893	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	161.43/cwt	159.00–163.50	860	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	152.85/cwt	151.00–153.75	891	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	138.70/cwt	134.00–142.75	927	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	142.38/cwt	140.00–144.00	696	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,198	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	183.92/cwt	172.00–188.00	765	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	169.24/cwt	165.00–174.00	801	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	164.72/cwt	156.50–170.00	865	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	757	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,026	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	399	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	150.78/cwt	143.00–157.75	950	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	620	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	636	117.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	750	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	597	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	143.51/cwt	135.00–147.50	845	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	896	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	713	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	913	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	118.50/cwt	117.50–121.00	792	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	128.41/cwt	127.75–130.00	618	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	133.71/cwt	131.00–136.50	570	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	127.08/cwt	125.00–129.50	740	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	133.27/cwt	130.50–134.00	1,105	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	159.48/cwt	155.00–166.00	936	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	129.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	864	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.11/cwt	123.00–129.25	919	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.51/cwt	122.00–135.00	816	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	138.24/cwt	132.00–143.00	799	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,185	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,084	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	142.40/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,021	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	138.28/cwt	134.50–143.85	1,061	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.66/cwt	136.25–148.75	970	192

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 9, 2020

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

Receipts 2,789Last week 2,109Year ago 2,408

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	405	149.00–152.00	150.17
15	—	371	145.00–154.00	148.02
17	—	789	125.25–126.00	125.47
44	—	921	113.50–122.10	121.32
55	—	482	133.50–147.50	138.06
62	—	524	134.00–145.00	139.44
116	—	668	125.00–132.00	129.32
69	—	723	123.00–129.25	127.11
229	—	625	122.00–135.00	130.51
143	—	578	132.00–143.00	138.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	573	130.00–138.50	134.29
6	—	650	124.00	124.00
16	—	426	136.00–147.00	139.99
19	—	602	127.50–131.00	128.42
24	—	514	137.00–141.00	139.84
37	—	489	140.00–144.00	142.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	757	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	636	115.00–120.00	117.94
6	—	597	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	668	117.50–121.00	118.50
14	—	481	127.75–130.00	128.41
14	—	426	131.00–136.50	133.71
5	—	644	121.00	121.00
21	—	582	125.00–129.50	127.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	491	165.50–168.00	166.53
28	—	614	142.00–150.00	145.52
50	—	533	159.00–163.50	161.43
60	—	583	151.00–153.75	152.85
80	—	668	134.00–142.75	138.70
7	—	399	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	938	127.75	127.75
19	—	416	172.00–188.00	183.92
32	—	473	165.00–174.00	169.24
83	—	525	156.50–170.00	164.72
171	—	630	143.00–157.75	150.78
149	—	829	130.50–134.00	133.27
108	—	587	155.00–166.00	159.48
10	—	1,185	100.00	100.00
10	—	864	125.50	125.50
211	—	717	135.00–146.00	142.40
207	—	767	134.50–143.85	138.28
192	—	675	136.25–148.75	143.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	620	132.75	132.75
10	—	713	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	589	135.00–147.50	143.51
13	—	646	138.75	138.75
6	—	538	150.00	150.00
4	—	695	134.50	134.50

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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