Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 450-500 lbs. were 3.50 higher, while the 500-700 lb. steers sold 3.00-5.50 lower. The 700-750 lb. steers were 2.00 higher and those over 750 lbs. ended 4.00-5.50 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs. were 10.00 lower, while the 550-700 lb. heifers were 1.50-6.00 lower. Heifers over 700 lbs. were 1.00 higher. Several groups of good quality heifers sold as replacements. Trade was active and demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.93/cwt on 855 head.

Average price

$138.93

855 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$7.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	704	139.75	984	758
Medium and Large 1-2	667	132.54	884	97

One grade step is worth $7.20/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 sale855 hd

138.93

—

IA average15 barns · 17,026 hd

141.60

−2.67

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 1Replacement	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	592	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	793	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	734	135.39/cwt	130.00–142.00	994	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	818	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	120.52/cwt	120.00–120.75	1,053	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	128.79/cwt	124.00–136.50	1,002	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	318	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	165.06/cwt	157.00–168.00	840	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	717	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	139.61/cwt	138.00–140.00	881	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	396	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	403	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	128.67/cwt	125.00–132.00	688	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	114.43/cwt	114.00–115.00	871	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	141.74/cwt	139.50–144.00	608	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	118.63/cwt	115.50–120.00	969	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	746	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	970	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	119.97/cwt	116.00–122.25	929	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	144.38/cwt	143.00–146.00	832	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	868	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	653	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	137.25/cwt	136.00–138.25	873	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	678	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	131.78/cwt	130.00–133.50	897	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	717	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	143.73/cwt	134.50–148.25	964	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	159.90/cwt	152.25–162.75	911	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	128.30/cwt	122.00–131.25	806	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	126.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	856	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	130.46/cwt	125.00–135.75	758	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	129.50/cwt	122.00–135.00	938	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	149.92/cwt	146.00–155.50	933	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	172.76/cwt	160.00–177.00	845	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	119.33/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,100	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	890	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	125.52/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,023	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.19/cwt	130.50–141.50	995	112

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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Receipts 1,885Last week 2,781Year ago 2,055

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	695	130.00	130.00
26	—	592	134.00	134.00
102	—	734	130.00–142.00	135.39
9	—	818	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	132.00	132.00
4	—	318	158.00	158.00
3	—	637	122.00	122.00
12	—	511	132.00	132.00
10	—	568	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	535	125.00–132.00	128.67
14	—	761	114.00–115.00	114.43
14	—	429	139.50–144.00	141.74
13	—	817	115.50–120.00	118.63
10	—	466	140.00	140.00
138	—	628	122.00–131.25	128.30
120	—	674	120.00–130.00	126.98
119	—	581	125.00–135.75	130.46
89	—	724	122.00–135.00	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	652	117.00	117.00
8	—	736	118.00	118.00
13	—	542	125.00	125.00
6	—	488	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	874	120.00–120.75	120.52
96	—	778	124.00–136.50	128.79
99	—	671	134.50–148.25	143.73
46	—	570	152.25–162.75	159.90
96	—	622	146.00–155.50	149.92
26	—	489	160.00–177.00	172.76
24	—	922	116.00–121.00	119.33
11	—	536	166.00	166.00
140	—	815	122.00–127.00	125.52
112	—	720	130.50–141.50	138.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	509	157.00–168.00	165.06
6	—	717	127.75	127.75
34	—	631	138.00–140.00	139.61
8	—	396	182.00	182.00
7	—	403	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	746	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	774	116.00–122.25	119.97
15	—	576	143.00–146.00	144.38
21	—	636	136.00–138.25	137.25
40	—	681	130.00–133.50	131.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	717	115.00	115.00

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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