Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 550 lbs. were 1.00-4.00 lower, while the heavier steers were mostly 1.00-4.00 higher. Heifers 500-550 were 10.00 higher while the 550-700 lbs. were 3.00-7.00 higher. The 700-750 lb. heifers were mostly 5.00 lower. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.39/cwt on 1,782 head.

Average price

$143.39

1,782 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$178

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$26.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	692	144.02	997	1,672
Medium and Large 1-2	657	135.47	890	100
Large 1	1,002	117.25	1,175	10thin

One grade step is worth $26.77/cwt here — about −$178 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 sale1,782 hd

143.39

—

IA average11 barns · 12,156 hd

138.89

+4.50

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
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,002	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	1,175	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	141.31/cwt	134.00–145.00	681	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	141.28/cwt	133.00–146.00	737	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.05/cwt	133.00–143.50	791	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	130.40/cwt	126.25–135.50	891	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.38/cwt	125.25–138.75	834	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	125.19/cwt	122.50–128.60	1,103	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	126.79/cwt	123.00–128.35	1,159	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	708	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	147.68/cwt	145.00–149.00	871	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	140.04/cwt	139.50–140.75	896	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	145.50/cwt	136.50–149.25	975	332
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	129.63/cwt	122.00–135.00	876	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	149.16/cwt	145.00–156.00	801	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	155.71/cwt	151.00–164.00	894	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	398	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	585	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	129.63/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,067	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	121.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	825	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	129.77/cwt	129.25–130.00	945	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	714	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	124.49/cwt	119.00–128.50	905	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	150.29/cwt	141.25–155.00	935	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	144.01/cwt	139.00–148.00	632	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	180.74/cwt	178.00–189.00	781	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	122.85/cwt	120.50–124.00	770	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.96/cwt	130.00–137.50	630	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	188.01/cwt	186.00–190.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	132.18/cwt	127.50–137.75	1,024	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	141.30/cwt	134.50–147.00	1,005	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	169.87/cwt	166.00–172.75	814	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	165.29/cwt	156.00–169.00	878	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	116.52/cwt	112.25–120.00	915	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.34/cwt	120.00–131.50	731	17

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,002	117.25	117.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	881	122.50–128.60	125.19
91	—	914	123.00–128.35	126.79
332	—	670	136.50–149.25	145.50
92	—	574	151.00–164.00	155.71
209	—	823	126.00–132.00	129.63
224	—	622	141.25–155.00	150.29
25	—	432	178.00–189.00	180.74
6	—	382	186.00–190.00	188.01
181	—	775	127.50–137.75	132.18
234	—	711	134.50–147.00	141.30
55	—	479	166.00–172.75	169.87
140	—	531	156.00–169.00	165.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	493	130.00	130.00
18	—	590	145.00–149.00	147.68
12	—	676	122.00–135.00	129.63
13	—	537	145.00–156.00	149.16
46	—	728	129.25–130.00	129.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	640	139.50–140.75	140.04
6	—	523	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	714	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	482	134.00–145.00	141.31
125	—	522	133.00–146.00	141.28
148	—	573	133.00–143.50	138.05
159	—	683	126.25–135.50	130.40
298	—	625	125.25–138.75	133.38
68	—	727	119.00–128.50	124.49
39	—	439	139.00–148.00	144.01
4	—	373	150.00	150.00
19	—	785	112.25–120.00	116.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	509	139.00	139.00
4	—	565	136.00	136.00
5	—	416	149.00	149.00
8	—	398	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	678	120.00–125.00	121.73
30	—	627	120.50–124.00	122.85
14	—	474	130.00–137.50	132.96
6	—	317	145.00	145.00
17	—	574	120.00–131.50	127.34

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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