Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week lightweight steers were mostly 4.00-8.00 higher, 800 pound steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers were mostly steady. Demand was good for the light offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.54/cwt on 770 head.

Average price

$146.54

770 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$12.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.22

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	742	146.95	1,090	745
Medium and Large 1-2	679	134.20	912	25

One grade step is worth $12.75/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 sale770 hd

146.54

—

IA average9 barns · 4,907 hd

142.31

+4.22

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

29 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	—	910	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	142.31/cwt	142.00–143.25	704	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	895	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	139.90/cwt	136.00–142.00	730	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	126.75/cwt	126.35–127.75	959	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,205	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	162.05/cwt	155.00–169.00	933	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	133.10/cwt	133.10–133.10	1,193	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	153.61/cwt	149.75–155.25	1,029	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	707	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	953	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	143.99/cwt	137.00–146.50	1,103	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	624	153.58/cwt	152.00–154.00	958	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	137.93/cwt	137.25–139.00	863	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	139.43/cwt	138.75–140.75	1,146	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	169.68/cwt	167.00–173.00	908	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	155.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	961	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	682	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	991	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	130.34/cwt	129.00–131.00	806	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	149.17/cwt	146.00–150.50	1,083	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	127.30/cwt	126.50–128.50	878	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	963	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	138.28/cwt	136.25–140.25	777	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	174.05/cwt	170.00–178.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	3

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 Feb 17, 2021

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

Receipts 1,330Last week 2,018Year ago 1,643

Compared to last week lightweight steers were mostly 4.00-8.00 higher, 800 pound steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers were mostly steady. Demand was good for the light offerings. Trade was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	117.50	117.50
5	—	828	120.25	120.25
12	—	495	142.00–143.25	142.31
19	—	687	130.25	130.25
31	—	522	136.00–142.00	139.90
38	—	757	126.35–127.75	126.75
88	—	626	137.25–139.00	137.93
42	—	562	136.25–140.25	138.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	707	134.75	134.75
38	—	624	152.00–154.00	153.58
18	—	682	145.25	145.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	618	129.00–131.00	130.34
7	—	567	125.00	125.00
15	—	690	126.50–128.50	127.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	974	123.75	123.75
59	—	576	155.00–169.00	162.05
60	—	896	133.10	133.10
89	—	670	149.75–155.25	153.61
97	—	766	137.00–146.50	143.99
245	—	822	138.75–140.75	139.43
45	—	535	167.00–173.00	169.68
5	—	476	179.50	179.50
46	—	619	150.00–158.00	155.20
75	—	726	146.00–150.50	149.17
6	—	422	170.00–178.00	174.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	765	127.00	127.00
8	—	639	136.00	136.00
8	—	693	139.00	139.00
3	—	580	131.00	131.00

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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