Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers calves 500-650 lbs. were 2.00-3.00 higher, while the 650-900 lb. steers were steady to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 500-650 lbs. were 3.00-8.00 higher and the 650-750 heifers were 5.00-8.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.31/cwt on 1,700 head.

Average price

$148.31

1,700 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

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

$0.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.41

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	612	148.64	910	112
Medium and Large 1	712	148.29	1,055	1,588

One grade step is worth $0.35/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale1,700 hd

148.31

—

IA average12 barns · 10,734 hd

142.90

+5.41

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

47 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 1Unweaned	—	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	154.00/cwt	145.00–156.75	1,043	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	132.31/cwt	131.00–133.50	1,013	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	145.31/cwt	135.50–149.25	841	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	172.81/cwt	167.00–183.00	909	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	133.72/cwt	126.75–136.00	1,105	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	559	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	125.06/cwt	125.00–125.25	1,139	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	789	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	157.56/cwt	149.00–163.00	988	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	136.81/cwt	135.00–137.50	929	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	718	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,005	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	118.98/cwt	115.50–119.50	1,059	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,033	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,074	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.73/cwt	124.00–135.50	948	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	185.74/cwt	174.00–196.00	882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	148.74/cwt	141.00–154.00	779	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	165.39/cwt	157.50–167.85	958	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	161.88/cwt	158.00–167.00	714	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	156.96/cwt	155.50–164.00	903	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	138.38/cwt	135.00–141.00	646	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	130.40/cwt	124.00–134.75	1,137	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	138.20/cwt	130.00–140.50	930	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	142.89/cwt	137.00–146.75	1,092	338
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	131.60/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,000	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	155.34/cwt	147.00–157.50	750	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.61/cwt	130.00–144.50	872	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	144.03/cwt	134.00–148.50	1,062	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	842	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	172.32/cwt	170.00–173.00	820	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	592	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	145.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	899	35

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Receipts 2,911Last week 1,330Year ago 1,603

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	159.00	159.00
6	—	510	142.00	142.00
10	—	559	145.00	145.00
15	—	631	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	766	131.00–133.50	132.31
195	—	579	135.50–149.25	145.31
23	—	890	115.50–119.50	118.98
9	—	362	165.00	165.00
8	—	310	185.00	185.00
103	—	725	124.00–135.50	130.73
87	—	524	141.00–154.00	148.74
28	—	441	158.00–167.00	161.88
140	—	673	130.00–140.50	138.20
29	—	483	147.00–157.50	155.34
200	—	620	130.00–144.50	140.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,033	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	135.00–141.00	138.38
4	—	335	155.00	155.00
4	—	545	134.00	134.00
4	—	728	120.75	120.75
6	—	417	145.00–146.00	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
236	—	677	145.00–156.75	154.00
28	—	526	167.00–183.00	172.81
144	—	826	126.75–136.00	133.72
18	—	911	125.00–125.25	125.06
5	—	956	120.25	120.25
11	—	377	197.50	197.50
4	—	423	190.00	190.00
292	—	627	149.00–163.00	157.56
9	—	475	174.00–196.00	185.74
96	—	579	157.50–167.85	165.39
108	—	872	124.00–134.75	130.40
338	—	764	137.00–146.75	142.89
242	—	737	134.00–148.50	144.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	637	148.50	148.50
11	—	679	135.00–137.50	136.81
12	—	718	140.00	140.00
28	—	575	155.50–164.00	156.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	154.00	154.00
30	—	760	130.00–132.00	131.60
5	—	436	173.00	173.00
15	—	543	155.00	155.00
17	—	476	170.00–173.00	172.32
35	—	616	140.00–148.00	145.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	592	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	149.50	149.50
2	—	650	126.00	126.00

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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