Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.69/cwt on 704 head.

Average price

$125.69

704 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$3.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	126.17	807	616
Medium and Large 1-2	541	122.34	662	88

One grade step is worth $3.83/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 sale704 hd

125.69

—

IA average8 barns · 3,040 hd

128.32

−2.63

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

50 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	146.57/cwt	140.00–156.50	705	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	876	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	556	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	127.37/cwt	127.00–128.00	922	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	383	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	578	114.59/cwt	100.00–119.25	662	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	447	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	125.68/cwt	124.00–126.00	699	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	124.52/cwt	117.00–129.00	614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	138.44/cwt	134.00–143.00	874	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	492	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	676	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	918	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,036	103.25/cwt	103.25–103.25	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	723	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	848	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,032	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	139.85/cwt	139.00–141.00	880	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	783	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	940	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	153.47/cwt	152.50–156.00	815	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	119.87/cwt	117.25–121.00	1,036	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	157.20/cwt	149.50–162.00	973	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	161.24/cwt	153.00–169.50	853	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	168.60/cwt	163.50–171.00	809	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	146.02/cwt	138.50–151.75	980	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	129.06/cwt	123.00–139.00	684	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	159.32/cwt	154.00–166.00	914	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.21/cwt	134.00–147.00	675	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	130.94/cwt	127.50–140.00	761	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,042	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	129.56/cwt	124.00–132.75	994	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	117.96/cwt	114.50–120.25	900	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	142.87/cwt	140.00–146.50	613	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	123.22/cwt	119.00–125.50	828	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	120.15/cwt	115.00–123.25	851	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	128.62/cwt	124.50–134.00	805	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	133.39/cwt	130.50–142.00	954	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	741	112.25/cwt	112.25–112.25	832	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	117.25/cwt	110.50–122.75	968	87

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 May 5, 2021

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

Receipts 1,609Last week 1,562Year ago 1,579

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	481	140.00–156.50	146.57
10	—	592	148.00	148.00
16	—	724	127.00–128.00	127.37
6	—	540	141.00	141.00
3	—	370	158.00	158.00
10	—	631	134.00–143.00	138.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	592	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,036	103.25	103.25
13	—	723	128.00	128.00
25	—	848	121.75	121.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	629	139.00–141.00	139.85
14	—	531	152.50–156.00	153.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	864	117.25–121.00	119.87
72	—	619	149.50–162.00	157.20
75	—	529	153.00–169.50	161.24
65	—	480	163.50–171.00	168.60
93	—	671	138.50–151.75	146.02
4	—	385	169.00	169.00
6	—	403	175.00	175.00
76	—	574	154.00–166.00	159.32
31	—	839	124.25	124.25
69	—	767	124.00–132.75	129.56
32	—	715	130.50–142.00	133.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	138.00	138.00
28	—	578	100.00–119.25	114.59
4	—	447	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	556	124.00–126.00	125.68
8	—	493	117.00–129.00	124.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	492	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	615	115.75	115.75
12	—	676	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	133.00	133.00
8	—	503	125.00	125.00
4	—	480	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	783	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	530	123.00–139.00	129.06
25	—	478	134.00–147.00	141.21
96	—	581	127.50–140.00	130.94
41	—	763	114.50–120.25	117.96
59	—	429	140.00–146.50	142.87
131	—	672	119.00–125.50	123.22
5	—	900	105.00	105.00
18	—	708	115.00–123.25	120.15
19	—	626	124.50–134.00	128.62
4	—	357	144.00	144.00
87	—	826	110.50–122.75	117.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	111.00	111.00
8	—	741	112.25	112.25
2	—	810	94.00	94.00

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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