Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

In a light run, compared to last week the light steer calves were sharply lower and the heavier steers were mostly sharply lower. The light heifers were also sharply lower, while those over 500 lbs. were 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to 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 $155.94/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$155.94

379 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$3.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.67

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	605	156.23	946	343
Medium and Large 1-2	541	153.19	829	36

One grade step is worth $3.04/cwt here — about $117 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 sale379 hd

155.94

—

IA average8 barns · 3,099 hd

156.61

−0.67

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

32 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	—	381	148.15/cwt	145.50–152.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.00/cwt	148.00–156.00	728	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	137.67/cwt	132.00–141.00	855	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	139.55/cwt	136.50–144.00	804	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	189.22/cwt	184.00–195.00	772	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	158.82/cwt	152.50–166.50	824	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	436	173.26/cwt	171.00–175.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	156.69/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,061	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	153.44/cwt	150.00–158.25	961	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	306	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	742	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	157.98/cwt	153.00–160.00	926	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	995	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	153.84/cwt	150.00–158.50	889	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	755	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	138.98/cwt	135.00–148.00	803	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	155.38/cwt	154.50–157.00	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	156.04/cwt	151.00–159.00	963	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	144.67/cwt	144.00–151.50	1,040	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	437	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	539	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	150.71/cwt	146.00–159.00	738	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.48/cwt	121.00–131.00	861	12

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	145.50–152.00	148.15
19	—	473	148.00–156.00	154.00
42	—	621	132.00–141.00	137.67
64	—	576	136.50–144.00	139.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	121.00	121.00
8	—	486	140.00	140.00
12	—	670	121.00–131.00	128.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	650	133.00	133.00
72	—	578	135.00–148.00	138.98
8	—	432	154.50–157.00	155.38
10	—	527	145.00	145.00
40	—	490	146.00–159.00	150.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	146.00	146.00
10	—	539	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	408	184.00–195.00	189.22
49	—	519	152.50–166.50	158.82
105	—	626	150.00–158.25	153.44
3	—	306	210.00	210.00
5	—	742	147.50	147.50
15	—	657	151.50	151.50
22	—	578	150.00–158.50	153.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	171.00–175.00	173.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	677	153.00–158.00	156.69
4	—	825	148.00	148.00
48	—	586	153.00–160.00	157.98
22	—	617	151.00–159.00	156.04
33	—	719	144.00–151.50	144.67
5	—	480	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	580	146.00	146.00
9	—	503	150.00	150.00
4	—	495	165.00	165.00
4	—	742	135.00	135.00

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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