Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This was their "Special all Vacc Calf & Yearling Auction", featuring Nichols genetics cattle. Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 650 lbs. were steady to 2.00 higher and the 650-750 lb. steers sold 7.00-8.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were 8.00 higher to sharply higher. The 600-700 lb. heifers were 10.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Several load lots were included in the offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.73/cwt on 1,427 head.

Average price

$165.73

1,427 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	166.51	1,120	1,334
Medium and Large 1-2	600	157.55	946	66
Large 1	644	147.04	946	27

One grade step is worth $19.47/cwt here — about $173 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 sale1,427 hd

165.73

—

IA average6 barns · 4,803 hd

167.96

−2.24

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

52 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	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	157.21/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,207	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	522	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	835	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	488	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	844	6
Steers	Large 1	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	6
Steers	Large 1	—	772	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	156.34/cwt	155.00–157.00	972	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	166.16/cwt	159.50–172.00	1,102	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	713	156.38/cwt	149.00–160.50	1,115	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	187.46/cwt	186.75–187.75	977	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	172.21/cwt	164.50–174.75	1,085	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	177.06/cwt	172.00–182.25	1,025	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	170.38/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,090	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	755	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	177.81/cwt	166.00–186.50	1,014	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	193.46/cwt	176.75–202.25	911	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	164.69/cwt	159.00–171.00	865	61
Heifers	Large 1	—	532	140.94/cwt	139.50–143.00	750	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	642	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	889	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	587	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	928	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	166.02/cwt	156.00–172.00	868	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	369	160.07/cwt	154.00–164.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	163.07/cwt	162.50–164.00	770	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	714	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	134.70/cwt	129.00–138.00	982	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	155.10/cwt	148.00–158.50	962	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	732	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	149.44/cwt	147.00–157.00	937	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	150.34/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,021	95
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	624	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	163.13/cwt	159.00–169.00	788	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	160.45/cwt	156.25–166.25	1,163	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	141.49/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,118	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.40/cwt	153.50–163.25	896	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	153.45/cwt	152.50–156.00	899	49
Steers	Large 1	—	602	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	785	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	179.23/cwt	174.00–190.00	867	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	152.67/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,055	12
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	514	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	146.32/cwt	145.00–149.00	957	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	154.29/cwt	150.00–156.25	1,264	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	175.90/cwt	172.00–180.00	927	37
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	699	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	961	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	141.01/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,241	8

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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Receipts 2,763Last week 1,336Year ago 2,109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	164.00	164.00
4	—	607	163.00	163.00
4	—	522	159.00	159.00
8	—	790	137.00–146.00	141.49
12	—	691	152.00–154.00	152.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
213	—	768	148.00–162.00	157.21
171	—	663	159.50–172.00	166.16
261	—	630	164.50–174.75	172.21
59	—	579	172.00–182.25	177.06
5	—	406	190.00	190.00
214	—	725	156.25–166.25	160.45
20	—	484	174.00–190.00	179.23
83	—	819	150.00–156.25	154.29
37	—	527	172.00–180.00	175.90
8	—	880	138.00–144.00	141.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	160.00	160.00
6	—	488	173.00	173.00
12	—	622	155.00–157.00	156.34
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	165.00	165.00
5	—	772	140.00	140.00
5	—	602	153.50	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	713	149.00–160.50	156.38
29	—	521	186.75–187.75	187.46
5	—	384	199.00	199.00
85	—	640	160.00–173.00	170.38
7	—	755	154.00	154.00
61	—	570	166.00–186.50	177.81
24	—	471	176.75–202.25	193.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	143.50	143.50
4	—	785	149.00	149.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	699	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	525	159.00–171.00	164.69
17	—	433	165.00	165.00
14	—	729	129.00–138.00	134.70
114	—	620	148.00–158.50	155.10
95	—	679	145.00–156.00	150.34
17	—	483	159.00–169.00	163.13
146	—	573	153.50–163.25	156.40
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	532	139.50–143.00	140.94
4	—	642	138.50	138.50
4	—	587	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	765	132.00	132.00
53	—	670	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	523	156.00–172.00	166.02
8	—	369	154.00–164.00	160.07
23	—	472	162.50–164.00	163.07
48	—	627	147.00–157.00	149.44
49	—	586	152.50–156.00	153.45
47	—	654	145.00–149.00	146.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	140.00	140.00
5	—	514	143.50	143.50

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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