Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 750 lbs. were mostly 2.00-6.00 higher, while the heavier steers were sharply higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were mostly 2.00-7.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were steady to 2.00 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 $172.90/cwt on 1,416 head.

Average price

$172.90

1,416 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$14.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.87

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	656	173.38	1,137	1,370
Medium and Large 1-2	607	158.59	962	46

One grade step is worth $14.79/cwt here — about $175 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 sale1,416 hd

172.90

—

IA average9 barns · 7,790 hd

166.03

+6.87

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	960	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	148.59/cwt	148.25–149.25	1,046	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	163.59/cwt	159.00–168.00	838	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	167.87/cwt	158.25–172.00	1,126	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	711	163.13/cwt	159.75–167.50	1,160	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	168.11/cwt	155.00–170.75	1,268	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	161.62/cwt	151.00–167.50	1,167	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	178.65/cwt	172.00–180.60	1,036	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	173.48/cwt	166.75–180.00	1,077	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	167.97/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,139	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	191.59/cwt	189.00–194.00	791	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	193.87/cwt	193.00–195.00	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,499	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	178.88/cwt	173.00–191.00	860	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	797	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,219	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	158.83/cwt	151.00–163.00	991	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	185.48/cwt	183.50–187.00	959	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	185.99/cwt	180.00–194.50	895	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	183.08/cwt	173.00–189.00	1,062	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	167.00/cwt	165.00–172.00	711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	163.86/cwt	154.00–168.00	780	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	151.40/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,238	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	177.53/cwt	168.25–185.00	1,094	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,012	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,285	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,147	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	736	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	162.57/cwt	157.50–166.00	917	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	187.31/cwt	180.50–195.50	978	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	204.27/cwt	201.00–205.00	795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	588	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	162.43/cwt	151.00–165.00	866	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	164.01/cwt	161.00–170.00	933	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	165.45/cwt	160.00–172.00	781	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	151.11/cwt	143.50–154.00	938	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	817	172.76/cwt	172.10–173.35	1,411	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	156.61/cwt	153.00–162.00	969	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	922	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	138.55/cwt	137.00–140.50	946	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	151.37/cwt	147.00–152.75	1,001	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	163.56/cwt	159.00–170.00	615	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	646	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	898	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,142	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,199	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	176.49/cwt	175.00–178.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	324	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	564	5

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 8, 2021

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

Receipts 2,409Last week 2,763Year ago 2,789

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	155.00	155.00
19	—	686	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	340	178.00	178.00
6	—	800	130.00	130.00
24	—	704	148.25–149.25	148.59
33	—	512	159.00–168.00	163.59
86	—	569	161.00–170.00	164.01
34	—	472	160.00–172.00	165.45
90	—	619	153.00–162.00	156.61
75	—	661	147.00–152.75	151.37
7	—	376	159.00–170.00	163.56
8	—	410	175.00–178.00	176.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	165.00–172.00	167.00
46	—	476	154.00–168.00	163.86
3	—	736	144.50	144.50
105	—	564	157.50–166.00	162.57
117	—	533	151.00–165.00	162.43
72	—	621	143.50–154.00	151.11
3	—	390	162.00	162.00
5	—	324	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	635	145.25	145.25
21	—	683	137.00–140.50	138.55
3	—	556	151.00	151.00
6	—	431	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	646	139.00	139.00
14	—	1,142	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	671	158.25–172.00	167.87
30	—	711	159.75–167.50	163.13
140	—	580	172.00–180.60	178.65
143	—	621	166.75–180.00	173.48
2	—	385	201.00	201.00
7	—	427	193.00–195.00	193.87
55	—	517	183.50–187.00	185.48
50	—	481	180.00–194.50	185.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	754	155.00–170.75	168.11
133	—	722	151.00–167.50	161.62
136	—	678	162.00–172.00	167.97
11	—	413	189.00–194.00	191.59
62	—	887	169.00	169.00
32	—	481	173.00–191.00	178.88
68	—	580	173.00–189.00	183.08
17	—	818	150.00–152.00	151.40
82	—	616	168.25–185.00	177.53
76	—	522	180.50–195.50	187.31
10	—	389	201.00–205.00	204.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	797	153.00	153.00
7	—	1,012	127.00	127.00
6	—	710	161.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	624	151.00–163.00	158.83
6	—	490	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	817	172.10–173.35	172.76

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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