Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Large offering of new crop spring calves for the active trade and good demand. Fleshy calves, both steers and heifers were 8 to 10 higher compared to the auction results on 10-19-2022. The yearlings offered resulted in 6-8 higher than prior auction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.98/cwt on 978 head.

Average price

$181.98

978 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$21.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.88

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	182.84	1,254	939
Medium and Large 1-2	635	161.18	1,023	39

One grade step is worth $21.67/cwt here — about $231 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 sale978 hd

181.98

—

IA average10 barns · 8,162 hd

186.86

−4.88

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	—	666	175.85/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,171	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	196.21/cwt	185.00–203.00	1,050	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,348	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	878	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,642	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,547	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	167.50/cwt	164.50–170.50	1,132	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	208.70/cwt	203.00–214.50	1,077	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	188.82/cwt	179.00–194.50	1,082	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	181.09/cwt	176.50–184.00	1,137	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	521	181.71/cwt	179.00–185.00	947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	641	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	711	160.37/cwt	157.00–161.50	1,140	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	602	189.36/cwt	183.00–192.75	1,140	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	203.63/cwt	192.00–211.00	986	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	172.84/cwt	170.50–174.00	1,258	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	182.54/cwt	171.00–188.50	1,072	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	411	217.67/cwt	209.00–220.00	895	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	152.95/cwt	146.00–165.00	997	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	181.16/cwt	179.50–182.60	1,476	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	426	167.62/cwt	163.00–171.00	714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	393	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,317	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	841	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	1,537	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,106	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	166.04/cwt	150.00–172.00	804	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	153.76/cwt	150.00–164.00	875	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	451	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	302	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	446	187.60/cwt	175.00–189.50	837	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	151.13/cwt	145.00–152.00	997	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	165.06/cwt	151.00–168.25	1,022	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	158.84/cwt	152.00–166.00	834	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	168.22/cwt	150.00–173.25	944	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	166.17/cwt	155.00–175.00	891	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	162.80/cwt	155.00–166.00	995	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	176.80/cwt	164.00–185.50	829	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	382	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	712	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,316	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	858	4

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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Receipts 1,762Last week 884Year ago 1,697

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	666	170.00–182.50	175.85
56	—	535	185.00–203.00	196.21
46	—	766	176.00	176.00
17	—	998	155.00	155.00
4	—	405	191.00	191.00
47	—	573	179.00–194.50	188.82
150	—	628	176.50–184.00	181.09
29	—	484	192.00–211.00	203.63
24	—	728	170.50–174.00	172.84
129	—	815	179.50–182.60	181.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	173.00	173.00
5	—	658	152.00	152.00
8	—	831	158.50	158.50
3	—	790	144.00	144.00
5	—	468	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	878	187.00	187.00
60	—	841	182.75	182.75
16	—	573	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	676	164.50–170.50	167.50
41	—	516	203.00–214.50	208.70
35	—	711	157.00–161.50	160.37
29	—	602	183.00–192.75	189.36
22	—	587	171.00–188.50	182.54
15	—	411	209.00–220.00	217.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	179.00–185.00	181.71
6	—	641	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	652	146.00–165.00	152.95
5	—	804	141.00	141.00
5	—	424	180.00	180.00
4	—	705	157.00	157.00
3	—	376	175.00	175.00
98	—	561	150.00–173.25	168.22
71	—	536	155.00–175.00	166.17
40	—	611	155.00–166.00	162.80
46	—	469	164.00–185.50	176.80
28	—	879	149.75	149.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	367	176.00	176.00
4	—	592	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	163.00–171.00	167.62
6	—	393	171.50	171.50
8	—	451	145.00	145.00
4	—	302	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	484	150.00–172.00	166.04
26	—	569	150.00–164.00	153.76
30	—	446	175.00–189.50	187.60
33	—	660	145.00–152.00	151.13
36	—	619	151.00–168.25	165.06
44	—	525	152.00–166.00	158.84
11	—	382	184.00	184.00
5	—	712	136.00	136.00

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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