Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special "All Vacc Calf and Yearling" Auction. Compared to the auction 2 weeks ago, 400 - 500 lb steer calves were 4.00 - 6.00 higher, six weight steer calves were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and 700 - 800 lb yearling steers were fully steady. 500 - 600 lb heifers were 6.00 - 8.00 lower. Great offering today of both weaned and off the cow green, reputation feeder calves. Load lots available of quality yearling cattle. Demand was good to very good. Trade was active for today's moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.99/cwt on 1,214 head.

Average price

$252.99

1,214 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$11.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.53

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	253.42	1,682	1,169
Medium and Large 1-2	545	241.96	1,318	45

One grade step is worth $11.46/cwt here — about $364 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 sale1,214 hd

252.99

—

IA average8 barns · 6,263 hd

243.47

+9.53

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

48 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	—	766	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	247.42/cwt	239.00–265.00	1,534	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	281.82/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,632	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	273.87/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,271	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	232.34/cwt	230.25–234.75	1,942	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	703	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,659	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	477	268.68/cwt	268.00–269.00	1,282	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	231.62/cwt	226.00–235.50	1,668	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	277.70/cwt	277.50–278.00	1,194	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	246.62/cwt	231.00–268.50	1,517	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	233.97/cwt	218.25–252.50	1,579	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	281.92/cwt	275.00–286.25	1,627	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	302.43/cwt	272.00–314.00	1,446	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	281.32/cwt	260.00–293.00	1,508	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	290.51/cwt	273.00–296.00	1,275	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	222.74/cwt	219.00–226.50	1,515	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	239.94/cwt	237.50–244.00	1,068	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	247.95/cwt	242.00–252.50	955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	471	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,206	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	578	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	460	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	238.47/cwt	225.50–256.00	1,381	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	250.51/cwt	244.75–258.00	1,227	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	232.14/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,209	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	236.73/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,451	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,263	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	505	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	596	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	237.06/cwt	223.00–260.00	1,242	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	233.26/cwt	225.00–243.50	1,311	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	362	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	950	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	488	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	1,505	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	252.53/cwt	238.50–257.00	1,217	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	259.19/cwt	244.00–264.00	1,146	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	227.12/cwt	217.50–236.00	1,395	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	402	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	245.46/cwt	231.00–255.00	1,647	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,989	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,082	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	254.42/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,376	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,290	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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Receipts 2,319Last week 2,146Year ago 2,729

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	766	210.00	210.00
3	—	356	280.00	280.00
108	—	620	239.00–265.00	247.42
79	—	579	267.00–290.00	281.82
35	—	464	265.00–285.00	273.87
201	—	836	230.25–234.75	232.34
25	—	720	226.00–235.50	231.62
10	—	430	277.50–278.00	277.70
76	—	671	231.00–255.00	245.46
62	—	890	223.50	223.50
61	—	905	230.00	230.00
58	—	541	245.00–280.00	254.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	703	236.00	236.00
97	—	615	231.00–268.50	246.62
86	—	675	218.25–252.50	233.97
74	—	577	275.00–286.25	281.92
62	—	478	272.00–314.00	302.43
59	—	536	260.00–293.00	281.32
17	—	439	273.00–296.00	290.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	477	268.00–269.00	268.68
12	—	585	225.00	225.00
4	—	680	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	488	308.50	308.50
13	—	561	283.50	283.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	247.00	247.00
5	—	542	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	680	219.00–226.50	222.74
16	—	445	237.50–244.00	239.94
7	—	385	242.00–252.50	247.95
3	—	713	208.00	208.00
114	—	579	225.50–256.00	238.47
66	—	490	244.75–258.00	250.51
39	—	521	222.00–236.00	232.14
18	—	613	228.00–240.00	236.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	256.00	256.00
7	—	578	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	201.00	201.00
4	—	505	223.00	223.00
3	—	596	187.00	187.00
5	—	402	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	574	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	524	223.00–260.00	237.06
66	—	562	225.00–243.50	233.26
9	—	362	262.50	262.50
3	—	650	211.00	211.00
59	—	482	238.50–257.00	252.53
28	—	442	244.00–264.00	259.19
82	—	614	217.50–236.00	227.12

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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