Name: Creston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to feeder calf / yearling auction 2 weeks ago, 500 -600 lb feeder steers were fully steady to 4.00 higher, 700 -750 lb were steady with a lower undertone and heavier yearling steers (900 lb) were 8.00 - 12.00 higher. Heifer feeder calf trade was fully steady with heavier yearling cattle as much as 15.00 higher. Load lots of yearling cattle were available today. Internet bidding very active. Demand was very good for today's moderate supply. The next scheduled "Back to Grass" cattle auction is April 29.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $485.89/cwt on 142 head, down $5.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −0.87 against this barn's trailing median of $486.76.

Average price

$485.89

▼ 5.81 vs prior sale

142 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.20

vs IA average

−4.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	485.89	2,749	142

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.62, low $471.06, median $486.76 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale142 hd

485.89

—

IA average3 barns · 196 hd

490.09

−4.20

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−4.94

This barn, trailing median10 sales

486.76

−0.87

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

28 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	800–850	809	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	493.78/cwt	482.50–515.00	1,886	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	406.30/cwt	394.00–413.00	2,348	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	503.09/cwt	495.00–507.50	2,304	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	333.79/cwt	327.25–335.75	2,867	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	363.78/cwt	349.50–386.75	2,776	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	539.00/cwt	539.00–539.00	2,733	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	402.60/cwt	399.50–403.50	2,548	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	451.84/cwt	447.00–472.50	2,413	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	326.75/cwt	326.75–326.75	2,970	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	357.25/cwt	357.25–357.25	3,004	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	552	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,666	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	431.93/cwt	425.00–441.00	2,700	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	550.24/cwt	539.00–567.00	2,625	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	3,376	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	402.83/cwt	385.00–406.50	2,916	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	349.10/cwt	347.00–349.50	2,653	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,642	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	472.65/cwt	467.00–480.00	2,756	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	348.39/cwt	329.50–357.25	3,188	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	375.73/cwt	375.00–376.00	2,322	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,313	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	419.16/cwt	411.00–438.00	2,867	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	451	573.00/cwt	573.00–573.00	2,584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	533.20/cwt	530.00–537.50	2,639	7

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 Apr 8, 2026

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

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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
19	350–400	382	482.50–515.00	493.78
31	450–500	458	495.00–507.50	503.09
35	500–550	534	447.00–472.50	451.84
24	550–600	578	394.00–413.00	406.30
95	600–650	633	399.50–403.50	402.60
74	750–800	760	347.00–349.50	349.10
12	800–850	809	329.00	329.00
149	850–900	859	327.25–335.75	333.79
70	900–950	909	326.75	326.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	491	471.00	471.00
4	500–550	525	435.00	435.00
11	600–650	618	375.00–376.00	375.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	400	615.00	615.00
36	450–500	477	539.00–567.00	550.24
26	500–550	507	539.00	539.00
101	550–600	583	467.00–480.00	472.65
25	600–650	625	425.00–441.00	431.93
24	650–700	684	411.00–438.00	419.16
18	700–750	724	385.00–406.50	402.83
72	750–800	763	349.50–386.75	363.78
24	800–850	841	357.25	357.25
162	900–950	915	329.50–357.25	348.39
62	950–1000	980	344.50	344.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	451	573.00	573.00
15	550–600	552	483.00	483.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	495	530.00–537.50	533.20
5	700–750	703	370.00	370.00
16	750–800	777	340.00	340.00

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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