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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Creston, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

1,053 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $150.35/cwt ≈ $1,225/hd at 815 lb · 213 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.56/cwt ≈ $1,155/hd at 772 lb · 167 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.25/cwt ≈ $1,002/hd at 667 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,053 2,267 746
Feeder cattle 1,053 — 746

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the light offerings. Supply included several load lots. Trading was active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
385 unweaned 385 4 190.00 $190.00 $732
430 unweaned 430 11 182.00 $182.00 $783
440 440 14 180.00 $180.00 $792
468 468 16 169.50 $169.50 $793
499 unweaned 499 14 170.00 $170.00 $848
502 unweaned 502 12 165.00 $165.00 $828
559–574 unweaned 563 34 151.00–163.00 $159.40 $897
588 588 9 153.50 $153.50 $903
602–640 623 16 146.50–153.50 $149.46 $931
625 unweaned 625 7 148.00 $148.00 $925
654–670 667 72 140.00–154.75 $150.25 $1,002
718–747 726 16 144.00–146.75 $145.76 $1,058
757–789 772 167 147.25–151.50 $149.56 $1,155
802–842 815 213 142.00–154.00 $150.35 $1,225
889–896 890 66 138.00–145.75 $145.04 $1,291
984 984 11 123.25 $123.25 $1,213
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
560–590 575 4 144.00–147.00 $145.54 $837
577 unweaned 577 4 144.00 $144.00 $831
600–640 630 22 135.50–143.00 $138.40 $872
755–775 767 10 133.00–140.00 $135.76 $1,041
803 803 3 139.50 $139.50 $1,120

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
350 350 4 182.00 $182.00 $637
352 unweaned 352 7 173.00 $173.00 $609
410–412 unweaned 412 18 162.00–164.00 $162.33 $669
453–476 unweaned 470 30 149.00–152.00 $149.77 $704
517 unweaned 517 16 145.50 $145.50 $752
560 560 8 144.00 $144.00 $806
625–637 629 19 135.00–146.75 $140.07 $881
660–682 678 24 130.00–143.00 $132.11 $896
743–748 746 45 144.00–145.00 $144.65 $1,079
770–777 774 13 138.50–139.00 $138.81 $1,074
845 845 8 135.50 $135.50 $1,145
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
610–636 624 9 124.00–134.00 $128.34 $801

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.