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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Creston, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

1,885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.65/cwt +1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 729 lb · 191 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.09/cwt -4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 582 lb · 155 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.53/cwt -8.51 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 678 lb · 147 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,885 2,781 2,055
Feeder cattle 1,885 2,781 2,055

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers 450-500 lbs. were 3.50 higher, while the 500-700 lb. steers sold 3.00-5.50 lower. The 700-750 lb. steers were 2.00 higher and those over 750 lbs. ended 4.00-5.50 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs. were 10.00 lower, while the 550-700 lb. heifers were 1.50-6.00 lower. Heifers over 700 lbs. were 1.00 higher. Several groups of good quality heifers sold as replacements. Trade was active and demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 unweaned 396 8 182.00 $182.00 $721 —
403 unweaned 403 7 174.00 $174.00 $701 —
478–496 489 26 160.00–177.00 $172.76 $845 +3.74
508–510 unweaned 509 15 157.00–168.00 $165.06 $840 +0.06
536 536 11 166.00 $166.00 $890 -5.86
560–596 570 46 152.25–162.75 $159.90 $911 -5.05
602–647 622 96 146.00–155.50 $149.92 $933 -5.22
604–638 unweaned 631 34 138.00–140.00 $139.61 $881 -13.98
652–698 671 99 134.50–148.25 $143.73 $964 -3.10
717 unweaned 717 6 127.75 $127.75 $916 —
711–740 720 112 130.50–141.50 $138.19 $995 +2.17
746 746 12 130.00 $130.00 $970 -6.02
757–794 778 96 124.00–136.50 $128.79 $1,002 -4.64
806–832 815 140 122.00–127.00 $125.52 $1,023 -5.98
857–891 874 26 120.00–120.75 $120.52 $1,053 -4.18
910–927 922 24 116.00–121.00 $119.33 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563–588 576 15 143.00–146.00 $144.38 $832 -3.27
632–637 636 21 136.00–138.25 $137.25 $873 -4.67
653 unweaned 653 4 132.00 $132.00 $862 —
670–689 681 40 130.00–133.50 $131.78 $897 -5.22
717 717 6 115.00 $115.00 $825 —
773–775 774 11 116.00–122.25 $119.97 $929 -7.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 unweaned 318 4 158.00 $158.00 $502 —
400–445 429 14 139.50–144.00 $141.74 $608 -0.43
466 466 10 140.00 $140.00 $652 +1.31
475 unweaned 475 4 132.00 $132.00 $627 -6.00
511 unweaned 511 12 132.00 $132.00 $675 —
523–549 535 66 125.00–132.00 $128.67 $688 -13.43
568 unweaned 568 10 131.00 $131.00 $744 -4.95
553–598 581 119 125.00–135.75 $130.46 $758 -4.82
592 592 26 134.00 $134.00 $793 -1.28
604–640 628 138 122.00–131.25 $128.30 $806 -6.45
637 unweaned 637 3 122.00 $122.00 $777 —
655–698 674 120 120.00–130.00 $126.98 $856 -17.09
695 695 27 130.00 $130.00 $904 +1.58
705–738 724 89 122.00–135.00 $129.50 $938 +0.93
713–740 734 102 130.00–142.00 $135.39 $994 +6.82
756–768 761 14 114.00–115.00 $114.43 $871 -11.57
810–820 817 13 115.50–120.00 $118.63 $969 —
818 818 9 124.00 $124.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 6 126.00 $126.00 $615 —
533–549 542 13 125.00 $125.00 $678 -1.50
652 652 5 117.00 $117.00 $763 -13.00
736 736 8 118.00 $118.00 $868 —

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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.