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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Creston, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

1,562 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.69/cwt +5.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 726 lb · 190 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $140.25/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 822 lb · 188 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.85/cwt -2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 677 lb · 128 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,562 2,911 1,350
Feeder cattle 1,562 2,911 1,350

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent market coverage for comparison. The tone of the market was firm. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 190.00 $190.00 $703 -7.50
396 unweaned 396 3 199.00 $199.00 $788 —
442 442 4 212.50 $212.50 $939 +22.50
452–492 unweaned 465 12 187.50–208.00 $200.78 $934 —
502–548 520 18 174.00–182.00 $178.72 $929 +5.91
538 unweaned 538 5 181.00 $181.00 $974 —
551 unweaned 551 14 179.00 $179.00 $986 +22.04
555–598 577 30 164.00–177.00 $168.82 $974 +3.43
610–645 635 91 154.50–166.00 $161.82 $1,028 +4.26
650–655 654 27 155.00–160.00 $159.45 $1,043 +5.45
708 unweaned 708 10 140.75 $140.75 $997 +0.75
700–749 727 180 140.50–153.00 $150.19 $1,092 +6.16
750–783 773 75 142.50–147.85 $144.34 $1,116 +1.45
806–838 822 188 131.00–143.10 $140.25 $1,153 +6.53
878–886 882 83 128.50–133.60 $132.62 $1,170 +2.22
924–932 930 77 128.75–132.10 $131.28 $1,221 +6.22
998 998 10 117.50 $117.50 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 7 169.00 $169.00 $774 -3.32
566–592 576 10 159.00–160.00 $159.41 $918 +5.41
776 776 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,024 +0.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 4 177.00 $177.00 $614 —
352–363 357 7 164.00–171.00 $167.95 $600 +2.95
422 unweaned 422 8 184.00 $184.00 $776 —
412–432 424 21 169.00–170.00 $169.37 $718 +7.49
453–490 474 12 152.00–166.00 $157.15 $745 +1.81
467–495 unweaned 474 17 154.00–171.00 $158.18 $750 -0.82
516–545 523 30 144.00–158.00 $148.62 $777 -0.12
550–592 577 34 136.00–147.50 $143.91 $830 -1.40
600 unweaned 600 3 140.00 $140.00 $840 +15.00
600–641 621 65 132.50–145.50 $141.42 $878 +0.81
653–687 677 128 128.50–140.00 $135.85 $920 -2.35
702–739 725 60 125.50–134.00 $129.44 $938 -1.29
728 728 17 143.50 $143.50 $1,045 +12.77
753–769 757 65 130.75–131.00 $130.81 $990 -1.50
787 787 17 142.50 $142.50 $1,121 +10.19
837 837 14 123.50 $123.50 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 unweaned 475 6 150.00 $150.00 $712 —
482 482 4 150.00 $150.00 $723 +11.62
530 530 11 139.00 $139.00 $737 +5.00
537 537 4 130.00 $130.00 $698 -4.00
560–572 566 8 135.00 $135.00 $764 —
615–620 618 5 128.00–131.00 $129.19 $798 —
652–676 662 7 125.00 $125.00 $828 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 177.00 $177.00 $761 —
576 576 6 160.00 $160.00 $922 —
696 696 5 134.00 $134.00 $933 —

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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.