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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Creston, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

1,609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.11/cwt -13.74 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 672 lb · 143 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.04/cwt -12.87 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 580 lb · 101 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.02/cwt -13.43 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 671 lb · 93 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,609 1,562 1,579
Feeder cattle 1,609 1,562 1,579

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was moderate to 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
385 385 4 169.00 $169.00 $651 -21.00
403 403 6 175.00 $175.00 $705 —
450–494 480 65 163.50–171.00 $168.60 $809 —
512–542 529 75 153.00–169.50 $161.24 $853 -17.48
515–537 unweaned 531 14 152.50–156.00 $153.47 $815 -27.53
551–597 574 76 154.00–166.00 $159.32 $914 -9.50
592 592 14 155.00 $155.00 $918 -13.82
606–645 619 72 149.50–162.00 $157.20 $973 -4.62
612–643 unweaned 629 16 139.00–141.00 $139.85 $880 —
652–697 671 93 138.50–151.75 $146.02 $980 -13.43
706–721 715 32 130.50–142.00 $133.39 $954 -16.80
723 723 13 128.00 $128.00 $925 -22.19
757–792 767 69 124.00–132.75 $129.56 $994 -14.78
839 839 31 124.25 $124.25 $1,042 -16.00
848 848 25 121.75 $121.75 $1,032 -18.50
863–865 864 20 117.25–121.00 $119.87 $1,036 -12.75
1036 1036 6 103.25 $103.25 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 158.00 $158.00 $585 —
478–486 481 15 140.00–156.50 $146.57 $705 -22.43
540 540 6 141.00 $141.00 $761 —
556 unweaned 556 3 122.00 $122.00 $678 —
592 592 10 148.00 $148.00 $876 -11.41
622–640 631 10 134.00–143.00 $138.44 $874 —
700–746 724 16 127.00–128.00 $127.37 $922 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 4 144.00 $144.00 $514 -23.95
420–447 429 59 140.00–146.50 $142.87 $613 -26.50
460–496 478 25 134.00–147.00 $141.21 $675 -15.94
480 unweaned 480 4 141.00 $141.00 $677 -17.18
503 unweaned 503 8 125.00 $125.00 $629 —
502–544 530 62 123.00–139.00 $129.06 $684 -19.56
552 unweaned 552 5 133.00 $133.00 $734 —
551–596 581 96 127.50–140.00 $130.94 $761 -12.97
615 615 11 115.75 $115.75 $712 -25.67
610–635 626 19 124.50–134.00 $128.62 $805 -12.80
656–697 672 131 119.00–125.50 $123.22 $828 -12.63
676 676 12 110.00 $110.00 $744 -25.85
700–710 708 18 115.00–123.25 $120.15 $851 -9.29
756–767 763 41 114.50–120.25 $117.96 $900 -12.85
783 783 29 120.00 $120.00 $940 -22.50
802–848 826 87 110.50–122.75 $117.25 $968 -6.25
900 900 5 105.00 $105.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 unweaned 383 3 138.00 $138.00 $529 —
447 unweaned 447 4 131.00 $131.00 $586 —
492 492 7 121.00 $121.00 $595 -29.00
490–494 493 8 117.00–129.00 $124.52 $614 -25.48
552–565 556 38 124.00–126.00 $125.68 $699 -9.32
562–581 unweaned 578 28 100.00–119.25 $114.59 $662 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 111.00 $111.00 $566 —
741 741 8 112.25 $112.25 $832 —
810 810 2 94.00 $94.00 $761 —

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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.