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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Creston, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

1,762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $181.66/cwt +31.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,496/hd at 823 lb · 189 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.43/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,138/hd at 624 lb · 179 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.71/cwt +4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 670 lb · 154 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,762 884 1,697
Feeder cattle 1,762 884 1,697

Market comments — USDA reporter

Large offering of new crop spring calves for the active trade and good demand. Fleshy calves, both steers and heifers were 8 to 10 higher compared to the auction results on 10-19-2022. The yearlings offered resulted in 6-8 higher than prior auction.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 4 191.00 $191.00 $774 —
405–436 unweaned 411 15 209.00–220.00 $217.67 $895 —
457–498 484 29 192.00–211.00 $203.63 $986 +33.63
510–532 unweaned 516 41 203.00–214.50 $208.70 $1,077 -3.03
510–548 535 56 185.00–203.00 $196.21 $1,050 -12.79
555–596 573 47 179.00–194.50 $188.82 $1,082 —
573 fancy 573 16 193.00 $193.00 $1,106 -19.03
577–595 unweaned 587 22 171.00–188.50 $182.54 $1,072 -21.02
600–605 unweaned 602 29 183.00–192.75 $189.36 $1,140 +48.36
605–645 628 150 176.50–184.00 $181.09 $1,137 +5.37
658–685 666 96 170.00–182.50 $175.85 $1,171 +6.35
655–688 unweaned 676 58 164.50–170.50 $167.50 $1,132 +0.84
707–732 unweaned 711 35 157.00–161.50 $160.37 $1,140 -4.59
727–729 728 24 170.50–174.00 $172.84 $1,258 +4.34
766 766 46 176.00 $176.00 $1,348 —
812–818 815 129 179.50–182.60 $181.16 $1,476 +30.16
841 fancy 841 60 182.75 $182.75 $1,537 —
878 fancy 878 65 187.00 $187.00 $1,642 —
998 998 17 155.00 $155.00 $1,547 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 5 137.50 $137.50 $644 —
514–530 unweaned 521 9 179.00–185.00 $181.71 $947 —
526 526 3 173.00 $173.00 $910 -17.00
641 unweaned 641 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,051 —
658 658 5 152.00 $152.00 $1,000 —
790 790 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,138 —
831 831 8 158.50 $158.50 $1,317 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 175.00 $175.00 $658 -11.00
382 unweaned 382 11 184.00 $184.00 $703 -4.40
424 424 5 180.00 $180.00 $763 —
437–447 unweaned 446 30 175.00–189.50 $187.60 $837 +4.35
456–490 469 46 164.00–185.50 $176.80 $829 -11.70
470–498 unweaned 484 15 150.00–172.00 $166.04 $804 -18.96
505–545 unweaned 525 44 152.00–166.00 $158.84 $834 -14.91
516–546 536 71 155.00–175.00 $166.17 $891 -23.83
552–583 561 98 150.00–173.25 $168.22 $944 +26.22
568–570 unweaned 569 26 150.00–164.00 $153.76 $875 —
605–626 611 40 155.00–166.00 $162.80 $995 -1.20
601–635 unweaned 619 36 151.00–168.25 $165.06 $1,022 +4.76
650–656 652 11 146.00–165.00 $152.95 $997 —
658–677 unweaned 660 33 145.00–152.00 $151.13 $997 -6.87
705 705 4 157.00 $157.00 $1,107 +0.50
712 unweaned 712 5 136.00 $136.00 $968 -18.00
804 804 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,134 —
879 879 28 149.75 $149.75 $1,316 +5.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 unweaned 302 4 183.00 $183.00 $553 —
367 367 4 176.00 $176.00 $646 —
393 unweaned 393 6 171.50 $171.50 $674 +11.50
405–442 unweaned 426 9 163.00–171.00 $167.62 $714 —
451 unweaned 451 8 145.00 $145.00 $654 —
592 592 4 145.00 $145.00 $858 —

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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.