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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Creston, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 14, 2022

2,403 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $186.36/cwt -10.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 628 lb · 257 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.24/cwt -5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,227/hd at 670 lb · 209 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.33/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 629 lb · 207 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,403 2,920 0
Feeder cattle 2,403 2,920 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Large offering of quality "weaned" new crop spring steers and heifers in load lots for today's active trade. Today's fleshy type calves were 5-7 soft compared to the 12-7-2022 auction results

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 unweaned 352 4 226.00 $226.00 $796 -3.00
355–390 374 16 192.00–218.00 $204.71 $766 -17.29
400–435 418 8 201.00–224.00 $212.02 $886 -2.13
470 fancy 470 14 222.00 $222.00 $1,043 —
460–492 unweaned 478 14 195.00–209.00 $200.77 $960 -16.52
463–497 481 44 197.00–218.00 $207.18 $997 -5.61
512–530 523 32 208.00–220.00 $213.67 $1,117 +1.52
562 fancy 562 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,231 +10.24
550–583 unweaned 571 29 182.50–205.00 $189.17 $1,080 -12.20
554–597 573 146 185.00–213.00 $201.03 $1,152 -6.74
627 unweaned 627 7 183.50 $183.50 $1,151 -9.47
616–647 628 221 180.00–196.00 $185.78 $1,167 -8.54
628 fancy 628 29 191.50 $191.50 $1,203 -10.17
652–682 fancy 663 42 186.00–188.00 $187.22 $1,241 -3.11
650–690 670 126 179.00–190.00 $185.80 $1,245 -2.65
670–684 unweaned 675 41 161.00–179.75 $171.28 $1,156 -15.92
720 unweaned 720 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,188 -9.25
704–747 725 195 164.00–181.25 $176.05 $1,276 -0.22
762–779 770 78 170.00–179.50 $177.69 $1,368 +4.04
811–833 818 126 173.00–180.85 $179.90 $1,472 +7.17
855–856 855 29 169.00–174.00 $173.48 $1,483 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531–540 533 23 186.00–205.00 $190.19 $1,014 —
832 832 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,256 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 172.00 $172.00 $595 —
353 unweaned 353 3 181.00 $181.00 $639 —
355–388 372 14 172.00–178.00 $174.87 $651 -5.13
426–438 433 12 162.00–181.00 $173.58 $752 -6.38
464–471 unweaned 469 14 160.00–172.00 $164.24 $770 -15.02
450–485 473 61 165.00–188.00 $182.08 $861 +2.16
493 fancy 493 12 182.50 $182.50 $900 —
512–543 unweaned 533 13 172.00–177.00 $173.48 $925 +3.89
511–549 535 121 174.00–197.00 $178.82 $957 -0.93
558–563 unweaned 560 40 166.00–173.00 $170.69 $956 -0.62
556–581 570 109 158.00–181.00 $169.44 $966 -8.91
572 572 15 188.00 $188.00 $1,075 +12.02
579 fancy 579 15 176.00 $176.00 $1,019 -9.68
612–640 628 172 159.00–177.00 $171.31 $1,076 +2.04
628–646 unweaned 633 35 167.50–173.00 $171.40 $1,085 +1.90
658 unweaned 658 11 165.00 $165.00 $1,086 +6.00
652–679 665 130 160.50–177.50 $167.15 $1,112 +5.90
672 672 20 168.25 $168.25 $1,131 +7.00
708–725 717 19 155.00–159.50 $157.10 $1,126 -7.90
761 761 45 165.50 $165.50 $1,259 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556–576 567 9 150.00–161.00 $154.26 $875 -4.18
690 690 4 142.00 $142.00 $980 —

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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.