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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Creston, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 8, 2023

2,003 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $204.80/cwt +17.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,374/hd at 671 lb · 211 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $191.27/cwt +15.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,387/hd at 725 lb · 152 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $213.51/cwt +8.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 574 lb · 143 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,003 2,566 2,566
Feeder cattle 2,003 2,566 2,566

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent price comparison. Demand was very good on today's great offering of green, long-time weaned and vaccinated feeder calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–442 432 15 238.00–244.00 $240.31 $1,038 +27.16
461–492 480 30 207.00–226.00 $219.02 $1,051 +0.36
485–495 unweaned 490 8 200.00–227.00 $213.64 $1,047 —
502–540 530 42 207.00–227.00 $219.73 $1,165 +7.79
556–598 572 128 209.00–220.75 $213.63 $1,222 +15.32
588 unweaned 588 15 212.50 $212.50 $1,250 —
630 unweaned 630 6 183.00 $183.00 $1,153 —
620–638 632 114 205.00–214.50 $209.38 $1,323 +21.33
650–692 669 154 187.00–213.00 $203.52 $1,362 +22.05
676 fancy 676 57 208.25 $208.25 $1,408 +12.07
706–730 725 131 170.00–193.60 $190.87 $1,384 +15.82
725 fancy 725 21 193.75 $193.75 $1,405 +17.87
757–782 770 113 180.00–188.25 $184.49 $1,421 +12.41
800–835 807 56 167.00–187.00 $181.95 $1,468 +17.60
804–819 fancy 808 65 180.25–189.00 $182.84 $1,477 —
873–898 881 26 165.00–170.50 $168.04 $1,480 +3.64
906 906 13 167.00 $167.00 $1,513 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 4 180.00 $180.00 $954 -15.00
716–720 718 6 168.00–172.00 $169.99 $1,221 +14.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 25 207.00 $207.00 $787 +14.95
432 432 4 200.00 $200.00 $864 +10.48
460–475 unweaned 464 14 183.00–190.00 $187.95 $872 —
476–490 486 18 183.00–201.00 $192.93 $938 +5.14
500–543 525 67 184.00–195.00 $192.35 $1,010 +16.08
530 unweaned 530 4 170.00 $170.00 $901 —
552 unweaned 552 8 186.00 $186.00 $1,027 —
550–583 560 39 187.50–190.00 $189.33 $1,060 +22.03
571 fancy 571 32 191.00 $191.00 $1,091 +17.50
601–642 624 117 170.00–188.00 $180.58 $1,127 +19.43
660–690 666 30 168.00–179.00 $177.63 $1,183 +5.13
651–699 fancy 676 81 176.50–182.00 $178.71 $1,208 —
700–742 726 20 155.00–170.00 $165.40 $1,201 +4.65
755–782 762 46 165.00–170.00 $168.29 $1,282 +9.29
795 fancy 795 62 170.00 $170.00 $1,352 +10.00
803–807 804 57 167.50–173.00 $169.15 $1,360 +19.83
909 909 11 153.50 $153.50 $1,395 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 3 170.00 $170.00 $889 —

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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.