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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Creston, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 4, 2023

2,297 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $252.19/cwt +16.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,083/hd at 826 lb · 360 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $255.55/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,973/hd at 772 lb · 262 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.85/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,701/hd at 689 lb · 160 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,297 2,070 1,640
Feeder cattle 2,297 2,070 1,640

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison as the previously reported auction was on Aug. 30, 2023. Many load lots of high quality reputation yearling cattle were offered on today's moderate supply. Trade was active. Demand was good to very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–387 372 13 310.00–316.00 $312.64 $1,163 +21.64
412 unweaned 412 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,195 —
428 428 24 338.00 $338.00 $1,447 +78.00
452–495 unweaned 468 51 322.00–338.00 $330.81 $1,548 —
466–480 478 48 302.00–334.00 $323.99 $1,549 +52.20
514–542 521 56 291.00–312.00 $302.63 $1,577 +14.34
511–537 unweaned 523 31 308.00–320.00 $314.43 $1,644 —
556–588 573 29 286.00–294.00 $292.24 $1,675 -11.76
552–590 unweaned 575 27 277.00–287.00 $280.46 $1,613 —
602–647 618 56 256.00–282.00 $273.55 $1,691 -22.32
641 unweaned 641 11 262.00 $262.00 $1,679 —
650–678 663 92 282.00–284.50 $283.25 $1,878 +7.62
738–749 742 152 258.50–267.00 $263.28 $1,954 -5.76
751–785 772 262 248.00–261.00 $255.55 $1,973 -0.05
801–849 826 360 240.25–260.00 $252.19 $2,083 +16.78
855–875 862 108 242.25–258.00 $252.63 $2,178 +10.61
912 912 11 222.00 $222.00 $2,025 -8.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,328 —
803 803 3 182.50 $182.50 $1,465 -48.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 14 302.00 $302.00 $1,048 —
400–426 unweaned 413 22 282.00 $282.00 $1,165 —
443 443 35 291.00 $291.00 $1,289 —
457–498 484 37 268.00–284.00 $281.79 $1,364 +27.79
475–488 unweaned 484 28 281.00–283.00 $281.56 $1,363 —
500–530 503 48 250.00–285.50 $276.92 $1,393 —
562 unweaned 562 10 283.00 $283.00 $1,590 —
598 598 17 254.00 $254.00 $1,519 -25.80
617 unweaned 617 9 259.00 $259.00 $1,598 —
638 638 56 255.25 $255.25 $1,628 -14.75
673–692 689 160 244.00–258.00 $246.85 $1,701 -2.88
725–744 734 140 241.00–242.10 $241.57 $1,773 +3.41
776 776 21 236.50 $236.50 $1,835 +5.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 unweaned 477 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,216 —
502 502 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,235 -5.72
623 623 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,371 —

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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.