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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Creston, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

1,975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $366.42/cwt -34.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,284/hd at 623 lb · 289 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $340.94/cwt ≈ $2,466/hd at 723 lb · 203 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $314.94/cwt -24.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,926/hd at 929 lb · 184 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,975 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442–448 unweaned 444 10 465.00–482.50 $477.20 $2,119 —
435–447 445 24 457.50–497.50 $464.02 $2,065 -33.56
470–495 unweaned 477 34 425.00–458.00 $441.53 $2,106 —
471–492 483 17 414.00–422.00 $418.32 $2,020 -86.09
515–538 unweaned 527 44 400.00–458.50 $425.13 $2,240 —
513–544 538 95 416.00–449.00 $421.62 $2,268 -36.43
551–583 unweaned 566 41 375.50–392.50 $384.38 $2,176 —
551–598 570 26 372.00–401.00 $383.94 $2,188 -48.24
601–646 623 228 363.00–384.50 $370.39 $2,308 -30.61
610–632 unweaned 625 61 341.00–382.50 $351.57 $2,197 —
652–656 654 22 340.00–370.00 $357.77 $2,340 —
675–686 unweaned 683 40 310.00–340.00 $326.14 $2,228 —
700–741 723 181 310.00–348.85 $343.00 $2,480 —
727 unweaned 727 22 324.00 $324.00 $2,355 —
756–757 757 57 322.00–333.75 $328.19 $2,484 -47.99
864–865 865 122 325.00–326.35 $325.68 $2,817 -22.07
907–947 929 184 309.35–322.25 $314.94 $2,926 -24.42
955–971 963 122 303.75–306.25 $305.03 $2,937 -32.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 unweaned 435 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,914 —
577–586 584 21 310.00–318.00 $311.88 $1,821 -73.92
602–638 618 21 325.00–350.00 $338.39 $2,091 —
685–697 689 12 315.00–319.50 $317.98 $2,191 —
763 763 22 290.00 $290.00 $2,213 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 unweaned 392 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,568 —
404–415 407 19 360.00–403.00 $392.43 $1,597 -53.52
427 unweaned 427 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,665 —
456–487 unweaned 465 44 365.00–412.00 $392.14 $1,823 —
494 494 6 434.00 $434.00 $2,144 +17.56
500–548 522 68 349.00–371.00 $358.38 $1,871 -48.66
510–542 unweaned 524 26 362.50–385.00 $375.15 $1,966 —
550–589 unweaned 562 40 326.00–358.00 $349.88 $1,966 —
580–582 581 30 370.00–387.50 $379.90 $2,207 -20.10
602–643 614 50 330.00–360.00 $347.58 $2,134 —
623–648 unweaned 638 21 340.00–360.00 $352.57 $2,249 —
678–695 unweaned 688 39 296.00–320.00 $306.32 $2,107 —
893 893 67 294.50 $294.50 $2,630 -23.51
911 911 58 297.25 $297.25 $2,708 -15.67
952 952 64 290.75 $290.75 $2,768 +19.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 4 302.50 $302.50 $1,264 -105.00
554–573 558 18 332.00–357.50 $342.38 $1,910 —

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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.