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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Creston, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

1,511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $376.13/cwt +24.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,532/hd at 673 lb · 246 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $307.24/cwt +17.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,707/hd at 881 lb · 197 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $359.10/cwt +51.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,753/hd at 767 lb · 141 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,511 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 unweaned 441 9 456.00 $456.00 $2,011 -18.00
495 495 5 453.00 $453.00 $2,242 -17.65
505–509 508 20 429.00–452.50 $445.49 $2,263 +30.49
526 unweaned 526 11 434.00 $434.00 $2,283 —
556–576 unweaned 567 28 411.50–419.00 $414.65 $2,351 +15.29
565–575 573 18 382.00–405.00 $393.94 $2,257 -10.11
608–623 unweaned 618 41 377.75–403.50 $386.63 $2,389 —
605–639 621 70 392.50–400.00 $394.52 $2,450 +17.72
661–682 670 36 367.50–382.50 $375.72 $2,517 +14.54
653–685 fancy 672 148 374.50–391.25 $380.99 $2,560 —
658–692 unweaned 678 62 359.00–365.50 $364.77 $2,473 +25.84
705–743 unweaned 718 56 340.75–349.00 $344.30 $2,472 —
706–735 725 62 352.00–371.50 $364.83 $2,645 +13.45
759 unweaned 759 18 345.00 $345.00 $2,619 +40.00
765 fancy 765 68 368.50 $368.50 $2,819 —
750–792 771 55 350.00–354.00 $352.09 $2,715 +22.09
812 fancy 812 56 348.25 $348.25 $2,828 —
886 886 16 317.00 $317.00 $2,809 —
916 916 4 303.00 $303.00 $2,775 -4.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 9 372.00 $372.00 $2,158 -3.39
669–676 672 11 352.00–357.00 $354.29 $2,381 +32.29
748 748 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,543 —
781 781 21 326.00–327.00 $326.52 $2,550 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 unweaned 330 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,419 —
420–444 unweaned 438 13 407.50–413.00 $411.78 $1,804 -8.90
441 441 5 406.00 $406.00 $1,790 -1.17
480 unweaned 480 5 367.00 $367.00 $1,762 —
508–515 unweaned 510 20 391.00–392.00 $391.70 $1,998 +33.43
510–541 523 21 390.00–394.00 $392.23 $2,051 +27.43
552–593 571 35 348.00–366.00 $358.29 $2,046 +5.52
576–587 unweaned 581 43 361.00–368.00 $365.04 $2,121 +23.46
609 fancy 609 58 350.00 $350.00 $2,132 —
613–642 622 21 327.00–349.50 $338.57 $2,106 +7.79
633 unweaned 633 20 357.00 $357.00 $2,260 —
646 646 41 361.00 $361.00 $2,332 +30.22
660–687 678 78 320.00–332.00 $329.31 $2,233 -12.81
709 unweaned 709 6 318.00 $318.00 $2,255 —
729 fancy 729 42 330.00 $330.00 $2,406 —
778 778 67 318.00 $318.00 $2,474 +25.50
854–894 881 197 306.75–308.00 $307.24 $2,707 +17.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 unweaned 527 5 356.00 $356.00 $1,876 —

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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.