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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Creston, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 7, 2026

1,954 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $369.87/cwt +11.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,873/hd at 777 lb · 342 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $418.94/cwt +32.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,795/hd at 667 lb · 271 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.05/cwt +12.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,431/hd at 679 lb · 223 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,954 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 unweaned 371 4 565.00 $565.00 $2,096 —
498 unweaned 498 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,390 —
503–522 515 16 480.00–510.00 $500.24 $2,576 +43.65
570–587 581 46 440.00–467.00 $460.91 $2,678 +20.91
600–649 624 72 425.00–452.00 $441.90 $2,757 +37.92
653 fancy 653 39 436.00 $436.00 $2,847 +40.00
650–698 668 220 398.00–429.25 $417.22 $2,787 +30.20
697 unweaned 697 12 395.00 $395.00 $2,753 +28.31
706–746 726 130 374.00–396.50 $387.04 $2,810 +19.38
742 fancy 742 27 390.50 $390.50 $2,898 —
758–799 774 277 354.00–380.50 $371.36 $2,874 +11.23
789 fancy 789 65 363.50 $363.50 $2,868 —
810–836 819 161 357.00–373.25 $366.21 $2,999 +23.42
863–873 867 18 343.00–351.00 $347.87 $3,016 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 7 409.00 $409.00 $2,650 +22.31
658–685 681 28 390.00–397.50 $394.84 $2,689 +43.84
825–826 825 19 341.00–348.00 $343.95 $2,838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 unweaned 445 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,914 -7.50
473–497 493 28 415.00–427.50 $419.52 $2,068 +12.02
517–535 527 9 381.00–404.00 $391.03 $2,061 +0.03
560–596 575 108 359.00–383.50 $375.91 $2,161 +2.32
575 575 24 452.50 $452.50 $2,602 +78.91
602–625 unweaned 613 23 357.00–373.00 $365.20 $2,239 +22.67
621–649 633 157 352.00–422.50 $377.50 $2,390 +23.12
661–697 679 223 344.50–388.00 $358.05 $2,431 +7.96
713 713 24 438.00 $438.00 $3,123 +108.00
708–730 722 89 348.50–369.00 $353.36 $2,551 +23.36
742 fancy 742 21 405.00 $405.00 $3,005 —
779–787 784 78 338.25–338.50 $338.40 $2,653 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573–598 591 14 350.00–358.00 $355.78 $2,103 —
742 742 8 316.00 $316.00 $2,345 —

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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.