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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Creston, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 14, 2026

1,964 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.33/cwt +4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,446/hd at 675 lb · 316 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $410.15/cwt -8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,756/hd at 672 lb · 219 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $441.86/cwt -0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,713/hd at 614 lb · 201 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,964 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 540.00 $540.00 $1,831 —
441 441 5 555.00 $555.00 $2,448 —
456–487 483 41 549.00–560.00 $550.27 $2,658 —
506–541 521 64 495.00–517.50 $506.80 $2,640 +6.56
558–590 585 19 462.00–482.50 $465.09 $2,721 +4.18
605–643 614 201 429.00–448.50 $441.86 $2,713 -0.04
658–692 671 156 396.50–417.50 $409.07 $2,745 -8.15
674 fancy 674 35 420.00 $420.00 $2,831 -16.00
672–685 unweaned 675 28 397.50–406.00 $403.84 $2,726 +8.84
715 unweaned 715 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,646 —
703–748 726 150 375.00–407.00 $395.16 $2,869 +8.12
727 fancy 727 16 384.00 $384.00 $2,792 -6.50
763–796 774 153 363.00–374.50 $369.53 $2,860 -1.83
791 fancy 791 26 364.00 $364.00 $2,879 +0.50
803–833 820 58 349.50–362.50 $355.65 $2,916 -10.56
832 unweaned 832 9 336.00 $336.00 $2,796 —
864 fancy 864 20 345.00 $345.00 $2,981 —
862–892 868 56 327.50–338.50 $336.08 $2,917 -11.79
913–934 920 34 319.00–341.25 $332.68 $3,061 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 9 425.00 $425.00 $2,542 —
637–648 643 32 417.00–420.00 $418.61 $2,692 +9.61
695 695 14 394.00 $394.00 $2,738 -0.84
848 848 12 337.00 $337.00 $2,858 -6.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 15 490.00 $490.00 $1,975 —
452–488 468 29 420.00–448.00 $425.36 $1,991 +5.84
451–484 unweaned 472 8 397.00–440.00 $412.42 $1,947 —
508–545 515 57 400.00–430.00 $422.87 $2,178 +31.84
517 unweaned 517 11 408.00 $408.00 $2,109 —
558–584 580 81 386.00–410.50 $405.14 $2,350 +29.23
595 unweaned 595 11 320.00 $320.00 $1,904 —
604 unweaned 604 14 378.00 $378.00 $2,283 +12.80
600–642 615 68 356.00–391.00 $376.09 $2,313 -1.41
656–696 673 242 347.75–379.00 $365.91 $2,463 +7.86
666–692 fancy 681 54 347.50–374.00 $358.05 $2,438 —
683–687 unweaned 684 20 327.50–342.50 $330.51 $2,261 —
704–742 721 35 330.00–356.00 $344.57 $2,484 -8.79
755–795 774 102 311.00–335.75 $332.15 $2,571 -6.25
805 fancy 805 19 320.00 $320.00 $2,576 —
813–815 815 18 310.00–321.00 $319.17 $2,601 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 3 412.00 $412.00 $1,990 —
541 541 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,083 —
602–628 608 13 320.00–340.00 $335.23 $2,038 —
678–693 686 15 328.00–346.00 $337.70 $2,317 —

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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.