Creston Livestock  - ( Creston, IA )  - April 8, 2026

Des Moines, IA Wed Apr, 08 2026 Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle - Creston, IA Weighted Average Report for 4/08/2026 Receipts: 1420 Last Week: 1190 Last Year: 0 Compared to feeder calf / yearling auction 2 weeks ago, 500 -600 lb feeder steers were fully steady to 4.00 higher, 700 -750 lb were steady with a lower undertone and heavier yearling steers (900 lb) were 8.00 - 12.00 higher. Heifer feeder calf trade was fully steady with heavier yearling cattle as much as 15.00 higher. Load lots of yearling cattle were available today. Internet bidding very active. Demand was very good for today's moderate supply. The next scheduled "Back to Grass" cattle auction is April 29. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400 400 615.00 615.00 8 451 451 573.00 573.00 Unweaned 36 459-489 477 539.00-567.00 550.24 26 507 507 539.00 539.00 15 552 552 483.00 483.00 Unweaned 101 582-584 583 467.00-480.00 472.65 25 615-633 625 425.00-441.00 431.93 24 666-694 684 411.00-438.00 419.16 18 720-741 724 385.00-406.50 402.83 72 753-780 763 349.50-386.75 363.78 24 841 841 357.25 357.25 162 909-930 915 329.50-357.25 348.39 62 980 980 344.50 344.50 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 493-496 495 530.00-537.50 533.20 5 703 703 370.00 370.00 16 777 777 340.00 340.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 19 360-395 382 482.50-515.00 493.78 31 455-459 458 495.00-507.50 503.09 35 507-541 534 447.00-472.50 451.84 24 572-588 578 394.00-413.00 406.30 95 630-643 633 399.50-403.50 402.60 74 750-762 760 347.00-349.50 349.10 12 809 809 329.00 329.00 149 852-892 859 327.25-335.75 333.79 70 909 909 326.75 326.75 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 491 491 471.00 471.00 4 525 525 435.00 435.00 11 606-623 618 375.00-376.00 375.73