Cattle Market Iowa cattle prices & auction market reports
USDA market reports from 18 Iowa auction markets, most recently Thursday, September 3, 2026. Every report in full — prices by weight, grade, and class, with head counts and the reporter's comments.
What cattle are bringing in Iowa
Head-weighted average across 7,806 head at the 8 Iowa markets that sold these classes by the hundredweight, Aug 7, 2026 – Sep 3, 2026.
| Class | $/cwt | Avg wt (lb) | ≈ $/hd est. | Head | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers | $329.17 | 869 | $2,860 | 2,136 | 8 |
| heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers | $304.14 | 962 | $2,926 | 1,555 | 5 |
| light 9-weight M&L 1 steers | $314.97 | 915 | $2,882 | 1,207 | 7 |
| heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers | $330.57 | 770 | $2,545 | 1,043 | 7 |
| light 8-weight M&L 1 steers | $343.07 | 821 | $2,817 | 1,007 | 8 |
| light 7-weight M&L 1 steers | $359.83 | 726 | $2,612 | 858 | 7 |
Head-weighted average of per-hundredweight lots only — per-head classes such as bred cows and cow-calf pairs are excluded, never converted. The ≈ $/hd column is an estimate: that row's average price × its average weight ÷ 100.
| Market | Town | Last sale | Head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle | Bloomfield | Wed · Aug 26, 2026 | 2,131 |
| Appanoose County Livestock Feeder Cattle | Centerville | Thu · Feb 19, 2026 | 774 |
| Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle | Clarinda | Thu · Aug 13, 2026 | 494 |
| Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle | Creston | Wed · Aug 26, 2026 | 2,376 |
| Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle | Denison | Thu · Sep 3, 2026 | 1,713 |
| Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle | Dunlap | Fri · Aug 28, 2026 | 1,898 |
| Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle | Dunlap | Tue · Sep 1, 2026 | 212 |
| Central Plains Stockyards Livestock Auction | Humeston | Wed · Mar 4, 2026 | 832 |
| Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction | Kalona | Thu · Sep 3, 2026 | 263 |
| Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle | Knoxville | Tue · Feb 10, 2026 | 655 |
| Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle | Lamoni | Thu · Sep 3, 2026 | 1,540 |
| Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle | Russell | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 1,883 |
| Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle | Sheldon | Thu · Aug 20, 2026 | 312 |
| Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction | Sigourney | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 986 |
| Tama Livestock Feeder Cattle | Tama | Fri · Dec 12, 2025 | 704 |
| Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle | Tama | Wed · Sep 2, 2026 | 205 |
| Iowa Direct Cattle Report | — | Mon · Aug 3, 2026 | 144 |
| Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary | — | Mon · Aug 24, 2026 | 7,545 |