Cattle Market Iowa cattle prices & auction market reports
USDA market reports from 18 Iowa auction markets, most recently Friday, October 23, 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 7,307 head at the 8 Iowa markets that sold these classes by the hundredweight, Sep 23, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026.
| Class | $/cwt | Avg wt (lb) | ≈ $/hd est. | Head | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers | $339.01 | 874 | $2,963 | 1,988 | 8 |
| heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers | $424.14 | 572 | $2,426 | 1,412 | 8 |
| light 8-weight M&L 1 steers | $345.14 | 828 | $2,858 | 1,068 | 8 |
| light 6-weight M&L 1 steers | $397.91 | 621 | $2,471 | 1,023 | 8 |
| heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers | $352.05 | 775 | $2,728 | 937 | 8 |
| light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers | $337.28 | 728 | $2,455 | 879 | 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 · Oct 21, 2026 | 1,025 |
| Appanoose County Livestock Feeder Cattle | Centerville | Thu · Feb 19, 2026 | 774 |
| Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle | Clarinda | Thu · Oct 22, 2026 | 957 |
| Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle | Creston | Wed · Oct 7, 2026 | 1,440 |
| Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle | Denison | Thu · Sep 24, 2026 | 1,939 |
| Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle | Dunlap | Fri · Oct 23, 2026 | 1,222 |
| Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle | Dunlap | Tue · Oct 20, 2026 | 101 |
| Central Plains Stockyards Livestock Auction | Humeston | Wed · Oct 14, 2026 | 750 |
| Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction | Kalona | Thu · Oct 22, 2026 | 445 |
| Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle | Knoxville | Tue · Sep 15, 2026 | 1,138 |
| Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle | Lamoni | Thu · Oct 15, 2026 | 997 |
| Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle | Russell | Mon · Oct 12, 2026 | 1,955 |
| Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle | Sheldon | Thu · Oct 22, 2026 | 277 |
| Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction | Sigourney | Mon · Sep 21, 2026 | 938 |
| Tama Livestock Feeder Cattle | Tama | Mon · Sep 14, 2026 | 1,070 |
| Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle | Tama | Wed · Oct 21, 2026 | 297 |
| Iowa Direct Cattle Report | — | Mon · Sep 21, 2026 | 228 |
| Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary | — | Mon · Oct 12, 2026 | 4,705 |