Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

2,883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.39/cwt -12.02 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 580 lb · 223 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.88/cwt -4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 619 lb · 157 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.06/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 670 lb · 141 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,883	10,482	7,669
Feeder cattle	2,101	7,951	6,608
Slaughter cattle	782	2,531	1,061

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Choice steers 2.00 higher and choice heifers 1.00 higher. Feeder steers 400/950 lbs 2.00 to 13.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400/899 lbs steady to 7.00 lower. Receipts light for the week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	323	6	187.50–200.00	$193.93	$626	+13.92
356–395	364	5	190.00	$190.00	$692	+14.38
407–445	425	19	173.00–181.00	$175.47	$746	-1.86
461–497	480	66	153.50–179.00	$161.52	$775	-11.34
504–548	530	103	143.00–158.00	$150.50	$798	-2.93
550–597	580	223	135.00–155.00	$146.39	$849	-12.40
603–645	619	157	137.00–147.00	$141.88	$878	-3.66
653–692	670	141	132.00–148.00	$141.06	$945	-2.35
702–733	713	124	129.35–143.00	$136.69	$975	-2.22
750–785	756	47	124.50–135.00	$132.25	$1,000	-6.62
800–839	820	11	116.00–132.00	$124.65	$1,022	-13.00
900–938	911	23	114.50–125.00	$122.61	$1,117	-5.47
955	955	51	124.50	$124.50	$1,189	-3.58

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1300	1280	3	95.50–98.00	$97.00	$1,242	—
1175–1376	1329	17	101.25–111.00	$103.35	$1,374	—
1030–1685	1451	187	98.00–111.00	$105.20	$1,526	+1.91
1277–1770	1454	39	83.50–99.00	$96.59	$1,404	-6.70
1195–1765	1459	79	88.00–104.50	$102.54	$1,496	-0.75
2150	2150	1	75.50	$75.50	$1,623	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	4	161.00	$161.00	$467	—
363	363	7	141.50	$141.50	$514	—
440	440	16	154.00	$154.00	$678	-5.47
475–482	479	5	147.00–148.50	$147.59	$707	-7.80
521–539	531	15	125.00–138.50	$131.92	$700	-13.56
570–583	575	15	125.00–131.00	$129.06	$742	-11.93
626–630	628	11	130.00–131.00	$130.46	$819	+0.48
665–693	683	8	121.00–130.50	$128.08	$875	-5.40
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	—
894	894	5	116.00	$116.00	$1,037	+1.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–347	345	4	154.00–159.00	$157.77	$544	-13.00
365–388	380	7	151.00–162.00	$160.20	$609	+11.20
400–443	421	80	146.00–166.25	$159.31	$671	+6.79
450–493	475	74	135.00–158.00	$144.15	$685	-7.13
500–542	524	91	126.00–149.00	$138.66	$727	-2.74
551–594	563	116	124.00–139.00	$133.63	$752	-2.02
600–648	617	123	122.50–136.00	$130.23	$804	-5.99
654–695	677	48	120.00–135.00	$130.03	$880	-1.74
705–739	722	51	123.50–134.25	$130.92	$945	+0.88
773–786	784	25	120.00–127.75	$126.41	$991	+1.27
808–842	824	7	111.50–121.50	$116.34	$959	-13.19
948	948	15	108.00	$108.00	$1,024	-15.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1250	1030	31	97.00–121.00	$108.41	$1,117	+9.18
1045–1150	1115	3	94.00–96.00	$94.62	$1,055	+5.18
1045–1295	1170	2	90.50–95.00	$92.51	$1,082	-7.67
785–1280	1194	6	79.00–85.00	$83.40	$996	—
1130–1476	1276	63	93.00–104.00	$102.32	$1,306	+1.88
1123–1450	1303	207	97.00–106.00	$104.28	$1,359	+1.16
1538–1590	1555	3	97.00–100.00	$98.98	$1,539	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	145.00	$145.00	$490	±0.00
361–390	373	13	130.00–144.00	$137.53	$513	-15.47
428	428	4	136.00	$136.00	$582	-8.89
508–542	529	6	111.00–115.00	$113.30	$599	-14.71
555–585	574	11	116.00–125.00	$121.34	$696	-4.20
635–646	644	7	118.50–121.00	$118.85	$765	-7.83
680–689	688	9	116.00–118.50	$118.23	$813	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
743	743	6	119.50	$119.50	$888	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	173.00	$173.00	$683	—
488	488	2	144.00	$144.00	$703	—
550–557	554	5	130.00–135.00	$133.02	$737	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	128.00	$128.00	$570	—
547	547	3	110.00	$110.00	$602	—
550–578	569	3	110.00–111.00	$110.32	$628	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1150	1056	9	81.00–85.00	$82.81	$874	—
1060–1505	1265	16	80.00–89.00	$84.52	$1,069	—
1080–1688	1338	29	70.00–79.00	$73.74	$987	—
1095–1660	1486	83	91.00–95.00	$92.89	$1,380	+0.29

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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.