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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

8,612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.51/cwt +5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 623 lb · 501 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.58/cwt +4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 579 lb · 498 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.73/cwt +1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 674 lb · 498 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,612 2,883 8,339
Feeder cattle 6,482 2,101 6,577
Slaughter cattle 2,130 782 1,762

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Choice steers and heifers sold 1.50 higher. Feeder steers 400/799 lbs 1.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450/749 lbs 2.00 to 9.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 unweaned 305 3 195.00 $195.00 $595 —
355 unweaned 355 8 180.00 $180.00 $639 —
351–399 379 24 163.00–180.00 $170.18 $645 -19.82
409–434 unweaned 422 13 153.00–160.00 $156.87 $662 —
400–448 423 72 168.00–183.00 $176.41 $746 +0.94
450–495 469 96 154.50–179.00 $167.69 $786 +6.17
454–497 unweaned 482 64 149.00–168.00 $163.41 $788 —
503–549 524 257 151.00–164.25 $160.21 $840 +9.71
518–541 unweaned 526 52 145.00–168.00 $158.33 $833 —
550–599 580 313 143.00–161.00 $152.85 $887 +6.46
562–597 unweaned 586 115 136.50–153.00 $145.91 $855 —
600–649 622 392 142.00–161.50 $151.05 $940 +9.17
601–644 unweaned 628 109 128.50–146.00 $134.79 $846 —
668 668 6 136.00 $136.00 $908 -5.06
650–698 673 424 132.50–152.25 $144.02 $969 +2.96
655–695 unweaned 678 68 131.25–146.00 $135.28 $917 —
702–746 729 240 125.00–146.25 $140.10 $1,021 +3.41
759–786 775 154 125.00–142.50 $136.33 $1,057 +4.08
801–841 826 322 133.00–150.85 $143.94 $1,189 +19.29
851–894 862 34 126.00–137.50 $132.39 $1,141 —
952–956 955 12 112.00–120.00 $118.67 $1,133 -5.83
1002 1002 17 123.50 $123.50 $1,237 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1300 1066 31 81.00–124.50 $105.25 $1,122 —
988–1388 1223 66 103.50–111.50 $107.25 $1,312 —
1085–1435 1271 48 96.00–101.25 $100.95 $1,283 +3.95
1080–1590 1335 10 86.50–97.00 $94.27 $1,259 -9.08
1115–1735 1459 114 92.00–104.00 $101.65 $1,483 -0.89
1100–1690 1461 696 102.00–111.75 $106.93 $1,562 +4.39
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–393 unweaned 388 12 149.00–160.00 $157.25 $610 —
387–393 390 6 156.00–164.00 $159.97 $624 +18.47
426–442 431 6 132.50–164.00 $153.24 $660 -0.76
464–491 475 43 140.00–162.50 $153.91 $731 +6.32
509–542 519 29 138.00–149.50 $144.16 $748 +12.24
530–548 unweaned 545 16 137.00–143.00 $138.09 $753 —
559–597 581 49 122.50–149.75 $143.31 $833 +14.25
605–635 620 49 138.00–145.50 $142.66 $884 +12.20
650–672 661 23 116.00–135.00 $127.35 $842 -0.73
657–693 unweaned 678 33 122.00–132.00 $126.69 $859 —
745 745 7 135.00 $135.00 $1,006 —
788–795 794 38 123.50–125.00 $124.76 $991 —
804 804 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
315 315 3 525.00 $525.00 —
366–388 377 6 630.00–670.00 $649.42 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 unweaned 740 6 115.00 $115.00 $851 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 10 170.00 $170.00 $571 +12.23
373 unweaned 373 5 149.00 $149.00 $556 —
368–387 379 14 150.00–170.00 $163.56 $620 +3.36
403–446 422 82 147.00–166.00 $157.31 $664 -2.00
428–431 unweaned 430 14 147.00–156.00 $151.51 $651 —
451–488 unweaned 468 69 139.50–150.50 $147.70 $691 —
452–496 470 96 137.00–156.00 $149.57 $703 +5.42
501–549 516 238 137.50–151.00 $143.80 $742 +5.14
519–546 unweaned 529 78 139.00–149.50 $144.18 $763 —
558–594 unweaned 578 118 130.00–143.00 $134.83 $779 —
550–598 579 380 130.00–148.50 $139.75 $809 +6.12
600–645 615 212 124.50–148.50 $139.06 $855 +8.83
614–644 unweaned 623 69 117.00–138.00 $128.40 $800 —
635 635 7 125.00 $125.00 $794 -5.23
650–697 672 275 124.50–143.25 $132.06 $887 +2.03
682 unweaned 682 8 120.00 $120.00 $818 —
709 fancy 709 78 145.60 $145.60 $1,032 —
726 726 6 120.00 $120.00 $871 -10.92
705–739 737 83 134.50–150.00 $136.94 $1,009 +6.02
762–787 fancy 774 143 140.35–143.75 $142.03 $1,099 —
756–795 776 27 120.50–130.00 $126.96 $985 +0.55
812–848 835 62 117.00–124.75 $122.13 $1,020 +5.79
865 865 4 115.00 $115.00 $995 —
928–942 939 16 109.00–111.00 $110.51 $1,038 +2.51
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1260 1004 12 75.50–110.00 $85.83 $862 -22.58
633–1230 1042 49 101.00–111.00 $106.24 $1,107 -2.17
640–1300 1078 12 87.00–96.00 $91.06 $982 —
1005–1525 1260 109 95.00–104.00 $100.33 $1,264 -1.99
1048–1513 1318 16 80.00–95.00 $91.62 $1,208 -12.66
1074–1523 1328 456 100.00–110.00 $105.69 $1,404 +1.41
1500–1550 1536 9 95.00–103.00 $101.30 $1,556 —
1580 1580 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,122 -27.98
1715 1715 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,389 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 137.00 $137.00 $529 -0.53
428 428 3 140.00 $140.00 $599 +4.00
458–497 486 73 121.00–143.00 $134.05 $651 —
487 unweaned 487 11 134.00 $134.00 $653 —
521–534 unweaned 531 17 124.00–132.00 $125.85 $668 —
520–549 534 21 123.00–135.00 $128.70 $687 +15.40
556–591 unweaned 574 18 115.00–129.00 $122.26 $702 —
563–596 590 26 117.00–125.50 $124.13 $732 +2.79
602–629 618 23 120.00–125.00 $123.67 $764 +4.82
616–649 unweaned 631 9 116.00–120.00 $117.83 $744 —
650–688 669 15 110.00–125.00 $118.30 $791 +0.07
681 681 5 110.00 $110.00 $749 -8.23
739–744 740 16 123.00–128.75 $127.31 $942 —
750–795 761 9 115.00–123.00 $117.87 $897 —
794 794 8 100.00 $100.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
303–338 315 9 450.00–600.00 $545.51 —
388 388 3 560.00 $560.00 —
431 431 4 575.00 $575.00 —
468 468 3 650.00 $650.00 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 6 109.00 $109.00 $730 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–528 516 6 132.00–137.50 $134.68 $695 —
555 555 2 105.00 $105.00 $583 -28.02
625–630 627 10 118.00–129.00 $124.58 $781 —
673 673 2 116.00 $116.00 $781 —
765 765 2 109.00 $109.00 $834 —
821–841 830 16 104.00–112.00 $107.55 $893 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1700 1411 80-85% 29 48.00–59.00 $53.61 $756 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1315 1099 85-90% 11 20.00–35.00 $27.60 $303 —
1150–1520 1305 85-90% 10 38.00–46.00 $43.02 $561 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1820 1581 75-80% 17 60.00–69.00 $64.33 $1,017 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620–2005 1751 65-75% 9 70.00–76.00 $71.80 $1,257 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1725 1605 2 53.00–56.00 $54.39 $873 —
1368–2210 1789 10 65.00–80.00 $73.91 $1,322 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1398 1268 5 73.00–80.50 $77.75 $986 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1640 1402 97 80.00–89.00 $87.47 $1,226 —
1085–1610 1409 9 71.00–79.00 $75.39 $1,062 —
1125–1681 1534 91 90.00–95.00 $91.83 $1,409 —

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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.