Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

11,445 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.86/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 621 lb · 559 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.57/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 672 lb · 552 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.81/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 625 lb · 547 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,445	18,538	11,371
Feeder cattle	8,836	15,622	9,625
Slaughter cattle	2,609	2,916	1,746

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week , Choice steers steady and choice heifers 1.00 higher. Feeder steers 400/599 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 higher, 600/699 lbs 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher, 700/999 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400/499 lbs 4.00 to10.00 higher, 500/549 lbs steady, 550/799 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher, 800/999lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–342	319	17	185.00–210.00	$197.34	$630	+15.34
350–388	367	21	180.00–205.00	$189.25	$695	+8.91
410 unweaned	410	5	187.00	$187.00	$767	+7.23
405–448	425	127	170.00–197.00	$183.46	$780	+7.36
450–494	476	125	154.00–191.25	$178.93	$852	+10.07
477–499 unweaned	486	28	160.00–167.00	$163.52	$795	-0.17
502–548	519	249	151.00–188.00	$174.46	$905	+5.91
509–528 unweaned	521	40	160.00–185.00	$169.27	$882	+3.78
551 fancy	551	4	180.00	$180.00	$992	+8.00
550–599	580	378	146.00–173.00	$162.21	$941	+2.58
567–597 unweaned	582	31	157.00–159.00	$157.46	$916	+1.79
607–648 unweaned	619	94	138.50–152.50	$145.81	$903	-1.65
600–649	622	465	140.00–166.25	$154.29	$960	+1.69
651–657 unweaned	652	32	136.00–144.50	$143.70	$937	+5.37
650–699	673	520	134.00–163.50	$145.68	$980	-1.38
700–748	719	457	126.00–157.00	$142.42	$1,024	+0.02
710–745 unweaned	723	49	134.50–139.00	$136.37	$986	+2.88
750–799	771	515	132.75–151.00	$139.83	$1,078	+1.15
771 unweaned	771	7	130.00	$130.00	$1,002	+3.75
835 unweaned	835	35	132.00	$132.00	$1,102	—
800–844	837	498	123.00–142.75	$137.62	$1,152	-0.22
853–891	882	145	127.00–142.00	$138.69	$1,223	+4.53
900–930	913	91	123.00–140.00	$135.09	$1,233	+3.16
954–986	984	68	122.50–129.00	$128.63	$1,266	+6.61
1022–1049	1033	38	117.50–131.00	$121.64	$1,257	+6.64
1061	1061	4	117.25	$117.25	$1,244	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1373	1209	147	87.00–116.00	$103.07	$1,246	+6.61
1010–1400	1213	57	100.00–110.25	$104.83	$1,272	+8.37
1015–1330	1217	19	91.00–97.75	$95.66	$1,164	-0.80
1154–1555	1288	26	91.00–101.00	$97.98	$1,262	—
1350–1640	1442	24	90.00–98.50	$95.29	$1,374	—
1080–1660	1461	57	94.00–102.00	$99.56	$1,455	-4.64
1098–1632	1476	870	101.50–108.00	$104.84	$1,547	+0.64
1603–1825	1682	49	77.00–101.25	$97.71	$1,643	-1.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	182.50	$182.50	$374	—
375–388	381	12	179.00–183.00	$181.07	$690	+20.47
444	444	7	163.00	$163.00	$724	+1.73
481–496	489	23	165.00–174.50	$169.85	$831	+12.94
509–546	530	89	135.00–169.00	$157.78	$836	+6.19
530 unweaned	530	5	153.00	$153.00	$811	+6.26
558–598	583	72	138.00–159.00	$148.24	$864	+0.69
605–649	636	128	130.00–159.00	$150.11	$955	+8.59
653–699	675	75	128.00–145.00	$138.41	$934	+1.79
671–696 unweaned	686	12	125.00–130.00	$127.96	$878	-8.04
710–744	726	51	120.00–139.00	$134.87	$979	+0.82
790–793	792	7	120.00–131.00	$127.15	$1,007	+1.70
821	821	9	130.00	$130.00	$1,067	+3.59

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504	504	15	156.00	$156.00	$786	—
708	708	6	128.50	$128.50	$910	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–514	509	6	151.00–156.00	$154.36	$786	—
581	581	6	149.00	$149.00	$866	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	185.00	$185.00	$490	—
331	331	6	182.50	$182.50	$604	+18.08
340 unweaned	340	3	177.00	$177.00	$602	—
375 unweaned	375	7	157.00	$157.00	$589	—
360–389	378	24	150.00–165.00	$160.19	$606	+6.51
405–424 unweaned	417	11	141.00–145.00	$143.59	$599	+2.53
408–446	429	98	145.00–172.00	$159.86	$686	+10.16
450–498	473	199	134.00–164.00	$154.00	$728	+3.73
467–498 unweaned	476	30	145.00–151.00	$148.17	$705	+3.79
517–545 unweaned	527	45	138.00–143.00	$139.93	$737	-1.95
500–548	529	305	130.50–161.00	$145.77	$771	-0.37
552–599	577	385	125.00–154.00	$141.93	$819	+3.82
567–583 unweaned	580	51	125.00–146.50	$139.07	$807	+6.10
604–625 unweaned	616	22	131.50–136.00	$133.57	$823	+4.85
600–649	625	525	125.00–148.50	$137.99	$862	+4.54
650–695	672	369	120.00–145.00	$132.93	$893	+1.18
698 unweaned	698	13	132.00	$132.00	$921	—
700–747	731	354	120.00–140.50	$133.14	$973	+3.58
737 unweaned	737	15	127.50	$127.50	$940	—
750–794	778	200	120.00–140.00	$127.55	$992	+0.98
812–845	825	50	115.00–130.00	$124.13	$1,024	-1.96
870–883	877	31	116.00–127.50	$125.66	$1,102	+0.59
924–945	931	22	114.00–120.50	$119.26	$1,110	-2.06
1030	1030	5	110.00	$110.00	$1,133	+1.18
1066	1066	14	111.50	$111.50	$1,189	+14.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1150	1055	5	91.50–95.00	$93.54	$987	—
945–1289	1178	26	81.00–112.00	$103.31	$1,217	—
1005–1333	1186	36	99.50–107.00	$103.39	$1,226	—
1050–1374	1243	17	80.00–101.00	$94.22	$1,171	-2.56
1010–1585	1297	85	91.00–102.50	$100.25	$1,300	+1.92
1088–1585	1337	560	101.00–107.85	$105.02	$1,404	+0.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	173.00	$173.00	$597	+20.03
372 unweaned	372	7	145.00	$145.00	$539	—
380–391	386	7	150.00–164.00	$158.10	$610	+11.36
406 unweaned	406	5	133.00	$133.00	$540	—
410–448	433	17	138.00–159.00	$155.21	$672	+15.08
450–477	468	9	141.00–156.00	$145.81	$682	+11.34
518 unweaned	518	10	122.00	$122.00	$632	+0.13
500–548	524	34	138.00–149.50	$145.06	$760	+9.27
563 unweaned	563	4	115.00	$115.00	$647	-7.12
558–599	583	121	115.00–149.00	$141.02	$822	+10.70
609–628	617	10	121.00–133.00	$125.89	$777	+0.12
664–697	675	42	115.00–136.00	$131.20	$886	+13.24
735	735	3	119.00	$119.00	$875	+0.13
753–799	771	20	118.00–125.50	$123.81	$955	+9.68

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	141.00	$141.00	$684	—
580–590	585	2	129.00–138.00	$133.54	$781	—
698	698	2	125.00	$125.00	$872	—
700–740	710	16	123.00–128.00	$126.70	$900	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
744	744	5	124.00	$124.00	$923	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307 unweaned	307	3	180.00	$180.00	$553	—
353	353	3	186.00	$186.00	$657	—
423	423	2	150.00	$150.00	$634	—
465	465	3	152.00	$152.00	$707	—
552–557 unweaned	554	16	126.00–135.00	$132.17	$732	—
636	636	4	129.00	$129.00	$820	—
657 unweaned	657	16	117.00	$117.00	$769	—
654–669	658	23	129.50–130.25	$129.70	$853	—
700 unweaned	700	4	120.00	$120.00	$840	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–2030	1459	80-85%	56	46.00–57.00	$51.39	$750	+8.27
1305–1770	1538	80-85%	4	42.00–45.00	$42.85	$659	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1345	1131	85-90%	24	21.00–36.00	$31.09	$352	—
1045–1410	1240	85-90%	24	38.00–45.00	$42.39	$526	-0.92

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1950	1657	75-80%	9	58.00–62.00	$59.45	$985	—
2030–2140	2095	75-80%	3	54.00–56.00	$54.68	$1,146	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580	1580	65-75%	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,327	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–2175	1424	9	51.00–61.00	$57.23	$815	—
1465–2530	1949	12	64.00–74.00	$69.02	$1,345	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1127–1695	1313	29	65.00–79.00	$70.24	$922	—
1090–1615	1414	83	80.00–89.50	$86.01	$1,216	+11.17
1235–1740	1486	83	87.00–95.25	$89.96	$1,337	-1.54

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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.