Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 15, 2021

11,366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $142.55/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 775 lb · 983 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.99/cwt +4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 724 lb · 860 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $147.26/cwt +6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 730 lb · 786 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,366	11,575	15,121
Feeder cattle	9,848	10,428	14,248
Slaughter cattle	1,518	1,147	873

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers 1.00 higher. Feeder steers 400/499 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher, 500/549 lbs 1.00 lower, 550/599 lbs 1.00 higher, 600/799 lbs 6.00 to 7.00 higher, 800/949 lbs 2.00to 4.00 higher, 950/999 lbs 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400/499 lbs 8.00 higher, 450/799 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 800/899 lbs 4.00 to5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	197.00	$197.00	$670	+22.58
360–390	384	15	175.00–193.00	$189.13	$726	+16.05
411–445	429	47	162.00–191.00	$176.95	$759	+2.25
455–499	479	78	160.00–182.50	$175.57	$841	+1.11
528 fancy	528	25	181.00	$181.00	$956	—
504–549	532	194	151.00–177.00	$169.14	$900	-0.90
554 fancy	554	23	173.75	$173.75	$963	—
550–598	576	228	150.00–176.00	$161.61	$931	+1.22
600–649	627	398	146.00–164.85	$156.81	$983	+6.15
650–699	672	678	144.00–160.50	$153.30	$1,030	+6.21
700–749	730	786	135.50–153.75	$147.26	$1,075	+6.04
750–799	775	983	132.00–150.75	$142.55	$1,105	+7.03
801–848	821	768	124.00–142.00	$136.85	$1,124	+2.17
851–899	878	382	120.00–137.25	$133.62	$1,173	+2.65
900–937	920	262	125.00–133.40	$131.15	$1,207	+4.20
963–974	970	50	120.00–127.00	$124.06	$1,203	-1.17

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1198	1138	11	107.25–113.25	$110.45	$1,257	—
1080–1425	1184	33	105.00–113.00	$109.12	$1,292	—
1242–1343	1288	9	108.00–111.50	$109.80	$1,414	+0.17
1155–1765	1436	194	112.00–120.60	$117.32	$1,685	+8.32
1382–1480	1450	45	101.00–114.50	$110.86	$1,607	-5.44
1493–1597	1540	52	100.00–116.25	$112.07	$1,726	—
1620–1870	1787	3	100.00–103.00	$100.91	$1,803	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	153.00	$153.00	$513	—
408	408	3	151.00	$151.00	$616	-10.00
459–495	477	17	152.00–161.00	$157.75	$752	-0.52
507–547	534	17	120.00–156.00	$149.08	$796	+1.94
572–597	584	13	131.00–156.00	$141.55	$827	-3.56
600–645	626	43	136.00–150.00	$144.24	$903	+10.51
650–693	682	17	121.00–140.00	$137.44	$937	+4.92
730–746	742	14	122.00–134.00	$131.72	$977	+0.22
752–765	761	9	127.00–128.00	$127.33	$969	+1.47
813–849	835	14	121.00–124.00	$122.95	$1,027	-1.73
860	860	5	116.00	$116.00	$998	+11.09

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
681	681	12	135.00	$135.00	$919	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–390	369	20	144.00–170.00	$161.84	$597	+1.53
400–449	428	58	148.00–162.00	$156.00	$668	+8.07
450–496	477	85	142.00–164.50	$152.39	$727	+3.47
503–549	522	178	131.00–154.25	$146.58	$765	+3.66
552–599	576	386	133.00–150.50	$141.78	$817	+4.67
600–649	622	579	127.00–148.25	$138.21	$860	+5.60
618–626	624	38	152.00–154.00	$153.58	$958	+20.97
652–697	680	507	124.00–140.00	$132.72	$902	+3.20
682	682	18	145.25	$145.25	$991	+15.73
700–707	703	55	134.75–149.00	$143.01	$1,005	+16.58
700–748	725	805	122.00–134.85	$130.17	$944	+3.74
751–797	772	399	121.00–134.25	$129.31	$998	+2.15
763–795	785	40	138.00	$138.00	$1,083	+10.84
800–820	808	35	130.00–132.50	$131.01	$1,059	+12.00
800–843	828	163	120.25–126.75	$123.82	$1,025	+4.81
855–898	873	239	118.00–136.75	$127.08	$1,109	+4.68
900–940	923	15	114.75–117.50	$115.62	$1,067	+0.12

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
978–1190	1048	23	97.00–117.75	$105.01	$1,101	+4.70
1005–1550	1302	27	103.00–112.50	$109.22	$1,422	-0.02
1320–1390	1344	25	109.00–114.00	$112.93	$1,518	—
1091–1600	1360	308	112.00–122.25	$116.17	$1,580	+1.03
1407–1525	1443	53	105.00–115.50	$112.60	$1,625	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	131.00	$131.00	$406	—
395	395	3	137.00	$137.00	$541	+4.00
403–448	421	10	142.50–152.50	$147.76	$622	—
460–498	491	6	127.50–136.00	$133.67	$656	-1.33
513–543	527	32	125.00–141.00	$137.96	$727	+9.48
567–593	580	34	120.00–133.00	$128.44	$745	+5.44
610–648	625	45	121.00–136.50	$128.05	$800	+4.16
658–692	677	36	124.00–130.00	$126.93	$859	+8.25
700–735	725	8	116.00–120.00	$118.53	$859	+2.76
750–783	773	38	119.50–125.00	$120.82	$934	+2.10
825–830	828	2	102.00–110.00	$106.01	$878	—
853	853	6	119.00	$119.00	$1,015	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
698	698	3	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
714	714	10	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
788	788	11	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
861	861	15	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
910	910	14	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1340	1280	80-85%	7	70.00–72.00	$71.14	$911	+6.77
995–2085	1385	80-85%	131	60.00–71.00	$66.06	$915	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1555	1349	75-80%	15	83.00–87.00	$84.26	$1,137	—
1035–1890	1443	75-80%	104	70.00–82.00	$75.56	$1,090	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1620	1031	85-90%	13	32.00–48.00	$41.59	$429	—
655–1615	1214	85-90%	46	50.00–59.00	$55.42	$673	+2.72

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1585	1464	65-75%	9	90.00–106.00	$95.27	$1,395	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1865	1459	5	60.00–74.00	$69.73	$1,017	—
1170–2470	1581	10	79.00–94.00	$86.79	$1,372	—
1375–2200	1885	3	106.00–110.00	$107.47	$2,026	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1495	1103	38	75.00–101.50	$84.50	$932	—
1035–1358	1194	11	72.50–101.00	$78.90	$942	+0.60
1233–1420	1280	4	87.00–97.00	$89.77	$1,149	—
1143–1715	1409	89	91.00–104.00	$96.15	$1,355	+3.42
1335–1648 value added	1516	22	100.25–103.00	$100.92	$1,530	—
1520–1653	1609	6	81.00	$81.00	$1,303	—
1600–2135	1668	24	94.00–99.00	$97.96	$1,634	-2.24

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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.