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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

23,551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.56/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 725 lb · 1,986 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $140.31/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 771 lb · 1,929 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.23/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 675 lb · 1,542 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 23,551 11,366 12,187
Feeder cattle 21,267 9,848 11,055
Slaughter cattle 2,284 1,518 1,132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice steers 3.00 lower and choice heifers 2.00 lower. Feeder steers 400/449 lbs 10.00 higher,450/599 lbs1.00 to 2.00 higher, 600/999 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400/649 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, 650/699 lbs 1.00 higher, 700/799 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, 800/849 lbs 3.00 higher, 850/899 lbs 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–343 326 16 170.00–203.00 $192.13 $626 -4.87
360–395 380 41 162.50–210.00 $182.74 $694 -6.39
410–445 424 47 175.00–202.00 $187.48 $795 +10.53
465–479 unweaned 477 18 164.00–173.00 $171.54 $818 —
452–499 480 282 161.00–186.00 $177.32 $851 +1.75
500–549 529 245 158.00–182.75 $169.70 $898 +0.56
508–545 unweaned 535 62 165.75–173.00 $167.89 $898 —
551 unweaned 551 4 148.00 $148.00 $815 —
555 fancy 555 43 175.50–178.50 $177.94 $988 +4.19
552–569 thin fleshed 556 29 170.50 $170.50 $948 —
550–599 574 691 147.00–174.00 $162.25 $931 +0.64
620–624 unweaned 623 28 141.00–146.50 $144.94 $903 —
601–649 627 1,046 141.50–165.00 $156.59 $982 -0.22
666 fancy 666 17 160.00 $160.00 $1,066 —
650–699 676 1,289 138.50–159.75 $150.56 $1,018 -2.74
701 fancy 701 54 158.25 $158.25 $1,109 —
705 unweaned 705 13 131.00 $131.00 $924 —
700–749 726 1,919 130.50–153.50 $145.30 $1,055 -1.96
750–799 771 1,929 128.25–149.35 $140.31 $1,082 -2.24
801 thin fleshed 801 16 144.25 $144.25 $1,155 —
800–847 828 1,086 122.00–139.75 $135.28 $1,120 -1.57
834–838 fancy 836 136 136.00–138.60 $137.26 $1,147 —
850–892 872 669 120.50–138.50 $130.77 $1,140 -2.85
900–948 924 1,102 118.50–133.25 $128.51 $1,187 -2.64
950–994 973 98 112.00–127.50 $123.83 $1,205 -0.23
1000 1000 29 126.00 $126.00 $1,260 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
903–1285 1028 28 86.00–114.00 $104.13 $1,070 —
935–1345 1113 51 106.00–114.50 $111.99 $1,246 +1.54
1240 1240 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,277 —
955–1825 1343 71 94.50–112.25 $109.03 $1,464 —
1300–1493 1409 96 103.00–115.00 $110.91 $1,563 -6.41
1175–1735 1416 566 106.25–116.50 $114.09 $1,616 -3.23
1357–1635 1528 46 103.00–113.00 $109.31 $1,670 -2.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 3 150.00 $150.00 $278 —
222 222 7 185.00 $185.00 $411 —
265–271 270 20 140.00–145.00 $140.74 $380 —
320–343 325 23 142.50–165.00 $155.28 $505 +2.28
353–398 373 41 120.00–158.00 $138.55 $517 —
409–447 429 49 125.00–170.00 $145.84 $626 -5.16
453–498 471 95 116.00–166.00 $139.25 $656 -18.50
503–549 531 48 100.00–164.00 $151.59 $805 +2.51
554–599 578 65 115.00–159.00 $142.00 $821 +0.45
557–599 unweaned 581 7 146.00–149.00 $147.23 $855 —
600–646 616 101 103.00–153.00 $134.31 $827 -9.93
620 unweaned 620 5 143.00 $143.00 $887 —
655–699 681 100 115.00–144.50 $137.86 $939 +0.42
702–715 unweaned 704 17 130.00–132.00 $131.64 $927 —
705–747 730 62 120.00–137.00 $132.16 $965 +0.44
755–791 774 29 108.00–134.00 $125.93 $975 -1.40
821–847 838 19 100.00–120.00 $108.32 $908 -14.63
887 887 9 123.00 $123.00 $1,091 +7.00
954 954 13 100.00 $100.00 $954 —
1003–1041 1020 37 101.50–106.50 $104.14 $1,062 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
739 739 7 137.50 $137.50 $1,016 —
1028 1028 25 120.50 $120.50 $1,239 —
1064 1064 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,224 —
1108 1108 33 113.75 $113.75 $1,260 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 10 162.50 $162.50 $702 —
553–556 555 27 142.00–145.00 $143.33 $795 —
730–734 732 10 124.50–127.50 $125.70 $920 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–344 331 23 151.00–181.50 $169.14 $560 —
364–398 387 60 144.00–161.50 $154.54 $598 -7.30
400–447 428 135 136.00–171.00 $149.99 $642 -6.01
436 unweaned 436 26 148.00 $148.00 $645 —
450–499 478 215 140.00–159.00 $149.84 $716 -2.55
518 unweaned 518 41 145.00 $145.00 $751 —
500–548 522 469 133.00–152.50 $145.20 $758 -1.38
555–558 unweaned 557 15 135.50–137.00 $136.40 $760 —
551–599 575 1,027 131.00–148.00 $140.91 $810 -0.87
600–649 625 861 120.00–144.25 $137.85 $862 -15.73
638 638 16 143.00 $143.00 $912 -10.58
665 unweaned 665 22 123.50 $123.50 $821 —
659–689 fancy 674 40 135.00–140.00 $137.99 $930 —
651–699 675 1,480 122.00–142.10 $134.29 $906 +1.57
700–749 725 1,069 118.00–138.25 $129.29 $937 -0.88
728 728 15 145.00 $145.00 $1,056 +14.83
750–798 773 803 117.00–132.00 $126.70 $979 -2.61
803–847 834 293 121.50–130.75 $127.27 $1,061 +3.45
841 841 12 129.00 $129.00 $1,085 +5.18
858–892 874 170 114.75–125.75 $121.78 $1,064 -5.30
909–936 926 14 114.00–119.50 $115.93 $1,074 +0.31
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1385 1046 19 90.00–114.00 $102.12 $1,068 -2.89
1025–1285 1101 23 99.00–106.50 $105.05 $1,157 —
1030–1197 1154 9 103.00–113.00 $106.45 $1,228 —
1125–1241 1216 10 107.50–114.00 $111.29 $1,353 —
1015–1475 1297 38 101.50–111.75 $108.75 $1,410 —
1200–1386 1310 54 101.00–114.75 $110.83 $1,452 +1.61
1040–1580 1352 462 105.00–116.50 $114.33 $1,546 -1.84
1360–1560 1460 55 104.00–115.50 $109.82 $1,603 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–399 395 11 140.00–146.00 $142.13 $561 +5.13
429–434 431 18 139.00–144.00 $141.29 $609 -6.47
455–490 473 22 125.00–144.50 $131.73 $623 -1.94
506–547 529 52 122.00–136.00 $131.51 $696 -6.45
543 unweaned 543 6 123.00 $123.00 $668 —
551–597 583 74 120.00–133.00 $127.81 $745 -0.63
601–649 632 121 122.00–129.00 $126.17 $797 -1.88
654–697 683 81 118.00–128.25 $123.78 $845 -3.15
700–715 710 20 117.00–120.00 $119.11 $846 +0.58
784–794 788 12 110.00–116.00 $113.48 $894 -7.34
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609–625 614 20 123.00–126.00 $123.92 $761 —
751 751 10 117.50 $117.50 $882 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1014 1014 6 108.50 $108.50 $1,100 —
1124 1124 5 98.50 $98.50 $1,107 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442–445 444 9 127.00–154.50 $142.32 $632 —
573–575 574 4 124.00–135.00 $129.49 $743 —
811–828 817 17 115.00–116.50 $115.96 $947 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–2000 1388 80-85% 134 53.00–69.00 $63.80 $886 -2.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1430 1172 85-90% 15 21.00–49.00 $33.93 $398 —
795–1600 1229 85-90% 57 42.00–59.00 $53.33 $655 -2.09
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1545 1348 75-80% 6 70.00–86.00 $80.50 $1,085 -3.76
1190–1905 1440 75-80% 56 60.00–76.00 $68.45 $986 -7.11
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1685 1491 65-75% 4 88.00–106.00 $96.20 $1,434 +0.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1940 1713 2 65.00–69.00 $67.27 $1,152 —
1270–2185 1731 9 100.00–111.00 $104.26 $1,805 —
1185–2465 1807 32 77.50–99.00 $88.56 $1,600 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 107.50 $107.50 $428 —
413–427 421 12 90.00–97.00 $94.52 $398 —
478–495 489 52 90.00–101.00 $97.51 $477 —
504–545 523 66 91.00–100.00 $95.03 $497 —
552–571 561 15 97.50–98.00 $97.76 $548 —
640–645 641 12 92.00–94.00 $92.34 $592 —
732 732 7 85.00 $85.00 $622 —
770 770 2 80.00 $80.00 $616 —
817–843 827 15 85.00–87.50 $86.48 $715 —
860–893 878 7 71.00–75.00 $73.17 $642 —
915 915 2 70.00 $70.00 $640 —
1030 1030 1 70.00 $70.00 $721 —
1070 1070 1 73.00 $73.00 $781 —
1215 1215 3 88.00 $88.00 $1,069 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1085 1054 11 68.00–74.00 $70.12 $739 —
1130–1357 1294 21 70.00–77.00 $75.40 $976 -14.37
1223–1405 value added 1318 8 102.00–104.00 $102.77 $1,355 —
1180–1480 1366 8 87.00–97.00 $92.08 $1,258 —
1235–2005 1458 22 80.00–95.00 $89.39 $1,303 —
1030–1755 1551 100 90.00–103.00 $96.85 $1,502 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
829–834 833 64 90.00–93.00 $92.11 $767 —
873 873 10 81.00 $81.00 $707 —
916 916 10 87.00 $87.00 $797 —
959 959 5 90.00 $90.00 $863 —
1012 1012 5 84.00 $84.00 $850 —
1086 1086 8 84.00 $84.00 $912 —
1175–1182 1179 22 91.50–98.00 $94.74 $1,117 —
1240–1241 1241 14 91.00–96.50 $92.57 $1,149 —
1255–1282 1278 6 95.00–99.00 $98.35 $1,257 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 20 100.00 $100.00 $235 —
265 265 2 110.00 $110.00 $292 —
321–333 325 52 92.50–98.00 $95.95 $312 —
393–395 394 10 82.50–85.00 $83.50 $329 —
430 430 12 80.00–85.00 $80.83 $348 —
455–488 476 7 85.00–88.00 $87.10 $415 —
520–547 531 12 85.00–89.00 $87.28 $463 —
636 636 4 84.00 $84.00 $534 —
713–735 720 3 72.50–75.00 $74.15 $534 —
757–792 765 14 70.00–72.50 $70.55 $540 —
845 845 1 72.50 $72.50 $613 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
142–145 144 6 75.00 $75.00 $108 —
171–173 172 7 85.00–105.00 $90.76 $156 —
207–237 226 8 50.00–70.00 $56.88 $129 —
306–345 333 18 45.00–70.00 $50.20 $167 —
375–385 378 3 60.00–70.00 $65.00 $246 —
473 473 2 55.00 $55.00 $260 —
507–525 512 4 72.00–75.00 $74.23 $380 —
575 575 1 65.00 $65.00 $374 —
694 694 6 59.00 $59.00 $409 —
706–717 711 7 62.50–69.00 $65.31 $464 —

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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.