Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

3,602 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $128.86/cwt -4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 930 lb · 226 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $142.92/cwt -11.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 737 lb · 200 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $137.88/cwt -3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 835 lb · 158 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,602	8,613	4,229
Feeder cattle	2,006	7,487	3,460
Slaughter cattle	1,596	1,126	769

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers steady. Feeder steers 400 /999 lbs 4.00 to 13.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450 /849 lbs steady to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	7	170.00	$170.00	$714	-9.05
461–470	469	19	170.00–175.00	$170.78	$801	-11.41
543	543	24	170.00	$170.00	$923	-13.00
593	593	30	162.25	$162.25	$962	-10.73
608–635	618	57	156.00–163.25	$159.63	$987	-7.68
653–683	658	44	135.50–152.50	$147.81	$973	+0.31
700–748	737	200	135.00–147.50	$142.92	$1,053	-12.09
763–795	790	40	136.50–138.50	$136.97	$1,082	+4.97
806–847	835	158	132.50–138.75	$137.88	$1,151	-3.70
859–876	861	86	129.25–143.00	$140.10	$1,206	+3.22
908–949	930	226	125.00–132.75	$128.86	$1,198	-4.90
972	972	56	126.25	$126.25	$1,227	-1.88
1005	1005	3	132.50	$132.50	$1,332	—
1058	1058	3	117.50	$117.50	$1,243	+4.61
1111	1111	43	118.25	$118.25	$1,314	—
1208	1208	3	108.00	$108.00	$1,305	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1365	1130	23	84.00–115.50	$106.00	$1,198	—
1170–1255	1178	11	111.00–113.00	$112.81	$1,329	—
1137–1338	1223	15	109.50–113.00	$111.17	$1,360	-4.31
1083–1705	1293	86	102.00–118.50	$114.04	$1,475	-2.85
1355	1355	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,423	-9.90
1334–1374	1361	15	114.00–115.00	$114.26	$1,555	-0.64
1130–1660	1384	365	118.25–127.00	$122.03	$1,689	+7.13
1324–1485	1408	41	118.00–124.00	$120.43	$1,696	-8.02
1520	1520	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,414	—
1503–1623	1566	18	117.00–125.00	$121.75	$1,907	-7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457–497	470	15	141.00–151.00	$144.52	$679	—
546	546	3	145.00	$145.00	$792	-18.80
596	596	3	145.00	$145.00	$864	-12.43
602–628	621	22	130.00–147.00	$141.14	$876	-10.82
681	681	4	133.00	$133.00	$906	-12.34
911	911	3	123.00	$123.00	$1,121	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471–492	484	38	144.00–152.00	$149.58	$724	+0.20
511–535	521	7	145.00–152.00	$148.92	$776	-2.64
566–570	568	55	143.00–149.00	$144.38	$820	-5.28
603–649	627	58	135.00–142.00	$138.96	$871	-5.71
661–698	676	37	132.50–135.00	$134.24	$907	-7.98
708–737	726	113	131.00–134.25	$133.15	$967	-1.09
751–793	774	152	123.00–135.00	$130.51	$1,010	-4.95
810–845	829	80	118.50–140.00	$126.46	$1,048	-1.37
877–895	888	47	119.50–135.00	$125.82	$1,117	-7.68
923–945	929	29	116.75–129.00	$122.77	$1,141	+8.27
960	960	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,104	+0.76
1192	1192	6	105.50	$105.50	$1,258	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1160	1051	17	97.00–107.50	$104.01	$1,093	—
785–1195	1054	24	84.50–114.00	$101.94	$1,074	—
838–1325	1165	9	111.00–113.00	$112.43	$1,310	-4.52
1003–1420	1178	60	107.00–119.50	$115.78	$1,364	-1.17
1098–1550	1244	178	113.25–125.50	$121.78	$1,515	—
1254–1345	1276	13	110.00–115.00	$113.04	$1,442	-8.46
1233–1322	1278	51	118.00–122.50	$120.05	$1,534	+3.20
1435–1463	1441	21	118.50–123.00	$121.76	$1,755	—
1395–1565	1481	18	105.00–115.00	$111.85	$1,656	-2.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	4	140.00	$140.00	$546	-2.25
461	461	3	125.00	$125.00	$576	—
590–592	591	7	132.00–135.00	$133.72	$790	-1.96
603–610	608	11	125.00–129.00	$126.08	$767	-8.37
678	678	3	120.00	$120.00	$814	-7.51
736	736	6	121.00	$121.00	$891	-3.00
776	776	3	120.00	$120.00	$931	+1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1905	1380	80-85%	107	61.00–73.00	$66.71	$921	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1990	1445	75-80%	56	70.00–79.00	$74.92	$1,083	—
1220–1900	1468	75-80%	16	80.00–83.00	$81.48	$1,196	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1545	1194	85-90%	26	48.00–63.00	$56.58	$676	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1695	1452	65-75%	17	84.00–86.00	$84.70	$1,230	+3.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1635	1301	5	58.00–72.00	$64.72	$842	—
970–2515	1616	27	77.00–109.00	$90.37	$1,460	—
1840–2220	1990	3	103.00–108.00	$105.52	$2,100	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1373–1552	1488	38	100.00–107.00	$104.33	$1,552	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1555	1315	21	70.00–81.00	$75.38	$991	—
1254–1522	1365	30	80.00–99.00	$87.79	$1,198	—
1391	1391	5	89.00	$89.00	$1,238	—
1220–1790	1473	83	90.00–112.00	$103.35	$1,522	—

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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.