Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

4,981 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.54/cwt ≈ $998/hd at 626 lb · 274 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.94/cwt ≈ $1,075/hd at 722 lb · 249 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.30/cwt ≈ $1,205/hd at 771 lb · 227 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,981	1,743	4,742
Feeder cattle	3,498	—	2,699
Slaughter cattle	1,483	1,743	2,043

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers mostly steady. No feeder cattle receipts reported last week for a price comparison.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401	401	9	191.00	$191.00	$766	—
452–492	467	45	186.00–202.50	$195.70	$914	—
501–533	513	42	176.00–196.50	$188.71	$968	—
550–595	581	148	166.00–183.25	$177.95	$1,034	—
600–638	621	204	148.50–176.25	$170.61	$1,059	—
660 unweaned	660	3	156.00	$156.00	$1,030	—
654–691	678	208	157.00–168.50	$166.02	$1,126	—
702–745	723	184	153.00–164.25	$157.44	$1,138	—
751–790	771	227	144.00–161.50	$156.30	$1,205	—
800–845	824	167	141.00–154.25	$147.73	$1,217	—
856–891	872	136	145.00–152.75	$150.49	$1,312	—
917–928	921	15	129.00–134.00	$130.80	$1,205	—
957–961	960	12	127.50–131.00	$128.37	$1,232	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1460	1128	23	92.00–119.25	$112.60	$1,270	—
1005–1332	1267	27	117.50–127.60	$123.26	$1,562	+9.34
1275	1275	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,352	-7.92
1067–1520	1286	81	115.00–123.50	$121.00	$1,556	+7.08
1150–1730	1379	494	119.50–132.00	$127.44	$1,757	+0.37

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	7	153.00	$153.00	$552	—
421–440	436	18	168.00–179.50	$170.47	$743	—
471–498	478	8	164.00–167.50	$166.59	$796	—
531–545	543	44	165.00–176.50	$174.45	$947	—
569	569	4	159.00	$159.00	$905	—
619–649	635	35	140.50–157.25	$151.64	$963	—
653	653	3	151.00	$151.00	$986	—
751–778	764	46	139.00–144.00	$141.34	$1,080	—
880–883	882	15	130.00–131.00	$130.47	$1,151	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
798	798	8	149.75	$149.75	$1,195	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–441	423	30	156.00–167.00	$159.78	$676	—
455–497	477	52	146.50–165.00	$159.40	$760	—
523–545	528	63	145.25–160.00	$151.09	$798	—
559 fancy	559	80	161.00	$161.00	$900	—
560–594	578	104	142.50–162.00	$155.60	$899	—
616 fancy	616	54	184.00	$184.00	$1,133	—
602–648	628	220	141.00–161.00	$153.53	$964	—
657–699	685	183	141.00–154.00	$150.76	$1,033	—
708–743	722	249	140.00–152.25	$148.94	$1,075	—
757–770	765	55	140.00–153.00	$149.43	$1,143	—
800–834	826	71	140.00–147.00	$141.53	$1,169	—
899	899	57	131.25	$131.25	$1,180	—
923	923	55	132.60	$132.60	$1,224	—
956–985	970	99	125.75–131.85	$128.79	$1,249	—
1022	1022	55	125.60	$125.60	$1,284	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
791–1290	958	20	70.00–115.00	$96.41	$924	—
950–1236	1163	14	115.00–126.75	$123.27	$1,434	+6.37
965–1490	1198	73	116.00–123.50	$120.97	$1,449	—
1075–1570	1269	351	118.25–132.00	$127.61	$1,619	+1.57
1669–1775	1677	13	81.50–88.00	$82.03	$1,376	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	4	149.00	$149.00	$504	—
361	361	4	152.00	$152.00	$549	—
441	441	9	145.00	$145.00	$639	—
475	475	4	135.00	$135.00	$641	—
521–547	532	7	146.00–150.00	$147.76	$786	—
576–591	583	23	136.00–144.00	$140.12	$817	—
602–627	612	27	130.00–139.00	$135.26	$828	—
670–693	682	8	134.00–136.00	$135.02	$921	—
717	717	3	137.00	$137.00	$982	—
985	985	7	110.00	$110.00	$1,084	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
742	742	11	142.50	$142.50	$1,057	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	4	183.00	$183.00	$684	—
473	473	5	175.00	$175.00	$828	—
1162	1162	6	106.00	$106.00	$1,232	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582 unweaned	582	8	144.00	$144.00	$838	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1995	1451	75-80%	67	72.00–79.50	$75.53	$1,096	-0.22
1275–1755	1480	75-80%	27	80.00–84.00	$81.24	$1,202	+5.49

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1605	1311	80-85%	57	63.00–71.00	$67.98	$891	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–1340	1042	85-90%	12	30.00–48.00	$39.92	$416	—
835–1605	1285	85-90%	30	49.00–62.00	$57.51	$739	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1805	1539	65-75%	7	82.00–97.00	$87.35	$1,344	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1820	1435	6	65.00–77.00	$72.05	$1,034	—
1060–2230	1626	26	80.00–99.00	$93.23	$1,516	+3.88
1070–2060	1667	19	100.00–110.00	$104.28	$1,738	—

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1093	1093	2	102.00	$102.00	$1,115	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1365	1223	2	71.00–76.00	$73.79	$902	—
1200–1495	1304	6	90.00–97.00	$94.16	$1,228	—
1371–1597	1467	18	107.00–113.50	$109.34	$1,604	+4.67

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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.