Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

4,396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.23/cwt -2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 693 lb · 334 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $155.88/cwt +8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 810 lb · 180 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.46/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 675 lb · 131 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,396	4,981	2,135
Feeder cattle	2,503	3,498	0
Slaughter cattle	1,893	1,483	2,135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers 500 to 899 lbs steady to 10.00 lower, mostly 1.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450 to 549 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. 550 to 849 lbs steady to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1325	1103	14	85.00–115.00	$102.70	$1,133	-9.90
995–1315	1133	4	99.00–107.00	$104.93	$1,189	-7.67
778–1353	1235	70	112.00–123.50	$118.18	$1,460	—
1145–1545	1294	60	106.75–122.00	$118.84	$1,538	-2.16
1135–1673	1388	743	113.00–130.00	$124.35	$1,726	-3.09
1455	1455	2	124.50	$124.50	$1,811	—
1710	1710	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,915	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	3	175.00	$175.00	$842	-20.70
510	510	11	187.50	$187.50	$956	-1.21
552–588	561	34	164.00–178.00	$174.11	$977	-3.84
613–629	624	23	156.00–165.00	$161.36	$1,007	-9.25
652–699	675	131	156.50–169.00	$162.46	$1,097	-3.56
719–740	722	64	150.00–158.50	$157.46	$1,137	+0.02
789	789	19	153.35	$153.35	$1,210	-2.95
806–814	810	180	155.30–157.00	$155.88	$1,263	+8.15
879–895	887	22	135.00–145.00	$139.95	$1,241	-10.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–278	277	13	157.50–180.00	$162.65	$451	—
385	385	10	154.00	$154.00	$593	—
452–479	459	27	137.00–153.00	$146.56	$673	—
537	537	9	142.00	$142.00	$763	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519–538	530	20	165.00–167.50	$166.10	$880	-8.35
556–585	571	16	147.00–160.00	$155.96	$891	-3.04
605–613	610	10	140.00–155.00	$149.05	$909	-2.59

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
844	844	40	135.35	$135.35	$1,142	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	4	130.00	$130.00	$351	—
370	370	5	132.50	$132.50	$490	—
545	545	4	130.00	$130.00	$708	—
580	580	6	132.00	$132.00	$766	—
667	667	6	115.00	$115.00	$767	—
1095	1095	3	106.00	$106.00	$1,161	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	3	160.00	$160.00	$760	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–486	479	27	151.00–165.00	$159.41	$764	+0.01
500–541	508	38	146.00–161.50	$152.47	$775	+1.38
561–597	593	65	143.50–147.50	$143.94	$854	-11.66
600–647	623	73	144.00–149.75	$148.11	$923	-5.42
669–699	693	334	135.00–152.25	$148.23	$1,027	-2.53
703–735	709	97	142.00–150.50	$148.77	$1,055	-0.17
756–774	769	113	132.00–145.10	$141.77	$1,090	-7.66
848	848	11	135.75	$135.75	$1,151	-5.78
859–870	865	122	141.60	$141.60	$1,225	+10.35

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1395	1015	31	87.00–116.25	$108.14	$1,098	—
995–1225	1137	4	102.00–110.00	$106.82	$1,215	—
893–1292	1145	77	112.00–123.75	$118.92	$1,362	—
1035–1510	1247	55	98.00–121.75	$116.06	$1,447	—
1045–1615	1254	299	117.00–130.25	$124.82	$1,565	-2.79
1338	1338	4	124.10	$124.10	$1,660	—
1510	1510	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,616	—
1530	1530	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,270	—
1560–1585	1573	2	94.00–95.00	$94.50	$1,486	—
1567–1620	1580	7	81.00–86.00	$81.73	$1,291	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	13	135.00	$135.00	$431	—
438	438	3	124.00	$124.00	$543	—
484	484	7	125.00	$125.00	$605	—
533–536	535	7	120.00–127.50	$123.20	$659	—
622–627	623	28	123.00–125.00	$123.22	$768	—
667	667	6	111.50	$111.50	$744	—
743	743	3	106.00	$106.00	$788	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	3	145.00	$145.00	$599	—
462	462	9	136.00	$136.00	$628	—
514	514	11	137.00	$137.00	$704	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	5	140.00	$140.00	$622	-5.00
525	525	12	135.00–139.00	$137.67	$723	-10.09
731	731	5	132.50	$132.50	$969	-4.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
591	591	4	130.00	$130.00	$768	—
793	793	3	127.00	$127.00	$1,007	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	6	119.50	$119.50	$872	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
536	536	3	135.00	$135.00	$724	—
552	552	1	139.00	$139.00	$767	—
615–645	635	3	125.00–130.00	$128.39	$815	—
765	765	10	123.00	$123.00	$941	—
837	837	2	117.00	$117.00	$979	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1645	1398	75-80%	55	72.00–79.00	$75.60	$1,057	—
1285–2133	1557	75-80%	39	80.00–87.00	$82.90	$1,291	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1850	1315	80-85%	47	62.00–71.00	$66.81	$879	-1.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1295	992	85-90%	8	30.00–46.00	$40.71	$404	—
840–1590	1175	85-90%	27	50.00–62.00	$57.72	$678	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1680	1573	65-75%	7	89.00–94.00	$90.19	$1,419	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–1870	1699	5	62.00–71.00	$66.65	$1,132	-37.63
1185–2385	1719	27	79.00–99.00	$90.92	$1,563	—
1785–1905	1845	3	103.00–106.00	$105.03	$1,938	—

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,170	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1180	1116	8	70.00–83.00	$74.67	$833	—
1110–1235	1146	8	89.00–101.00	$96.32	$1,104	—
1290	1290	5	115.50	$115.50	$1,490	—
1368–1370	1369	3	107.00–115.50	$109.84	$1,504	—
1420	1420	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,150	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401	401	10	102.50	$102.50	$411	—
506	506	5	100.00	$100.00	$506	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
718	718	3	50.00	$50.00	$359	—
763	763	10	55.00	$55.00	$420	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	18	112.50	$112.50	$325	—
391	391	53	108.00	$108.00	$422	—
403–404	403	9	114.00–115.00	$114.45	$461	—
524–549	540	66	106.00–115.00	$110.95	$599	—
594	594	7	105.00	$105.00	$624	—
632	632	76	115.00	$115.00	$727	—
705–709	706	64	111.00–117.50	$115.66	$817	—
857	857	15	106.50	$106.50	$913	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1240	1235	5	91.00–94.00	$91.59	$1,131	+17.80
1190–1422	1364	4	68.00–75.00	$73.47	$1,002	—
1250–1670	1408	7	91.00–101.00	$96.60	$1,360	—
1325–1510	1424	63	105.00–113.00	$108.36	$1,543	—
1195–1695	1502	36	103.50–114.50	$110.72	$1,663	—
1431–1790	1571	32	112.00–117.00	$114.56	$1,800	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207	207	18	100.00	$100.00	$207	—
273	273	5	95.00	$95.00	$259	—
300	300	3	90.00	$90.00	$270	—
429	429	20	95.00	$95.00	$408	—
510	510	10	82.50	$82.50	$421	—
566	566	7	93.00	$93.00	$526	—
658	658	6	92.00	$92.00	$605	—
723	723	4	89.00	$89.00	$643	—
1032	1032	34	99.00	$99.00	$1,022	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
191	191	7	90.00	$90.00	$172	—
263	263	3	75.00	$75.00	$197	—
322	322	5	65.00	$65.00	$209	—
455	455	3	77.50	$77.50	$353	—
748	748	3	60.00	$60.00	$449	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
143	143	3	40.00	$40.00	$57	—
634	634	5	46.00	$46.00	$292	—
721	721	9	57.00	$57.00	$411	—

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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.