Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

4,468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.75/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 827 lb · 513 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.88/cwt -2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 674 lb · 347 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $167.60/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,227/hd at 732 lb · 341 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,468	8,435	6,950
Feeder cattle	4,261	6,159	6,615
Slaughter cattle	207	2,276	335

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers 450 to 499 lbs 5.00 higher, 500 to 899 lbs steady to 4.00 lower, 900 to 999 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 to 449 lbs 5.00 higher, 500 to 649 lbs 1.00 to 8.00 lower, 650 to 699 lbs 1.00 higher, 700 to799 lbs 3.00 lower, 800 to 899 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, 900to 949 lbs 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420 unweaned	420	3	186.00	$186.00	$781	-12.99
406–448	438	32	188.00–197.00	$190.59	$835	—
469–481	478	40	184.00–197.00	$194.57	$930	+5.39
524 thin fleshed	524	10	187.50	$187.50	$982	—
510–548	529	36	181.00–186.00	$182.99	$968	-4.16
561 unweaned	561	3	179.00	$179.00	$1,004	—
556–597	579	99	167.50–183.50	$179.56	$1,040	-3.34
606–648	622	68	165.00–176.75	$170.39	$1,060	-2.82
652 unweaned	652	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,037	—
650–694	674	342	161.25–177.00	$170.04	$1,146	-2.32
705–748	732	341	159.00–171.00	$167.60	$1,227	-0.17
751–795	775	277	154.50–165.50	$162.02	$1,256	-2.44
801–848	827	513	151.50–164.50	$159.75	$1,321	-1.93
884–886	884	147	151.50–152.60	$151.69	$1,341	-4.39
905–923	915	106	151.35–152.00	$151.63	$1,387	+0.78
965–988	981	158	141.50–149.25	$146.72	$1,439	+4.54
1063	1063	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,456	—
1119	1119	6	123.00	$123.00	$1,376	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	9	187.00	$187.00	$638	—
483 unweaned	483	14	162.00	$162.00	$782	—
522–529	524	18	147.50–161.00	$157.21	$824	-12.17
571	571	4	157.00	$157.00	$896	-11.27
602–644	636	23	150.00–156.50	$153.21	$974	-9.79
683	683	6	146.50	$146.50	$1,001	—
736–742	739	13	154.50–155.00	$154.73	$1,143	+4.58
760–795	789	63	140.00–149.50	$148.05	$1,168	-0.76
815	815	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,149	—
865	865	16	138.00	$138.00	$1,194	-3.89

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,215	-8.88
1015–1320	1220	11	118.50–131.00	$123.36	$1,505	+19.07
1015–1750	1371	75	117.00–128.00	$125.59	$1,722	—
1465	1465	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,575	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	7	175.00	$175.00	$614	-5.00
403–430	411	10	174.00–184.00	$180.86	$743	+5.49
433 unweaned	433	5	175.00	$175.00	$758	+4.00
526 unweaned	526	9	161.00	$161.00	$847	+2.00
524–545	531	32	159.00–176.00	$171.03	$908	-1.01
577 fancy	577	5	174.50	$174.50	$1,007	—
550–596	581	266	153.50–168.75	$161.17	$936	-4.73
601–639	621	26	155.00–164.00	$160.70	$998	-7.90
652–693	665	261	142.25–159.50	$155.46	$1,034	+1.45
700–745	717	157	140.00–151.00	$149.24	$1,070	-3.72
755–793	781	192	137.00–149.00	$145.85	$1,139	-3.41
809–842	818	170	134.00–148.50	$145.17	$1,187	+0.28
870–895	888	96	134.25–140.75	$137.41	$1,220	+1.09
911–946	930	155	128.50–140.50	$134.96	$1,255	-2.99
966	966	4	128.00	$128.00	$1,236	-4.57
1215	1215	11	125.50	$125.50	$1,525	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	3	167.00	$167.00	$638	—
489	489	7	151.00	$151.00	$738	—
508–545	520	38	125.00–157.00	$150.33	$782	—
558–596	591	52	128.00–155.00	$150.20	$888	+3.20
600–633	616	20	139.00–151.00	$144.75	$892	-6.75
655	655	6	146.00	$146.00	$956	+4.46
710	710	3	135.00	$135.00	$958	-5.00
800	800	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,040	—
887	887	4	128.50	$128.50	$1,140	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1293	1074	10	121.00–124.75	$122.64	$1,317	+16.50
1090	1090	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,090	-12.34
1180–1225	1193	4	106.00–113.00	$109.71	$1,309	—
1048–1341	1251	8	84.00–95.00	$92.03	$1,151	-34.15
1109–1395	1268	53	122.00–127.80	$126.55	$1,605	+0.37
1458	1458	11	113.50	$113.50	$1,655	—
1495–1660	1522	19	90.00–95.00	$93.03	$1,416	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–578	571	7	131.00–132.50	$131.42	$750	—
700–743	708	11	128.00–130.00	$128.38	$909	—
768–780	772	12	129.00–132.00	$130.01	$1,004	—

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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.