Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

6,162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.80/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 577 lb · 338 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.77/cwt -0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 783 lb · 303 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $158.73/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,289/hd at 812 lb · 231 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,162	12,107	14,172
Feeder cattle	4,023	10,551	11,396
Slaughter cattle	2,139	1,556	2,776

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers 400 to 449 lbs 5.00 higher, 450 to 649 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, 650 to 699 lbs 12.00 lower, 700 to 999 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 to 549 lbs steady to 4.00 lower, 550 to 599 lbs 3.00 higher, 600 to 799 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower, 800 to 849 lbs 12.00 lower, 850 to 949 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	316	13	202.50–230.00	$213.19	$674	+12.19
358–395	376	43	186.00–219.00	$212.23	$798	+5.23
408–449	425	38	195.00–225.00	$206.33	$877	+5.20
452–495	478	163	182.00–204.00	$190.97	$913	-3.21
504–547	526	138	166.00–189.50	$182.63	$961	-2.31
553–598	577	338	163.00–187.00	$178.80	$1,032	+0.97
602–643	622	131	158.50–185.00	$171.03	$1,064	-6.69
645 fancy	645	16	177.25	$177.25	$1,143	-18.25
650–692	674	121	150.50–173.00	$160.34	$1,081	-12.68
703–746	722	155	155.00–170.75	$164.23	$1,186	-2.49
750–798	783	303	155.00–171.25	$162.77	$1,274	-0.24
803–833	812	231	158.00–162.25	$158.73	$1,289	+0.75
867–881	875	136	151.00–157.50	$152.87	$1,338	-2.89
900–935	912	129	135.00–149.25	$147.52	$1,345	-0.56
961–975	963	33	144.00–144.50	$144.44	$1,391	-5.63
1032–1046 thin fleshed	1039	91	144.00	$144.00	$1,496	—
1062	1062	6	132.75	$132.75	$1,410	+4.75

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1315	1160	20	80.00–120.00	$113.49	$1,316	-0.67
1030–1280	1200	12	100.00–111.00	$109.03	$1,308	—
975–1370	1219	68	114.00–123.00	$118.21	$1,441	—
1130–1585	1328	189	105.00–122.00	$117.08	$1,555	-3.72
1255–1435	1368	9	83.50–99.00	$91.00	$1,245	—
1115–1815	1421	621	115.00–129.25	$123.28	$1,752	-3.71
1434–1585 value added	1474	15	125.00	$125.00	$1,842	—
1620–1635	1634	10	118.00–120.00	$118.20	$1,931	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–397	391	17	177.50–187.50	$183.30	$717	+33.30
400–445	426	10	150.00–182.50	$174.38	$743	+2.38
455–488	475	37	165.00–179.50	$172.37	$819	+5.48
515–545	530	8	158.00–165.00	$161.60	$856	-6.29
560–595	579	17	141.00–161.00	$157.21	$910	—
600–642	627	10	139.00–157.00	$144.95	$909	-9.23
659	659	4	146.00	$146.00	$962	+3.63
703–748	725	44	140.00–156.00	$148.24	$1,075	+1.24
780–789	788	48	146.00–148.50	$146.21	$1,152	+3.97
835	835	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,211	-1.00
923–928	926	7	126.00–127.00	$126.57	$1,172	-12.40

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	6	189.00	$189.00	$680	—
456	456	10	170.00	$170.00	$775	—
565	565	14	164.00	$164.00	$927	—
663	663	6	148.50	$148.50	$985	—
931	931	19	137.50	$137.50	$1,280	—
1076	1076	5	135.75	$135.75	$1,461	-7.98

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
764	764	11	133.00	$133.00	$1,016	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	5	180.00	$180.00	$599	-7.30
351–397	375	50	164.00–187.50	$176.99	$664	-9.60
400–445	428	84	160.00–181.00	$170.85	$731	-0.24
456–495	472	150	157.00–169.75	$164.98	$779	-4.90
507–548	521	130	155.00–165.00	$160.25	$835	-0.79
553–595	566	152	139.00–164.75	$159.19	$901	+3.81
609–648	626	111	145.00–157.00	$152.97	$958	-6.17
664–694	673	153	137.00–157.75	$153.21	$1,031	-3.79
711	711	24	164.25	$164.25	$1,168	+11.87
722–735	727	181	145.25–151.00	$149.09	$1,084	-3.29
758–780	765	42	140.00–152.00	$144.39	$1,105	-2.99
803–804	804	10	131.00–137.00	$135.80	$1,092	-11.96
863–870	867	5	132.50–138.50	$134.89	$1,169	-7.48
901–935	909	46	126.00–142.75	$138.63	$1,260	-2.99
951	951	4	134.00	$134.00	$1,274	-3.17

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1265	1073	14	103.00–112.50	$107.62	$1,155	-3.01
790–1280	1090	45	114.00–130.00	$119.38	$1,301	+8.75
900–1311	1152	29	81.00–111.00	$91.74	$1,057	—
1130–1725	1251	98	103.50–122.50	$116.08	$1,452	—
1150–1575	1316	445	114.00–129.50	$123.91	$1,631	+18.91
1385–1548	1486	5	94.50–95.50	$95.22	$1,415	—
1590	1590	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,336	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	160.00	$160.00	$536	—
365	365	1	147.50	$147.50	$538	-24.50
454–490	468	10	130.00–142.00	$139.09	$651	-15.80
509–540	525	17	141.00–152.00	$147.17	$773	+0.17
552–598	572	16	121.00–154.00	$141.52	$809	-5.39
608–640	627	17	132.50–154.00	$142.16	$891	+0.32
650–690	678	11	122.00–137.00	$131.96	$895	-13.84
710–725	720	24	126.00–144.00	$134.04	$965	-5.38

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	16	175.50	$175.50	$720	—
500–509	506	22	143.00–150.00	$147.48	$746	—
599	599	4	138.00	$138.00	$827	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	337	3	180.00–195.00	$188.34	$635	-16.66
443 unweaned	443	8	177.50	$177.50	$786	—
458 unweaned	458	4	172.50	$172.50	$790	—
499	499	4	154.00	$154.00	$768	+4.00
520	520	1	158.00	$158.00	$822	±0.00
553	553	3	165.00	$165.00	$912	—
555 unweaned	555	2	140.00	$140.00	$777	—
625	625	2	154.00	$154.00	$962	-7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1885	1458	75-80%	74	70.00–79.00	$74.90	$1,092	—
1365–2045	1626	75-80%	13	80.00–83.00	$81.15	$1,319	+0.20

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1690	1247	80-85%	58	61.00–70.00	$66.23	$826	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1240	1004	85-90%	17	30.00–47.00	$40.73	$409	—
835–1490	1135	85-90%	35	48.00–59.00	$54.78	$622	+16.38

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–2015	1641	65-75%	5	84.00–93.00	$87.99	$1,444	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–2005	1430	12	43.00–74.00	$62.31	$891	—
1140–2330	1776	34	71.00–99.00	$82.65	$1,468	-2.77
1845	1845	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,919	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1421	1282	11	71.00–83.00	$74.41	$954	—
1570	1570	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,570	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1410	1293	2	93.00–97.00	$94.82	$1,226	—
1285–1515	1389	19	101.00–108.00	$104.76	$1,455	—
1330–1466	1401	34	105.00–113.00	$106.84	$1,497	—
1290–1620	1450	22	108.50–116.50	$110.19	$1,598	—
1418–1671	1558	32	108.00–118.00	$111.72	$1,741	—

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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.