Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

3,537 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary report →

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.00/cwt -0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,251/hd at 787 lb · 250 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $158.22/cwt -3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 724 lb · 174 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.70/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 865 lb · 158 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,537	13,026	10,472
Feeder cattle	1,927	11,423	8,363
Slaughter cattle	1,610	1,603	2,109

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers steady to $1 lower. Feeder cattle, too few receipts for an accurate market test.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–472	467	21	171.00–179.00	$172.93	$808	-9.20
483 unweaned	483	13	181.00	$181.00	$874	-13.46
566	566	9	167.00	$167.00	$945	-4.13
618–643	634	40	155.50–159.50	$156.96	$995	-7.03
650–697	666	30	154.00–167.75	$160.41	$1,068	-2.17
702–748	724	174	150.00–167.00	$158.22	$1,146	-3.60
750–799	787	250	156.00–161.50	$159.00	$1,251	-0.48
803–838	821	150	148.25–158.85	$157.72	$1,295	-0.76
865–882	874	38	140.50–145.00	$143.01	$1,250	-2.99
916–926	923	47	139.00–141.25	$140.68	$1,298	-10.94
969	969	60	146.00	$146.00	$1,415	+1.92
980	980	14	130.00	$130.00	$1,274	-14.08

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1235	1085	14	96.00–122.25	$112.42	$1,220	—
1040–1395	1208	7	100.00–107.00	$102.25	$1,235	-6.95
970–1410	1237	37	112.50–125.00	$119.77	$1,482	+10.57
1075–1650	1370	55	103.00–120.50	$112.48	$1,541	—
1340–1485	1415	3	90.00–99.00	$93.98	$1,330	+0.98
1205–1667	1436	388	114.00–129.25	$123.03	$1,767	-1.34
1810–1930	1870	2	109.00–113.00	$110.94	$2,075	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314 unweaned	314	4	179.00	$179.00	$562	—
395 unweaned	395	3	174.00	$174.00	$687	—
463–464	463	17	160.00–165.50	$164.20	$760	-7.56
550	550	5	153.00	$153.00	$842	—
627 unweaned	627	3	145.00	$145.00	$909	-5.00
626–632	629	12	141.00–152.00	$145.91	$918	-9.15
691–699	697	25	148.00	$148.00	$1,032	-1.69
715–734	726	12	141.50–144.00	$142.97	$1,038	-4.90
774–798	788	10	139.00–145.00	$141.36	$1,114	-3.36
840–847	844	16	132.00–141.50	$136.69	$1,154	-6.46
869	869	18	137.00	$137.00	$1,191	-1.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	8	148.00	$148.00	$781	-11.75
621–648	629	33	148.00–152.75	$149.96	$943	-2.94
653–695	686	73	145.50–150.50	$147.40	$1,011	-4.05
704–743	724	132	138.50–148.50	$144.95	$1,049	-2.80
761–790	769	90	140.00–147.25	$145.26	$1,117	+1.02
802–840	819	19	135.00–138.25	$137.44	$1,126	-4.31
860 fancy	860	46	147.00	$147.00	$1,264	—
850–890	867	112	135.10–145.75	$140.93	$1,222	+1.15
927	927	3	139.50	$139.50	$1,293	+1.71
943	943	14	132.50	$132.50	$1,249	-5.29
994	994	4	121.00	$121.00	$1,203	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1203	1108	32	88.00–120.00	$111.58	$1,236	—
930–1271	1154	48	110.00–122.50	$117.59	$1,357	—
1095–1240	1161	8	98.00–102.00	$99.40	$1,154	-18.79
1000–1413	1248	61	100.00–120.75	$114.43	$1,428	—
1300	1300	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,248	—
1074–1635	1323	375	114.00–128.75	$122.37	$1,619	—
1440–1485	1463	2	90.00–90.50	$90.25	$1,320	—
1440–1835	1584	4	85.00–90.00	$87.18	$1,381	-21.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404 unweaned	404	5	144.00	$144.00	$582	—
460	460	4	145.50	$145.50	$669	-2.34
488 unweaned	488	17	137.50	$137.50	$671	—
640–649	644	31	140.00–141.00	$140.51	$905	+10.51
809	809	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,011	-1.25

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	3	161.00	$161.00	$652	—
463–495	476	5	154.00–161.00	$158.09	$753	—
555	555	14	140.00	$140.00	$777	—
670 unweaned	670	2	131.00	$131.00	$878	—
992	992	3	96.00	$96.00	$952	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–2100	1481	75-80%	78	70.00–79.00	$76.14	$1,128	+2.72
1225–1855	1585	75-80%	25	80.00–85.00	$81.81	$1,297	+1.30

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1945	1295	80-85%	56	62.00–70.00	$65.96	$854	+0.37

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1455	1047	85-90%	16	31.00–49.00	$40.99	$429	+1.54
795–1575	1173	85-90%	27	50.00–61.00	$55.70	$653	+0.68

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1680	1680	65-75%	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,529	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1800	1565	4	61.00–71.00	$68.02	$1,065	—
1175–2155	1759	16	74.00–97.00	$83.96	$1,477	-2.22

↑ Back to top

Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1018–1340	1126	7	78.00–88.00	$82.49	$929	—
1263	1263	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,314	—
1127–1526	1287	10	99.00–100.50	$99.71	$1,283	—

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1280	1208	2	81.00–99.00	$90.54	$1,094	—
1098–1620	1340	11	103.00–109.00	$107.17	$1,436	—
1225–1560	1438	16	111.00–117.50	$113.90	$1,638	+9.36
1400–1643	1480	79	105.00–114.00	$109.18	$1,616	—

↑ Back to top

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.