Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

11,384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.40/cwt +6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 624 lb · 996 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $177.06/cwt +6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 671 lb · 786 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.85/cwt +7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 625 lb · 768 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,384	18,567	16,598
Feeder cattle	11,210	17,075	15,704
Slaughter cattle	174	1,492	894

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice steers and and heifers to few receipts for market test. Feeder steers 400 to 549 lbs 9.00 to 10.00 higher, 550 to 799 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher 800 to 8.99 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher Feeder heifers 400 to 549 lbs 9.00 to 10.00 higher, 550 to 799 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 800 to 849 llbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	5	239.00	$239.00	$693	—
305–348	340	26	235.00–257.50	$250.21	$851	—
358–398	383	33	216.00–233.00	$226.24	$866	+10.22
393 unweaned	393	6	197.50	$197.50	$776	—
415 unweaned	415	7	204.00	$204.00	$847	+9.00
402–449	426	64	197.50–238.00	$215.34	$917	+13.25
450–498	479	199	189.00–227.00	$208.94	$1,001	+7.24
505–534 unweaned	519	35	180.50–191.00	$187.50	$973	—
500–549	526	342	186.00–216.00	$200.38	$1,054	+3.47
556 thin fleshed	556	21	205.00	$205.00	$1,140	+10.50
552–599	575	325	180.00–206.25	$196.43	$1,129	+11.21
576 unweaned	576	8	185.50	$185.50	$1,068	+12.50
620–645 unweaned	624	67	158.00–169.75	$168.08	$1,049	—
600–647	625	701	170.00–201.50	$185.36	$1,159	+8.83
667	667	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,067	-9.78
651–696	671	781	165.00–189.00	$177.17	$1,189	+7.39
700–748	729	738	155.00–178.50	$169.20	$1,233	+4.33
750–756 unweaned	751	48	150.00–151.00	$150.90	$1,133	—
762 fancy	762	44	170.50	$170.50	$1,299	—
750–797	773	558	155.00–173.10	$164.44	$1,271	+4.92
771–788	783	32	150.00–152.50	$150.77	$1,181	-8.75
800–848	830	429	149.00–164.00	$157.83	$1,310	+0.70
855–889	867	536	148.00–160.00	$157.41	$1,365	+1.01
900–933	915	233	148.60–153.10	$151.48	$1,386	+8.81
957–993	981	137	147.50–150.25	$149.65	$1,468	+5.13
1000–1008	1002	119	142.50–150.25	$149.07	$1,494	+1.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	3	200.00	$200.00	$726	+10.00
401	401	4	181.00	$181.00	$726	+5.07
486–490	488	7	181.00–190.00	$184.88	$902	+6.33
503–535	512	47	155.00–185.00	$172.80	$885	-5.52
557–596	584	27	152.50–179.25	$169.01	$987	+1.06
604–649	639	97	142.00–178.50	$170.10	$1,087	+11.02
661–694	681	63	143.00–170.50	$162.77	$1,108	+6.05
703–746	718	23	155.00–162.00	$158.46	$1,138	+6.28
778	778	6	155.75	$155.75	$1,212	+7.02
878	878	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,291	+0.75

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,426	—
1240–1260	1250	2	128.00–129.50	$128.74	$1,609	—
1075–1350	1324	18	133.00–139.50	$136.91	$1,813	+1.55
1350–1470	1410	2	129.50–130.50	$130.02	$1,833	—
1267–1615	1420	60	133.00–141.30	$139.64	$1,983	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	335	3	176.00–177.50	$176.51	$591	+14.51
345 unweaned	345	11	175.00	$175.00	$604	—
356–398	383	51	162.50–204.00	$185.40	$710	+20.67
402–448	433	108	165.00–195.00	$178.79	$774	+9.75
459–487 unweaned	473	32	159.00–168.00	$163.79	$775	+11.63
455–498	481	227	160.50–182.75	$176.17	$847	+10.62
503–538 unweaned	519	9	143.00–154.00	$148.93	$773	-1.07
502–549	526	373	164.50–179.50	$174.12	$916	+10.53
540	540	31	152.50	$152.50	$824	-11.09
552–598	576	457	154.50–174.00	$162.82	$938	+3.14
586 unweaned	586	69	148.50	$148.50	$870	—
600–649	624	964	145.00–170.00	$158.70	$990	+7.26
636 unweaned	636	32	149.50	$149.50	$951	+7.46
653–691	668	697	143.00–162.50	$156.17	$1,043	+6.70
694 unweaned	694	43	139.00	$139.00	$965	—
701–718	713	51	154.50–159.00	$155.71	$1,110	+10.76
700–748	725	535	141.00–153.00	$150.51	$1,091	+5.56
751–793	767	362	142.00–151.50	$147.32	$1,130	+4.29
802–813	810	15	135.50–144.50	$140.60	$1,139	-2.11
805–837	812	111	153.00–159.00	$154.20	$1,252	+11.49
853–866	863	90	137.50–144.00	$141.84	$1,224	+1.45
878	878	9	156.75	$156.75	$1,376	+16.36
911	911	14	134.50	$134.50	$1,225	+0.78
984	984	8	136.00	$136.00	$1,338	+1.57
1028	1028	11	124.50	$124.50	$1,280	—
1057	1057	11	127.50	$127.50	$1,348	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432–449	439	20	161.00–170.00	$166.47	$731	+4.80
458–493	479	12	146.00–156.00	$150.52	$721	-2.07
502–546	513	26	142.00–154.00	$147.85	$758	-2.15
568–596	586	41	135.00–155.00	$149.13	$874	+6.84
610–649	634	41	151.00–155.00	$153.46	$973	+13.58
655–690	662	15	139.00–144.00	$140.44	$930	-2.95
712–743	720	22	125.00–138.00	$132.73	$956	-1.10
765–788	772	7	131.00–134.00	$131.88	$1,018	+1.48
881	881	4	131.00	$131.00	$1,154	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1255	1227	8	128.50–130.00	$129.05	$1,583	-1.29
1225–1335	1282	15	132.00–139.50	$137.25	$1,760	—
1300–1515	1404	33	134.50–141.25	$139.47	$1,958	+32.54
1418	1418	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,631	+8.07
1385–1510	1448	2	128.00–129.50	$128.72	$1,864	+21.79
1690	1690	1	132.00	$132.00	$2,231	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
238	238	4	570.00	$570.00	—
312–341	319	12	590.00–660.00	$608.69	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522–534	528	12	151.00–158.00	$154.46	$816	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	365	5	195.00–198.00	$197.37	$720	—
518	518	2	138.00	$138.00	$715	-21.00
666–696	681	8	130.00–144.00	$136.85	$932	+2.86
700–740	730	4	131.00–135.00	$131.96	$963	-2.90
750	750	2	138.00	$138.00	$1,035	+7.00
827–835	829	4	131.00	$131.00	$1,086	+10.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1400	1252	3	90.50–94.00	$92.36	$1,156	—
1299–1473	1438	20	101.50–102.50	$102.32	$1,471	—

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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.