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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

12,825 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $170.52/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 727 lb · 1,270 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.07/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 868 lb · 1,090 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $166.58/cwt +2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 767 lb · 928 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 12,825 18,457 11,366
Feeder cattle 12,284 16,771 9,848
Slaughter cattle 541 1,686 1,518

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compare to last week on a light test, Choice steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test; 500 to 800 lbs steady to 2.00 higher; over 800 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–290 285 4 210.00–235.00 $216.37 $617 —
302–331 322 13 217.00–238.00 $224.65 $723 -15.36
350–397 383 38 200.00–222.50 $213.60 $818 -4.25
401–441 420 35 200.00–228.00 $215.75 $906 -2.11
457–499 481 169 200.00–225.00 $212.12 $1,020 -1.00
502–549 527 317 185.00–217.00 $204.05 $1,075 +4.01
535–538 537 6 164.00–167.00 $165.50 $889 -34.54
550–598 576 612 183.00–210.50 $197.12 $1,135 +0.36
585–595 590 4 165.00–173.00 $168.97 $997 -27.79
600–649 628 746 160.00–200.00 $187.44 $1,177 +0.84
650–699 673 727 166.00–190.00 $178.73 $1,203 +1.82
700–749 727 1,257 154.50–180.50 $170.62 $1,240 -1.34
728 728 13 160.50 $160.50 $1,168 -11.46
750–796 767 928 155.00–176.00 $166.58 $1,278 +2.13
801–847 823 703 146.00–166.00 $155.36 $1,279 -4.22
850–894 868 1,090 139.00–160.75 $156.07 $1,355 +0.33
907–943 920 175 135.00–152.35 $149.25 $1,373 -3.13
950–999 975 133 121.00–151.00 $142.12 $1,386 -0.36
1012 1012 8 141.00 $141.00 $1,427 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 190.00 $190.00 $785 -14.00
481–497 484 15 165.00–181.00 $177.72 $860 +7.37
498 unweaned 498 4 180.00 $180.00 $896 -4.00
505–545 526 38 136.00–187.50 $178.11 $937 +2.48
575–593 585 22 158.00–180.50 $169.69 $993 -9.98
611–645 623 43 147.50–177.00 $171.58 $1,069 -1.99
667 unweaned 667 8 151.00 $151.00 $1,007 —
665–687 676 39 132.50–171.50 $163.96 $1,108 +0.26
702–747 727 19 140.00–161.50 $158.05 $1,149 +0.63
753–797 785 88 140.00–157.00 $149.93 $1,177 -1.80
798 798 15 146.75 $146.75 $1,171 -4.98
803–847 817 13 130.00–147.50 $140.36 $1,147 -1.14
865–880 870 19 130.00–145.00 $142.76 $1,242 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1055 1045 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,317 —
1063–1340 1203 21 132.00–142.00 $135.70 $1,632 —
1230 1230 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,574 —
1160–1596 1381 21 131.00–139.50 $137.86 $1,904 +3.44
1223–1733 1454 191 135.00–148.00 $143.67 $2,089 -2.41
1410–1535 1465 3 110.00–114.00 $112.72 $1,651 -33.36
1980 1980 1 118.50 $118.50 $2,346 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1096 1096 18 131.00–135.25 $133.13 $1,459 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
736 736 16 149.50 $149.50 $1,100 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 7 199.00 $199.00 $577 —
334–348 338 19 191.00–197.50 $193.11 $653 -8.07
375–398 388 29 167.50–195.00 $181.32 $704 -5.53
405–447 430 92 166.00–193.00 $181.74 $781 -2.60
443 unweaned 443 4 177.00 $177.00 $784 —
451–497 472 183 157.00–191.00 $180.40 $851 +1.42
501–548 527 244 156.00–188.00 $174.57 $920 +0.52
550–599 573 538 151.00–187.50 $168.33 $965 +0.78
577 unweaned 577 9 160.00 $160.00 $923 +7.00
600–648 622 583 150.00–169.75 $162.06 $1,008 +2.29
620–649 631 6 129.50–143.00 $134.17 $847 -25.60
655–699 676 595 145.00–162.00 $155.63 $1,052 +1.22
701–749 722 584 131.00–157.25 $150.13 $1,084 -1.72
721–748 735 73 165.50–176.50 $171.37 $1,260 +19.52
751–799 773 353 131.00–158.00 $150.92 $1,167 +3.89
800–841 817 180 134.00–151.00 $145.09 $1,185 +0.54
805–831 824 92 162.00–168.25 $166.60 $1,373 +11.94
852–884 865 60 121.00–144.00 $136.88 $1,184 -0.60
940 940 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,128 -17.94
950–985 964 18 120.00–142.50 $134.46 $1,296 -2.04
1028 1028 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,439 —
1125 1125 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,508 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 152.50 $152.50 $509 -14.93
367–375 369 5 140.00–173.00 $166.29 $614 -21.21
415–433 426 11 170.00–181.00 $174.31 $743 +2.99
465–499 490 21 165.00–171.00 $166.09 $814 +5.89
503–545 518 33 140.00–162.00 $151.98 $787 -3.35
560–593 581 73 149.00–162.00 $157.49 $915 +4.79
624–647 634 41 135.50–155.00 $149.03 $945 +3.27
649 649 4 146.00 $146.00 $948 +0.24
675–697 692 16 136.50–149.00 $142.82 $988 +1.85
717 unweaned 717 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,004 —
733 733 7 140.50 $140.50 $1,030 +1.63
750–790 762 9 125.00–140.50 $137.24 $1,046 +8.95
823–833 829 14 131.00–132.50 $131.86 $1,093 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–985 953 2 120.00–123.00 $121.45 $1,157 —
1075–1310 1204 42 130.00–140.75 $136.08 $1,638 +1.94
1170–1378 1329 24 124.00–139.25 $134.60 $1,789 -0.24
1170–1595 1346 116 131.00–148.50 $144.14 $1,940 +9.30
1535 1535 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,466 -13.19
1570 1570 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,962 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 21 138.25 $138.25 $1,203 —
1017 1017 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,271 -2.25
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 6 125.00 $125.00 $956 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 168.00 $168.00 $832 +40.00
524 524 4 168.50 $168.50 $883 -8.25
618 618 5 157.00 $157.00 $970 +2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1680 1442 75-80% 16 73.00–79.50 $75.76 $1,092 -2.02
1290–1705 1513 75-80% 13 80.00–87.00 $82.81 $1,253 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1575 1276 80-85% 15 62.00–71.00 $66.73 $851 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1235 970 85-90% 3 40.00–49.00 $44.12 $428 —
970–1365 1206 85-90% 6 50.00–61.00 $56.23 $678 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–2185 1748 6 84.00–98.00 $87.94 $1,537 —
1940 1940 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,940 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 3 124.50 $124.50 $2,017 +0.78

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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.