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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

8,290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.12/cwt +11.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 623 lb · 738 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.83/cwt +6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 869 lb · 607 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $188.21/cwt +10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 622 lb · 576 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,290 5,382 9,930
Feeder cattle 6,746 4,249 8,714
Slaughter cattle 1,544 1,133 1,216

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, choice steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers under 600 lbs no price comparison but a higher undertone noted, while those more than 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers less than 700 lbs sold 9.00 to 11.00 higher, while those more than 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–343 336 34 215.00–244.00 $236.65 $795 +15.65
365–396 382 21 200.00–230.00 $215.44 $823 —
423 unweaned 423 13 209.50 $209.50 $886 —
403–448 426 120 213.00–244.00 $225.74 $962 +32.16
454–499 479 115 193.00–226.50 $215.02 $1,030 +16.67
500–548 531 190 199.00–218.00 $210.10 $1,116 +12.55
551–598 576 169 190.00–207.75 $199.25 $1,148 -0.83
600–649 622 576 169.00–195.50 $188.21 $1,171 +10.62
652–693 674 237 168.00–193.00 $179.25 $1,208 +7.24
702–706 fancy 704 153 181.10–182.25 $181.68 $1,279 —
700–749 729 409 158.75–177.50 $166.13 $1,211 -0.41
759–796 780 285 150.00–159.00 $157.12 $1,226 +1.45
803–849 825 331 144.00–161.00 $152.35 $1,257 -0.84
855–889 869 607 148.50–157.50 $153.83 $1,337 +6.40
914–918 917 77 141.25–146.50 $142.54 $1,307 -0.16
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1375 1249 7 111.00–135.00 $119.80 $1,496 —
929–1435 1281 86 129.00–140.00 $135.46 $1,735 -1.67
1140–1710 1341 38 123.00–139.50 $133.69 $1,793 —
1125–1420 1367 50 119.00–126.00 $119.44 $1,633 -17.93
1445–1480 1463 2 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $1,697 -28.31
1240–1712 1470 390 132.00–147.25 $141.17 $2,075 -3.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 6 190.00 $190.00 $694 —
409–430 423 12 191.00–202.50 $196.84 $833 -3.16
459–497 470 18 179.00–200.00 $188.24 $885 —
504–549 530 34 175.00–190.00 $181.42 $962 -8.81
536 unweaned 536 4 174.00 $174.00 $933 —
577–585 unweaned 582 8 162.50–175.00 $170.35 $991 —
552–599 585 39 171.00–188.00 $182.63 $1,068 -1.00
612–642 632 43 167.00–175.50 $172.39 $1,090 -1.61
658–683 674 19 157.50–173.00 $165.07 $1,113 +13.09
713 unweaned 713 6 146.50 $146.50 $1,045 —
719–743 728 28 151.00–158.00 $154.33 $1,124 —
772–782 775 12 145.00–153.75 $151.54 $1,174 +0.54
875–897 886 6 139.50–143.00 $141.27 $1,252 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
736 736 6 141.00 $141.00 $1,038 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 319 22 198.00–220.00 $215.74 $688 +39.74
362 unweaned 362 5 197.00 $197.00 $713 —
357–395 380 39 175.00–199.00 $186.26 $708 -12.74
404–443 419 115 167.00–194.00 $188.65 $790 +9.16
456–469 unweaned 462 9 174.00 $174.00 $804 —
454–498 472 131 174.00–189.00 $178.80 $844 +3.51
513–549 534 260 160.00–189.00 $178.52 $953 —
557–594 574 138 159.00–181.00 $170.92 $981 +10.21
598 fancy 598 16 180.00 $180.00 $1,076 —
603–646 623 738 155.25–170.00 $162.12 $1,010 +11.15
655–694 681 162 148.50–168.50 $156.50 $1,066 +7.87
702–749 721 386 141.00–158.25 $150.81 $1,087 +11.46
738 738 10 135.50 $135.50 $1,000 -3.85
761–777 767 51 137.50–143.50 $141.21 $1,083 +2.38
793 793 9 124.75 $124.75 $989 -14.08
803–846 815 93 133.50–142.50 $139.32 $1,135 +4.50
837 837 10 156.00 $156.00 $1,306 +21.18
856–888 883 70 131.25–137.00 $135.32 $1,195 +2.10
913 913 4 125.50 $125.50 $1,146 -6.79
975 975 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,268 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1310 1137 15 105.00–131.00 $114.79 $1,305 -7.08
1035–1325 1214 30 118.00–130.00 $126.56 $1,536 -10.85
1095–1323 1287 113 128.00–139.00 $136.06 $1,751 -0.47
1070–1575 1294 55 123.00–140.75 $133.88 $1,732 -2.65
1328–1365 1337 4 101.00–107.00 $102.53 $1,371 —
1135–1555 1341 257 131.00–150.25 $143.06 $1,918 —
1455–1480 1468 2 113.00–118.00 $115.48 $1,695 —
1548–1665 1581 6 125.00–130.00 $128.96 $2,039 -3.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 5 166.00 $166.00 $535 —
392 392 3 167.50 $167.50 $657 —
431–441 435 26 150.00–161.50 $154.98 $674 —
451–491 474 48 155.00–172.00 $161.64 $766 -6.36
507–546 530 29 148.50–158.00 $151.88 $805 -0.35
547 unweaned 547 7 160.00 $160.00 $875 —
555 unweaned 555 5 153.00 $153.00 $849 —
559–599 576 23 151.00–154.00 $152.76 $880 —
617–648 630 17 136.00–154.50 $143.85 $906 +6.64
662–698 688 45 137.00–149.00 $143.40 $987 +8.73
734–749 742 18 130.50–139.00 $137.13 $1,018 —
754 754 6 134.00 $134.00 $1,010 —
974 974 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,120 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 5 187.00 $187.00 $931 —
555 555 3 159.00 $159.00 $882 —
723 723 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,048 —
795 795 7 127.00 $127.00 $1,010 -2.00
984 984 4 103.00 $103.00 $1,014 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1910 1400 75-80% 61 79.00–86.00 $83.31 $1,166 —
1185–2035 1544 75-80% 55 86.00–94.50 $90.08 $1,391 +0.44
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–2020 1298 80-85% 76 66.00–79.00 $73.29 $951 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1435 1106 85-90% 17 24.00–53.00 $43.51 $481 —
750–1480 1141 85-90% 29 51.00–65.00 $59.91 $684 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1550 1434 65-75% 4 96.00–104.00 $98.66 $1,415 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1590 1588 2 60.00–70.00 $64.99 $1,032 —
1580–2115 1819 8 110.00–117.00 $112.80 $2,052 —
1175–2545 1831 27 83.00–109.00 $99.45 $1,821 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
971 971 4 79.00 $79.00 $767 —
1025–1213 1147 8 82.50–86.00 $83.68 $960 —
1075–1218 1155 14 92.00–101.00 $97.02 $1,121 —
1373–1385 1375 15 115.00–121.00 $115.81 $1,592 —
1253–1468 1382 5 102.00–105.00 $103.91 $1,436 —
1456–1520 1479 31 116.75–129.00 $118.99 $1,760 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1290 1219 14 82.50–100.00 $86.47 $1,054 —
1385–1415 1412 14 116.00–120.75 $119.77 $1,691 —
1185–1610 1488 38 111.00–120.50 $118.85 $1,768 —
1245–1812 1534 36 120.00–128.50 $123.50 $1,894 —
1586–1805 1682 24 125.00–135.00 $127.11 $2,138 —

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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.