Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

7,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $162.48/cwt +6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 827 lb · 336 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.67/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 628 lb · 306 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.48/cwt +4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,230/hd at 870 lb · 305 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,044	10,210	5,742
Feeder cattle	5,008	9,944	4,378
Slaughter cattle	2,036	266	1,364

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, choice steers and heifers were sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers overall sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher; 600 to 700 lbs steady to 4.00 lower; over 700 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–328	323	7	200.00–230.00	$216.96	$701	-2.09
356–373	366	34	207.00–225.00	$212.10	$776	-16.40
407–448	438	63	198.00–227.50	$218.53	$957	+2.83
456–494	471	72	195.00–220.00	$209.87	$988	-0.94
504–540	524	116	195.00–215.00	$202.84	$1,063	+5.55
550–589	564	186	187.50–207.00	$196.35	$1,107	+4.29
613–641	628	150	183.50–199.25	$189.50	$1,190	+22.37
654–684	673	132	174.50–192.00	$179.74	$1,210	+8.23
700–743	722	257	153.00–176.75	$166.02	$1,199	+3.17
752–794	778	211	150.00–166.75	$163.01	$1,268	+4.10
803–844	827	336	154.25–167.00	$162.48	$1,344	+6.59
854–894	869	300	153.50–166.70	$159.98	$1,390	+8.38
905	905	53	154.75	$154.75	$1,400	+3.22
951–989	981	74	143.25–151.10	$149.25	$1,464	+4.82

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1188	1079	11	110.00–128.00	$119.31	$1,287	—
975–1363	1156	13	120.00–137.00	$130.61	$1,510	—
1185–1326	1286	13	139.00–149.50	$144.82	$1,862	—
1135–1765	1339	99	121.00–145.00	$138.23	$1,851	—
1210–1745	1457	526	137.00–155.00	$148.17	$2,159	—
1360–1560	1460	2	110.00–115.00	$112.67	$1,645	—
1885–1912	1905	4	128.00–134.00	$129.48	$2,467	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	3	181.00	$181.00	$603	+0.37
415–432	426	16	170.00–180.00	$176.34	$751	+1.91
490	490	3	184.00	$184.00	$902	+3.32
501–526	516	75	170.00–191.00	$173.77	$897	-2.25
565–598	576	33	161.00–185.00	$176.36	$1,016	+6.15
608–635	619	69	150.00–175.00	$158.98	$984	-4.68
658–696	683	102	164.00–171.50	$169.41	$1,157	+20.73
723 unweaned	723	3	143.00	$143.00	$1,034	—
708–747	739	15	150.00–155.00	$154.04	$1,138	+7.37
795	795	6	147.00	$147.00	$1,169	—
800–834	821	8	140.00–150.50	$146.66	$1,204	+12.66
945	945	63	145.00	$145.00	$1,370	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1058–1098	1066	30	138.75–139.00	$138.80	$1,480	+8.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329–340	336	24	185.00–191.00	$187.20	$629	+15.11
363–390	379	17	180.00–190.00	$184.76	$700	+4.03
420–438	431	26	179.00–186.00	$183.95	$793	+8.40
455 unweaned	455	6	167.00	$167.00	$760	-7.42
456–493	473	79	166.00–180.00	$174.28	$824	+1.85
501–548	523	129	164.00–177.75	$171.62	$898	+4.03
550–599	580	202	155.00–170.00	$165.09	$958	+5.44
608–647	628	306	143.00–165.00	$157.67	$990	-3.82
654–698	680	151	143.00–160.50	$152.59	$1,038	-0.01
706–747	732	201	143.00–148.75	$146.74	$1,074	+0.81
750–794	776	198	140.00–148.25	$145.26	$1,127	+1.16
818–847	821	191	141.00–145.50	$144.54	$1,187	+3.56
829–838	834	30	144.75–145.25	$145.02	$1,209	+4.04
865	865	20	148.25	$148.25	$1,282	+12.76
855–880	870	285	138.00–147.50	$141.00	$1,227	+5.51
945	945	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,228	—
989–991	990	17	127.50–128.00	$127.74	$1,265	-3.30

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1198	1084	6	122.00–129.00	$126.45	$1,371	—
870–1310	1112	26	101.50–125.00	$109.96	$1,223	—
1050–1301	1156	65	134.00–148.00	$141.65	$1,637	—
1060–1815	1289	130	118.00–144.50	$135.31	$1,744	-6.66
1138–1758	1374	324	135.00–156.00	$147.80	$2,031	—
1365–1633	1466	10	100.00–116.00	$110.51	$1,620	—
1640–1740	1707	3	125.00–129.50	$126.44	$2,158	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267	267	3	171.00	$171.00	$457	—
312	312	6	170.00	$170.00	$530	+40.00
367–396	391	24	170.00–170.50	$170.13	$665	+12.12
425	425	3	166.00	$166.00	$706	+11.31
458–490	481	32	150.00–158.00	$155.51	$748	-1.71
511–547	520	18	151.00–160.00	$155.32	$808	+0.84
587–597	590	14	142.00–152.50	$147.19	$868	+3.53
618–622	618	43	131.50–140.00	$132.49	$819	-9.28
655–697	694	117	131.00–144.00	$132.69	$921	-1.19

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1023	1023	3	111.00	$111.00	$1,136	-21.75
1160	1160	8	117.00	$117.00	$1,357	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	4	230.00	$230.00	$724	—
415	415	3	183.00	$183.00	$759	—
490 unweaned	490	3	145.00	$145.00	$710	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2010	1444	75-80%	121	80.00–86.50	$83.15	$1,201	—
1245–1905	1504	75-80%	40	87.00–94.00	$88.68	$1,334	+5.34

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1910	1372	80-85%	120	69.00–79.50	$74.87	$1,027	-1.28

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1615	1123	85-90%	33	20.00–57.00	$48.52	$545	-17.32
805–1685	1152	85-90%	71	55.00–68.00	$63.38	$730	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1038–1790	1307	7	66.00–79.00	$72.93	$953	—
1265–2260	1699	8	111.00–120.00	$114.68	$1,948	—
1315–2545	1875	26	86.50–109.50	$99.90	$1,873	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1113–1197	1155	6	87.00–99.00	$93.22	$1,077	—
1333–1845	1565	15	110.00–114.75	$114.18	$1,787	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1385	1246	8	95.00–114.00	$107.32	$1,337	—
1330–1625	1462	63	109.00–119.00	$113.05	$1,653	—
1325–1860	1520	28	120.00–131.75	$123.74	$1,881	—
1445–1873	1626	33	117.50–127.00	$120.63	$1,961	—

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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.