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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

9,083 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $205.94/cwt +3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 532 lb · 655 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $193.07/cwt -3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 577 lb · 578 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $177.20/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 663 lb · 479 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,083 7,044 8,672
Feeder cattle 8,657 5,008 7,540
Slaughter cattle 426 2,036 1,132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter choice steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers less than 500 lbs sold on a light test with a firm undertone; 500 to 800 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower; over 800 lbs sold on a light test with a weak undertone. Feeder heifers less than 750 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher; over 750 lbs sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 8 240.00 $240.00 $710 —
315–349 335 26 197.00–231.00 $214.09 $717 -2.87
310–345 unweaned 337 17 224.00–227.00 $226.35 $763 —
357–394 377 47 197.50–232.00 $216.04 $814 +3.94
391 unweaned 391 5 210.00 $210.00 $821 —
402–449 415 103 195.00–228.00 $216.35 $898 -2.18
402–448 unweaned 424 47 199.00–227.00 $211.23 $896 —
453–479 unweaned 462 17 204.00–217.00 $212.24 $981 —
475–476 value added 475 14 180.00–185.00 $183.93 $874 —
453–499 479 335 190.00–225.00 $211.45 $1,013 +1.58
492 492 4 182.50 $182.50 $898 -27.37
503–545 unweaned 524 57 184.00–212.00 $201.06 $1,054 —
500–544 533 598 180.00–224.00 $206.41 $1,100 +3.57
564–577 unweaned 573 27 169.00–183.00 $175.54 $1,006 —
553–599 577 551 178.00–206.50 $193.93 $1,119 -2.42
605 fancy 605 16 194.50 $194.50 $1,177 —
608–625 unweaned 615 35 164.00–175.00 $170.53 $1,049 —
600–649 629 420 165.00–195.00 $179.21 $1,127 -10.29
651–693 663 474 159.75–186.00 $177.36 $1,176 -2.38
670 unweaned 670 5 162.00 $162.00 $1,085 —
702–748 729 213 150.00–174.50 $166.52 $1,214 +0.50
729 fancy 729 70 166.60 $166.60 $1,215 —
758 758 14 150.50 $150.50 $1,141 -12.51
765 fancy 765 66 164.10 $164.10 $1,255 —
751–799 770 382 149.00–165.75 $161.69 $1,245 -1.32
813–836 825 148 149.00–162.75 $156.90 $1,294 -5.58
858–886 871 31 144.00–149.50 $146.97 $1,280 -13.01
915 915 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,308 -11.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 332 3 197.00–205.00 $199.41 $662 +18.41
350–385 372 12 181.00–187.00 $184.71 $687 —
414 unweaned 414 6 187.00 $187.00 $774 —
408–440 424 26 180.00–201.00 $192.40 $816 +16.06
470–496 485 44 170.00–205.00 $187.04 $907 +3.04
518 unweaned 518 5 150.00 $150.00 $777 —
503–542 521 53 169.00–198.50 $181.38 $945 +7.61
554–598 569 148 168.00–182.50 $177.59 $1,010 +1.23
627–649 639 54 156.00–174.50 $167.35 $1,069 +8.37
664 unweaned 664 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,049 —
662–692 683 45 142.00–163.00 $146.86 $1,003 -22.55
727 727 7 148.00 $148.00 $1,076 -6.04
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1059–1310 1150 12 127.00–136.50 $132.81 $1,527 +2.20
1255–1260 1257 3 115.00–124.00 $120.01 $1,509 -24.81
1195–1328 1279 14 138.00–143.00 $141.14 $1,805 -3.68
1250–1625 1332 8 133.00–140.50 $138.34 $1,843 +0.11
1370–1380 1375 2 111.00–121.00 $115.98 $1,595 —
1226–1655 1409 129 139.00–153.50 $146.20 $2,060 —
1739 1739 5 138.00 $138.00 $2,400 —
1900 1900 1 126.00 $126.00 $2,394 -3.48
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 3 165.00 $165.00 $888 —
603–637 631 16 160.75–168.00 $166.70 $1,052 —
662–694 674 13 157.00–161.25 $159.57 $1,076 —
763 763 10 150.00 $150.00 $1,144 —
933 933 8 103.00 $103.00 $961 —
1010–1047 1013 36 130.00–135.00 $134.57 $1,363 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272–281 278 7 197.50–207.00 $204.35 $568 —
288 unweaned 288 3 177.50 $177.50 $511 —
307–335 unweaned 318 15 170.00–200.00 $187.37 $596 —
340–348 343 11 189.00–200.00 $192.31 $660 +5.11
355–398 382 94 179.50–196.00 $185.34 $708 +0.58
407–438 unweaned 420 22 164.00–183.00 $170.04 $714 —
407–448 431 132 170.00–188.00 $180.41 $778 -3.54
445 fancy 445 4 187.00 $187.00 $832 —
451–499 477 292 165.00–186.00 $178.51 $851 +4.23
478–479 unweaned 479 19 167.00–184.00 $176.85 $847 +9.85
501 501 7 156.00 $156.00 $782 -15.62
501–536 unweaned 519 107 152.00–163.00 $156.18 $811 —
500–548 522 355 158.00–184.00 $174.35 $910 +2.73
567 fancy 567 59 175.50 $175.50 $995 —
550–591 569 284 153.25–178.50 $168.81 $961 +3.72
564–589 unweaned 582 57 147.00–163.00 $151.61 $882 —
600–644 621 433 146.00–175.00 $163.54 $1,016 +5.87
656 unweaned 656 29 140.00 $140.00 $918 —
660 fancy 660 67 167.10 $167.10 $1,103 —
652–698 665 342 144.00–168.00 $157.72 $1,049 +5.13
700–748 732 50 140.00–158.00 $146.84 $1,075 +0.10
751–785 771 131 130.00–146.00 $141.15 $1,088 -4.11
810–835 819 106 129.00–141.00 $135.09 $1,106 -9.45
878–885 882 19 126.00–133.00 $129.49 $1,142 -11.51
990 990 28 128.25 $128.25 $1,270 +0.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 unweaned 318 6 165.00 $165.00 $525 —
347–348 348 6 176.00–177.00 $176.50 $614 —
353 unweaned 353 3 165.00 $165.00 $582 —
362–395 379 17 167.50–171.00 $169.55 $643 -0.58
408–447 426 58 155.00–172.00 $166.45 $709 +0.45
451–491 474 63 143.00–160.00 $152.48 $723 -3.03
521–549 539 82 141.00–167.00 $160.11 $863 +4.79
552–599 580 189 141.00–159.50 $151.95 $881 +4.76
605–643 624 73 129.00–150.00 $145.30 $907 +12.81
694 694 9 138.00 $138.00 $958 +5.31
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
997–1335 1100 16 131.00–137.25 $134.48 $1,479 +24.52
1050–1275 1120 5 105.00–114.00 $108.76 $1,218 -1.20
1118–1279 1216 30 138.00–150.50 $142.80 $1,736 —
1222–1478 1290 70 141.00–152.25 $144.75 $1,867 +9.44
1110–1575 1292 16 132.00–141.00 $138.48 $1,789 +3.17
1415 1415 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,571 —
1568–1680 1605 3 136.00–139.00 $137.95 $2,214 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–470 464 36 150.00–160.00 $157.18 $729 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 9 110.00 $110.00 $706 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 3 143.00 $143.00 $741 —
592 592 2 141.00 $141.00 $835 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 9 194.00 $194.00 $716 —
530 530 13 165.00 $165.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 4 150.00 $150.00 $950 —
670 670 2 126.00 $126.00 $844 —
735 unweaned 735 3 130.00 $130.00 $956 —
775 775 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1615 1451 75-80% 17 80.00–86.00 $82.62 $1,199 —
1385–1630 1484 75-80% 5 87.00–98.00 $91.38 $1,356 —
1390–1840 1590 75-80% 3 65.00–70.00 $67.78 $1,078 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–2015 1409 80-85% 17 71.00–79.00 $76.10 $1,072 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1120 1077 85-90% 3 40.00–43.00 $41.67 $449 —
1045–1315 1153 85-90% 12 51.00–69.00 $62.79 $724 -0.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1715 1388 12 85.00–108.00 $95.67 $1,328 —
1125–1790 1458 2 60.00–67.00 $62.70 $914 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1190 1158 2 101.00–111.50 $106.10 $1,229 —
1418 1418 3 100.50 $100.50 $1,425 —

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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.