Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

6,625 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.07/cwt +13.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,186/hd at 674 lb · 436 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.77/cwt +5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 526 lb · 430 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.69/cwt -3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 569 lb · 386 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,625	4,032	7,306
Feeder cattle	5,099	3,852	5,575
Slaughter cattle	1,526	180	1,731

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter choice steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers under 800 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher; over 800 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower . Feeder heifers overall sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	5	232.50	$232.50	$746	+5.00
358–390	373	39	207.00–237.50	$221.85	$828	—
405 unweaned	405	4	209.00	$209.00	$846	—
403–435	421	22	213.00–244.00	$230.33	$970	+3.33
453–499	476	158	209.00–227.00	$218.19	$1,039	+23.24
513–515 unweaned	513	25	188.00–212.00	$208.15	$1,068	—
504–547	527	249	199.00–220.00	$210.70	$1,110	+1.03
552–590	569	381	189.00–206.00	$197.09	$1,121	-2.88
581 unweaned	581	5	166.00	$166.00	$964	—
608 unweaned	608	3	176.00	$176.00	$1,070	—
604–649	636	259	167.00–205.00	$183.84	$1,169	-1.57
664–668 thin fleshed	666	131	180.00	$180.00	$1,199	—
668 unweaned	668	4	161.00	$161.00	$1,075	—
650–695	677	301	154.00–183.75	$174.56	$1,182	+12.29
700–748	718	158	159.00–174.00	$169.29	$1,216	+5.96
762 fancy	762	70	166.75	$166.75	$1,271	—
753–797	766	104	140.75–168.00	$162.82	$1,247	+1.84
811–833	822	128	148.50–154.50	$154.27	$1,268	-2.78
854	854	5	150.25	$150.25	$1,283	-1.37
953	953	90	142.85	$142.85	$1,361	-2.31

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
978–1285	1125	98	138.50–143.50	$139.83	$1,573	—
1136–1235	1153	7	127.50–134.00	$132.48	$1,527	—
920–1380	1156	5	104.00–129.00	$115.63	$1,337	—
1165–1590	1354	105	126.00–144.50	$141.06	$1,910	—
1405	1405	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,574	—
1260–1615	1425	213	138.00–152.00	$147.04	$2,095	-2.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	3	209.00	$209.00	$623	—
325–330	328	2	200.00–205.00	$202.52	$664	—
350–395	367	6	187.50–200.00	$193.17	$709	—
405–448	433	39	190.00–202.00	$196.99	$853	—
462–496	487	37	187.00–207.00	$201.95	$983	—
504–537	513	43	177.00–194.00	$185.57	$952	+4.57
566–598	585	31	168.50–180.00	$175.95	$1,029	-4.26
617–643	625	19	160.00–181.00	$168.73	$1,055	-2.33
668–678	674	5	144.00–149.50	$147.32	$993	-8.71
783–792	788	6	149.00–180.00	$164.41	$1,296	+17.40
893	893	3	132.00	$132.00	$1,179	-8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–346	328	17	169.00–198.00	$186.17	$611	-14.72
351–398	378	48	157.00–192.00	$181.37	$686	—
351–398 unweaned	382	3	180.00–185.00	$183.47	$701	—
427 unweaned	427	6	168.00	$168.00	$717	—
404–447	431	142	153.00–202.00	$181.87	$784	-1.03
457–498	480	142	169.00–187.00	$180.65	$867	+4.54
480 thin fleshed	480	6	171.50	$171.50	$823	—
507–542 unweaned	515	43	161.00–171.50	$166.70	$859	—
502–546	527	387	153.00–186.00	$174.56	$920	+6.31
551–598	573	277	151.50–185.00	$172.53	$989	+8.19
603–644	620	290	146.50–175.50	$163.69	$1,015	+5.27
659–688	673	64	142.25–171.00	$158.29	$1,065	+12.37
702–747	717	65	135.00–164.00	$150.28	$1,078	+4.20
750–788	763	251	135.50–152.25	$151.13	$1,153	+8.20
810–816	815	10	127.50–128.50	$128.30	$1,046	-19.18
853–883	875	107	134.00–145.00	$134.56	$1,177	-3.65
903	903	6	137.00	$137.00	$1,237	+6.90
1073	1073	5	122.00	$122.00	$1,309	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
928–1200	1050	32	121.00–133.50	$126.38	$1,327	—
885–1315	1086	22	103.00–128.00	$117.56	$1,277	—
1030–1190	1136	53	135.00–143.60	$141.98	$1,613	—
1050–1455	1258	132	130.00–144.50	$141.54	$1,781	—
1147–1560	1326	174	137.75–150.75	$145.46	$1,929	-4.35
1333–1435	1375	6	115.00–121.25	$117.28	$1,613	-25.72
1488–1682	1546	10	116.50–123.50	$121.22	$1,874	—
1490–1680	1565	3	101.00–111.00	$106.32	$1,664	—
1463–1800	1609	27	114.00–137.00	$128.68	$2,070	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–388	372	7	160.00–172.00	$164.90	$613	-1.10
453–495	473	8	150.00–160.00	$156.02	$738	—
567–597	582	16	146.50–166.00	$155.48	$905	+4.88
640–641	641	8	155.00–157.00	$156.25	$1,002	+7.90
665–690	678	44	143.00–152.00	$150.13	$1,018	+22.13
713–748	733	11	121.00–141.00	$127.72	$936	-8.78

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	358	3	170.00–187.00	$181.23	$649	—
410–437	430	4	157.50–191.00	$183.02	$787	—
515–521	520	5	153.00–182.00	$176.25	$916	—
565	565	1	149.00	$149.00	$842	—
610	610	1	137.00	$137.00	$836	—
705	705	2	130.00	$130.00	$916	—
790	790	2	124.00	$124.00	$980	—
803	803	3	124.00	$124.00	$996	—
878	878	2	121.00	$121.00	$1,062	—
975	975	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,053	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648	648	2	146.00	$146.00	$946	—
650	650	2	133.50	$133.50	$868	—
819	819	7	116.00	$116.00	$950	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1920	1428	75-80%	156	79.75–89.50	$85.11	$1,215	-3.89
1255–1975	1537	75-80%	48	88.00–98.00	$91.56	$1,407	+7.60

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1550	1079	85-90%	24	30.00–56.00	$45.50	$491	—
645–1755	1196	85-90%	38	59.00–71.00	$66.30	$793	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1760	1309	80-85%	62	71.00–80.00	$76.22	$998	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1800	1458	5	75.00–81.00	$79.11	$1,153	—
1200–2405	1801	37	83.00–110.00	$100.49	$1,810	—
995–2295	1804	8	110.50–117.00	$113.86	$2,054	—

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1330	1130	4	104.00–119.00	$110.87	$1,253	—
1430–1445	1438	2	108.00–118.00	$113.03	$1,625	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1467	1368	4	75.00–86.00	$83.85	$1,147	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1665	1449	5	111.00–121.00	$117.57	$1,704	—
1300–1655	1475	37	122.00–134.00	$126.78	$1,870	—
1600	1600	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,824	—

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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.