Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 30, 2022

10,803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.65/cwt +2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 620 lb · 561 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $180.68/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,223/hd at 677 lb · 554 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $170.62/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 724 lb · 512 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,803	6,625	8,613
Feeder cattle	8,821	5,099	7,487
Slaughter cattle	1,982	1,526	1,126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter choice steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower; 550 to 800 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher; over 800 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 750 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher; over 750 lbs sold 8.00 to 11.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246	246	5	242.50	$242.50	$597	—
293	293	4	225.00	$225.00	$659	—
300–349	330	19	222.50–242.00	$227.03	$749	-5.47
358–399	385	44	198.00–229.00	$219.36	$845	-2.49
400–447	422	157	186.00–230.00	$219.97	$928	-10.36
450–499	466	162	198.00–229.00	$216.43	$1,009	-1.76
519 unweaned	519	6	205.00	$205.00	$1,064	-3.15
500–549	531	390	184.00–222.00	$207.98	$1,104	-2.72
550 fancy	550	51	229.50	$229.50	$1,262	—
552–564 unweaned	557	11	193.00–204.00	$198.94	$1,108	+32.94
550–595	567	372	190.00–210.00	$200.60	$1,137	+3.51
618 unweaned	618	16	181.00	$181.00	$1,119	+5.00
602–647	623	442	180.00–201.00	$188.77	$1,176	+4.93
651–691	677	547	170.00–190.00	$180.45	$1,222	+5.89
678 fancy	678	7	198.50	$198.50	$1,346	—
705–749	724	512	156.00–176.00	$170.62	$1,235	+1.33
753–793	775	389	150.00–170.00	$164.98	$1,279	+2.16
804–843	814	106	150.00–164.00	$159.87	$1,301	+5.60
865–899	884	249	159.50–162.80	$160.96	$1,423	+10.71
953–993	969	90	137.00–155.00	$150.50	$1,458	+7.65

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1090	1046	5	123.00–131.50	$126.72	$1,325	—
940–1230	1080	12	111.00–130.00	$121.46	$1,312	—
1130–1290	1202	3	105.00–117.50	$109.47	$1,316	—
1110–1262	1216	5	135.00–144.00	$136.84	$1,664	—
1130–1710	1338	102	119.00–141.50	$136.91	$1,832	—
1230–1693	1430	600	134.00–151.00	$144.15	$2,061	-2.89
1827	1827	3	126.00	$126.00	$2,302	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	4	200.00	$200.00	$616	-2.52
354–380	362	25	199.00–212.50	$204.66	$741	+11.49
438	438	3	195.00	$195.00	$854	-1.99
463–497	475	28	165.00–208.00	$189.31	$899	-12.64
505–527	523	74	161.00–192.00	$189.31	$990	+3.74
553–599	596	119	163.00–190.00	$184.78	$1,101	+8.83
603–647	622	79	161.00–183.00	$173.11	$1,077	+4.38
661–697	675	60	153.50–175.50	$166.90	$1,127	+19.58
730	730	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,168	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
749	749	19	152.50	$152.50	$1,142	—
953	953	3	105.00	$105.00	$1,001	—
1007–1032	1012	136	146.25–150.75	$149.84	$1,516	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	335	7	187.50–190.00	$188.92	$633	+2.75
356–397	378	111	180.00–195.00	$185.12	$700	+3.75
400–448	421	79	176.00–188.00	$182.97	$770	+1.10
450–498	480	214	170.00–190.00	$181.66	$872	+1.01
502–532 fancy	519	70	193.50–194.50	$194.07	$1,007	—
500–548	526	374	160.00–190.50	$178.05	$937	+3.49
556 fancy	556	10	190.00	$190.00	$1,056	—
562 unweaned	562	17	173.50	$173.50	$975	—
550–599	573	398	161.00–183.00	$172.82	$990	+0.29
601–647	620	556	153.00–175.00	$166.70	$1,034	+3.01
621 unweaned	621	5	161.00	$161.00	$1,000	—
651–698	676	330	151.00–168.50	$160.37	$1,084	+2.08
700–740	724	132	141.00–156.50	$152.19	$1,102	+1.91
773	773	13	149.50	$149.50	$1,156	-1.63
757–798	788	144	145.00–148.00	$146.06	$1,151	-5.07
805–840	833	40	135.50–140.00	$139.21	$1,160	+10.91
854	854	5	142.00	$142.00	$1,213	+7.44
862	862	22	140.00	$140.00	$1,207	+5.44

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1080	1028	2	132.00–134.00	$133.05	$1,368	—
1078	1078	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,380	+10.44
985–1290	1085	5	115.00–131.00	$122.76	$1,332	+5.20
1030–1605	1251	176	118.00–142.00	$134.51	$1,683	-7.03
1121–1725	1312	428	134.00–150.00	$143.34	$1,881	-2.12
1230–1665	1339	14	100.00–110.00	$104.46	$1,399	-41.00
1485–1570	1534	5	130.00–135.00	$132.06	$2,026	+10.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263	263	8	183.00	$183.00	$481	—
364–387	374	7	164.00–174.50	$168.66	$631	+3.76
412–430	417	32	161.00–180.00	$166.00	$692	—
453–497	479	29	150.00–171.00	$163.27	$782	+7.25
505–545	527	54	151.00–169.00	$161.01	$849	—
554–595	576	30	145.00–167.00	$158.22	$911	+2.74
621–642	633	52	141.50–150.50	$147.89	$936	-8.36
657–698	686	52	122.00–149.00	$141.52	$971	-8.61

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–933	932	13	133.00–140.00	$138.11	$1,287	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442–443	442	9	191.00–215.00	$201.68	$891	+18.66
632–641	636	10	152.00	$152.00	$967	+15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1885	1404	75-80%	79	80.00–89.50	$84.34	$1,184	-0.77
1275–1760	1507	75-80%	41	88.00–97.00	$91.79	$1,383	+0.23

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1910	1321	80-85%	44	70.00–79.00	$75.47	$997	-0.75

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1330	1129	85-90%	8	40.00–55.00	$48.43	$547	—
745–1620	1196	85-90%	27	57.00–71.00	$65.72	$786	-0.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1670	1415	3	55.00–80.00	$66.64	$943	—
1045–2160	1616	20	110.00–118.00	$113.53	$1,835	—
1100–2435	1628	41	82.00–109.00	$101.80	$1,657	—

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	2	101.00	$101.00	$1,364	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,406	—
1075–1178	1168	10	106.00–113.00	$112.36	$1,312	—
1261–1278	1265	9	101.00–112.50	$109.92	$1,390	—
1338–1511	1393	17	115.00–127.00	$121.49	$1,692	+37.64

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,289	—
1245–1460	1327	18	107.50–121.00	$117.38	$1,558	—
1295–2075	1470	25	122.00–131.00	$126.20	$1,855	-0.58
1275–1778	1525	86	121.00–132.00	$125.48	$1,914	—

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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.