Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 13, 2022

4,433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.06/cwt -4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 586 lb · 222 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $158.96/cwt +3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,454/hd at 915 lb · 220 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $174.29/cwt +0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,262/hd at 724 lb · 184 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,433	4,722	5,542
Feeder cattle	3,040	3,207	4,059
Slaughter cattle	1,393	1,515	1,483

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter choice steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeders steers overall sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 900 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower; no comparison on heifers over 900 lbs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	12	207.00	$207.00	$671	—
392–394	393	35	192.50–234.00	$215.79	$848	+8.72
405–447	424	44	191.00–212.50	$198.97	$844	-20.05
454–493	477	105	195.00–221.00	$211.46	$1,009	+7.98
507–542	527	139	191.00–214.00	$202.49	$1,067	-6.10
564–591	579	114	173.00–208.00	$194.22	$1,125	-9.88
601–639	610	144	164.00–196.00	$186.52	$1,138	-6.49
653–698	677	116	155.00–185.00	$173.56	$1,175	-4.45
701–745	724	184	156.00–180.50	$174.29	$1,262	+0.82
760–793	773	81	152.50–170.00	$166.40	$1,286	-3.04
801–836	806	145	146.00–167.00	$158.78	$1,280	-10.05
855–875	867	86	145.00–168.00	$162.48	$1,409	-7.25
905–925	915	220	137.00–162.85	$158.96	$1,454	+3.02
980–984	984	37	141.00–145.35	$145.12	$1,428	-6.67

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1153	1051	10	119.00–138.50	$130.09	$1,367	—
1210	1210	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,464	—
1080–1620	1296	49	126.00–146.00	$141.08	$1,828	—
1194–1652	1401	430	135.00–155.25	$146.37	$2,051	-0.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	3	175.00	$175.00	$598	—
385	385	3	175.00	$175.00	$674	—
418	418	4	175.00	$175.00	$732	—
469–494	483	49	151.00–182.00	$165.71	$800	-29.29
512–518	515	6	170.00–178.00	$173.98	$896	-16.02
557–589	573	32	150.00–173.00	$166.67	$955	-13.85
656	656	7	166.50	$166.50	$1,092	-0.36
725	725	6	152.00	$152.00	$1,102	-7.45
804–840	821	8	133.00–140.00	$135.81	$1,115	-21.19

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334–344	337	19	170.00–187.50	$182.90	$616	—
358–392	380	32	172.50–200.00	$188.85	$718	-3.98
401–444	422	27	172.50–197.50	$185.52	$783	+2.50
460–499	481	133	162.00–189.00	$178.22	$857	-2.29
508–541	531	84	152.00–178.00	$166.33	$883	-7.93
552–599	586	222	145.00–180.00	$164.06	$961	-4.90
605–648	627	72	140.00–173.00	$158.25	$992	-11.92
651–691	673	132	141.00–164.25	$158.12	$1,064	-1.92
700–746	715	112	134.00–157.25	$153.15	$1,095	-6.60
750	750	4	147.00	$147.00	$1,102	-4.93
803–847	812	61	121.00–150.00	$146.50	$1,190	-0.74
860–873	872	18	140.00–143.25	$142.89	$1,246	-2.08

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1070	1058	14	135.00–136.00	$135.07	$1,429	+4.57
950–1210	1062	11	116.00–134.00	$126.61	$1,345	-3.89
1070–1073	1072	4	124.00–132.00	$127.99	$1,372	-2.51
1015–1555	1241	90	123.00–147.00	$138.19	$1,715	—
1125–1585	1310	261	135.00–155.00	$146.76	$1,923	—
1110–1505	1319	10	114.00–120.00	$117.13	$1,545	—
1535–1650	1573	3	128.00–129.00	$128.65	$2,024	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	319	4	145.00–155.00	$149.84	$478	-0.16
381	381	3	167.50	$167.50	$638	—
415–448	432	65	152.50–173.00	$168.08	$726	—
472–494	487	36	130.00–168.00	$162.09	$789	-7.91
510–545	528	20	127.50–164.00	$146.66	$774	-11.54
562–595	565	19	144.00–148.00	$146.00	$825	-12.00
613–640	619	10	110.00–125.00	$120.48	$746	-38.52
652	652	10	112.00	$112.00	$730	—
730	730	2	121.00	$121.00	$883	-26.00
771–795	776	10	111.00–120.00	$118.16	$917	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
968–999	986	14	100.00–127.00	$115.64	$1,140	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	3	215.00	$215.00	$639	—
432	432	3	160.00	$160.00	$691	—
480	480	1	150.00	$150.00	$720	—
610–634	629	9	122.50–149.50	$144.47	$909	—
813	813	5	132.00	$132.00	$1,073	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1780	1400	75-80%	58	94.00–113.00	$103.42	$1,448	—
1040–1930	1410	75-80%	72	85.00–100.00	$92.33	$1,302	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1305	1172	80-85%	10	90.00–105.00	$95.90	$1,124	—
980–1855	1268	80-85%	20	79.00–87.00	$83.59	$1,060	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–1185	870	85-90%	5	32.50–53.00	$40.33	$351	—
760–1505	1159	85-90%	20	60.00–78.00	$70.82	$821	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1930	1631	65-75%	9	114.00–131.00	$120.18	$1,960	+14.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–2860	1792	22	92.00–116.00	$107.82	$1,932	-11.18
1185–2570	1825	14	114.00–128.00	$121.39	$2,215	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1156–1400	1319	16	109.00–119.00	$115.42	$1,522	—
1327–1563	1396	62	121.00–131.00	$124.45	$1,737	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,030	—
1205–1565	1352	16	109.00–115.00	$114.13	$1,543	-1.99
1320–1735	1497	76	121.00–131.00	$124.30	$1,861	-3.43
1400–1695	1509	6	126.00–137.00	$129.96	$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.