Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

4,815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $176.81/cwt ≈ $1,544/hd at 873 lb · 560 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.73/cwt ≈ $1,347/hd at 808 lb · 239 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.28/cwt ≈ $994/hd at 517 lb · 172 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,815	1,443	4,981
Feeder cattle	2,818	—	3,498
Slaughter cattle	1,997	1,443	1,483

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter choice steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	221.00	$221.00	$725	—
406–418	411	7	206.00	$206.00	$847	—
457–477	470	43	187.00–209.00	$200.33	$942	—
508–547	523	25	191.00–206.00	$197.83	$1,035	—
557–596	584	132	176.00–211.00	$200.39	$1,170	—
620–641	631	59	190.00–206.00	$193.72	$1,222	—
652–686	663	165	176.00–200.00	$191.56	$1,270	—
720–746	729	18	160.00–178.00	$171.70	$1,252	—
766–798	770	86	146.00–195.50	$187.61	$1,445	—
813–815	814	138	174.00–177.75	$175.79	$1,431	—
854–886	873	560	159.50–187.00	$176.81	$1,544	—
923–947	943	88	149.50–163.00	$160.40	$1,513	—
976–990	983	170	167.25	$167.25	$1,644	—
1211	1211	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,611	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1325	1147	29	118.00–141.25	$134.17	$1,539	—
1072–1218	1154	10	140.50–145.00	$141.29	$1,630	+2.79
1095–1235	1200	12	135.00–138.00	$136.31	$1,636	—
1040–1590	1315	175	129.50–145.50	$139.81	$1,839	—
1165–1660	1370	626	136.25–153.00	$145.79	$1,997	—
1330–1613	1453	6	123.00–127.00	$125.91	$1,829	—
1655	1655	1	144.00	$144.00	$2,383	-6.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	3	173.00	$173.00	$721	—
466–478	471	12	162.50–166.00	$163.98	$772	—
524–548	535	13	147.50	$147.50	$789	—
685	685	3	183.50	$183.50	$1,257	—
770	770	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,270	—
836	836	7	144.00	$144.00	$1,204	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–347	321	9	170.00–215.00	$198.79	$638	—
374	374	8	192.00	$192.00	$718	—
430–448	438	7	165.00–170.00	$167.19	$732	—
476–498	486	37	155.00–182.50	$172.71	$839	—
501–549	517	172	175.00–199.50	$192.28	$994	—
551–599	561	47	163.00–176.50	$172.66	$969	—
601–629	613	70	159.00–188.00	$178.83	$1,096	—
655–691	671	143	160.00–174.75	$169.77	$1,139	—
718–746	725	29	143.00–158.00	$149.64	$1,085	—
758–772	764	160	155.50–164.50	$161.10	$1,231	—
804–847	808	239	138.50–168.70	$166.73	$1,347	—
857–893	880	17	138.00–166.00	$146.78	$1,292	—
923	923	6	136.00	$136.00	$1,255	—
1010	1010	11	122.00	$122.00	$1,232	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1118	1085	33	135.00–144.00	$137.20	$1,489	+11.04
900–1271	1113	34	113.00–139.00	$130.46	$1,452	—
900–1211	1168	55	129.00–139.00	$136.34	$1,592	-8.52
1045–1530	1239	107	125.50–145.50	$140.50	$1,741	+24.50
1025–1612	1267	336	135.50–153.75	$145.40	$1,842	-3.97
1175–1405	1274	8	116.50–126.00	$121.96	$1,554	-27.41
1300 value added	1300	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,911	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	180.00	$180.00	$590	—
379–393	383	10	157.50–179.00	$164.11	$629	—
423–424	424	17	175.00–186.00	$184.06	$780	—
507–535	516	17	130.00–174.00	$153.92	$794	—
627	627	5	168.50	$168.50	$1,056	—
717–748	732	17	147.00–157.50	$152.45	$1,116	—
759	759	5	136.00	$136.00	$1,032	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–349	342	7	173.00–190.00	$182.91	$626	—
438	438	3	179.00	$179.00	$784	—
502–529	519	8	170.00–190.00	$177.26	$920	—
653	653	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,012	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1785	1341	80-85%	78	78.50–89.50	$84.85	$1,138	—
1035–1630	1359	80-85%	9	65.00–76.00	$70.01	$951	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1865	1445	75-80%	48	88.00–94.00	$90.64	$1,310	-7.62
1430–1840	1611	75-80%	14	95.00–98.00	$95.85	$1,544	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1230	1039	85-90%	13	55.00–73.00	$64.03	$665	-8.89
850–1675	1199	85-90%	35	60.00–82.00	$71.47	$857	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1625	1523	65-75%	2	101.00–105.00	$103.13	$1,571	+1.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2285	1611	8	81.00–96.00	$88.28	$1,422	—
1335–2320	1660	4	112.00–114.00	$113.14	$1,878	—
1010–2380	1698	26	99.00–112.00	$107.12	$1,819	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1168–1328	1249	6	113.00–119.00	$117.00	$1,461	—
1365	1365	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,515	—
1397–1515	1424	5	125.00–133.00	$129.71	$1,847	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1319	1319	5	115.00	$115.00	$1,517	—
1330	1330	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,623	—
1075–1394	1355	17	110.00–117.00	$115.16	$1,560	—
1305–1600	1431	21	120.00–136.00	$129.48	$1,853	+3.91
1397–1634	1489	62	124.00–134.00	$128.33	$1,911	-3.70

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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.