Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

4,800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.17/cwt ≈ $1,287/hd at 779 lb · 316 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $164.11/cwt ≈ $1,597/hd at 973 lb · 269 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $178.75/cwt ≈ $1,559/hd at 872 lb · 257 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,800	1,736	2,549
Feeder cattle	2,965	—	1,518
Slaughter cattle	1,835	1,736	1,031

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter choice steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	3	186.00	$186.00	$701	—
405–434	418	9	181.00–222.00	$203.08	$849	—
451–492	469	30	185.00–210.00	$200.02	$938	—
512–538	530	23	186.00–205.50	$190.13	$1,008	—
551–584	566	64	199.00–208.25	$203.80	$1,154	—
608–647	635	70	165.00–202.00	$192.98	$1,225	—
652–691	666	91	183.00–199.00	$195.22	$1,300	—
707–733	721	46	160.00–192.00	$184.35	$1,329	—
755–796	772	142	179.00–186.25	$184.28	$1,423	—
819	819	65	179.25	$179.25	$1,468	—
851–892	872	257	174.00–182.75	$178.75	$1,559	—
900–926	918	108	170.50–178.00	$172.80	$1,586	—
950–984	973	269	157.00–166.50	$164.11	$1,597	—
1026	1026	57	160.00	$160.00	$1,642	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1165	1057	6	130.00–136.00	$133.56	$1,412	+5.98
950–1153	1089	7	138.00–147.50	$139.56	$1,520	+11.98
850–1288	1209	64	120.00–159.00	$133.45	$1,613	-11.94
1063–1575	1280	136	134.00–143.50	$139.90	$1,791	+16.43
1145–1710	1384	603	138.00–150.00	$145.76	$2,017	—
1735–1855	1804	9	137.00–145.50	$139.25	$2,512	—
1840	1840	1	130.50	$130.50	$2,401	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	4	166.00	$166.00	$807	—
593	593	3	172.00	$172.00	$1,020	—
615	615	3	158.00	$158.00	$972	—
682	682	3	135.00	$135.00	$921	—
796	796	7	159.00	$159.00	$1,266	—
828	828	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,118	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1008	1008	10	148.00	$148.00	$1,492	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	4	223.00	$223.00	$765	—
394	394	5	171.00	$171.00	$674	—
416	416	8	219.00	$219.00	$911	—
486–499	491	10	162.00–185.00	$171.35	$841	—
517–539	536	30	172.00–183.00	$180.98	$970	—
550–579	574	38	176.00–187.25	$182.49	$1,047	—
616–649	642	154	171.00–184.25	$179.48	$1,152	—
661–697	674	115	162.00–179.00	$170.24	$1,147	—
701–746	730	143	157.00–170.00	$166.43	$1,215	—
750–797	779	316	158.00–171.00	$165.17	$1,287	—
800–828	822	159	140.00–166.00	$156.76	$1,289	—
858–873	863	112	150.75–166.00	$160.16	$1,382	—
901	901	151	150.00	$150.00	$1,352	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
893–1165	973	13	138.00–143.00	$141.02	$1,372	—
745–1265	1050	29	100.00–149.00	$125.69	$1,320	+3.05
845–1108	1053	8	132.00–134.00	$133.24	$1,403	+10.60
1005–1585	1237	91	131.00–143.50	$139.22	$1,722	—
1106–1562	1274	298	138.75–150.00	$146.08	$1,861	-0.43
1260–1520	1349	5	114.50–123.50	$119.72	$1,615	—
1580	1580	2	138.00	$138.00	$2,180	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–437	434	22	155.00–190.00	$176.85	$768	—
451–496	473	12	149.00–174.00	$165.06	$781	—
519	519	5	170.00	$170.00	$882	—
601	601	4	164.00	$164.00	$986	—
779–797	787	7	146.00–147.00	$146.43	$1,152	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	3	134.50	$134.50	$1,453	—
1116	1116	8	137.50	$137.50	$1,534	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–2015	1391	75-80%	58	84.00–92.50	$88.92	$1,237	—
1315–1675	1492	75-80%	29	93.00–98.00	$94.23	$1,406	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1625	1121	85-90%	47	58.00–73.00	$66.49	$745	—
890–1505	1171	85-90%	11	39.00–56.00	$50.18	$588	-18.14

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1495	1235	80-85%	57	74.00–85.00	$80.46	$994	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1315	1303	65-75%	2	108.00–109.00	$108.50	$1,414	-1.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–2240	1580	31	85.00–111.00	$103.27	$1,632	—
1480–2455	1873	8	110.50–115.50	$113.26	$2,121	+0.09

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1320	1177	5	85.00–106.00	$94.84	$1,116	+4.60
1160–1495	1360	6	110.00–120.00	$118.17	$1,607	+0.97
1327–1635	1478	12	124.00–136.00	$129.92	$1,920	-1.43

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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.