Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

4,119 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $180.64/cwt ≈ $1,678/hd at 929 lb · 313 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $184.52/cwt ≈ $1,509/hd at 818 lb · 254 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $184.60/cwt ≈ $1,600/hd at 867 lb · 237 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,119	1,816	2,348
Feeder cattle	2,823	—	1,201
Slaughter cattle	1,296	1,816	1,147

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter choice steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	4	241.00	$241.00	$952	—
422	422	4	226.00	$226.00	$954	—
487–497	492	31	206.00–245.50	$220.35	$1,084	—
511–532	523	32	199.00–218.00	$210.38	$1,100	—
551–588	574	57	201.00–224.00	$213.44	$1,225	—
600–647	615	64	206.25–217.50	$211.41	$1,300	—
660–699	676	180	196.00–225.00	$210.21	$1,421	—
713–745	725	219	179.00–210.00	$200.65	$1,455	—
755–787	773	189	184.00–200.75	$189.25	$1,463	—
800–839	815	191	176.00–187.75	$184.44	$1,503	—
826	826	63	184.75	$184.75	$1,526	—
851–899	867	237	177.50–187.35	$184.60	$1,600	—
918–930	929	313	175.00–185.50	$180.64	$1,678	—
981	981	10	166.25	$166.25	$1,631	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1215	1119	13	126.00–153.00	$140.67	$1,574	-0.44
1095–1590	1300	66	140.00–149.75	$146.84	$1,909	+21.84
1170–1645	1386	450	150.00–158.00	$153.84	$2,132	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	6	201.50	$201.50	$919	—
515	515	3	190.00	$190.00	$978	—
604	604	9	179.00	$179.00	$1,081	—
672–693	683	8	163.00–178.00	$170.38	$1,164	—
715–743	725	13	152.50–201.00	$181.97	$1,319	—
781	781	3	156.00	$156.00	$1,218	—
820–822	821	14	170.00–172.00	$171.43	$1,407	—
899	899	5	174.00	$174.00	$1,564	—
911	911	11	165.00	$165.00	$1,503	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1032	1032	6	157.00	$157.00	$1,620	—
1119	1119	14	149.00	$149.00	$1,667	—
1166	1166	21	156.50	$156.50	$1,825	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	7	220.00	$220.00	$968	—
459–498	484	33	197.00–203.00	$199.54	$966	—
517	517	16	201.00	$201.00	$1,039	—
553–578	558	32	181.00–195.00	$190.74	$1,064	—
600–641	621	165	170.50–190.00	$179.65	$1,116	—
654–696	678	214	171.50–185.25	$180.86	$1,226	—
701–746	722	222	165.50–180.00	$174.45	$1,260	—
764–790	776	42	166.50–176.00	$171.34	$1,330	—
806–842	822	15	156.50–165.00	$159.64	$1,312	—
867	867	17	160.50	$160.50	$1,392	—
931	931	3	158.50	$158.50	$1,476	—
989	989	17	157.50	$157.50	$1,558	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1120	1034	27	127.00–155.00	$138.17	$1,429	+0.09
1005–1518	1187	59	140.00–149.50	$145.67	$1,729	—
1110–1620	1268	297	150.00–157.00	$153.48	$1,946	+3.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	7	175.00	$175.00	$660	—
496	496	3	179.00	$179.00	$888	—
508	508	3	170.00	$170.00	$864	—
566–580	574	24	175.00–187.00	$179.93	$1,033	—
626	626	3	164.00	$164.00	$1,027	—
660	660	7	156.50	$156.50	$1,033	—
700	700	3	156.00	$156.00	$1,092	—
785	785	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,138	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,472	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1725	1377	75-80%	45	89.00–97.00	$93.04	$1,281	—
1305–2010	1544	75-80%	42	96.00–109.00	$101.07	$1,561	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1570	1159	85-90%	44	58.00–76.00	$69.57	$806	—
1160–1195	1178	85-90%	2	50.00–55.00	$52.54	$619	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1770	1222	80-85%	41	77.00–89.00	$82.19	$1,004	+1.94

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1805	1696	65-75%	4	114.00–116.00	$115.29	$1,955	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–2025	1522	19	80.00–110.00	$97.53	$1,484	—
960–2370	1764	17	112.00–135.00	$119.16	$2,102	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1560	1353	7	135.00–139.00	$136.24	$1,843	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1705	1368	15	118.00–129.00	$125.84	$1,721	-1.58
1263–1595	1421	43	130.00–145.00	$136.92	$1,946	—

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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.