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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

11,893 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $185.15/cwt -1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,535/hd at 829 lb · 557 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $220.08/cwt +3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,147/hd at 521 lb · 538 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $183.06/cwt -5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 768 lb · 488 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,893 12,687 6,162
Feeder cattle 9,337 11,803 4,023
Slaughter cattle 2,556 884 2,139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter choice steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers under 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher; over 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 3 232.50 $232.50 $586 —
301–343 327 34 217.50–272.50 $245.05 $801 -2.60
344 unweaned 344 8 242.00 $242.00 $832 +8.18
350–395 378 115 210.00–247.50 $235.19 $889 +0.62
385–393 unweaned 388 30 228.00–259.00 $248.52 $964 +32.08
402–448 416 89 210.00–250.00 $241.73 $1,006 +7.21
425–442 unweaned 436 59 200.00–247.50 $241.97 $1,055 +18.72
452–491 466 269 211.00–255.00 $237.94 $1,109 +10.25
475–492 unweaned 483 44 219.00–233.00 $227.51 $1,099 +11.15
488 488 6 198.00 $198.00 $966 -29.69
501–547 unweaned 514 160 207.00–227.00 $219.43 $1,128 +6.87
501–548 524 378 187.00–233.00 $220.36 $1,155 +2.61
576 unweaned 576 20 216.00 $216.00 $1,244 -7.43
554–597 579 355 189.00–225.00 $209.42 $1,213 +2.90
607–644 fancy 617 89 180.00–206.00 $198.38 $1,224 —
603–640 622 244 180.00–219.00 $205.35 $1,277 +6.15
613–627 thin fleshed 624 58 201.50–206.00 $202.57 $1,264 +12.57
643 unweaned 643 11 185.00 $185.00 $1,190 -31.75
653–697 685 207 162.50–213.00 $188.87 $1,294 -12.13
695 thin fleshed 695 8 187.50 $187.50 $1,303 —
705–735 thin fleshed 722 130 178.00–199.25 $192.95 $1,393 —
702–749 736 247 181.00–200.00 $189.95 $1,398 -2.03
753–797 768 488 167.25–201.50 $183.06 $1,406 -5.41
806–824 thin fleshed 817 102 190.35–195.10 $192.19 $1,570 —
800–848 832 455 169.00–190.25 $183.57 $1,527 -2.67
857 857 5 182.75 $182.75 $1,566 +0.81
860–896 881 388 166.00–177.00 $172.68 $1,521 -9.26
900–924 909 345 166.00–185.00 $179.92 $1,635 +6.11
914 fancy 914 65 183.00 $183.00 $1,673 —
975–984 978 80 156.00–167.00 $163.68 $1,601 -8.19
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1178 1123 17 140.00–156.00 $144.74 $1,625 +17.06
950–1380 1179 38 113.00–140.00 $131.95 $1,556 —
1080–1244 1205 20 121.00–139.00 $131.31 $1,582 —
1162–1295 1231 29 148.75–153.00 $150.66 $1,855 —
1275 1275 1 136.50 $136.50 $1,740 —
1299–1475 1328 28 117.00–128.75 $124.01 $1,647 -15.45
1150–1730 1376 178 124.00–148.50 $139.54 $1,920 +10.81
1225–1660 1438 588 139.00–154.75 $148.05 $2,129 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 172.50 $172.50 $581 —
368–393 382 11 186.00–215.00 $203.49 $777 -4.01
409–446 425 45 151.00–218.00 $195.43 $831 -15.68
457 thin fleshed 457 13 220.00 $220.00 $1,005 +47.50
450–487 473 95 160.00–213.00 $192.19 $909 +7.12
518–548 533 22 182.00–197.50 $189.69 $1,011 -10.63
558 thin fleshed 558 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,088 —
557–597 580 46 155.00–200.00 $193.88 $1,125 +20.50
614 thin fleshed 614 24 196.25 $196.25 $1,205 —
603–641 622 43 161.00–192.00 $175.74 $1,093 +4.15
668–678 671 7 157.50–174.00 $168.67 $1,132 -17.33
693 thin fleshed 693 11 185.00 $185.00 $1,282 —
792 792 7 169.50 $169.50 $1,342 +11.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 12 200.00 $200.00 $896 -9.00
517 517 20 190.00 $190.00 $982 —
604 604 12 175.00 $175.00 $1,057 —
822 822 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,480 —
850–894 865 48 175.50–192.25 $186.48 $1,613 —
899 899 28 176.50 $176.50 $1,587 —
901 901 11 170.75 $170.75 $1,538 —
951 951 9 169.00 $169.00 $1,607 —
1027 1027 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,489 -23.51
1212 1212 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,721 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 58 218.00 $218.00 $1,075 +36.00
561 561 15 185.00 $185.00 $1,038 +11.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
733 733 30 172.50 $172.50 $1,264 —
880 880 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,487 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–285 270 11 170.00–173.00 $170.29 $460 -32.21
296 unweaned 296 17 185.00 $185.00 $548 -15.00
300–345 318 30 190.00–215.00 $201.77 $642 -29.36
353–390 unweaned 376 56 160.00–233.00 $200.15 $753 +5.14
351–393 383 135 175.00–224.00 $216.02 $827 +2.32
402 402 12 222.00 $222.00 $892 +18.66
403–447 430 225 167.50–222.50 $200.14 $861 -3.20
409–448 unweaned 435 48 190.00–206.00 $201.49 $876 +15.20
446 fancy 446 13 197.00 $197.00 $879 —
454 thin fleshed 454 17 209.00 $209.00 $949 —
460 460 5 158.00 $158.00 $727 -34.23
451–499 475 264 176.00–210.00 $190.22 $904 -2.01
518 unweaned 518 12 180.00 $180.00 $932 -7.37
519 519 7 178.00 $178.00 $924 -13.75
500–546 528 212 170.00–199.00 $187.91 $992 -3.84
563–566 565 61 194.00–199.00 $196.96 $1,113 +9.48
552–594 572 183 170.00–190.00 $184.29 $1,054 -3.19
583 thin fleshed 583 10 192.50 $192.50 $1,122 —
588 fancy 588 24 184.00 $184.00 $1,082 —
605 thin fleshed 605 103 190.25 $190.25 $1,151 —
624–649 633 231 172.00–185.50 $180.20 $1,141 -2.93
650–683 668 89 158.00–184.00 $175.49 $1,172 -3.00
657–675 thin fleshed 672 103 182.50–188.50 $187.59 $1,261 —
698 fancy 698 70 180.50 $180.50 $1,260 —
704–746 729 278 161.50–193.00 $175.50 $1,279 +0.48
762–799 793 143 153.00–168.50 $164.57 $1,305 -0.34
803–814 805 103 154.00–169.00 $163.51 $1,316 +0.60
805 805 25 172.35 $172.35 $1,387 +9.44
882–888 885 25 155.00–158.50 $157.12 $1,391 -5.00
912 fancy 912 61 166.25 $166.25 $1,516 —
903–936 920 37 159.00–164.75 $161.69 $1,488 +6.25
955–980 958 63 148.50–164.85 $162.46 $1,556 -2.54
965 fancy 965 55 163.50 $163.50 $1,578 —
1015 1015 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,624 +16.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
992 992 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,488 —
875–1236 1157 47 136.00–145.50 $142.43 $1,648 -0.05
985–1335 1166 80 100.00–137.00 $124.71 $1,454 -17.77
885–1265 1198 33 122.50–139.50 $136.33 $1,633 -6.15
1000–1615 1300 102 120.50–148.00 $140.33 $1,824 —
1158–1540 1323 417 138.50–155.00 $148.30 $1,962 +28.46
1275–1555 1462 10 104.50–129.00 $123.40 $1,804 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 160.00 $160.00 $496 -48.39
360–394 unweaned 378 13 191.00–195.00 $192.76 $729 —
365–390 378 24 160.00–193.00 $178.75 $676 +0.01
405–444 424 52 147.00–180.00 $165.13 $700 -8.23
456 thin fleshed 456 5 189.00 $189.00 $862 —
455–482 471 20 161.00–174.00 $168.15 $792 -7.35
501–521 thin fleshed 514 22 187.50–190.00 $189.11 $972 —
511–534 528 86 157.00–185.00 $176.22 $930 +19.05
555 thin fleshed 555 36 191.50–195.00 $194.13 $1,077 —
552–577 560 27 129.00–173.00 $161.31 $903 -13.47
592 unweaned 592 7 157.00 $157.00 $929 —
633 633 3 150.00 $150.00 $950 -6.35
657–690 677 109 135.00–178.75 $176.01 $1,192 —
705–717 711 7 150.00–157.50 $153.42 $1,091 +1.12
772 772 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,166 +5.00
920–940 930 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $1,311 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 6 155.00 $155.00 $524 —
378 378 5 150.00 $150.00 $567 -48.00
453 453 4 155.00 $155.00 $702 -41.00
506–536 522 22 156.00–159.00 $157.32 $821 —
676 676 10 145.00 $145.00 $980 —
911 911 17 165.00 $165.00 $1,503 —
929 929 6 148.00 $148.00 $1,375 —
950 950 4 163.00 $163.00 $1,548 —
1037 1037 55 156.75 $156.75 $1,625 +16.76
1073 1073 5 147.50 $147.50 $1,583 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 10 174.50 $174.50 $836 +6.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1089 1089 4 118.50 $118.50 $1,290 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 unweaned 277 9 232.50 $232.50 $644 —
382 unweaned 382 28 191.00 $191.00 $730 -46.00
415 unweaned 415 21 204.00 $204.00 $847 -9.00
435 435 3 185.00 $185.00 $805 -6.00
468 468 3 180.00 $180.00 $842 -14.40
480 unweaned 480 4 194.00 $194.00 $931 —
515 515 6 189.00 $189.00 $973 +14.00
600 600 2 156.00 $156.00 $936 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1825 1297 80-85% 148 75.00–87.00 $81.41 $1,056 +1.79
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1965 1391 75-80% 97 87.50–95.00 $90.96 $1,265 +0.25
1205–2025 1599 75-80% 24 95.00–100.00 $96.59 $1,544 -0.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1520 1089 85-90% 13 30.00–51.00 $41.79 $455 —
840–1545 1169 85-90% 62 60.00–75.00 $69.24 $809 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1585 1142 5 77.00–81.00 $79.41 $907 —
1095–2095 1633 16 113.00–129.00 $117.68 $1,922 +13.04
1025–2325 1646 61 84.00–111.00 $102.16 $1,682 -2.48

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1175 1049 9 83.50–112.00 $100.17 $1,051 +5.17
1090–1300 1203 13 120.00–129.50 $126.34 $1,520 +11.21
1170–1385 1260 6 131.00–134.00 $132.40 $1,668 —
1342–1390 1349 7 125.00–128.50 $127.98 $1,726 —
1571 1571 4 131.50 $131.50 $2,066 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1158 1158 2 96.00 $96.00 $1,112 —
1195–1370 1283 2 114.00–120.00 $117.20 $1,504 —
1250–1415 1333 2 103.00–113.00 $107.69 $1,436 -12.39
1278–1361 1351 50 94.50–139.75 $126.03 $1,703 —
1230–1702 1424 17 118.00–129.00 $123.51 $1,759 -7.97
1245–1640 1451 37 130.00–141.00 $134.94 $1,958 —
1408–1738 1549 63 126.00–133.00 $129.25 $2,002 —

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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.