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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

3,912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.35/cwt ≈ $1,519/hd at 924 lb · 180 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $184.76/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 680 lb · 129 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.22/cwt +11.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 774 lb · 116 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,912 9,936 3,016
Feeder cattle 2,066 7,974 1,795
Slaughter cattle 1,846 1,962 1,221

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter choice steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers overall sold on a light test, though a weak undertone was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256–290 277 3 235.00–242.50 $239.11 $662 +4.63
328 328 2 227.50 $227.50 $746 -2.16
360–375 369 11 205.00–235.00 $232.26 $857 +7.01
403 unweaned 403 6 216.00 $216.00 $870 -1.78
445 fancy 445 9 221.00 $221.00 $983 —
452–491 470 54 195.50–218.00 $206.51 $971 -11.00
484 unweaned 484 10 213.00 $213.00 $1,031 +7.55
502–529 unweaned 510 18 204.00–204.50 $204.14 $1,041 -4.72
514–548 532 82 196.00–207.50 $201.20 $1,070 -7.82
551–597 586 48 170.00–186.00 $178.04 $1,043 +7.04
593 unweaned 593 7 183.00 $183.00 $1,085 -3.20
608 unweaned 608 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,034 -3.92
609–629 fancy 623 25 187.00–190.00 $187.94 $1,171 -13.06
600–639 627 53 161.25–205.00 $181.03 $1,135 +12.03
637 thin fleshed 637 3 179.50 $179.50 $1,143 —
650 unweaned 650 19 182.00 $182.00 $1,183 +7.00
655–691 685 110 156.00–194.25 $185.24 $1,269 +25.24
700–727 711 43 171.00–190.00 $187.66 $1,334 +7.68
761 fancy 761 30 194.50 $194.50 $1,480 —
776–778 776 36 170.00–176.50 $175.41 $1,361 -8.32
820 fancy 820 61 186.25 $186.25 $1,527 —
845 845 38 181.75 $181.75 $1,536 -3.61
866–876 872 80 159.00–182.00 $179.05 $1,561 +0.50
917 917 11 171.00 $171.00 $1,568 -7.56
967 967 10 169.50 $169.50 $1,639 +0.73
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1255 1159 9 128.00–136.00 $132.85 $1,540 -5.79
1055–1273 1180 21 137.00–143.50 $140.63 $1,659 +1.99
1050–1285 1187 22 120.00–140.00 $135.53 $1,609 -3.11
1125–1725 1359 139 125.00–147.50 $141.47 $1,923 -1.62
1360 1360 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,523 -31.09
1275–1701 1479 568 136.00–157.00 $149.52 $2,211 +0.49
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528–543 534 25 185.00–189.50 $186.83 $998 —
578 578 2 163.00 $163.00 $942 —
1004 1004 51 160.50 $160.50 $1,611 -0.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 12 176.00 $176.00 $1,067 -1.43
883–886 885 10 153.50–154.00 $153.65 $1,360 -11.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 unweaned 339 7 175.00 $175.00 $593 —
340 340 1 205.00 $205.00 $697 -2.28
365–376 371 14 195.00–202.50 $198.09 $735 -0.55
439–444 441 11 179.50–181.00 $180.31 $795 +0.76
455–497 470 63 163.00–178.00 $171.05 $804 -16.86
489–494 unweaned 492 15 174.00–176.00 $175.07 $861 -12.45
502–525 513 18 167.50–198.00 $176.38 $905 -4.81
558 unweaned 558 7 169.50 $169.50 $946 +5.14
559 559 5 176.00 $176.00 $984 -2.61
553–597 588 70 151.00–180.75 $171.43 $1,008 -7.18
604 604 13 164.00 $164.00 $991 -12.14
608–623 619 24 150.00–152.00 $150.57 $932 -25.57
669 fancy 669 18 179.50 $179.50 $1,201 —
668–687 676 7 155.00–156.00 $155.56 $1,052 -24.60
688 thin fleshed 688 75 180.35 $180.35 $1,241 —
716–735 726 54 161.00–163.50 $163.08 $1,184 -8.86
769 thin fleshed 769 74 173.10 $173.10 $1,331 —
768–792 782 42 164.75–170.00 $167.91 $1,313 +7.97
808 808 16 172.25 $172.25 $1,392 +4.11
904–942 924 180 163.25–165.35 $164.35 $1,519 —
986 986 56 156.75 $156.75 $1,546 +14.48
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1165 1043 13 109.00–142.50 $126.81 $1,323 —
975–1280 1119 30 120.00–135.50 $132.45 $1,482 —
810–1260 1160 84 137.00–144.00 $139.79 $1,622 —
1100–1507 1318 138 126.00–148.00 $140.90 $1,857 —
1170–1660 1339 329 139.00–157.00 $150.52 $2,015 —
1260–1475 1405 8 113.50–121.00 $118.93 $1,671 —
1540 1540 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,925 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 unweaned 435 7 182.00 $182.00 $792 —
485–494 491 16 149.00–156.00 $153.84 $755 -3.24
540–548 541 21 146.00–165.00 $162.25 $878 +3.17
613 613 7 130.00 $130.00 $797 —
683 683 2 142.50 $142.50 $973 -6.50
701–705 703 17 139.00–157.00 $148.55 $1,044 -1.95
807 807 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,041 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
913 913 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,452 —
1290 1290 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,845 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544–547 545 8 153.00–154.00 $153.38 $836 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 4 222.50 $222.50 $886 —
448 448 2 184.00 $184.00 $824 —
522–545 527 13 171.00–180.00 $178.60 $941 —
615 615 4 167.00 $167.00 $1,027 +16.92
677 677 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,049 +0.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1915 1321 80-85% 81 71.00–85.00 $77.36 $1,022 -0.45
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–1440 1052 85-90% 13 32.50–55.00 $46.54 $490 —
745–1600 1171 85-90% 64 57.50–71.00 $66.14 $774 +1.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–2085 1444 75-80% 39 84.00–93.00 $87.89 $1,269 —
1285–2035 1591 75-80% 4 67.50–71.00 $70.20 $1,117 -24.98
1245–1880 1630 75-80% 14 93.00–101.00 $96.29 $1,570 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1405 1340 65-75% 2 111.00–116.00 $113.62 $1,523 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–2075 1583 21 80.00–109.00 $95.11 $1,506 +20.64
1390–2125 1758 2 114.50–117.00 $115.49 $2,030 -4.01

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1500 1208 3 95.00–110.00 $105.19 $1,271 —
1498–1544 1529 6 116.00–118.00 $117.35 $1,794 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,202 —
1340–1620 1455 12 130.00–137.00 $133.85 $1,948 —
1420–1650 1534 26 123.00–127.00 $123.58 $1,896 -11.85
1240–1672 1546 18 118.00–129.00 $120.62 $1,865 -14.81

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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.