Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

9,308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.97/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 579 lb · 488 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $211.51/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 525 lb · 419 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $177.42/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,739/hd at 980 lb · 409 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,308	7,360	4,665
Feeder cattle	7,451	5,472	2,614
Slaughter cattle	1,857	1,888	2,051

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter choice steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold on a light test with a firm undertone; 500 to 700 lbs 8.00 to 13.00 higher; over 700 lbs uneven, 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher; over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	3	265.00	$265.00	$763	—
310–347	328	16	227.00–238.00	$231.57	$760	+29.13
355 unweaned	355	3	237.00	$237.00	$841	+6.11
356–393	378	59	231.00–249.00	$237.91	$899	+25.16
400–443	418	77	200.00–250.00	$221.95	$928	-4.29
443 unweaned	443	26	226.00	$226.00	$1,001	+8.50
453–499	475	163	209.00–235.00	$225.20	$1,070	+22.23
463–482 unweaned	475	24	200.00–229.00	$217.39	$1,033	-13.07
481 fancy	481	53	229.00	$229.00	$1,101	—
505 thin fleshed	505	54	228.50	$228.50	$1,154	—
507–549	527	280	193.00–224.00	$209.86	$1,106	+0.78
514–536 unweaned	529	85	192.00–221.00	$206.16	$1,091	-11.40
551–598	570	193	181.00–218.00	$199.03	$1,134	+13.05
559–580 fancy	575	105	206.00–213.00	$211.45	$1,216	-0.58
564–594 unweaned	585	81	182.00–215.00	$198.09	$1,159	-2.28
605 fancy	605	32	196.00	$196.00	$1,186	+7.50
604–646	619	318	165.00–213.50	$191.91	$1,188	+14.20
601–647 unweaned	621	47	171.00–194.00	$185.69	$1,153	+0.70
658–693 unweaned	671	121	166.00–188.00	$176.20	$1,182	-2.60
651–698	673	188	160.00–213.50	$189.48	$1,275	+8.64
701–747	722	143	155.00–196.00	$177.67	$1,283	-1.16
756–798	770	405	160.50–187.00	$179.88	$1,385	-0.92
801–849	827	326	166.00–189.00	$181.09	$1,498	+0.57
851–896	888	252	156.00–179.50	$178.26	$1,583	+0.17
908–948	917	276	165.00–182.00	$176.21	$1,616	-1.72
978	978	12	140.00	$140.00	$1,369	-30.89
967–998	980	397	168.50–182.00	$178.55	$1,750	+7.66
1011	1011	60	168.50	$168.50	$1,704	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1295	1120	30	110.00–142.00	$133.19	$1,492	-3.54
860–1225	1122	62	141.00–152.00	$147.96	$1,660	+11.23
1185–1225	1205	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,687	+4.38
1175–1535	1327	99	133.00–149.50	$145.76	$1,934	—
1405	1405	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,798	—
1250–1742	1465	545	141.00–159.75	$152.87	$2,240	+6.91
1750–1770	1760	2	115.00–118.00	$116.49	$2,050	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370 unweaned	370	10	195.00	$195.00	$722	—
421–447	435	23	185.00–210.00	$193.29	$841	+25.25
467 unweaned	467	5	202.00	$202.00	$943	+2.00
471–499	485	20	175.00–203.00	$189.93	$921	+39.93
508–544	517	17	175.00–198.00	$183.89	$951	-5.14
527–543 unweaned	537	8	163.00–181.00	$174.38	$936	—
565–596	584	50	140.00–194.00	$174.62	$1,020	+10.61
585–597 unweaned	595	15	176.00–179.00	$176.59	$1,051	—
618 unweaned	618	3	150.00	$150.00	$927	—
620–630	623	28	107.50–173.50	$166.27	$1,036	+11.27
658–684	673	23	160.00–185.00	$173.33	$1,167	—
887	887	9	152.00	$152.00	$1,348	-6.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1006	1006	65	168.50–179.00	$178.36	$1,794	—
1198	1198	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,438	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
297	297	7	630.00	$630.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	3	206.00	$206.00	$602	—
300–327	318	13	185.00–210.00	$201.42	$641	-5.73
358–398	382	78	182.50–214.00	$200.81	$767	+12.68
384 unweaned	384	6	185.00	$185.00	$710	-3.40
401–446	425	147	166.00–213.00	$193.08	$821	+3.66
412–444 unweaned	432	29	169.00–198.00	$189.32	$818	-7.56
451–499	479	199	160.00–200.00	$185.58	$889	+5.07
480 unweaned	480	31	177.00	$177.00	$850	-8.00
497	497	59	188.50	$188.50	$937	+7.99
502–549	518	287	157.00–198.50	$188.37	$976	+16.79
509–542 unweaned	533	70	160.00–187.25	$183.47	$978	-13.76
550–594	578	366	162.50–188.50	$178.55	$1,032	+5.51
572–592	580	70	180.00–190.00	$185.23	$1,074	+12.19
583–591 unweaned	589	52	157.00–166.75	$164.15	$967	-17.74
602	602	29	189.00	$189.00	$1,138	+27.50
613–625 unweaned	622	19	155.00–178.00	$159.42	$992	-0.88
604–642	625	304	156.00–183.50	$178.22	$1,114	+5.40
657	657	25	191.25	$191.25	$1,257	+16.54
651–697	686	182	165.00–179.50	$173.67	$1,191	-1.04
700–742	724	63	155.00–180.50	$168.16	$1,217	-0.31
780–797	787	131	161.50–178.00	$167.45	$1,318	+12.96
789	789	30	178.00	$178.00	$1,404	+23.51
800–837	809	46	136.00–170.25	$162.42	$1,314	-0.19
901	901	16	159.25	$159.25	$1,435	-3.29
911–937	912	58	128.00–157.00	$155.15	$1,415	-7.39
954–984	966	13	130.00–148.00	$137.06	$1,324	-19.52

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1130	1048	4	127.00–130.50	$129.07	$1,353	-4.98
865–1298	1094	19	101.00–135.00	$126.50	$1,384	—
855–1282	1116	56	140.50–151.00	$145.41	$1,623	+15.67
1015–1590	1258	82	136.00–149.50	$145.54	$1,831	—
1158–1645	1365	414	142.50–159.75	$153.75	$2,099	+6.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	3	195.00	$195.00	$620	—
370–391	385	11	152.50–182.50	$164.27	$632	—
424–439	431	13	144.00–176.00	$158.97	$685	+3.97
450–498	480	27	160.00–181.00	$168.90	$811	+10.24
502 unweaned	502	3	150.00	$150.00	$753	—
534	534	5	165.00	$165.00	$881	—
551–567	561	11	142.00–162.00	$152.92	$858	-15.88
607–631	612	21	150.00–158.00	$156.14	$956	—
655–690	659	40	135.00–165.00	$161.86	$1,067	-10.84
708–731	725	18	150.00–161.00	$152.99	$1,109	+15.99

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1009	1009	56	165.50	$165.50	$1,670	—
1054	1054	4	128.50	$128.50	$1,354	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
303–343	319	17	510.00–650.00	$603.29	—
478	478	3	700.00	$700.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	3	152.50	$152.50	$750	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1490	1148	85-90%	39	27.00–57.00	$48.34	$555	-0.72
905–1600	1210	85-90%	80	57.00–70.00	$63.24	$765	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1750	1365	80-85%	94	68.00–83.00	$73.96	$1,010	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1900	1485	75-80%	36	80.00–91.00	$86.51	$1,285	+0.07
1320–2010	1684	75-80%	19	92.00–99.00	$95.33	$1,605	-1.04

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1560	1391	65-75%	5	109.00–120.00	$113.61	$1,580	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1450	1278	6	60.00–76.00	$65.75	$840	—
1330–2370	1848	44	74.00–105.00	$94.71	$1,750	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1345	1199	5	83.00–103.00	$95.35	$1,143	—
1375–1575	1485	3	125.00–128.00	$126.63	$1,880	—
1370–1885	1553	22	132.00–142.00	$136.80	$2,125	+10.38

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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.