Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

11,006 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $177.90/cwt -6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 674 lb · 656 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $201.58/cwt -9.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 523 lb · 602 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.13/cwt -9.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 622 lb · 589 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,006	9,308	8,620
Feeder cattle	9,118	7,451	7,480
Slaughter cattle	1,888	1,857	1,140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter choice steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers under 750 lbs sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower; over 750 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower; over 700 lbs 4.00 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
316–345	334	12	205.00–219.00	$214.07	$715	-17.50
358–399	377	39	200.00–233.00	$221.15	$834	-16.76
387 unweaned	387	19	222.00	$222.00	$859	-15.00
405–440 unweaned	421	39	205.00–220.00	$211.92	$892	-14.08
401–448	422	166	190.00–218.00	$206.52	$872	-15.43
455–498	467	187	183.00–222.00	$204.53	$955	-20.67
467–495 unweaned	480	84	201.00–238.50	$222.13	$1,066	+4.74
501–547 unweaned	523	223	183.00–214.50	$200.98	$1,051	-5.18
503–548	523	379	185.00–218.50	$201.94	$1,056	-7.92
573 fancy	573	16	193.00	$193.00	$1,106	-18.45
551–597	577	316	167.00–207.00	$195.46	$1,128	-3.57
564–599 unweaned	585	180	171.00–198.00	$189.72	$1,110	-8.37
600–640 unweaned	612	116	172.00–192.75	$185.44	$1,135	-0.25
605–646	625	473	160.00–195.50	$181.32	$1,133	-10.59
650–699	673	559	160.00–189.75	$179.28	$1,207	-10.20
655–688 unweaned	678	77	164.50–171.50	$168.40	$1,142	-7.80
684	684	20	176.00	$176.00	$1,204	-13.48
707–732 unweaned	711	35	157.00–161.50	$160.37	$1,140	—
704–747	720	75	166.00–190.00	$178.76	$1,287	+1.09
775 unweaned	775	13	167.25	$167.25	$1,296	—
755–787	779	294	163.00–189.50	$182.86	$1,424	+2.98
804–833	819	330	179.50–192.75	$184.25	$1,509	+3.16
841 fancy	841	60	182.75	$182.75	$1,537	—
871–883	876	447	179.00–189.10	$183.73	$1,609	+5.47
878 fancy	878	65	187.00	$187.00	$1,642	—
903–907	905	123	180.50–183.50	$181.98	$1,647	+5.77
964–998	968	129	155.00–181.75	$178.12	$1,724	+38.12

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1160	1118	2	131.00–137.00	$133.89	$1,497	+0.70
928–1257	1146	10	142.00–159.00	$149.26	$1,711	+1.30
855–1355	1171	31	120.00–148.00	$138.46	$1,621	—
1105–1695	1356	94	132.00–152.00	$146.57	$1,987	—
1360–1390	1370	3	123.00–128.00	$125.32	$1,717	—
1200–1750	1481	515	141.00–164.50	$155.12	$2,297	+2.25
1483 value added	1483	24	156.00	$156.00	$2,313	—
1715–1790	1753	2	138.50–139.00	$138.76	$2,432	+22.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–311	308	9	175.00–177.00	$176.10	$542	—
311–328 unweaned	321	7	190.00	$190.00	$610	—
357–398	378	17	172.50–185.00	$177.15	$670	—
403 unweaned	403	3	171.00	$171.00	$689	—
403–444	423	33	160.00–180.00	$172.43	$729	-20.86
468–497	488	28	137.50–180.00	$169.74	$828	-20.19
501–546	526	51	171.00–185.00	$176.77	$930	-7.12
513–537 unweaned	527	48	167.50–185.00	$178.25	$939	+3.87
551–595	566	20	150.00–172.50	$167.02	$945	-7.60
625–635	631	12	151.00–160.00	$154.72	$976	-11.55
641 unweaned	641	6	164.00	$164.00	$1,051	+14.00
658–698	680	31	140.00–175.50	$159.71	$1,086	-13.62
758–790	769	11	144.00–158.00	$152.29	$1,171	—
831	831	8	158.50	$158.50	$1,317	—
894	894	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,350	-1.00
908	908	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,335	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1032	1032	6	150.25	$150.25	$1,551	-28.11
1075	1075	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,408	—
1278	1278	3	144.50	$144.50	$1,847	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–345	333	14	184.00–192.50	$186.91	$622	-14.51
331–344 unweaned	340	9	180.00–198.00	$185.85	$632	—
353–382 unweaned	368	34	160.00–200.00	$184.25	$678	-0.75
355–398	379	91	167.50–194.00	$182.74	$693	-18.07
400–448	424	264	160.00–199.00	$175.43	$744	-17.65
407–447 unweaned	435	52	167.00–191.00	$183.93	$800	-5.39
451–498	473	397	152.00–200.00	$185.41	$877	-0.17
452–498 unweaned	475	69	150.00–174.00	$169.85	$807	-7.15
505–549 unweaned	527	147	152.00–176.00	$167.50	$883	-15.97
503–549	529	380	150.00–189.00	$167.81	$888	-20.56
552–599	569	334	135.00–185.00	$166.36	$947	-12.19
568–588 unweaned	580	87	150.00–185.00	$171.28	$993	+7.13
601–642 unweaned	620	57	151.00–170.00	$165.06	$1,023	+5.64
604–643	624	181	153.00–185.00	$167.18	$1,043	-11.04
654–677 unweaned	658	59	145.00–156.00	$153.26	$1,008	—
650–694	670	61	146.00–180.25	$172.46	$1,155	-18.79
712 unweaned	712	5	136.00	$136.00	$968	—
705–741	729	521	157.00–182.25	$176.08	$1,284	+7.92
774–792	787	21	159.00–173.50	$166.58	$1,311	-0.87
804–847	835	88	141.00–169.75	$166.74	$1,392	+4.32
864–879	876	104	149.75–167.25	$160.90	$1,409	—
907–946	934	86	130.00–169.50	$161.89	$1,512	+6.74
968	968	3	160.50	$160.50	$1,554	+23.44
976	976	4	146.00	$146.00	$1,425	+8.94

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
906–1305	1073	18	90.00–143.00	$130.56	$1,401	+4.06
1058–1205	1109	12	129.00–144.50	$138.87	$1,540	-6.54
1145–1235	1191	20	145.00–151.25	$147.07	$1,752	—
1270–1495	1286	14	116.00–124.00	$116.66	$1,500	-28.88
1035–1624	1303	82	130.00–152.25	$142.13	$1,852	—
1170–1589	1363	444	142.00–164.50	$154.66	$2,108	+0.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–307 unweaned	305	8	170.00–183.00	$176.45	$538	—
305–341	318	15	157.50–170.00	$163.81	$521	-31.19
358–395	379	28	149.00–176.00	$159.63	$605	-4.64
393 unweaned	393	6	171.50	$171.50	$674	—
405–442 unweaned	426	9	163.00–171.00	$167.62	$714	—
435–440	437	7	145.00–164.00	$153.20	$669	-5.77
451–481 unweaned	468	19	145.00–170.00	$159.86	$748	—
454–495	472	19	134.00–166.00	$151.63	$716	-17.27
515–547	531	27	141.00–156.00	$147.96	$786	-17.04
550–590 unweaned	569	25	140.00–155.00	$147.96	$842	—
592	592	4	145.00	$145.00	$858	-7.92
602–633	617	42	145.00–153.00	$148.22	$915	-7.92
622 unweaned	622	5	160.00	$160.00	$995	—
654–662	655	21	139.00–160.00	$154.40	$1,011	-7.46
726	726	4	166.50	$166.50	$1,209	+13.51

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1028	1024	14	148.75–151.75	$151.12	$1,547	-14.38
1161	1161	5	107.00	$107.00	$1,242	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	3	230.00	$230.00	$752	—
364	364	8	230.00	$230.00	$837	—
485–495	489	15	183.00–185.50	$184.49	$902	—
522	522	8	172.00	$172.00	$898	—
563	563	10	149.50	$149.50	$842	—
600	600	10	162.50	$162.50	$975	—
666	666	8	159.00	$159.00	$1,059	—
727	727	10	162.75	$162.75	$1,183	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	9	162.50	$162.50	$681	—
487	487	8	175.00	$175.00	$852	+22.50
545	545	3	150.00	$150.00	$818	—
552–578	561	9	135.00–165.00	$154.69	$868	—
606–642	624	16	140.00–148.00	$143.43	$895	—
715	715	5	125.00	$125.00	$894	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1435	1022	85-90%	28	32.50–53.00	$45.90	$469	—
790–1850	1266	85-90%	88	52.00–66.50	$60.60	$767	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1695	1344	80-85%	112	66.00–79.00	$72.25	$971	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–2005	1506	75-80%	41	78.50–89.00	$83.92	$1,264	—
1480–2290	1675	75-80%	15	90.00–99.00	$93.76	$1,570	-1.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635–1760	1698	2	60.00–70.00	$64.82	$1,101	—
1410–2535	1794	43	76.00–106.00	$93.30	$1,674	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395	1395	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,730	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1245	1215	2	100.00–109.00	$104.61	$1,271	—
1020–1600	1336	6	120.00–129.00	$127.01	$1,697	—
1295–1386	1362	8	120.00–130.00	$124.04	$1,689	—
1165–1775	1459	21	132.00–144.00	$137.40	$2,005	+10.77
1443–1733	1599	101	122.00–140.00	$128.57	$2,056	—

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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.