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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 21, 2022

9,674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.05/cwt -4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 523 lb · 854 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $197.38/cwt +3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 579 lb · 809 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.42/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 676 lb · 741 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,674 14,450 9,660
Feeder cattle 8,932 13,640 9,185
Slaughter cattle 742 810 475

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter choice steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher; over 700 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher; 500 to 600 lbs steady to 4.00 lower; over 600 lbs 6.00 to 9.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–325 unweaned 314 12 192.50–222.00 $210.12 $660 -24.89
318–340 326 25 200.00–216.00 $205.89 $671 -20.82
351–396 381 70 189.00–221.00 $202.85 $773 -16.68
373–398 unweaned 384 12 175.00–215.00 $193.74 $744 -20.97
384–389 value added 387 14 237.00–238.00 $237.57 $919 —
401–441 unweaned 415 52 180.00–201.00 $191.91 $796 -23.19
401–449 427 226 182.50–238.00 $217.30 $928 +1.68
450–499 472 244 184.00–227.50 $212.82 $1,005 +3.10
460–496 unweaned 480 64 186.00–221.00 $198.18 $951 -15.71
501–545 unweaned 527 149 181.00–213.00 $202.13 $1,065 +1.94
500–547 530 562 180.00–223.00 $205.88 $1,091 +3.30
563–573 fancy 567 34 201.25–205.25 $202.68 $1,149 —
553–599 579 676 179.00–215.00 $199.01 $1,152 +5.00
554–598 unweaned 582 99 154.00–196.75 $184.41 $1,073 -8.70
602–649 unweaned 620 120 169.00–185.50 $177.46 $1,100 -6.47
600–649 627 500 168.00–195.50 $185.86 $1,165 -0.77
651–698 676 690 160.00–198.50 $182.88 $1,236 +0.93
662–693 unweaned 681 51 173.50–178.50 $176.24 $1,200 -0.60
710–725 unweaned 722 58 173.00–183.50 $181.42 $1,310 +2.25
700–749 723 313 155.00–182.50 $174.67 $1,263 -10.62
754 unweaned 754 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,131 -10.00
752–794 769 206 153.00–188.00 $171.67 $1,320 -8.36
802–830 817 63 138.00–175.00 $165.38 $1,351 -16.33
837 unweaned 837 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,214 -9.00
864–882 870 88 165.25–174.75 $171.47 $1,492 -4.00
898 thin fleshed 898 17 174.75 $174.75 $1,569 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 unweaned 273 2 140.00 $140.00 $382 —
310 310 1 182.50 $182.50 $566 —
371 371 4 186.00 $186.00 $690 -7.96
371 unweaned 371 3 180.00 $180.00 $668 —
425 unweaned 425 3 170.00 $170.00 $722 —
428 428 2 182.50 $182.50 $781 -4.96
450–497 471 70 150.00–190.00 $181.75 $856 +2.95
471–493 unweaned 479 8 180.00–195.00 $189.21 $906 -15.19
518–538 unweaned 526 26 146.00–187.50 $162.98 $857 -8.08
503–544 530 170 159.00–184.00 $173.57 $920 -1.21
560–593 578 40 159.00–185.00 $171.52 $991 -0.92
600–624 612 66 151.00–175.00 $162.42 $994 -7.43
651–694 667 11 144.00–165.00 $157.05 $1,048 -8.50
661–691 unweaned 684 13 150.00–168.00 $163.99 $1,122 -1.01
706–728 720 13 149.00–163.50 $158.03 $1,138 -3.11
750–782 772 13 138.00–150.00 $141.59 $1,093 -18.65
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1010 996 4 140.00–145.00 $141.76 $1,412 —
810–1240 1133 9 140.00–157.50 $151.20 $1,713 —
1065–1290 1142 3 122.50–131.00 $126.86 $1,449 —
1280 1280 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,376 —
1208–1480 1336 44 134.00–153.50 $143.62 $1,919 —
1265–1713 1470 229 141.00–164.00 $156.21 $2,296 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 4 160.00 $160.00 $888 —
560–570 unweaned 563 7 178.00–182.00 $180.84 $1,018 —
552–580 575 18 174.00–175.00 $174.16 $1,001 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,609 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 unweaned 305 12 181.00–210.00 $190.98 $582 —
300–348 326 29 154.00–207.50 $172.82 $563 -12.33
351–385 unweaned 368 19 162.50–183.00 $171.62 $632 -5.14
351–398 374 119 150.00–206.00 $184.14 $689 +2.73
405–448 unweaned 425 39 155.00–185.00 $170.00 $722 -1.66
401–449 426 243 155.00–195.50 $182.86 $779 +6.76
470 value added 470 40 200.00 $200.00 $940 —
450–498 unweaned 475 57 149.00–176.00 $165.14 $784 -6.48
452–499 476 244 160.00–190.00 $176.06 $838 -2.77
515 515 12 177.00 $177.00 $912 +1.87
500–549 523 683 145.00–186.50 $170.73 $893 -4.40
502–549 unweaned 525 159 151.00–173.50 $166.60 $875 -5.05
550–599 575 546 143.00–190.00 $167.98 $966 -0.23
558–599 unweaned 581 38 155.00–165.00 $162.95 $947 -2.41
605 605 35 176.00 $176.00 $1,065 +1.47
600–649 626 374 143.50–171.50 $162.12 $1,015 -12.41
603–649 unweaned 629 33 132.00–152.50 $141.17 $888 -21.10
639 fancy 639 15 164.50 $164.50 $1,051 —
661–675 unweaned 671 45 152.50–158.00 $156.43 $1,050 -1.47
650–697 673 252 151.50–173.00 $164.41 $1,106 -6.54
700–748 732 88 137.50–166.00 $152.41 $1,116 -14.30
768–773 772 28 153.75–164.50 $155.28 $1,199 -8.57
809 809 7 153.00 $153.00 $1,238 -12.38
843 thin fleshed 843 20 162.50 $162.50 $1,370 —
865 865 4 157.00 $157.00 $1,358 -6.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
903–1170 1010 9 110.00–138.00 $121.55 $1,228 —
808–1199 1080 23 150.00–156.00 $151.28 $1,634 +13.22
1078–1215 1121 21 130.00–143.00 $135.07 $1,514 —
1125–1568 1299 40 141.00–153.00 $145.97 $1,896 —
1288–1735 1340 9 110.00–130.50 $128.20 $1,718 +4.74
1173–1575 1376 207 142.00–164.50 $157.99 $2,174 +2.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 160.00–170.00 $165.00 $569 +12.08
380 380 3 160.00 $160.00 $608 +0.22
405–448 421 31 130.00–162.50 $151.95 $640 -0.79
418–443 unweaned 429 7 143.00–154.00 $149.13 $640 —
452–498 480 68 140.00–168.00 $156.90 $753 -5.11
507–546 528 50 138.00–155.00 $146.31 $773 -2.92
556–595 574 55 134.00–152.50 $145.65 $836 +4.65
610–632 616 14 130.00–153.50 $142.86 $880 +12.23
820 820 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,082 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 160.00 $160.00 $541 —
426 426 7 163.50 $163.50 $697 —
1026 1026 12 145.50 $145.50 $1,493 -2.43
1110 1110 10 143.00 $143.00 $1,587 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 10 130.00 $130.00 $871 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 7 151.00 $151.00 $820 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 unweaned 205 2 190.00 $190.00 $390 —
333 unweaned 333 2 182.00 $182.00 $606 —
397 397 6 181.00 $181.00 $719 +6.00
420 unweaned 420 3 167.00 $167.00 $701 —
523 523 3 167.00 $167.00 $873 —
538 unweaned 538 10 155.00 $155.00 $834 -6.00
577 577 7 154.00 $154.00 $889 —
633 unweaned 633 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,000 —
685 685 6 140.00 $140.00 $959 —
706–746 724 16 129.00–153.00 $140.82 $1,020 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1685 1387 80-85% 63 64.00–72.00 $68.86 $955 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1665 1498 75-80% 7 84.00–89.00 $84.96 $1,273 —
1205–1750 1514 75-80% 36 73.00–83.50 $76.12 $1,152 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–1195 1026 85-90% 9 40.00–48.00 $44.64 $458 —
740–1410 1161 85-90% 28 50.00–63.00 $57.21 $664 +13.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1730 1460 2 44.00–66.00 $52.97 $773 —
1030–2055 1708 11 77.00–97.00 $89.90 $1,535 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1494 1494 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,942 —

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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.