Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

15,797 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $197.01/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 673 lb · 1,271 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.76/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 620 lb · 1,181 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $202.17/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 625 lb · 1,173 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	15,797	16,361	11,384
Feeder cattle	14,569	14,717	11,210
Slaughter cattle	1,228	1,644	174

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, choice steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers overall sold 1.00 to 6.00 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 unweaned	316	7	230.00	$230.00	$727	—
335–348	339	20	235.00–248.00	$243.92	$827	+16.96
359–399	381	18	218.00–241.00	$229.93	$876	+0.37
404–424 unweaned	410	22	217.50–229.00	$225.22	$923	+29.73
402–442	426	133	223.00–258.00	$238.34	$1,015	+16.80
451–493	473	196	198.00–241.00	$226.79	$1,073	+3.75
464–492 unweaned	481	23	219.00–221.50	$220.17	$1,059	+14.95
501–530 fancy	513	49	222.75–239.00	$231.81	$1,189	-0.69
524 unweaned	524	9	222.50	$222.50	$1,166	+50.00
500–546	525	506	190.00–232.00	$219.73	$1,154	+7.63
550–599	569	807	191.00–231.50	$213.18	$1,213	+1.78
591 fancy	591	22	219.00	$219.00	$1,294	+0.50
591 unweaned	591	6	170.00	$170.00	$1,005	-18.87
605 fancy	605	13	211.00	$211.00	$1,277	-1.50
600–649	625	1,131	187.50–216.50	$202.53	$1,266	+0.66
603–640 unweaned	636	29	175.00–185.00	$184.02	$1,170	+14.02
667 fancy	667	11	197.50	$197.50	$1,317	-3.10
650–697	673	1,260	174.00–218.00	$197.01	$1,326	+2.51
700–749	726	1,073	171.00–200.50	$187.61	$1,362	+2.25
774 fancy	774	36	182.25	$182.25	$1,411	+7.77
750–799	775	898	171.00–190.50	$182.06	$1,411	+3.66
790 unweaned	790	7	160.50	$160.50	$1,268	—
800–847	824	433	173.00–195.50	$184.16	$1,517	+5.58
853 fancy	853	33	189.50	$189.50	$1,616	+21.25
853–894	878	472	160.00–196.50	$178.46	$1,567	+6.13
901–946	934	43	167.50–184.50	$178.33	$1,666	+5.10
951–998	981	34	150.00–170.00	$165.73	$1,626	-0.03

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1290	1128	5	125.00–156.50	$148.03	$1,670	+4.98
1200–1228	1214	4	139.00–140.00	$139.51	$1,694	—
1195–1480	1324	34	147.00–158.00	$155.70	$2,061	—
1210–1770	1495	332	154.00–168.00	$163.13	$2,439	+2.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–449	431	37	181.00–212.00	$199.29	$859	-0.71
441 unweaned	441	4	187.50	$187.50	$827	—
469 unweaned	469	4	173.00	$173.00	$811	—
476	476	7	185.00	$185.00	$881	+0.23
525–538	535	14	181.00–202.50	$185.52	$993	+1.29
557–598	580	57	165.00–204.00	$194.58	$1,129	+10.02
608–636	623	27	164.00–190.00	$178.61	$1,113	+2.97
651–695	669	42	169.00–190.00	$179.12	$1,198	+6.50
698	698	6	113.00	$113.00	$789	-59.62
722–745	737	18	170.00–173.00	$172.02	$1,268	+4.79
766–769	768	11	165.00–169.00	$167.19	$1,284	+7.32
856–868	864	12	150.00–179.00	$159.58	$1,379	—
918	918	9	166.00	$166.00	$1,524	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337–338	338	7	205.00–214.00	$208.85	$706	+24.39
357–394	371	59	190.00–230.00	$209.83	$778	+18.98
402–448	422	140	186.00–211.00	$202.27	$854	+8.04
454–498	476	353	179.00–206.00	$195.16	$929	+3.21
505–511 unweaned	507	17	166.00–179.00	$173.61	$880	+20.61
500–549	527	851	171.00–210.00	$190.33	$1,003	+7.07
560 fancy	560	32	200.00	$200.00	$1,120	—
552–598	573	631	167.00–195.00	$183.09	$1,049	+1.24
578	578	21	193.00	$193.00	$1,116	+11.15
592 unweaned	592	3	165.00	$165.00	$977	—
600–646	619	1,150	167.00–187.00	$177.77	$1,100	+1.64
628 unweaned	628	5	164.00	$164.00	$1,030	+9.39
647	647	26	180.00	$180.00	$1,165	+8.05
650–659	655	52	179.50–184.50	$182.31	$1,194	+10.90
650–696	672	997	164.00–182.25	$174.57	$1,173	+3.16
700–748	726	644	162.00–179.50	$170.79	$1,240	+4.26
749	749	24	171.00	$171.00	$1,281	+4.47
765	765	36	176.50	$176.50	$1,350	+12.59
753–796	770	446	158.00–172.80	$168.65	$1,299	+4.74
812–832	819	51	161.00–167.00	$165.67	$1,357	+5.40
858–895	865	38	155.00–176.00	$165.40	$1,431	+9.62
956	956	14	159.75	$159.75	$1,527	+24.75

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1065	1027	14	137.00–143.00	$141.25	$1,451	—
920–1310	1071	12	116.00–146.00	$133.41	$1,429	-18.06
1155–1225	1190	2	152.50–154.00	$153.27	$1,824	—
1080–1350	1215	2	121.00–124.00	$122.67	$1,490	-22.83
1053–1600	1258	83	139.50–158.00	$153.32	$1,929	-0.57
1170–1765	1363	313	149.00–168.00	$162.19	$2,211	+1.64

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	172.00	$172.00	$538	—
363–391	380	26	133.00–201.00	$180.16	$685	—
417–449	438	10	180.00–187.00	$184.59	$809	+16.00
450–495	479	19	140.00–184.00	$173.89	$833	+5.63
510–548	523	10	139.00–165.00	$147.57	$772	-12.04
552–595	573	13	151.00–172.00	$159.19	$912	-0.17
606–638	627	37	140.00–166.00	$154.15	$967	-4.67
650	650	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,008	+7.09
724	724	8	152.00	$152.00	$1,100	+2.24
777	777	5	168.50	$168.50	$1,309	+38.50
937	937	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,368	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1069	1069	36	151.00	$151.00	$1,614	—
1101	1101	6	152.00	$152.00	$1,674	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	160.00	$160.00	$749	-23.95
510	510	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,096	+37.09
628	628	4	189.00	$189.00	$1,187	+40.00
747	747	3	176.00	$176.00	$1,315	—
915	915	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,272	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
663	663	3	146.00	$146.00	$968	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–2010	1411	75-80%	57	80.00–86.50	$83.12	$1,173	+0.65
1190–2065	1526	75-80%	57	86.00–99.50	$89.99	$1,373	+1.40

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1470	1252	80-85%	22	80.00–84.00	$82.28	$1,030	+0.73
920–1735	1272	80-85%	65	70.00–79.50	$75.75	$964	+0.54

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1285	1024	85-90%	6	40.00–47.00	$44.93	$460	+0.56
720–1515	1133	85-90%	28	55.00–71.00	$66.59	$754	+2.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1960	1578	4	60.00–75.00	$66.27	$1,046	-32.28
1110–2280	1722	28	81.00–112.00	$96.84	$1,668	—
1695–2355	2076	8	104.00–129.50	$118.87	$2,468	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1700	1514	4	128.00–135.00	$132.86	$2,012	—
1315–1720	1598	21	140.00–151.00	$145.15	$2,319	—

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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.