Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

9,220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $197.96/cwt +5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 778 lb · 767 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $213.24/cwt +5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,427/hd at 669 lb · 494 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $199.85/cwt +5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,451/hd at 726 lb · 483 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,220	14,502	5,382
Feeder cattle	7,804	12,886	4,249
Slaughter cattle	1,416	1,616	1,133

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, choice steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers overall sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold on a light test with a higher undertone noted; over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	4	252.50	$252.50	$715	—
319	319	6	271.00	$271.00	$864	+27.02
355 unweaned	355	3	271.00	$271.00	$962	+1.00
363–397	386	26	252.00–260.00	$259.13	$1,000	+18.45
408–448	434	84	222.50–275.00	$244.86	$1,063	-8.67
445 unweaned	445	4	234.00	$234.00	$1,041	—
455–477 unweaned	463	8	234.00–239.00	$235.93	$1,092	+6.26
450–491	475	97	210.00–260.00	$245.74	$1,167	+1.15
501–535 unweaned	514	13	220.00–230.00	$224.00	$1,151	—
501–545	518	175	210.00–260.00	$243.51	$1,261	+7.32
561 unweaned	561	12	218.00	$218.00	$1,223	+6.00
553–599	578	445	217.00–240.75	$231.18	$1,336	+3.91
603–648	622	415	200.00–234.00	$218.07	$1,356	+0.07
650–699	669	494	190.00–221.00	$213.24	$1,427	+5.06
700–749	726	483	182.00–210.00	$199.85	$1,451	+5.01
755–799	778	767	185.25–209.00	$197.96	$1,540	+5.87
800–842	827	398	180.00–199.00	$194.82	$1,611	+9.65
850–884	866	208	180.00–195.75	$190.22	$1,647	+7.63
904–941	915	155	164.00–185.75	$182.06	$1,666	+2.89
957–973	968	144	169.25–181.50	$176.56	$1,709	+10.76

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1245	1165	11	122.00–157.00	$143.11	$1,667	-5.58
1110–1177	1170	9	159.00–160.00	$159.89	$1,871	+11.20
1070–1262	1210	13	149.00–163.00	$160.16	$1,938	+5.27
1325	1325	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,908	—
1215–1595	1354	109	149.00–164.50	$160.64	$2,175	+1.51
1200–1742	1454	323	159.00–177.50	$168.86	$2,455	+0.97
1458 value added	1458	6	168.75	$168.75	$2,460	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356 unweaned	356	3	212.50	$212.50	$756	—
409–448	436	28	195.00–227.00	$204.46	$891	-31.10
451–497	471	25	200.00–238.50	$226.74	$1,068	+10.77
512–542	525	15	187.50–219.00	$211.42	$1,110	+3.03
586–597	590	43	188.00–207.00	$198.55	$1,171	-1.44
618–648	639	29	176.00–195.00	$190.71	$1,219	+2.16
650–696	668	39	184.00–190.00	$187.46	$1,252	-2.24
745	745	3	176.50	$176.50	$1,315	+12.56
770–796	783	39	175.00–182.00	$178.52	$1,398	+13.03
831	831	4	147.00	$147.00	$1,222	-19.36
876	876	21	172.00	$172.00	$1,507	—
911	911	4	166.00	$166.00	$1,512	+10.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1007	1007	55	167.00	$167.00	$1,682	-7.06
1215	1215	6	159.00	$159.00	$1,932	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1172	1172	3	138.00	$138.00	$1,617	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	4	215.00	$215.00	$694	+1.00
330 unweaned	330	4	227.50	$227.50	$751	—
365 unweaned	365	3	226.00	$226.00	$825	—
359–386	377	34	219.50–231.00	$227.23	$857	+12.95
400–443	419	133	198.00–230.00	$213.77	$896	-11.10
433 unweaned	433	3	194.00	$194.00	$840	-25.00
451–498	481	235	200.00–242.50	$223.11	$1,073	+2.77
508 unweaned	508	10	184.00	$184.00	$935	—
503–545	517	167	190.00–234.75	$223.56	$1,156	+11.06
556–597	577	310	179.00–215.25	$200.42	$1,156	+5.18
588 unweaned	588	8	182.00	$182.00	$1,070	-2.00
600–649	622	449	180.00–202.00	$190.17	$1,183	+2.53
650–697	674	304	165.00–188.00	$182.53	$1,230	+1.96
702–748	731	354	170.00–186.25	$177.03	$1,294	-10.97
751–799	784	273	167.00–178.50	$174.05	$1,365	-30.95
807–849	820	137	161.50–175.25	$172.99	$1,419	+1.10
900–943	923	36	148.00–165.50	$162.14	$1,497	-2.95
950	950	3	154.00	$154.00	$1,463	-5.63

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1115	1028	4	155.50–161.00	$157.85	$1,623	+9.85
875–1170	1093	13	140.00–152.00	$149.76	$1,637	-2.17
950–1290	1114	9	125.00–146.00	$133.36	$1,486	—
1062–1500	1271	47	143.50–164.00	$159.64	$2,029	+0.31
1278–1390	1287	13	130.50–135.50	$130.92	$1,685	-28.41
1165–1545	1354	361	155.50–176.50	$168.33	$2,279	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–343	325	15	155.00–225.00	$174.91	$568	-13.09
354–358	356	7	170.00–177.50	$174.27	$620	-5.73
479–487	481	25	171.00–209.00	$188.13	$905	-2.48
500–541	510	60	180.00–195.00	$188.99	$964	+2.48
555–590	572	26	140.00–188.00	$159.66	$913	-13.56
618	618	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,082	+18.00
680	680	3	157.00	$157.00	$1,068	+1.68
721	721	4	166.50	$166.50	$1,200	+2.76
850	850	5	153.00	$153.00	$1,300	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1093	1075	7	151.00–157.00	$154.49	$1,661	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	3	224.00	$224.00	$992	—
493	493	3	166.00	$166.00	$818	—
505 unweaned	505	3	203.00	$203.00	$1,025	—
595	595	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,196	—
624	624	6	201.00	$201.00	$1,254	—
661	661	3	172.50	$172.50	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491	491	5	217.50	$217.50	$1,068	—
540 unweaned	540	3	173.00	$173.00	$934	—
682	682	6	181.00	$181.00	$1,234	—
810–833	822	6	162.00–165.00	$163.52	$1,344	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	8	135.00	$135.00	$1,357	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1820	1451	75-80%	30	96.00–107.50	$99.26	$1,440	—
1135–1960	1483	75-80%	43	90.00–96.00	$93.47	$1,386	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1495	1216	80-85%	14	89.00–97.50	$92.41	$1,124	—
945–1760	1310	80-85%	52	82.00–89.50	$85.88	$1,125	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–1255	981	85-90%	15	34.00–66.00	$56.12	$551	—
840–1465	1143	85-90%	38	65.00–82.00	$75.93	$868	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1560	1510	65-75%	3	120.00–131.00	$125.00	$1,888	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1570	1396	4	50.00–80.00	$72.61	$1,014	—
950–2055	1613	23	95.00–114.50	$105.41	$1,700	—
1565–2190	1909	8	114.50–128.00	$121.58	$2,321	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1440	1388	7	117.00–126.00	$122.97	$1,707	—
1225–1595	1406	19	130.00–139.50	$136.72	$1,922	—
1300–1720	1524	22	140.00–152.50	$147.06	$2,241	—

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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.