Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

8,623 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $206.25/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,685/hd at 817 lb · 581 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.89/cwt +13.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 566 lb · 404 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $275.83/cwt +18.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,426/hd at 517 lb · 404 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,623	12,522	4,349
Feeder cattle	7,394	11,718	2,801
Slaughter cattle	1,229	804	1,548

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, choice steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold sharply higher; 600 to 800 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers over 800 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 800 lbs sold on a light test though a higher undertone was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	302.50	$302.50	$847	+49.50
310–347	339	15	272.50–320.00	$309.79	$1,050	+48.99
351–388	370	80	250.00–300.00	$278.24	$1,029	+11.92
400 unweaned	400	6	305.00	$305.00	$1,220	+52.20
405–447	426	122	220.00–310.50	$290.44	$1,237	+25.97
452–481 unweaned	473	25	267.00–285.00	$281.56	$1,332	+24.62
458–498	474	152	222.50–300.00	$278.33	$1,319	+20.31
501–513 unweaned	504	28	259.00–267.00	$261.32	$1,317	+2.82
503–546	518	376	232.00–293.00	$276.91	$1,434	+20.26
550–598	572	181	227.50–275.00	$255.11	$1,459	+7.69
580–593 unweaned	588	32	231.00–255.00	$246.12	$1,447	+11.20
603–646	619	265	216.00–261.00	$246.91	$1,528	+11.37
620 unweaned	620	37	230.00	$230.00	$1,426	—
650–698	669	281	196.00–242.75	$229.98	$1,539	-3.32
701–749	714	274	196.00–234.00	$222.20	$1,587	+4.70
750–780	764	203	203.00–228.50	$217.95	$1,665	+37.95
803–842	817	581	190.00–216.00	$206.25	$1,685	-2.64
851–898	863	201	183.00–204.60	$198.35	$1,712	+0.08
902–935	911	139	179.00–194.00	$189.58	$1,727	-5.02
951–968	961	142	178.00–200.00	$181.16	$1,741	-6.34

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1087–1205	1122	9	171.00–175.50	$173.69	$1,949	+13.98
1075–1350	1184	9	140.00–171.00	$158.33	$1,875	—
1145–1665	1372	74	164.00–174.50	$171.10	$2,347	—
1220–1690	1505	283	172.50–185.00	$180.33	$2,714	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	330	3	240.00–245.00	$243.48	$803	—
368–399	390	15	210.00–243.00	$234.69	$915	+15.92
402–443	429	19	200.00–266.00	$243.40	$1,044	+17.40
450–480	457	16	200.00–265.00	$247.91	$1,133	+28.06
526–545	530	13	227.00–243.00	$233.94	$1,240	+20.00
550–592	570	55	190.00–249.50	$238.57	$1,360	+24.62
603–647	623	13	159.00–221.00	$198.00	$1,234	+1.36
655–696	674	27	167.50–218.00	$205.07	$1,382	+10.62
703–743	734	28	182.50–207.00	$200.99	$1,475	+8.99
760–797	788	24	173.00–199.00	$196.42	$1,548	—
814–836	825	10	190.00–194.00	$191.97	$1,584	+11.92
876	876	7	187.00	$187.00	$1,638	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1014–1027	1022	56	172.00–178.00	$175.83	$1,797	-12.92
1059	1059	13	171.00	$171.00	$1,811	+7.37
1135	1135	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,930	—
1345	1345	7	169.50	$169.50	$2,280	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288–295	292	6	201.00–220.00	$205.46	$600	—
300–345	318	26	240.00–270.00	$251.22	$799	-8.18
325 fancy	325	1	300.00	$300.00	$975	—
352–396	382	112	220.00–272.50	$249.52	$953	+10.80
390–395	392	3	200.00–209.00	$205.97	$807	-32.75
408–416 unweaned	412	13	240.00–245.00	$242.67	$1,000	+18.50
403–444 thin fleshed	424	10	266.00–276.00	$271.24	$1,150	—
414–445	429	120	222.00–269.00	$251.61	$1,079	+15.43
461–474 unweaned	471	32	220.00–228.00	$223.99	$1,055	-16.34
450–498	477	277	225.00–271.00	$247.24	$1,179	+12.93
514 fancy	514	15	249.00	$249.00	$1,280	+22.00
501–548	523	218	210.00–247.50	$235.14	$1,230	+7.31
531–546 unweaned	536	13	217.00	$217.00	$1,163	-5.80
538	538	4	213.00	$213.00	$1,146	-14.83
550	550	38	228.00	$228.00	$1,254	+56.31
551–592	568	356	193.00–245.00	$222.85	$1,266	+51.16
574 unweaned	574	10	205.00	$205.00	$1,177	-2.66
600–648	622	313	195.00–218.00	$209.26	$1,302	+4.89
650–699	664	353	166.00–220.00	$210.31	$1,396	+14.42
701–749	722	361	169.00–210.00	$195.29	$1,410	-0.29
752–791	774	266	171.00–198.50	$187.11	$1,448	-6.46
800–848	824	213	176.50–196.00	$186.31	$1,535	-8.81
850–899	867	78	173.00–195.00	$185.48	$1,608	+8.98
869 fancy	869	5	209.00	$209.00	$1,816	—
935	935	30	178.00	$178.00	$1,664	+14.43
990	990	11	169.00	$169.00	$1,673	+16.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1211	1066	13	162.00–170.00	$166.80	$1,778	—
915–1210	1073	15	118.00–177.00	$153.63	$1,648	—
1192–1217	1213	20	180.00–182.00	$181.71	$2,204	+12.87
1275	1275	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,912	—
1080–1580	1356	63	160.00–174.00	$168.56	$2,286	—
1173–1655	1358	198	175.00–185.00	$179.17	$2,433	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	200.00	$200.00	$646	-7.00
375	375	2	215.00	$215.00	$806	+18.41
405–449	434	25	192.50–235.00	$217.74	$945	+11.92
455–490	470	40	190.00–239.00	$219.14	$1,030	+18.77
525–544	534	22	150.00–197.50	$168.02	$897	-32.29
555–592	574	50	170.00–218.00	$200.32	$1,150	+55.32
605–630	614	11	120.00–175.00	$166.24	$1,021	+7.32
660–689	687	47	135.00–197.00	$192.48	$1,322	+30.11
716–735	723	25	182.50–184.25	$183.14	$1,324	—
765	765	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
246	246	3	775.00	$775.00	—
268–297	284	12	675.00–850.00	$792.30	—
338	338	6	850.00	$850.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	3	174.50	$174.50	$2,042	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450 unweaned	450	3	232.00	$232.00	$1,044	-25.00
497	497	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,218	+49.00
551 unweaned	551	6	211.00	$211.00	$1,163	—
752	752	5	176.00	$176.00	$1,324	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1740	1452	75-80%	43	105.00–110.00	$107.90	$1,567	—
1105–1965	1462	75-80%	65	97.00–106.00	$102.31	$1,496	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1780	1299	80-85%	102	85.00–99.50	$93.16	$1,210	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1580	1093	85-90%	17	30.00–74.00	$58.77	$642	—
745–1535	1150	85-90%	57	71.00–89.00	$82.89	$953	-0.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1420	1398	2	65.00–85.00	$74.84	$1,046	—
1230–2715	1758	29	92.00–119.50	$112.14	$1,971	—
1630–2350	1876	16	120.00–134.00	$129.12	$2,422	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460	1460	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,840	—
1390–1560	1493	3	139.00–140.00	$139.69	$2,086	—
1333–1660	1511	31	142.00–150.00	$146.63	$2,216	—

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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.