Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 31, 2023

9,345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $241.00/cwt -13.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,116/hd at 878 lb · 804 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $249.58/cwt -6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,044/hd at 819 lb · 681 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $236.05/cwt -1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,155/hd at 913 lb · 666 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,345	3,450	10,256
Feeder cattle	7,245	2,303	8,569
Slaughter cattle	2,100	1,147	1,687

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, choice steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold on a light test, though a higher undertone was noted. Feeder steers over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 700 lbs sold 3.00 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
327–335	333	42	309.00–342.50	$317.71	$1,058	-2.29
363–381	371	23	296.00–335.00	$321.13	$1,191	—
401–447	431	94	300.00–357.00	$319.09	$1,375	—
462–493	469	43	300.00–321.50	$309.52	$1,452	-0.48
503–538	522	118	295.00–320.00	$309.23	$1,614	+20.87
553–595	575	183	279.00–305.50	$292.08	$1,679	-7.12
600–646	625	123	262.00–297.00	$283.27	$1,770	+13.27
650–693	677	170	251.00–286.00	$270.45	$1,831	+9.08
700–747	724	354	241.00–264.00	$258.35	$1,870	-2.04
760–797	778	320	241.00–263.50	$254.08	$1,977	-10.67
802–849	819	681	230.00–268.00	$249.58	$2,044	-6.31
856–899	878	804	229.50–246.25	$241.00	$2,116	-13.27
900–939	913	666	221.00–239.25	$236.05	$2,155	-1.67
950–996	981	373	221.50–259.50	$228.96	$2,246	-3.54

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1220	1077	22	160.00–183.00	$175.04	$1,885	—
1182	1182	3	180.00	$180.00	$2,128	-3.53
1164–1346	1233	35	171.50–189.00	$183.49	$2,262	—
1125–1536	1311	142	168.00–181.50	$177.23	$2,323	—
1170–1710	1425	580	177.00–190.00	$185.10	$2,638	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	3	282.50	$282.50	$1,251	—
465–493	472	30	277.50–285.00	$281.86	$1,330	—
523–547	540	53	264.00–287.00	$279.99	$1,512	—
577	577	10	259.00	$259.00	$1,494	+14.00
618–648	629	36	255.00–269.00	$264.86	$1,666	—
683	683	4	252.00	$252.00	$1,721	+27.00
734–736	735	13	225.00–239.00	$229.30	$1,685	—
792	792	9	236.00	$236.00	$1,869	+2.20
815–840	823	15	216.50–225.00	$219.39	$1,806	-6.61

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1007	1004	53	221.00–222.00	$221.94	$2,228	-7.84
1053–1076	1070	11	190.00–208.50	$203.53	$2,178	+23.03
1103	1103	26	200.00	$200.00	$2,206	+23.11
1158	1158	3	196.00	$196.00	$2,270	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
237	237	3	800.00	$800.00	—
319	319	27	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	3	330.00	$330.00	$851	—
312–340	332	24	319.00–320.00	$319.27	$1,060	—
385–398	390	15	290.00–302.00	$293.93	$1,146	+3.93
403–449	419	38	270.00–298.00	$288.27	$1,208	—
450–497	475	99	271.00–293.00	$280.60	$1,333	+43.59
500–543	522	73	257.00–288.00	$267.44	$1,396	+16.03
552–599	572	200	253.00–283.00	$273.41	$1,564	+22.55
603–649	624	160	258.00–281.00	$268.43	$1,675	+18.98
657–699	676	166	227.50–268.00	$255.40	$1,727	—
702–746	731	662	240.00–254.50	$250.48	$1,831	+10.05
750–796	778	253	220.00–247.50	$244.60	$1,903	+9.64
800–844	821	260	200.00–248.75	$239.70	$1,968	+3.08
869–898	890	165	221.00–233.00	$224.67	$2,000	+2.67
901–942	922	111	174.00–227.00	$218.48	$2,014	-2.27
953–988	955	58	205.50–220.25	$219.46	$2,096	+6.46

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1265	1030	29	127.50–183.00	$160.46	$1,653	—
1193	1193	4	182.50	$182.50	$2,177	—
1199	1199	9	175.00	$175.00	$2,098	—
1025–1485	1241	113	168.00–182.00	$176.50	$2,190	-2.72
1120–1580	1293	349	181.00–189.50	$185.69	$2,401	—
1170–1407	1300	6	150.00–165.00	$160.02	$2,080	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	197.50	$197.50	$711	-42.50
437	437	9	266.00	$266.00	$1,162	—
494	494	6	263.00	$263.00	$1,299	—
500–532	509	22	210.00–259.00	$241.12	$1,227	+18.62
635	635	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,448	—
697–698	697	12	241.00–248.00	$245.08	$1,708	—
699 unweaned	699	6	170.00	$170.00	$1,188	—
737	737	3	228.50	$228.50	$1,684	+9.50
798	798	17	209.00	$209.00	$1,668	+1.50
820	820	3	226.50	$226.50	$1,857	—
889	889	9	217.00	$217.00	$1,929	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
242–247	245	6	775.00–825.00	$800.26	—
312	312	34	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
391	391	22	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1013	1013	52	220.25	$220.25	$2,231	—
1058	1058	3	210.00	$210.00	$2,222	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	7	325.00	$325.00	$1,086	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1805	1378	75-80%	55	105.00–117.50	$111.28	$1,533	+1.23
1120–1750	1429	75-80%	78	114.00–128.50	$121.62	$1,738	+2.85

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1615	1219	80-85%	70	95.00–108.50	$103.05	$1,256	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1245	1069	85-90%	22	70.00–96.00	$89.06	$952	—
695–1395	1116	85-90%	10	40.00–67.50	$59.17	$660	-27.28

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1850	1552	65-75%	21	126.00–157.50	$133.48	$2,072	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1145	1108	5	136.50–162.50	$146.50	$1,623	—
1315–1625	1437	3	76.00–106.00	$91.28	$1,312	—
1210–1975	1551	22	110.00–131.50	$123.45	$1,915	—
1280–2245	1735	41	131.00–170.00	$146.93	$2,549	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1393	1269	11	137.00–149.00	$145.95	$1,852	—
1380	1380	4	152.50	$152.50	$2,104	—
1440–1470	1455	13	151.00–165.00	$155.61	$2,264	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1166–1295	1267	42	142.50–145.00	$142.92	$1,811	—
1320–1375	1349	4	121.00–135.00	$130.35	$1,758	—
1322–1390	1369	20	147.00–154.00	$149.18	$2,042	—
1375–1389	1386	5	155.00–165.00	$156.98	$2,176	—
1300–1777	1522	64	153.00–165.00	$158.49	$2,412	+9.49
1335–1755	1530	19	141.00–152.00	$149.19	$2,283	+0.19
1495–1624	1552	40	155.00–163.50	$159.17	$2,470	—

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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.