Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

5,430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $234.33/cwt -17.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,924/hd at 821 lb · 216 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.35/cwt +6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 532 lb · 215 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.88/cwt -6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 471 lb · 178 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,430	9,879	9,308
Feeder cattle	4,008	7,882	7,451
Slaughter cattle	1,422	1,997	1,857

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, choice steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher; over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	8	367.50	$367.50	$1,227	+57.50
363–399	383	37	315.00–344.00	$329.18	$1,261	-15.82
384–395 unweaned	390	14	310.00–318.00	$313.37	$1,222	-71.63
407–440 unweaned	421	17	275.00–292.50	$284.96	$1,200	-62.21
402–447	435	57	292.00–340.00	$329.95	$1,435	-5.69
464 unweaned	464	8	261.00	$261.00	$1,211	-55.35
451–498	477	106	301.00–332.00	$317.58	$1,515	+15.91
502–545	524	126	265.00–315.50	$297.31	$1,558	+16.77
507–546 unweaned	533	37	285.00–290.00	$288.46	$1,537	-14.09
553–596 unweaned	577	37	236.00–263.00	$243.44	$1,405	-38.65
551–599	578	117	258.00–299.50	$275.19	$1,591	+0.35
600–636	617	111	251.00–281.50	$273.89	$1,690	+12.32
643–649 unweaned	647	46	257.00–269.00	$260.63	$1,686	-4.80
668–694 unweaned	677	36	225.00–251.00	$238.72	$1,616	-15.10
655–699	687	97	228.00–263.00	$243.91	$1,676	-11.08
708 unweaned	708	4	217.00	$217.00	$1,536	—
700–745	721	103	225.00–248.50	$240.57	$1,735	-16.44
750–794	756	90	244.50–254.50	$249.87	$1,889	-1.33
803–846	821	216	220.00–238.25	$234.33	$1,924	-17.37
859–882	869	167	221.00–241.00	$236.56	$2,056	-7.44
900–918	913	127	217.00–232.00	$229.55	$2,096	-5.79
965–990	977	145	215.00–222.00	$216.88	$2,119	-13.83

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
952–1235	1065	6	178.00–207.00	$191.32	$2,038	—
1125–1155	1134	4	170.00–176.50	$173.73	$1,970	+9.28
1088–1288	1187	18	157.00–171.00	$162.31	$1,927	-20.47
1145–1590	1331	67	170.00–179.50	$176.51	$2,349	-0.97
1420	1420	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,343	-2.24
1250–1692	1478	410	179.50–187.50	$184.08	$2,721	-0.96
1522–1535	1523	29	175.00–182.25	$181.85	$2,770	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376–388	382	8	299.00–300.00	$299.51	$1,144	-18.29
395 unweaned	395	5	271.00	$271.00	$1,070	—
403–426	413	14	276.00–300.00	$289.39	$1,195	—
453–486	467	29	271.00–287.50	$278.06	$1,299	-27.71
504–517	508	10	250.00–281.00	$271.53	$1,379	+9.22
501–548 unweaned	535	41	241.00–260.00	$253.08	$1,354	+8.47
563–597	582	73	235.00–270.50	$262.09	$1,525	—
609–649	624	41	235.00–250.00	$240.62	$1,501	+0.62
742	742	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,595	—
931	931	10	220.00	$220.00	$2,048	—
966	966	3	203.00	$203.00	$1,961	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1032	1032	180	218.25	$218.25	$2,252	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315 unweaned	315	3	285.00	$285.00	$898	-15.00
314–335	325	14	278.00–305.00	$294.76	$958	—
355–399	383	105	270.00–294.00	$288.18	$1,104	+28.57
403–420 unweaned	412	12	232.00–239.00	$235.57	$971	-24.03
408–449	433	73	257.50–284.00	$276.79	$1,199	+22.80
450–499	466	117	237.00–290.00	$267.70	$1,247	+10.44
456–495 unweaned	481	61	230.00–257.00	$241.97	$1,164	-31.61
520 unweaned	520	19	239.00	$239.00	$1,243	-1.71
503–549	533	196	245.00–270.00	$255.84	$1,364	+8.06
551–596	572	113	230.00–263.00	$244.86	$1,401	-17.94
569–594 unweaned	579	47	220.00–240.00	$231.66	$1,341	-3.32
602–645	612	34	224.00–249.00	$242.80	$1,486	-0.96
604–647	629	35	222.00–252.00	$238.05	$1,497	-5.71
651–675	660	51	203.00–243.00	$226.73	$1,496	-27.09
711–749	734	99	220.00–240.00	$224.67	$1,649	-18.89
760	760	51	236.00	$236.00	$1,794	+2.24
836–841	840	73	224.75–226.25	$224.91	$1,889	-2.27
851–889	868	97	212.50–233.50	$222.68	$1,933	-0.49
903–911	904	28	203.00–219.00	$216.12	$1,954	—
956–970	963	14	210.00–214.00	$211.57	$2,037	-7.52

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1205	1068	2	175.00–176.00	$175.44	$1,874	+14.18
1004–1193	1069	19	178.00–189.00	$182.19	$1,948	+20.93
1020–1190	1105	2	161.00–164.00	$162.62	$1,797	-19.95
1088–1510	1276	82	170.00–179.00	$175.83	$2,244	-0.45
1095–1495	1295	2	160.00–161.00	$160.42	$2,077	-15.86
1111–1640	1352	330	178.00–187.50	$183.76	$2,484	-1.17
1599	1599	24	183.50	$183.50	$2,934	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	4	285.00	$285.00	$846	—
342	342	3	256.00	$256.00	$876	—
413	413	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,049	+25.03
498	498	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,245	+20.00
502–512	509	9	235.00–240.00	$238.36	$1,213	+8.99
562–575	571	9	235.00–238.00	$235.98	$1,347	+18.43

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1014–1037	1018	25	185.25–205.00	$188.47	$1,919	-17.67

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1128	1128	3	137.50	$137.50	$1,551	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	4	200.00	$200.00	$996	-57.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1640	1055	85-90%	13	30.00–68.00	$55.68	$587	—
865–1395	1118	85-90%	74	70.00–95.00	$84.72	$947	-2.44

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1750	1359	80-85%	54	96.00–108.00	$100.81	$1,370	-0.50
1160–1720	1408	80-85%	27	70.00–94.00	$87.52	$1,232	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1765	1479	75-80%	19	109.00–119.00	$113.72	$1,682	—
1365–2150	1751	75-80%	10	119.00–126.00	$121.28	$2,124	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1350	1300	65-75%	2	135.00–139.00	$137.08	$1,782	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,368	—
920–1770	1391	6	80.00–97.50	$89.45	$1,244	—
1130–2255	1710	21	100.00–125.00	$116.62	$1,994	—
1570–2040	1823	3	127.00–135.00	$130.32	$2,376	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1840	1522	19	159.00–165.00	$162.29	$2,470	-6.72
1315–2115	1545	15	146.00–158.00	$154.86	$2,393	-14.15

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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.