Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

16,611 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $249.21/cwt -12.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,555/hd at 624 lb · 1,190 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $233.62/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,946/hd at 833 lb · 1,125 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $267.55/cwt -3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 572 lb · 832 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	16,611	8,544	14,450
Feeder cattle	14,905	6,447	13,640
Slaughter cattle	1,706	2,097	810

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Choice Steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Over 650 lbs sold uneven; 3.00 lower to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	3	340.00	$340.00	$938	—
315–348 unweaned	325	16	245.00–327.50	$287.37	$934	—
330–340	335	12	310.00–330.00	$319.85	$1,071	+6.50
353–398	378	63	267.00–333.00	$297.24	$1,124	-3.41
381–396 unweaned	389	47	270.00–300.00	$283.51	$1,103	+20.34
398 fancy	398	16	318.00	$318.00	$1,266	—
400–446 unweaned	427	105	262.00–315.00	$292.79	$1,250	-22.39
401–445	429	79	277.50–325.00	$293.02	$1,257	-1.00
451–493	473	189	227.50–295.00	$272.25	$1,288	-18.49
455–498 unweaned	478	125	226.00–314.00	$286.65	$1,370	-19.93
454–488 fancy	479	47	280.00–316.00	$302.47	$1,449	—
502–548	528	417	225.00–312.50	$267.53	$1,413	-18.97
519–535 fancy	528	138	285.00–320.00	$293.80	$1,551	+0.80
511–549 unweaned	534	214	226.00–293.00	$274.74	$1,467	+0.10
561 fancy	561	13	283.50	$283.50	$1,590	—
550–599 unweaned	570	432	225.00–286.25	$272.02	$1,551	-11.50
550–599	574	387	225.00–290.00	$262.03	$1,504	-3.06
605–645 fancy	618	176	253.00–279.25	$269.05	$1,663	+1.05
601–644 unweaned	621	357	225.00–268.50	$243.95	$1,515	+6.95
605–647	627	657	230.00–266.00	$246.76	$1,547	-15.81
665 fancy	665	32	239.75	$239.75	$1,594	-16.25
650–699	669	340	224.00–256.00	$241.32	$1,614	-9.96
657–699 unweaned	677	225	206.00–252.50	$232.55	$1,574	-19.91
700–733 unweaned	711	56	207.50–236.00	$224.08	$1,593	-14.92
705–745	727	317	220.00–260.00	$235.77	$1,714	-6.81
709–749 fancy	737	93	235.00–250.25	$245.83	$1,812	—
759 fancy	759	26	226.50	$226.50	$1,719	—
751–796	775	439	210.00–250.25	$238.94	$1,852	+3.24
788 unweaned	788	18	208.00	$208.00	$1,639	-26.00
800–849	833	1,125	220.00–242.75	$233.62	$1,946	-0.84
850–894	869	594	215.60–237.75	$230.17	$2,000	+16.22
903–949	924	550	208.00–236.50	$221.77	$2,049	-7.17
950–969	957	258	209.75–226.50	$220.00	$2,105	-7.24

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1262	1148	30	140.00–173.00	$162.03	$1,860	+3.95
955–1293	1213	31	166.00–185.00	$172.73	$2,095	-6.45
1145–1600	1335	56	160.00–174.00	$170.32	$2,274	-4.01
1267–1498	1397	45	174.00–177.25	$175.96	$2,458	-4.11
1230–1683	1467	432	174.00–185.75	$179.30	$2,630	-1.61
1509–1580	1537	47	175.00–177.75	$176.49	$2,713	—
1655	1655	1	164.00	$164.00	$2,714	—
1640–1695	1657	9	173.50–177.50	$176.31	$2,921	—
1705–1810	1782	12	166.50–177.00	$168.15	$2,996	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–441 unweaned	426	15	237.50–282.00	$264.50	$1,127	—
403–448	431	21	200.00–283.00	$253.70	$1,093	+4.08
455–498	469	41	218.00–252.00	$242.70	$1,138	-14.50
456–495 unweaned	480	35	230.00–269.00	$257.28	$1,235	—
501–545	525	47	187.00–245.00	$229.79	$1,206	-23.35
511–549 unweaned	536	38	222.00–250.00	$239.98	$1,286	-11.02
560–580	569	22	210.00–247.00	$227.00	$1,292	-6.43
584–585 unweaned	585	16	210.00–225.00	$221.25	$1,294	-26.75
601–649	632	30	211.00–230.00	$220.40	$1,393	-16.73
637 unweaned	637	11	226.00	$226.00	$1,440	—
658–670	660	17	202.00–215.00	$212.97	$1,406	-5.77
665–680 unweaned	675	14	170.00–207.00	$195.78	$1,322	-19.22
712–733	719	105	181.00–238.00	$219.35	$1,577	-5.40
811–833	815	97	180.00–215.00	$212.07	$1,728	+20.11
884–898	890	14	193.00–196.00	$194.30	$1,729	—
905	905	3	182.00	$182.00	$1,647	-20.84

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1017–1020	1019	12	185.00–211.00	$200.82	$2,046	-5.18
1428	1428	37	170.00	$170.00	$2,428	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	3	300.00	$300.00	$780	—
302–346	337	30	241.00–295.00	$270.23	$911	+11.75
348 unweaned	348	3	267.50	$267.50	$931	—
354–393 unweaned	370	93	249.50–277.00	$260.52	$964	+3.68
358–399	387	94	230.00–290.00	$255.92	$990	-6.41
400–449	424	181	225.00–272.50	$252.91	$1,072	+6.14
405–448 unweaned	430	79	222.00–273.00	$257.39	$1,107	+15.68
460–471 fancy	464	25	256.00–282.00	$272.50	$1,264	—
454–497	476	332	221.50–265.00	$248.68	$1,184	-0.16
451–497 unweaned	480	198	200.00–271.00	$244.47	$1,173	+1.90
501–543 fancy	513	58	240.00–257.00	$250.60	$1,286	-12.15
500–549	527	353	202.00–260.00	$239.27	$1,261	-14.02
502–549 unweaned	528	303	202.00–260.00	$233.68	$1,234	-15.54
550–597 unweaned	562	313	205.00–251.00	$233.14	$1,310	-1.03
557–595 fancy	570	59	237.00–255.00	$250.41	$1,427	—
576	576	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,152	-40.65
554–598	577	428	207.00–256.00	$236.35	$1,364	-4.30
623	623	19	230.00	$230.00	$1,433	+10.00
600–647	624	285	200.00–240.00	$225.19	$1,405	-7.36
608–640 unweaned	624	184	191.00–236.00	$222.82	$1,390	—
609–638 fancy	630	31	220.00–224.00	$221.12	$1,393	-32.38
650–687 unweaned	656	52	200.00–230.00	$217.56	$1,427	—
658 fancy	658	18	233.00	$233.00	$1,533	—
651–698	679	136	190.00–246.25	$220.74	$1,499	-3.29
717 unweaned	717	3	227.00	$227.00	$1,628	+31.00
703–748	730	361	208.00–245.00	$227.68	$1,662	+21.68
752 unweaned	752	13	193.50	$193.50	$1,455	—
755–797	788	143	195.00–224.00	$218.32	$1,720	—
802–839	821	177	180.00–214.25	$209.26	$1,718	-1.74
856–877	874	79	190.00–208.00	$198.75	$1,737	-16.75
902–948	925	25	185.00–196.00	$190.80	$1,765	+13.80
961–964	961	59	193.00–196.75	$196.50	$1,888	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,395	—
1070	1070	5	173.00	$173.00	$1,851	—
965–1190	1079	13	130.00–170.00	$156.75	$1,691	—
940–1170	1129	35	169.50–171.50	$170.74	$1,928	-1.17
1168–1295	1200	8	151.00–161.00	$157.69	$1,892	-17.32
1085–1434	1268	72	161.00–174.50	$170.66	$2,164	-11.51
1255–1320	1271	4	165.00–167.50	$165.65	$2,105	-16.52
1106–1622	1367	508	172.00–185.75	$178.85	$2,445	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326 unweaned	326	5	226.00	$226.00	$737	—
328–345	337	4	190.00–202.50	$196.09	$661	-39.51
366 unweaned	366	7	240.00	$240.00	$878	—
368–390	379	6	210.00–232.50	$220.92	$837	-5.69
401–440 unweaned	414	34	210.00–238.00	$230.94	$956	—
403–448	425	26	200.00–236.00	$221.34	$941	+1.83
451–468	458	14	200.00–220.00	$202.92	$929	-13.14
451–493 unweaned	466	42	201.00–237.00	$219.40	$1,022	—
505–523 unweaned	514	22	200.00–223.00	$206.53	$1,062	—
505–543	527	39	197.00–217.00	$203.99	$1,075	-17.41
571–588	580	31	207.00–223.00	$216.13	$1,254	+1.54
565–597 unweaned	586	22	187.00–218.00	$210.55	$1,234	—
619–646	629	32	168.00–200.00	$187.63	$1,180	-2.87
651–665	658	6	171.00–202.00	$186.34	$1,226	-14.68
692 unweaned	692	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,315	—
701–728	714	49	169.00–218.00	$196.29	$1,402	—
755–778	766	25	178.00–186.00	$181.90	$1,393	-4.40
836–849	846	15	131.00–171.00	$141.55	$1,198	-20.97

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1024	1016	16	189.00–190.50	$189.84	$1,929	—
1138	1138	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,935	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
274–293 unweaned	287	12	575.00–650.00	$626.10	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395 unweaned	393	6	239.00–250.00	$244.54	$961	—
649	649	4	169.00	$169.00	$1,097	—
651–698	661	10	150.00	$150.00	$992	—
718–721	720	9	155.00–195.00	$172.74	$1,244	—
753	753	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,054	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	4	239.00	$239.00	$820	—
526 unweaned	526	3	183.00	$183.00	$963	—
596	596	5	223.50	$223.50	$1,332	—
615	615	4	212.50	$212.50	$1,307	—
679	679	5	180.00	$180.00	$1,222	—
684 unweaned	684	6	164.00	$164.00	$1,122	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1315	1040	85-90%	10	30.00–71.00	$54.60	$568	—
850–1530	1200	85-90%	39	76.00–89.00	$83.58	$1,003	+2.43

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1515	1304	80-85%	42	90.00–99.00	$94.12	$1,227	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1885	1464	75-80%	32	100.00–109.00	$104.29	$1,527	-15.62
1460–2045	1603	75-80%	6	110.00–119.00	$113.93	$1,826	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1455	1385	65-75%	2	126.00–130.00	$128.10	$1,774	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1995	1741	4	128.00–139.00	$131.44	$2,288	—
1760–1825	1793	2	65.00–75.00	$70.09	$1,257	-46.01
1340–2300	1845	12	85.00–127.00	$107.13	$1,977	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1425	1280	2	145.00–151.00	$147.66	$1,890	—
1250–1585	1432	10	147.00–154.00	$150.41	$2,154	—
1395–1830	1585	32	155.00–164.00	$160.23	$2,540	-1.29

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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.