Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 17, 2024

4,125 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $306.93/cwt +12.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 603 lb · 116 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.76/cwt ≈ $1,404/hd at 576 lb · 81 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.50/cwt -13.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,604/hd at 664 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,125	2,283	2,905
Feeder cattle	2,216	1,228	2,575
Slaughter cattle	1,909	1,055	330

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers too lightly tested to make a good market comparison. Very good demand remains for feeder cattle, of all weights and kinds as offerings in the auction markets are very limited. Cash fed cattle reached up to 198.00 again this week, a full 10.00 premium to the futures contracts, which is giving cattle feeders great hope that this bullish run in the market will continue.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1335	1088	4	160.00–189.00	$174.88	$1,903	—
1323	1323	10	191.00	$191.00	$2,527	+7.76
1141–1615	1328	104	180.00–190.75	$188.80	$2,507	+5.56
1214–1481	1414	144	187.25–196.00	$192.18	$2,717	—
1182–1745	1428	438	191.00–199.50	$195.42	$2,791	—
1515–1569	1531	27	193.25–194.00	$193.77	$2,967	—
1500–1592	1548	64	190.75–198.00	$193.97	$3,003	—
1640–1770	1705	6	193.00–195.00	$193.96	$3,307	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251	251	10	450.00	$450.00	$1,130	—
534	534	50	317.50	$317.50	$1,695	—
590	590	14	300.00	$300.00	$1,770	-14.55
601–609	603	116	305.00–310.00	$306.93	$1,851	+14.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422–443	433	12	300.00	$300.00	$1,299	-20.00
564–576	573	32	290.00–295.00	$293.77	$1,683	+21.77

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1083–1085	1084	3	172.00–185.00	$180.66	$1,958	—
1093	1093	9	186.50	$186.50	$2,038	—
1060–1505	1232	45	184.00–190.00	$187.91	$2,315	+2.20
1137–1575	1316	323	186.00–199.00	$193.46	$2,546	+0.11
1227–1468	1370	17	185.00–191.00	$187.89	$2,574	—
1618	1618	6	193.75	$193.75	$3,135	+14.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251	251	10	435.00	$435.00	$1,092	—
555–578	572	32	265.00–270.00	$266.21	$1,523	+0.30
615	615	6	252.50	$252.50	$1,553	-0.50
653–688	664	59	240.00–242.50	$241.50	$1,604	-13.16
729	729	18	231.00	$231.00	$1,684	-14.68
833	833	6	232.00	$232.00	$1,933	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501	501	8	265.00	$265.00	$1,328	—
553–597	576	81	235.00–250.00	$243.76	$1,404	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1425	1254	75-80%	30	138.00–159.00	$146.01	$1,831	-1.97
1070–2040	1469	75-80%	55	120.00–146.50	$138.46	$2,034	-1.44
1135–1895	1521	75-80%	18	118.00–132.00	$125.89	$1,915	-22.13
1210–1950	1532	75-80%	43	138.00–166.00	$145.93	$2,236	-2.09

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1035	938	80-85%	13	125.00–160.00	$139.41	$1,308	+7.92
1015–1185	1100	80-85%	21	125.00–182.50	$145.18	$1,597	—
1030–1640	1308	80-85%	42	116.00–138.00	$130.62	$1,709	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–970	907	85-90%	5	111.00–126.00	$121.46	$1,102	—
1015–1510	1197	85-90%	16	106.00–126.00	$116.02	$1,389	+3.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–905	840	2	115.00–120.00	$117.31	$985	—
915–1280	1137	13	116.00–172.00	$148.60	$1,690	—
1370–2200	1706	35	120.00–166.00	$152.72	$2,605	+0.27
1310–2085	1732	24	166.00–190.00	$174.53	$3,023	+22.08

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	6	245.00	$245.00	$1,073	—
617	617	13	215.00	$215.00	$1,327	—
711	711	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,458	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	6	245.00	$245.00	$1,073	—
617	617	13	215.00	$215.00	$1,327	—
711	711	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,458	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–359	357	36	295.00–325.00	$315.09	$1,125	—
590	590	20	265.00	$265.00	$1,564	—
602	602	18	265.00	$265.00	$1,595	—
676	676	12	237.50	$237.50	$1,606	—
722	722	5	227.50	$227.50	$1,643	—
757	757	42	237.00	$237.00	$1,794	—
831	831	21	211.00	$211.00	$1,753	—
869	869	20	211.00	$211.00	$1,834	—
994	994	12	194.00	$194.00	$1,928	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1771	1467	21	179.50–193.50	$185.63	$2,723	+2.55

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1007	1007	10	189.00	$189.00	$1,903	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
143	143	6	175.00	$175.00	$250	—
265	265	6	175.00	$175.00	$464	—
312	312	46	160.00	$160.00	$499	—
757–778	761	15	135.00	$135.00	$1,027	—
841	841	6	135.00	$135.00	$1,135	—

Medium 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
143	143	6	175.00	$175.00	$250	—
265	265	6	175.00	$175.00	$464	—
312	312	46	160.00	$160.00	$499	—
757–778	761	15	135.00	$135.00	$1,027	—
841	841	6	135.00	$135.00	$1,135	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
602	602	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,264	—
674	674	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,314	—
1039	1039	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,610	—
1067	1067	7	160.00	$160.00	$1,707	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
602	602	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,264	—
674	674	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,314	—
1039	1039	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,610	—
1067	1067	7	160.00	$160.00	$1,707	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1488	1488	2	159.50	$159.50	$2,373	-3.27

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–390	372	19	250.00–265.00	$260.03	$967	—
436	436	5	237.50	$237.50	$1,036	—
453–460	454	39	232.50–240.00	$238.64	$1,083	—
503–538	524	23	225.00–240.00	$230.01	$1,205	—
583	583	12	215.00	$215.00	$1,253	—
633	633	13	210.00	$210.00	$1,329	—
653–690	670	59	190.00–210.00	$205.89	$1,379	—
711–714	712	13	200.00–202.50	$200.96	$1,431	—
852–872	865	53	187.50–197.50	$195.12	$1,688	—
1009	1009	10	198.00	$198.00	$1,998	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–390	372	19	250.00–265.00	$260.03	$967	—
453–460	454	39	232.50–240.00	$238.64	$1,083	—
583	583	12	240.00	$240.00	$1,399	—
633	633	13	210.00	$210.00	$1,329	—
653–690	668	70	190.00–210.00	$205.75	$1,374	—
711–714	712	13	200.00–202.50	$200.96	$1,431	—
852–872	865	53	187.50–197.50	$195.12	$1,688	—
1009	1009	10	198.00	$198.00	$1,998	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1625	1565	43	155.00–167.00	$162.61	$2,545	—
1405–1940	1578	47	168.50–179.50	$171.99	$2,714	—

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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.