Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 2, 2024

8,043 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.40/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 725 lb · 924 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $243.34/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,127/hd at 874 lb · 807 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $262.61/cwt +7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,040/hd at 777 lb · 560 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,043	8,190	6,979
Feeder cattle	7,008	7,451	5,464
Slaughter cattle	1,035	739	1,515

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady, heifers steady to firm. Good demand for yearling steers and heifers, but with cash fed cattle trading lower at 180.00 and the futures complex weaker yet, cattle feeders are concerned about the path forward.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330 unweaned	330	10	343.00	$343.00	$1,132	+43.00
395	395	19	326.50	$326.50	$1,290	-4.92
395 unweaned	395	19	352.00	$352.00	$1,390	+20.14
401–422 unweaned	409	49	320.00–326.00	$323.60	$1,324	-21.40
416–445	434	15	334.00–341.00	$336.61	$1,461	-0.02
450	450	11	341.00	$341.00	$1,534	+19.09
489–491 unweaned	490	122	310.00–316.50	$313.15	$1,534	+0.41
510 unweaned	510	6	289.00	$289.00	$1,474	-15.56
502–549	525	102	292.00–312.50	$304.89	$1,601	+3.43
528 fancy	528	40	309.00	$309.00	$1,632	—
557 fancy	557	23	306.25	$306.25	$1,706	—
568–599	587	71	281.50–309.50	$293.77	$1,724	+1.34
606–642	629	142	275.00–288.50	$281.59	$1,771	-1.48
638 fancy	638	55	297.50	$297.50	$1,898	—
671 fancy	671	6	261.00	$261.00	$1,751	—
652–697	676	167	245.00–285.50	$268.99	$1,818	-4.99
678 unweaned	678	8	244.00	$244.00	$1,654	—
700–747	726	407	250.00–275.50	$269.24	$1,955	+9.62
751–799	777	560	249.50–275.25	$262.61	$2,040	+7.53
802–842	819	465	238.00–261.00	$255.83	$2,095	+2.63
856–888	874	807	226.00–257.75	$243.34	$2,127	-2.82
918–947	942	193	221.00–236.00	$229.48	$2,162	-4.37
953–996	972	50	215.00–226.25	$221.45	$2,152	-5.22

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1140	1010	2	170.00–180.00	$175.64	$1,774	—
1080–1265	1176	17	172.00–187.00	$183.32	$2,156	—
1180–1443	1311	61	180.00–189.25	$184.21	$2,415	-2.25
1080–1575	1368	181	176.00–189.50	$186.30	$2,549	—
1223–1682	1439	245	188.00–200.50	$191.36	$2,754	—
1718–1720	1719	4	178.00–179.50	$178.38	$3,066	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339 unweaned	339	8	314.50	$314.50	$1,066	—
400–420	412	15	275.00–285.00	$280.67	$1,156	-14.70
461 unweaned	461	12	279.00	$279.00	$1,286	—
463–486	473	36	240.00–286.00	$270.94	$1,282	+0.56
501–545	523	38	250.00–287.50	$267.43	$1,399	+3.98
556–598	568	22	247.50–284.00	$266.75	$1,515	-4.28
613–641	627	29	230.00–265.00	$256.76	$1,610	-8.50
678–688	684	12	235.00–248.00	$242.38	$1,658	-19.37
701–738	719	22	230.00–257.00	$243.82	$1,753	+6.80
785–795	789	6	200.00–244.00	$233.62	$1,843	—
810–830	821	4	215.00–235.00	$225.52	$1,852	—
856	856	4	231.00	$231.00	$1,977	—
905–933	924	4	197.00–210.00	$205.48	$1,899	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,619	—
805	805	5	233.00	$233.00	$1,876	+2.00
1015	1015	2	193.00	$193.00	$1,959	-24.50
1110	1110	6	186.00–190.00	$189.33	$2,102	—
1153–1182	1174	7	176.00–188.00	$179.37	$2,106	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–345	322	21	317.00–320.50	$319.07	$1,027	+0.08
355–399	360	61	294.00–354.00	$340.64	$1,226	+29.93
377 fancy	377	7	333.00	$333.00	$1,255	—
404–439	423	18	285.00–322.00	$299.89	$1,269	+5.06
432 unweaned	432	16	299.00	$299.00	$1,292	+22.68
452–488	465	63	300.00–309.00	$305.55	$1,421	+13.59
457–498	481	65	267.00–282.00	$273.99	$1,318	-17.97
493 fancy	493	27	302.00	$302.00	$1,489	—
507–531	521	32	268.00–279.50	$273.31	$1,424	-8.83
522–538 fancy	532	55	285.50–295.25	$291.77	$1,552	—
533 unweaned	533	9	272.50	$272.50	$1,452	+32.50
555–597	570	134	255.00–281.00	$266.25	$1,518	-4.82
605–649	628	196	220.00–260.00	$250.96	$1,576	-14.96
640 unweaned	640	5	235.50	$235.50	$1,507	-10.50
652–690	671	293	221.00–259.50	$252.87	$1,697	+5.03
700–747	725	924	230.00–249.00	$241.40	$1,750	-2.13
755–796	771	520	209.50–254.00	$239.86	$1,849	+9.62
803–847	822	22	220.00–235.00	$227.45	$1,870	-4.65
868–892	875	49	193.50–230.00	$220.77	$1,932	+10.72
907–948	926	66	187.50–224.50	$214.90	$1,990	+6.27
966–995	981	24	201.00–218.00	$206.98	$2,030	-3.34

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1075	1023	9	160.00–175.00	$166.59	$1,704	—
1130	1130	3	174.50	$174.50	$1,972	-9.85
1070–1495	1232	71	178.00–189.50	$184.72	$2,276	—
1174–1550	1295	249	175.00–198.50	$186.67	$2,417	—
1500–1535	1518	2	180.00–180.50	$180.25	$2,736	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	4	250.00	$250.00	$832	—
374–396	389	18	284.00–322.50	$310.15	$1,206	+61.15
434	434	10	270.00	$270.00	$1,172	+19.29
478	478	12	256.00	$256.00	$1,224	-20.40
546	546	4	246.50	$246.50	$1,346	-13.68
628	628	10	216.00	$216.00	$1,356	-21.10
650–688	666	7	207.50–233.00	$221.72	$1,477	-4.16
713–740	725	5	185.00–200.00	$195.03	$1,414	-28.97
768–782	771	15	217.00–228.00	$225.77	$1,741	-7.58

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	7	261.50	$261.50	$1,564	-8.50
1021	1021	12	205.00	$205.00	$2,093	-2.04
1058–1085	1067	3	185.00–191.00	$188.97	$2,016	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366	366	33	371.00	$371.00	$1,358	—
405	405	4	262.50	$262.50	$1,063	—
464 fancy	464	34	321.00	$321.00	$1,489	—
503	503	6	239.00	$239.00	$1,202	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,370	—
863	863	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,597	—
955	955	14	179.00	$179.00	$1,709	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1042	1042	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,719	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1430	1284	75-80%	15	136.00–153.00	$141.78	$1,820	—
1205–1760	1457	75-80%	30	133.00–144.50	$138.30	$2,015	+11.55
1260–1975	1509	75-80%	39	141.00–167.00	$149.84	$2,261	-0.03
1320–1670	1562	75-80%	9	117.00–128.00	$121.71	$1,901	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–985	935	80-85%	5	121.00–123.00	$122.22	$1,143	-8.25
915–1190	1047	80-85%	11	120.00–140.00	$131.25	$1,374	—
1025–1705	1244	80-85%	36	120.00–134.00	$127.87	$1,591	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–925	854	85-90%	4	72.00–95.00	$88.20	$753	-17.18
680–940	869	85-90%	9	105.00–119.00	$112.44	$977	+30.64
1015–1215	1107	85-90%	12	106.00–120.00	$115.34	$1,277	—
1225	1225	85-90%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,078	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	1	92.50	$92.50	$906	—
940–1120	1055	4	161.00–172.50	$167.48	$1,767	—
1270–2100	1664	24	146.00–169.00	$157.68	$2,624	-4.85
1340–2155	1692	10	170.00–190.00	$176.03	$2,978	+13.50

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1755	1448	14	159.00–168.75	$164.87	$2,387	—
1230–1755	1533	20	169.50–177.00	$172.73	$2,648	—

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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.