Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 9, 2024

10,425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $292.18/cwt -4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,662/hd at 569 lb · 989 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $302.94/cwt -2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,583/hd at 523 lb · 703 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.11/cwt -9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,426/hd at 520 lb · 650 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,425	8,043	12,942
Feeder cattle	10,425	7,008	12,942
Slaughter cattle	—	1,035	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Spring born steer calves sold with higher undertones, spring born heifer calves mostly steady. Yearling feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Good demand for spring calves as producers are starting to pull calves from cows and send them to the sale, good demand for yearlings. The market is active, yet cattle feeders are facing a futures complex that is much weaker than the cash fed and feeder cattle markets. Cash fed cattle traded down to 180.00 as packers have been able to snatch the leverage back from cattle feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	328	12	327.50–360.00	$346.44	$1,136	—
328–345 unweaned	333	26	370.00–390.00	$376.82	$1,255	+33.82
353–396 unweaned	372	37	327.50–370.00	$351.57	$1,308	-0.43
355–398	380	61	315.00–380.00	$358.53	$1,362	+32.03
400–448 unweaned	423	148	325.00–367.50	$344.71	$1,458	+21.11
401–446	425	115	299.00–355.00	$339.11	$1,441	+2.50
450–497 unweaned	472	314	287.00–344.00	$324.86	$1,533	+11.71
478 fancy	478	34	351.00	$351.00	$1,678	—
450–496	482	221	300.00–335.50	$323.19	$1,558	-17.81
501 fancy	501	28	330.00	$330.00	$1,653	+21.00
500–543	519	304	285.00–319.00	$302.13	$1,568	-2.76
501–548 unweaned	527	371	282.50–311.00	$301.57	$1,589	+12.57
550–598	568	647	270.00–313.50	$292.96	$1,664	-0.81
550–593 unweaned	570	342	268.00–312.00	$290.70	$1,657	—
600–647	619	259	257.00–293.00	$281.13	$1,740	-0.46
610–634 unweaned	625	61	270.00–281.00	$277.99	$1,737	—
651–681 unweaned	665	55	244.00–259.00	$252.94	$1,682	+8.94
650–691	666	174	246.00–289.00	$268.27	$1,787	-0.72
677 thin fleshed	677	29	279.00	$279.00	$1,889	—
650–688 fancy	681	84	283.00–284.00	$283.82	$1,933	+22.82
700–713 unweaned	703	12	239.00–241.00	$239.51	$1,684	—
703–748	721	189	254.00–282.00	$266.56	$1,922	-2.68
756–796 fancy	765	89	253.50–266.25	$263.42	$2,015	—
750–799	776	522	247.00–263.00	$257.11	$1,995	-5.50
806 fancy	806	63	259.00	$259.00	$2,088	—
810–848	824	153	238.50–250.00	$249.50	$2,056	-6.33
852–898	871	498	225.50–250.25	$240.94	$2,099	-2.40
900–935	917	139	228.00–238.00	$235.26	$2,157	+5.78
917	917	10	218.00	$218.00	$1,999	-11.48
962–990	987	55	221.00–233.75	$232.39	$2,294	+10.94

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317 unweaned	317	4	337.50	$337.50	$1,070	+23.00
327–336	333	6	295.00–340.00	$309.73	$1,031	—
365 unweaned	365	3	348.00	$348.00	$1,270	—
376–381	379	6	300.00–330.00	$315.10	$1,194	—
430	430	2	260.00–285.00	$272.50	$1,172	-8.17
423–449 unweaned	443	51	280.00–322.00	$309.39	$1,371	—
450–495	476	127	250.00–305.00	$294.83	$1,403	+23.89
479–497 unweaned	486	58	295.00–310.00	$305.30	$1,484	+26.30
531	531	8	264.00	$264.00	$1,402	-3.43
534–544 unweaned	542	35	240.00–276.00	$256.41	$1,390	—
554–586 unweaned	571	43	244.00–279.00	$262.18	$1,497	—
565–595	589	41	250.00–269.00	$265.02	$1,561	-1.73
610–636	630	13	222.50–261.00	$250.60	$1,579	-6.16
640 unweaned	640	34	255.50	$255.50	$1,635	—
650–680	666	11	227.50–262.00	$251.92	$1,678	+9.54
783	783	9	227.00	$227.00	$1,777	-6.62
900	900	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,845	-0.48

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585 unweaned	585	4	269.00	$269.00	$1,574	—
587	587	9	273.00	$273.00	$1,603	—
606–636	623	7	260.00–267.00	$264.08	$1,645	+13.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–336 unweaned	323	37	330.00–355.00	$342.35	$1,106	—
300–347	326	9	298.00–303.00	$300.96	$981	-18.11
363–394	382	51	270.00–320.00	$306.44	$1,171	-34.20
366–395 unweaned	386	82	309.00–335.00	$326.53	$1,260	—
391–393 fancy	393	18	340.00–347.50	$345.84	$1,359	+12.84
417 fancy	417	4	318.00	$318.00	$1,326	—
400–448 unweaned	425	118	306.00–335.00	$316.70	$1,346	+17.70
400–449	432	126	265.00–307.00	$297.27	$1,284	-2.62
427–446	438	12	284.00–292.50	$287.45	$1,259	-12.44
450–492 unweaned	471	252	260.00–302.50	$283.09	$1,333	—
453–498	475	306	260.00–292.00	$282.47	$1,342	+8.48
507 fancy	507	10	281.00	$281.00	$1,425	-10.77
500–548 unweaned	520	269	251.00–293.00	$274.58	$1,428	+2.08
501–546	521	371	255.00–292.00	$273.58	$1,425	+0.27
550–598	570	228	248.00–276.00	$266.81	$1,521	+0.56
550–598 unweaned	577	77	242.00–273.50	$265.61	$1,533	—
611 fancy	611	27	264.00	$264.00	$1,613	—
611–646 unweaned	624	86	238.00–253.00	$246.80	$1,540	+11.30
600–646	637	229	243.00–259.25	$253.66	$1,616	+2.70
654–698	666	126	229.00–258.00	$250.75	$1,670	-2.12
698 unweaned	698	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,612	—
713–748 fancy	722	76	241.00–246.00	$243.23	$1,756	—
711–748	734	145	226.00–244.00	$238.12	$1,748	-3.28
750–796	767	96	222.25–238.50	$227.74	$1,747	-12.12
755–794 fancy	779	99	238.50–239.00	$238.81	$1,860	—
825 unweaned	825	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,823	—
809–843	827	168	221.00–233.00	$226.76	$1,875	-0.69
853–881	863	54	227.00–230.00	$228.33	$1,970	+7.56
912–940	931	174	213.50–225.00	$216.15	$2,012	+1.25
954–987	972	204	206.00–223.25	$214.02	$2,080	+7.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–343	333	18	287.50–315.00	$306.61	$1,021	+56.61
367–376 unweaned	373	13	275.00–310.00	$299.41	$1,117	—
357–391	377	10	260.00–315.00	$280.81	$1,059	-29.34
403–445	423	34	232.50–275.00	$252.00	$1,066	-18.00
400–446 unweaned	431	80	267.50–299.00	$291.66	$1,257	—
452–494	484	36	230.00–257.00	$250.91	$1,214	-5.09
455–497 unweaned	485	50	256.00–265.00	$261.37	$1,268	—
518–545	536	44	230.00–269.00	$254.55	$1,364	+8.05
560–599	582	14	222.50–239.00	$231.25	$1,346	—
605–628	625	15	200.00–245.00	$239.82	$1,499	+23.82
655–682	679	9	200.00–230.00	$226.78	$1,540	+5.06
898	898	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,841	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
667–690	676	15	220.00–248.00	$242.02	$1,636	—
1058	1058	10	217.50	$217.50	$2,301	+28.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389 unweaned	389	6	370.00	$370.00	$1,439	—
430–449 unweaned	443	10	295.00–319.00	$312.02	$1,382	—
463–495 unweaned	484	9	255.00–276.00	$261.69	$1,267	—
500–548 unweaned	529	17	262.00–267.50	$265.19	$1,403	—
562 unweaned	562	10	274.00	$274.00	$1,540	—
570	570	4	224.00	$224.00	$1,277	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,435	—
525	525	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,418	+20.00

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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.