Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

8,149 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $294.02/cwt +11.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,993/hd at 678 lb · 520 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $280.04/cwt -1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,313/hd at 826 lb · 516 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $296.76/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,282/hd at 769 lb · 511 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	8,149	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	517.50	$517.50	$1,268	+27.50
270–280	273	8	505.00–535.00	$524.02	$1,431	—
300–335	310	10	470.00–507.50	$500.67	$1,552	+35.67
335 unweaned	335	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,508	—
352–392	377	88	420.00–500.00	$466.82	$1,760	+17.82
403 thin fleshed	403	3	488.00	$488.00	$1,967	—
410–418 unweaned	415	22	420.00–460.00	$445.38	$1,848	—
405–448	431	107	410.00–475.00	$441.57	$1,903	+8.62
435 fancy	435	7	470.00	$470.00	$2,044	+25.58
471 unweaned	471	5	390.00	$390.00	$1,837	+26.35
450–496	472	245	395.00–450.00	$415.09	$1,959	+17.58
502 fancy	502	2	411.00	$411.00	$2,063	+11.00
525–531 unweaned	527	21	357.50	$357.50	$1,884	-1.97
500–549	530	256	342.50–415.00	$386.59	$2,049	+13.58
550–595	574	360	335.00–394.00	$363.67	$2,087	+2.09
616 unweaned	616	13	298.00	$298.00	$1,836	—
600–648	624	422	310.00–362.00	$340.96	$2,128	+0.68
669 unweaned	669	9	288.00	$288.00	$1,927	-26.00
650–697	675	355	312.50–349.00	$332.24	$2,243	+3.33
702–744	724	377	277.00–320.00	$305.25	$2,210	-4.95
750–799	769	511	281.00–310.25	$296.76	$2,282	+5.72
805–849	826	516	259.00–290.50	$280.04	$2,313	+0.38
852–897	882	342	263.00–281.50	$276.56	$2,439	+1.80
904–939	925	138	250.00–269.50	$264.88	$2,450	+2.62
956–983	959	48	225.00–256.75	$252.68	$2,423	-0.35

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1000	991	7	200.00–206.25	$205.35	$2,035	—
1080–1270	1106	13	190.00–200.00	$191.28	$2,116	+2.02
1120–1675	1286	27	195.00–209.00	$204.49	$2,630	+9.47
1225–1555	1451	23	204.00–211.00	$207.85	$3,016	—
1180–1688	1459	114	207.50–216.75	$213.80	$3,119	—
1238–1683	1535	128	214.00–223.50	$218.88	$3,360	+0.55
1597	1597	4	211.50	$211.50	$3,378	—
1606	1606	7	205.50	$205.50	$3,300	—
1705–1875	1755	8	217.00–219.50	$218.43	$3,833	+6.46
1760–1805	1790	3	202.00–205.50	$204.35	$3,658	-7.62
1780–1890	1830	13	198.00–209.75	$206.08	$3,771	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,739	+18.28
508–547	523	32	350.00–352.50	$351.33	$1,837	+9.71
558–597	579	53	290.00–335.00	$319.61	$1,851	-0.01
625–645	637	11	302.00–310.00	$306.96	$1,955	+2.45
788–793	791	8	270.00–279.00	$273.36	$2,162	+58.36
925	925	6	238.00	$238.00	$2,202	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
763	763	4	267.00	$267.00	$2,037	—
1024–1026	1025	11	215.00–219.50	$217.86	$2,233	-32.89
1069	1069	6	212.00	$212.00	$2,266	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	4	490.00	$490.00	$1,313	—
300–345	328	33	370.00–445.00	$425.86	$1,397	—
363 fancy	363	8	445.00	$445.00	$1,615	+5.00
352–397	374	97	379.00–435.00	$411.02	$1,537	-0.61
376 unweaned	376	8	385.00	$385.00	$1,448	—
405–447	433	140	356.00–410.00	$374.50	$1,622	-11.87
415–443 unweaned	440	32	356.00–380.00	$368.43	$1,621	+26.90
450–495	467	218	332.00–388.00	$367.62	$1,717	+11.86
472 fancy	472	16	360.00	$360.00	$1,699	—
500–546	525	309	304.00–358.00	$333.04	$1,748	-4.19
535 unweaned	535	15	321.00–322.50	$321.20	$1,718	+3.20
554–573 unweaned	557	52	279.00–317.50	$311.41	$1,735	+11.91
550–599	581	360	300.00–338.75	$320.72	$1,863	+3.67
601–649	623	482	279.00–333.50	$310.00	$1,931	+8.43
663 fancy	663	49	295.00	$295.00	$1,956	—
650–699	679	404	273.00–307.50	$292.43	$1,986	+10.36
654–688	682	63	304.00–309.00	$304.84	$2,079	+22.77
687 unweaned	687	4	272.00	$272.00	$1,869	—
719 fancy	719	8	289.00	$289.00	$2,078	+7.22
700–749	733	298	257.00–299.00	$281.49	$2,063	+12.58
753–793	774	342	241.00–276.50	$265.22	$2,053	+3.96
803–839	819	67	224.00–267.00	$253.61	$2,077	+2.20
824–827	826	36	265.00–271.00	$266.16	$2,198	-3.61
845 fancy	845	3	256.00	$256.00	$2,163	—
856–889	867	46	210.00–245.50	$235.34	$2,040	-14.28
888 fancy	888	16	242.25	$242.25	$2,151	—
900–940	917	18	228.00–247.00	$237.44	$2,177	-1.21
960–990	974	17	213.00–234.00	$220.87	$2,151	-10.60
1055	1055	8	208.00	$208.00	$2,194	+8.00
1154–1195	1171	10	178.00–186.00	$183.06	$2,144	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1035	973	2	178.00–196.00	$187.58	$1,825	—
1050–1060	1057	3	190.00–203.00	$198.69	$2,100	—
970–1225	1082	6	172.50–198.00	$192.75	$2,086	—
1099	1099	6	195.25	$195.25	$2,146	—
1042–1510	1217	22	200.00–210.00	$205.13	$2,496	+1.13
1210–1555	1365	88	199.00–217.50	$210.68	$2,876	-6.99
1215–1640	1409	72	216.00–222.00	$219.65	$3,095	—
1430	1430	1	192.00	$192.00	$2,746	—
1480	1480	2	209.50	$209.50	$3,101	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	4	365.00	$365.00	$1,325	-23.20
481–483	482	12	305.00–325.00	$310.02	$1,494	-0.13
502–532	521	8	275.50–310.00	$287.97	$1,500	-21.48
551	551	4	287.50	$287.50	$1,584	-21.76
608–648	617	29	273.00–291.00	$285.93	$1,764	+11.41
661–685	667	15	261.00–274.00	$267.54	$1,784	+2.96
725	725	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,885	+4.97

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	8	357.50	$357.50	$1,591	—
545	545	9	322.00	$322.00	$1,755	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	2	480.00	$480.00	$1,378	—
367 unweaned	367	2	427.50	$427.50	$1,569	—
402 unweaned	402	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,508	-24.00
414–438	418	11	365.00–390.00	$385.24	$1,610	-14.76
452 unweaned	452	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,763	—
450–495	486	5	345.00–352.60	$346.41	$1,684	-13.59
520 unweaned	520	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,573	—
510–543	528	6	310.00–312.50	$311.21	$1,643	—
555 unweaned	555	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,859	+28.92
560–576	573	12	275.00–305.00	$292.58	$1,676	-12.42
620 unweaned	620	1	274.00	$274.00	$1,699	—
738	738	3	256.00	$256.00	$1,889	—
762	762	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,867	—
852	852	2	245.00	$245.00	$2,087	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1540	1323	75-80%	37	140.00–195.00	$159.41	$2,109	+6.51
1205–1915	1471	75-80%	30	133.00–147.50	$140.66	$2,069	+3.92
1155–1795	1480	75-80%	34	141.00–200.00	$154.71	$2,290	+17.97
1645–1835	1740	75-80%	2	124.00–130.00	$127.16	$2,213	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–990	916	80-85%	8	140.00–210.00	$185.45	$1,699	—
1000–1255	1129	80-85%	29	129.00–200.00	$148.10	$1,672	—
1005–1975	1302	80-85%	36	121.00–139.00	$130.86	$1,704	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–985	885	85-90%	5	110.00–140.00	$124.58	$1,103	—
875–1265	1093	85-90%	5	81.00–104.00	$94.06	$1,028	—
1050–1420	1186	85-90%	14	109.00–126.00	$116.08	$1,377	+1.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–2540	1750	35	130.00–177.50	$164.16	$2,873	—
1405–2135	1802	12	170.00–195.00	$184.83	$3,331	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1383	1383	2	201.00	$201.00	$2,780	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1265	1263	2	147.50–165.00	$156.23	$1,973	—
1410–1920	1539	12	174.50–179.50	$176.54	$2,717	—
1280–1880	1588	26	180.00–188.00	$184.21	$2,925	—

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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.