Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

9,325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $289.52/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,403/hd at 830 lb · 647 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $279.65/cwt +13.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,576/hd at 921 lb · 625 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.06/cwt +5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,810/hd at 528 lb · 538 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	9,325	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	5	480.00	$480.00	$1,579	-15.00
353–396	371	110	418.00–510.00	$489.54	$1,816	+37.76
376–396 unweaned	383	23	455.00	$455.00	$1,743	—
402 fancy	402	39	489.00	$489.00	$1,966	—
400–448	427	214	375.00–485.00	$448.40	$1,915	+15.40
440–448 unweaned	440	55	417.50–420.00	$419.86	$1,847	—
469 fancy	469	15	410.00	$410.00	$1,923	—
450–493	472	164	400.00–445.00	$425.57	$2,009	+15.40
483–499 unweaned	493	42	406.00–415.00	$409.15	$2,017	+19.15
500–549	526	375	341.00–417.50	$389.47	$2,049	-0.82
528 fancy	528	23	396.00	$396.00	$2,091	-11.50
517–544 unweaned	537	72	352.00–371.00	$367.67	$1,974	+2.30
550–585 fancy	569	71	345.00–400.00	$369.72	$2,104	—
552–598	570	379	328.00–379.00	$362.70	$2,067	-2.27
600–642	620	333	331.00–367.50	$349.47	$2,167	-3.79
619–649 unweaned	630	30	312.00–331.00	$325.08	$2,048	+8.40
654–670 unweaned	657	22	300.00–326.00	$313.92	$2,062	-5.33
651–695	669	270	285.00–352.00	$328.76	$2,199	+52.92
697 fancy	697	17	287.50	$287.50	$2,004	—
710 unweaned	710	8	284.00	$284.00	$2,016	+8.42
701–747	733	172	286.25–318.00	$301.01	$2,206	-12.23
750–797	779	440	270.00–308.50	$294.11	$2,291	-10.91
801–848	830	647	265.00–304.00	$289.52	$2,403	+4.42
855–899	879	492	255.00–286.50	$280.97	$2,470	-1.12
906–947	921	625	255.00–293.50	$279.65	$2,576	+12.67
951–973	962	134	265.75–277.00	$271.61	$2,613	+5.97
1069	1069	8	229.00	$229.00	$2,448	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	6	390.00	$390.00	$1,275	—
345 unweaned	345	4	447.50	$447.50	$1,544	—
351–390	370	16	410.00–455.00	$434.53	$1,608	—
400–433	407	18	360.00–420.00	$387.42	$1,577	—
480 unweaned	480	5	407.50	$407.50	$1,956	—
463–496	488	88	377.50–405.00	$388.34	$1,895	—
520–546	534	39	315.00–367.50	$345.92	$1,847	-5.88
555–598	580	57	300.00–347.50	$322.78	$1,872	-15.90
609–648	636	72	280.00–330.00	$304.31	$1,935	-9.87
691	691	8	301.00	$301.00	$2,080	+12.72
725	725	5	226.00	$226.00	$1,638	-54.16
812–823	816	8	270.00	$270.00	$2,203	—
920	920	4	255.00	$255.00	$2,346	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1245	1164	13	194.00–214.00	$207.60	$2,416	—
1198–1215	1200	7	207.50–212.50	$208.22	$2,499	—
1115–1480	1344	14	199.00–214.00	$206.13	$2,770	—
1160–1575	1346	28	200.00–210.50	$207.07	$2,787	—
1240–1454	1436	12	207.50–213.50	$213.07	$3,060	-3.26
1270–1775	1471	115	210.00–219.50	$216.49	$3,185	—
1350–1613	1552	26	220.00–225.00	$221.97	$3,445	—
1570–1680	1625	2	212.50–213.00	$212.76	$3,457	—
1670	1670	1	208.50	$208.50	$3,482	—
1708–1792	1725	10	209.00–219.00	$216.62	$3,737	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1014	1014	20	264.00	$264.00	$2,677	+2.00
1053	1053	4	233.50	$233.50	$2,459	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–343	325	55	400.00–475.00	$441.21	$1,434	+32.02
355–398	369	92	392.50–455.00	$434.44	$1,603	+23.46
379–394 unweaned	389	22	385.00–405.00	$397.91	$1,548	—
413–417 fancy	415	23	396.00–425.00	$409.94	$1,701	—
411–433 unweaned	426	15	362.50–375.00	$370.98	$1,580	-0.84
400–448	430	252	350.00–417.00	$395.64	$1,701	+3.05
455 fancy	455	40	401.00	$401.00	$1,825	—
450–491	467	352	341.50–387.00	$367.63	$1,717	+2.93
459–495 unweaned	480	15	330.00–360.00	$347.98	$1,670	-3.52
501–542	526	461	313.00–365.00	$344.07	$1,810	+1.08
530–540 unweaned	534	30	339.00–340.00	$339.44	$1,813	+18.16
539 fancy	539	47	335.50	$335.50	$1,808	—
553–598	575	268	290.00–346.00	$319.05	$1,835	-3.44
602–649	628	238	284.00–314.00	$297.15	$1,866	-21.63
631 unweaned	631	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,767	-26.32
651–688	666	288	273.00–308.00	$289.33	$1,927	-6.28
671 unweaned	671	5	262.50	$262.50	$1,761	+17.50
700–748	726	245	256.00–286.50	$275.27	$1,998	-8.32
751–794	775	347	252.00–277.00	$268.03	$2,077	-0.89
820–846	838	110	259.00–265.60	$263.37	$2,207	-12.49
852–898	865	165	241.00–265.25	$257.28	$2,225	+2.16
912–948	942	72	238.50–243.10	$242.79	$2,287	-2.92
997	997	17	231.00	$231.00	$2,303	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–349	341	34	400.00–425.00	$411.14	$1,402	—
365–395	382	51	337.50–416.00	$396.46	$1,514	—
403–448	426	16	310.00–355.00	$335.62	$1,430	+14.62
467–499	492	74	275.00–347.50	$337.98	$1,663	+1.35
502–549	528	56	290.00–333.00	$310.57	$1,640	-1.34
567–598	584	77	255.00–309.00	$296.87	$1,734	-8.89
605–635	625	31	260.00–270.00	$264.34	$1,652	-39.26
680	680	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,802	-9.75

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1215	1107	12	180.00–213.00	$205.94	$2,280	-0.06
1082–1165	1126	7	200.00–216.00	$208.43	$2,347	+2.43
1257	1257	7	213.00	$213.00	$2,677	—
1180–1430	1280	5	207.00–213.00	$209.68	$2,684	—
1065–1600	1318	19	202.00–210.00	$207.22	$2,731	-9.85
1133–1615	1326	116	203.00–219.75	$213.94	$2,837	-3.13
1350–1530	1410	39	220.00–224.25	$221.11	$3,118	-1.57
1275–1670	1473	2	193.00–195.00	$193.87	$2,856	—
1555	1555	2	201.00	$201.00	$3,126	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
223	223	3	975.00	$975.00	—
255–285	272	9	1,175.00–1,325.00	$1,262.42	—
330	330	6	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	4	403.00	$403.00	$1,294	—
479	479	7	370.00	$370.00	$1,772	—
499 unweaned	499	4	352.50	$352.50	$1,759	—
569	569	5	327.50	$327.50	$1,863	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588 unweaned	588	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,705	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1475	1332	75-80%	20	143.00–195.00	$162.63	$2,166	+5.41
1225–2060	1520	75-80%	20	135.00–149.50	$142.44	$2,165	—
1255–2035	1575	75-80%	28	147.00–169.00	$154.10	$2,427	-2.51

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	80-85%	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,940	—
1030–1315	1142	80-85%	19	127.00–213.00	$168.55	$1,925	+16.55
1110–1645	1324	80-85%	26	127.00–141.00	$133.98	$1,774	+0.92

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–990	904	85-90%	8	112.50–140.00	$127.06	$1,149	—
865–1305	1085	85-90%	2	85.00–100.00	$94.02	$1,020	—
690–1540	1178	85-90%	15	104.00–128.00	$115.81	$1,364	-2.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1265	1104	8	120.00–200.00	$175.45	$1,937	—
1200–1490	1345	2	130.00–134.00	$132.22	$1,778	—
1395–2355	1872	13	182.00–198.00	$188.33	$3,526	—
1275–2315	1894	12	144.00–177.00	$164.06	$3,107	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1410	1388	3	213.50–214.50	$213.82	$2,968	+3.82

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1500	1473	2	211.00–213.00	$212.02	$3,123	—
1440–1600	1520	2	181.00–195.00	$187.63	$2,852	-25.29

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1830	1613	20	185.00–200.00	$194.99	$3,145	—

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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.