Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 14, 2025

5,754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $304.20/cwt +13.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,341/hd at 769 lb · 315 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $384.14/cwt +15.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,025/hd at 527 lb · 287 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.90/cwt +14.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,762/hd at 479 lb · 268 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	5,754	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,150	—
304–345 unweaned	313	18	450.00–467.50	$453.49	$1,419	-48.64
307–341	327	17	410.00–485.00	$448.78	$1,468	-48.10
353–391 unweaned	377	49	415.00–430.00	$424.79	$1,601	+10.83
360–394	383	37	405.00–500.00	$434.21	$1,663	-28.21
407 fancy	407	15	470.00	$470.00	$1,913	—
405–448	430	88	412.50–442.00	$421.68	$1,813	-30.36
422–448 unweaned	431	6	387.50–420.00	$408.73	$1,762	-7.69
460 fancy	460	5	420.00	$420.00	$1,932	—
451–490	466	147	350.00–439.00	$403.14	$1,879	-3.91
470–484 unweaned	476	40	401.50–413.00	$405.07	$1,928	+35.07
500–548	525	235	347.50–419.00	$388.32	$2,039	+14.67
505–548 unweaned	537	52	347.50–387.00	$365.26	$1,961	+22.80
556 unweaned	556	8	360.00	$360.00	$2,002	+36.88
553–595	567	210	327.00–380.00	$360.12	$2,042	+5.98
568–587 fancy	577	30	357.00–360.00	$358.58	$2,069	-25.32
593	593	6	322.00	$322.00	$1,909	-32.14
606 unweaned	606	4	295.00	$295.00	$1,788	-23.98
600–649	631	168	322.00–357.00	$341.16	$2,153	+1.72
629–634 fancy	631	49	342.50–355.00	$348.39	$2,198	—
651–698	672	190	296.00–350.00	$323.09	$2,171	-3.62
701	701	14	275.00	$275.00	$1,928	-36.22
703–747	729	186	289.00–321.00	$313.88	$2,288	+2.66
755 fancy	755	62	320.50	$320.50	$2,420	—
756–789	773	253	270.00–314.00	$300.21	$2,321	+9.44
810–848	830	198	272.00–300.00	$293.99	$2,440	+18.36
860–880	866	260	253.00–289.25	$283.25	$2,453	-0.53
900–948	926	145	271.25–284.50	$277.78	$2,572	+16.53

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1240	1061	6	197.00–234.00	$217.72	$2,310	+7.76
1120–1285	1191	5	195.00–204.00	$200.83	$2,392	—
1205–1650	1345	22	200.00–211.00	$207.34	$2,789	—
1375	1375	7	214.00	$214.00	$2,942	—
1321–1499	1407	37	209.00–215.00	$213.31	$3,001	+7.06
1265–1658	1502	89	210.00–219.00	$215.00	$3,229	+1.65
1330–1610	1536	35	221.00–229.50	$226.19	$3,474	+12.84
1548	1548	2	206.00	$206.00	$3,189	-7.35
1590	1590	2	212.50	$212.50	$3,379	+1.00
1613–1722	1678	5	213.00–218.00	$216.08	$3,626	+4.46
1730–1850	1796	4	207.00–217.00	$210.99	$3,789	+3.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,212	—
370–379	377	20	382.50–410.00	$397.56	$1,499	-16.27
420–445	429	16	355.00–397.50	$369.10	$1,583	-32.19
450–495	466	56	284.00–401.00	$372.98	$1,738	+4.21
524	524	5	374.00	$374.00	$1,960	+39.71
555–590	587	19	310.00–334.00	$326.80	$1,918	+4.30
625	625	3	319.00	$319.00	$1,994	+16.82
650–689	678	11	251.00–295.00	$262.50	$1,780	-23.01
755	755	6	237.00	$237.00	$1,789	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–542	516	8	322.00–358.00	$336.19	$1,735	—
580	580	3	316.00	$316.00	$1,833	—
600	600	6	305.00	$305.00	$1,830	—
822	822	5	264.00	$264.00	$2,170	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	382.50	$382.50	$1,262	—
542	542	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,762	—
668	668	2	277.00	$277.00	$1,850	-16.00
1036	1036	7	212.50	$212.50	$2,202	—
1057	1057	7	197.00	$197.00	$2,082	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	270	3	420.00–442.50	$435.28	$1,175	—
304–348	330	34	380.00–440.00	$415.57	$1,371	-34.43
300–336 unweaned	331	22	310.00–450.00	$434.48	$1,438	+34.48
355–397	381	55	380.00–440.00	$408.73	$1,557	+12.32
374–399 unweaned	382	17	405.00–432.50	$416.97	$1,593	—
408–446 unweaned	417	46	377.00–407.50	$394.85	$1,647	+51.15
406–447	430	110	357.00–422.50	$383.21	$1,648	-1.75
453–498 unweaned	471	58	329.00–399.00	$376.90	$1,775	+51.61
454–496	479	176	335.00–389.50	$367.70	$1,761	+9.85
489–495 fancy	493	34	350.50–358.00	$353.57	$1,743	—
500 thin fleshed	500	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,950	—
501–525 unweaned	509	37	342.50–379.00	$364.87	$1,857	+62.64
502–543	519	149	328.00–386.50	$354.52	$1,840	+20.73
565 unweaned	565	5	317.50–325.00	$322.00	$1,819	+33.58
569 fancy	569	10	312.50	$312.50	$1,778	-25.24
550–593	579	144	291.00–357.00	$314.00	$1,818	+2.71
605 fancy	605	80	330.25	$330.25	$1,998	+6.25
623 unweaned	623	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,713	-8.35
603–646	627	120	281.00–306.00	$293.40	$1,840	-4.76
658 fancy	658	2	288.00	$288.00	$1,895	+21.00
651–699	692	258	252.50–289.50	$285.01	$1,972	+2.08
701–735	712	49	262.00–281.00	$273.99	$1,951	+1.03
746	746	4	249.00	$249.00	$1,858	-23.96
761	761	40	311.00	$311.00	$2,367	+41.70
795	795	10	254.50	$254.50	$2,023	-14.80
820–843	840	29	231.00–259.00	$255.23	$2,144	-5.54
916	916	6	191.00	$191.00	$1,750	-38.02
1035	1035	4	221.00	$221.00	$2,287	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1215	1118	5	155.00–203.00	$188.13	$2,103	—
1173–1285	1259	18	204.00–209.50	$204.94	$2,580	+5.51
1165–1432	1343	3	205.00–210.00	$208.55	$2,801	—
1120–1568	1361	86	211.00–219.50	$215.05	$2,927	+5.43
1270–1544	1440	52	220.00–229.50	$226.37	$3,260	—
1640	1640	3	220.50	$220.50	$3,616	+13.65
1673–1870	1725	10	190.00–203.50	$199.71	$3,445	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,125	—
383–391	388	17	377.50–405.00	$395.05	$1,533	+26.63
417–427	425	18	370.00–385.00	$372.45	$1,583	+28.32
463–497	493	23	280.00–356.50	$343.25	$1,692	+20.36
500–540	512	30	307.50–351.00	$322.74	$1,652	+26.68
594	594	4	285.00	$285.00	$1,693	+12.27
600–639	622	13	225.00–275.00	$257.70	$1,603	-2.31
652	652	8	271.00	$271.00	$1,767	+38.98

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,470	—
540–543	541	11	314.00–316.00	$315.45	$1,707	—
1011	1011	6	212.50	$212.50	$2,148	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418 unweaned	418	4	395.00	$395.00	$1,651	—
505	505	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,666	±0.00
560–562	561	5	310.00–375.00	$349.06	$1,958	—
603 unweaned	603	4	305.00	$305.00	$1,839	±0.00
600–631	621	6	280.00–300.00	$286.44	$1,779	-26.06
698	698	2	271.00	$271.00	$1,892	—
743–746	744	15	259.00–288.00	$274.44	$2,042	—
1013	1013	11	208.00	$208.00	$2,107	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1595	1384	75-80%	30	145.00–181.00	$158.00	$2,187	—
1270–1910	1489	75-80%	39	140.00–149.00	$145.39	$2,165	—
1525–1650	1600	75-80%	4	120.00–135.00	$127.17	$2,035	—
1290–2105	1604	75-80%	41	149.00–185.00	$158.86	$2,548	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1285	1026	80-85%	33	139.00–210.00	$164.31	$1,686	—
1030–1240	1137	80-85%	9	145.00–211.00	$177.27	$2,016	+23.86
1040–1620	1298	80-85%	41	128.00–141.00	$135.25	$1,756	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1095	911	85-90%	12	103.00–140.00	$121.53	$1,107	—
1025–1620	1320	85-90%	23	100.00–129.00	$119.40	$1,576	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1290	1115	4	150.00–195.00	$168.96	$1,884	—
1610	1610	1	137.00	$137.00	$2,206	—
1205–2795	1901	17	141.50–192.00	$163.60	$3,110	—
1550–2295	2071	8	190.00–212.00	$200.79	$4,158	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	12	465.00	$465.00	$1,502	—
470–484	473	38	327.50–360.00	$334.50	$1,582	—
504–543	535	54	300.00–330.00	$317.96	$1,701	—
561–591	578	9	290.00–310.00	$298.63	$1,726	—
615–630	626	40	300.00–308.00	$306.04	$1,916	—
669	669	12	279.00	$279.00	$1,867	—
753–769	764	10	220.00–240.00	$229.54	$1,754	—
800	800	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,760	—
862–880	875	11	220.00–225.00	$223.66	$1,957	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1288	1288	2	181.00	$181.00	$2,331	-15.32
1250–1525	1367	3	178.00–185.00	$182.13	$2,490	—
1518–1655	1538	7	171.00–175.00	$171.62	$2,640	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–447	431	18	345.00–350.00	$347.31	$1,497	—
495	495	15	330.00	$330.00	$1,634	—
577–599	583	18	330.00–340.00	$337.15	$1,966	—
612–624	616	24	320.00–330.00	$323.38	$1,992	—
660	660	29	305.00	$305.00	$2,013	—
723	723	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,952	—
820	820	4	265.00	$265.00	$2,173	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	16	480.00	$480.00	$1,522	—
358	358	21	460.00	$460.00	$1,647	—
516–541	520	42	360.00	$360.00	$1,872	—
565–591	574	14	360.00–370.00	$366.32	$2,103	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	2	190.00	$190.00	$2,223	—
1475	1475	6	212.00	$212.00	$3,127	—
1628–1730	1663	7	209.50–214.00	$211.26	$3,513	—
1580–1790	1685	2	211.00–215.00	$213.12	$3,591	—
1670–2070	1863	6	200.00–206.00	$200.90	$3,743	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1157–1178	1172	11	173.00–180.00	$178.12	$2,088	—
1241	1241	7	172.50	$172.50	$2,141	—
1260	1260	10	191.00	$191.00	$2,407	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
768	768	18	170.00	$170.00	$1,306	—
965	965	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,496	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
813	813	6	135.00	$135.00	$1,098	—
881	881	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,101	—
1173–1178	1176	9	137.50–155.00	$143.32	$1,685	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1453–1575	1494	3	174.00–175.00	$174.65	$2,609	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	26	300.00	$300.00	$1,461	—
518	518	5	315.00	$315.00	$1,632	—
599	599	13	265.00	$265.00	$1,587	—
723	723	13	245.00	$245.00	$1,771	—
820–840	836	14	231.00–250.00	$234.99	$1,965	—
1010	1010	13	200.00	$200.00	$2,020	—
1142	1142	18	208.00	$208.00	$2,375	—
1335	1335	3	190.00	$190.00	$2,536	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340	1340	1	179.00	$179.00	$2,399	—
1190–1725	1481	23	183.00–198.50	$190.19	$2,817	—
1345–1830	1637	34	192.00–211.00	$202.13	$3,309	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,179	—
434	434	18	275.00	$275.00	$1,194	—
504	504	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,361	—
655	655	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,539	—
751–795	775	22	222.50–227.00	$224.48	$1,740	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
219	219	13	370.00	$370.00	$810	—
289	289	4	375.00	$375.00	$1,084	—

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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.