Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

9,512 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.55/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,908/hd at 528 lb · 624 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $367.05/cwt +12.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,288/hd at 623 lb · 556 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $303.28/cwt +12.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,617/hd at 863 lb · 485 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	9,512	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–346	331	44	470.00–510.00	$487.12	$1,612	+13.46
334 unweaned	334	5	485.00	$485.00	$1,620	+10.00
350–398	381	97	390.00–515.00	$480.51	$1,831	+22.50
398 unweaned	398	4	460.00	$460.00	$1,831	—
416–420 unweaned	418	20	425.00–447.50	$437.32	$1,828	-9.55
403–444	422	174	435.00–500.00	$474.91	$2,004	+22.22
450–498	467	244	400.00–469.00	$435.67	$2,035	+14.04
453–468 fancy	467	82	470.00–472.50	$470.24	$2,196	—
451–492 unweaned	481	52	390.00–420.00	$406.75	$1,956	+49.25
502–544	523	311	350.00–440.00	$412.19	$2,156	+15.92
527	527	15	381.00	$381.00	$2,008	-15.27
507–545 unweaned	530	66	360.00–390.00	$378.68	$2,007	-26.46
552–599	573	395	347.00–409.00	$391.58	$2,244	+9.26
576–595 unweaned	584	64	330.00–360.00	$346.80	$2,025	-13.20
601 fancy	601	20	391.00	$391.00	$2,350	+9.00
607–637 unweaned	615	45	324.00–351.00	$341.82	$2,102	-23.18
600–643	625	491	334.00–391.50	$368.39	$2,302	+20.17
660 fancy	660	4	372.00	$372.00	$2,455	—
650–698	664	340	310.00–370.00	$352.50	$2,341	+16.44
701–728 fancy	717	88	345.00–348.75	$346.50	$2,484	+6.50
700–741	723	369	293.00–348.25	$330.57	$2,390	+0.36
756–788	770	122	285.00–347.50	$322.18	$2,481	+7.09
816–836	827	402	278.00–315.00	$304.94	$2,522	+3.21
850–879	861	435	280.50–311.00	$304.17	$2,619	+13.78
879 fancy	879	50	295.50	$295.50	$2,597	—
911–919	913	39	242.50–281.50	$271.41	$2,478	-11.66
988–996	990	25	257.00–262.00	$258.21	$2,556	-13.04
1010	1010	6	237.00	$237.00	$2,394	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242 unweaned	242	7	429.00	$429.00	$1,038	—
323–346	336	7	425.00–450.00	$435.30	$1,463	-10.72
350–393	373	31	354.00–460.00	$430.51	$1,606	+18.98
402–443	427	49	425.00–460.00	$433.69	$1,852	+33.69
451–499	479	53	390.00–425.00	$407.61	$1,952	—
500–549	525	91	300.00–386.00	$375.22	$1,970	+6.41
546 unweaned	546	5	325.00	$325.00	$1,774	—
560–596	584	57	315.00–357.50	$337.62	$1,972	-0.42
600–625	615	21	325.00–356.00	$337.92	$2,078	+12.92
663–694	683	101	281.00–325.00	$315.08	$2,152	—
706–746	730	75	270.00–316.00	$296.07	$2,161	—
761–780	773	18	280.00–292.50	$286.78	$2,217	—
805–846	821	19	252.00–277.00	$265.05	$2,176	—
855–883	863	10	270.00–280.00	$276.93	$2,390	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1275	1145	13	201.00–226.00	$213.49	$2,444	—
1130–1580	1337	9	210.00–217.00	$214.31	$2,865	+6.00
1245–1680	1418	38	218.00–226.00	$223.48	$3,169	+3.60
1295–1483	1429	43	221.00–227.00	$225.74	$3,226	+7.23
1370–1698	1472	139	227.00–235.00	$229.58	$3,379	—
1503–1592	1545	69	226.50–229.50	$227.72	$3,518	—
1510–1655	1625	14	224.50–230.00	$227.47	$3,696	—
1609–1720	1644	11	217.00–223.00	$220.21	$3,620	—
1614–1714	1657	56	226.50–232.00	$228.33	$3,783	+10.57
1705–1757	1720	8	228.00–231.00	$228.75	$3,934	+12.23

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
682–693	685	12	297.00–299.00	$297.51	$2,038	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238–240	239	3	485.00–500.00	$490.03	$1,171	—
300–342	335	41	455.00–490.00	$471.69	$1,580	+33.49
352–390 unweaned	369	21	440.00–465.00	$452.44	$1,670	+76.60
355–398	377	154	350.00–487.50	$451.77	$1,703	+15.84
401–445	428	214	347.50–450.00	$424.97	$1,819	+16.70
428–443 unweaned	435	22	400.00–407.50	$404.64	$1,760	+30.42
458–487 unweaned	472	108	367.50–384.00	$378.67	$1,787	-32.33
454–499	479	240	350.00–412.00	$387.69	$1,857	+7.92
501–547 fancy	524	88	341.00–392.00	$372.16	$1,950	—
500–549	527	439	337.00–410.00	$364.09	$1,919	+7.37
526–538 unweaned	535	97	331.00–342.00	$340.45	$1,821	-42.93
551–599	576	372	310.00–350.00	$335.27	$1,931	+1.51
585 unweaned	585	23	315.00	$315.00	$1,843	-32.49
600–642	621	278	296.00–342.50	$320.86	$1,993	+16.65
649 unweaned	649	8	295.00	$295.00	$1,915	—
680 unweaned	680	6	280.00	$280.00	$1,904	—
651–695	684	321	280.00–317.50	$308.55	$2,110	+9.39
679–693 fancy	686	65	302.00–315.00	$308.13	$2,114	—
701–749	734	299	272.25–308.00	$296.20	$2,174	+6.80
745	745	31	251.00	$251.00	$1,870	-38.40
758–780	766	228	248.00–300.25	$290.28	$2,224	+19.58
801–837	819	242	251.00–292.00	$283.13	$2,319	+13.44
854–885	862	255	258.00–290.00	$275.02	$2,371	+6.79
865	865	4	250.00	$250.00	$2,162	-18.23
924	924	65	275.00	$275.00	$2,541	+16.00
985	985	4	256.00	$256.00	$2,522	+14.85
1053	1053	12	255.00	$255.00	$2,685	—
1177	1177	9	206.00	$206.00	$2,425	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366	366	4	410.00	$410.00	$1,501	+25.80
413–447	432	35	390.00–407.50	$396.08	$1,711	+14.64
460 unweaned	460	9	345.00	$345.00	$1,587	—
465–490	475	13	360.00–370.00	$366.03	$1,739	+7.36
504–546	524	89	325.00–357.00	$345.32	$1,809	+1.55
558–597	584	29	305.00–320.00	$313.36	$1,830	—
605–648	638	20	283.00–310.00	$295.54	$1,886	+30.09
668–694	685	9	275.00–288.00	$283.78	$1,944	-4.88
815–841	829	30	247.50–257.00	$252.65	$2,094	+15.65
858	858	12	231.00	$231.00	$1,982	—
1072	1072	17	215.00	$215.00	$2,305	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1110	1041	4	183.00–222.50	$209.81	$2,184	+24.97
1030–1605	1206	10	205.00–218.00	$212.80	$2,566	+16.33
1135–1512	1356	112	218.00–230.00	$226.44	$3,071	+2.18
1238–1500	1360	74	227.00–232.00	$228.91	$3,113	+4.65
1308–1550	1389	14	221.00–223.00	$222.18	$3,086	-2.08
1550	1550	3	230.00	$230.00	$3,565	—
1640	1640	5	225.00	$225.00	$3,690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383 unweaned	383	4	370.00	$370.00	$1,417	—
426	426	11	433.00	$433.00	$1,845	+22.53
580	580	9	355.00	$355.00	$2,059	—
637	637	13	322.50	$322.50	$2,054	+13.50
679	679	5	297.50	$297.50	$2,020	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1495	1318	75-80%	24	139.00–193.00	$157.80	$2,080	—
1240–1795	1468	75-80%	34	140.00–153.00	$147.02	$2,158	-1.02
1480–1640	1561	75-80%	4	132.00–137.00	$134.49	$2,099	—
1325–1950	1562	75-80%	33	150.00–178.00	$160.90	$2,513	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–965	925	80-85%	3	172.50–197.50	$182.66	$1,690	+17.73
1000–1435	1143	80-85%	22	146.50–211.00	$163.47	$1,868	+12.27
1165–1490	1328	80-85%	2	123.00–126.00	$124.32	$1,651	-14.81
1085–1620	1348	80-85%	35	131.00–147.00	$138.02	$1,861	-1.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–990	933	85-90%	7	117.50–138.00	$131.74	$1,229	—
845–1275	1022	85-90%	5	60.00–104.00	$94.35	$964	—
1045–1510	1254	85-90%	18	109.00–132.00	$123.51	$1,549	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1305	1144	7	187.50–229.00	$201.79	$2,308	—
1410–2240	1783	14	150.00–191.00	$175.83	$3,135	+3.15
1545–2185	1906	4	190.00–200.00	$194.44	$3,706	—
1595–2745	2073	4	131.00–138.00	$135.84	$2,816	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1660	1522	5	204.00–212.00	$209.04	$3,182	—
1643	1643	9	225.50	$225.50	$3,705	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1238	1238	14	210.00	$210.00	$2,600	—
1410	1410	4	214.00	$214.00	$3,017	—
1497	1497	6	224.00–226.00	$225.00	$3,368	+13.43
1555–1745	1630	7	216.00–220.00	$217.30	$3,542	—
1580–2015	1755	5	200.00–209.00	$205.02	$3,598	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1284–1385	1304	5	190.00–196.00	$191.27	$2,494	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1675	1417	8	148.00–175.00	$167.72	$2,377	—
1230–1860	1560	26	179.00–189.50	$185.22	$2,889	—
1345–1970	1622	62	187.50–212.00	$192.47	$3,122	—

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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.