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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 2, 2025

11,273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $299.85/cwt +11.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,740/hd at 914 lb · 857 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.65/cwt ≈ $2,436/hd at 871 lb · 677 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.27/cwt +13.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,289/hd at 770 lb · 648 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,273 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 509.00 $509.00 $1,888 +37.07
403–444 422 88 479.00–500.00 $488.93 $2,063 +41.20
432 unweaned 432 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,836 —
451–494 476 89 422.50–487.50 $455.00 $2,166 +6.00
476–481 unweaned 477 12 385.00–387.50 $386.87 $1,845 —
501–543 526 330 388.00–448.00 $430.52 $2,265 +8.53
548 unweaned 548 9 360.00 $360.00 $1,973 —
554–596 577 255 377.50–422.50 $395.85 $2,284 +17.68
602–646 622 362 344.00–400.00 $383.66 $2,386 +19.75
602–644 unweaned 634 44 347.00–390.00 $357.22 $2,265 —
656 unweaned 656 11 351.50 $351.50 $2,306 —
650–697 663 487 326.50–392.50 $371.10 $2,460 +43.35
703–748 726 492 307.50–356.50 $339.40 $2,464 +17.13
750–798 769 249 301.00–337.00 $323.89 $2,491 +19.54
799 799 29 307.50 $307.50 $2,457 +3.15
803–847 825 513 306.00–332.00 $319.42 $2,635 +27.32
853–899 868 565 283.00–329.00 $313.94 $2,725 +23.94
901–940 913 780 284.75–313.50 $301.76 $2,755 +13.88
921 921 77 280.50 $280.50 $2,583 -7.38
951–994 967 312 267.50–289.00 $281.84 $2,725 —
1133 1133 39 247.75 $247.75 $2,807 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1270 1064 10 176.00–229.00 $210.38 $2,238 +9.22
1180–1390 1254 21 225.00–233.00 $228.22 $2,862 -1.65
1020–1592 1355 67 224.00–230.25 $228.91 $3,102 +2.79
1230–1592 1426 123 230.00–237.50 $234.00 $3,337 +4.15
1382–1525 1456 247 238.50–244.25 $242.88 $3,536 +4.98
1300–1657 1483 152 238.00–245.00 $240.52 $3,567 +2.62
1515–1522 1517 36 242.00–245.00 $244.01 $3,702 +18.35
1705–2025 1820 7 218.00–235.00 $228.73 $4,163 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 6 470.00 $470.00 $1,819 —
436 436 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,897 —
490–495 493 23 430.00–440.00 $433.57 $2,138 —
506–530 524 17 380.00–399.00 $393.44 $2,062 -6.56
578–597 587 28 322.50–371.00 $350.20 $2,056 +8.71
600–636 611 13 330.00–357.50 $348.69 $2,130 +25.96
678–691 687 33 319.00–354.00 $344.55 $2,367 —
750–799 776 19 300.00–312.00 $305.50 $2,371 —
810 810 6 294.50 $294.50 $2,385 +30.50
869 869 16 290.00 $290.00 $2,520 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006 thin fleshed 1006 22 290.00 $290.00 $2,917 —
1000–1042 1031 41 260.00–277.00 $270.55 $2,789 —
1119 1119 34 273.50 $273.50 $3,060 —
1191 1191 3 243.00 $243.00 $2,894 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–346 326 10 475.00–502.50 $490.52 $1,599 —
399 399 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,636 -10.00
401–418 405 39 452.50–467.00 $462.40 $1,873 —
450–498 470 183 385.00–427.50 $407.99 $1,918 +18.84
490 unweaned 490 13 370.00 $370.00 $1,813 —
502–548 522 324 350.00–413.00 $386.09 $2,015 +27.98
541 thin fleshed 541 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,002 —
550–597 582 350 335.00–399.00 $358.31 $2,085 +18.76
602–611 unweaned 608 30 325.00–336.00 $329.00 $2,000 —
603–648 621 463 307.00–369.25 $348.96 $2,167 +26.75
662 662 15 375.00 $375.00 $2,482 +76.19
654–699 673 477 294.00–344.00 $319.51 $2,150 +20.70
701–747 725 458 288.00–336.00 $318.28 $2,308 +30.23
753–795 770 648 277.75–322.00 $297.27 $2,289 +13.27
802–842 824 552 273.00–294.00 $284.23 $2,342 +11.23
850–894 871 677 270.00–287.25 $279.65 $2,436 —
907–933 920 143 267.00–280.00 $274.35 $2,524 —
941 941 77 261.50 $261.50 $2,461 —
953–977 961 54 240.00–276.00 $263.19 $2,529 +32.04
976 976 23 257.00 $257.00 $2,508 +25.85
1046 1046 26 241.50 $241.50 $2,526 +8.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1250 1068 5 212.50–223.00 $218.39 $2,332 —
1020–1520 1272 47 224.00–230.50 $227.88 $2,899 —
1285 1285 3 210.00 $210.00 $2,698 —
1165–1670 1317 55 238.00–244.75 $240.28 $3,164 +20.57
1140–1605 1356 121 231.00–238.25 $234.69 $3,182 +8.21
1608–1785 1649 13 190.00–215.00 $208.73 $3,442 -18.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 unweaned 471 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,625 —
495–496 496 10 340.00–376.00 $354.11 $1,756 —
545–549 547 24 350.00–369.00 $359.44 $1,966 +64.44
562–593 580 24 344.00–360.00 $352.50 $2,044 +32.50
608–645 627 10 310.00–322.00 $315.82 $1,980 —
676–689 686 24 310.00 $310.00 $2,127 —
703 703 5 285.00 $285.00 $2,004 —
763–799 774 87 283.25–285.50 $283.97 $2,198 +24.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 10 315.00 $315.00 $2,041 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930 930 4 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 10 384.00 $384.00 $2,085 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1495 1291 75-80% 30 143.00–186.00 $162.39 $2,096 —
1260–2160 1574 75-80% 45 148.00–159.00 $154.48 $2,432 —
1300–2035 1582 75-80% 55 160.00–177.00 $166.19 $2,629 —
1420–1780 1636 75-80% 9 120.00–146.00 $137.77 $2,254 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1155 960 80-85% 8 185.00–241.50 $215.31 $2,067 —
1035–1465 1153 80-85% 27 140.00–205.00 $161.93 $1,867 —
1100–1665 1305 80-85% 41 136.00–149.50 $143.33 $1,870 +1.83
1205–1700 1417 80-85% 3 120.00–131.00 $123.76 $1,754 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–980 911 85-90% 8 124.00–150.00 $136.42 $1,243 —
990–1440 1165 85-90% 19 110.00–144.00 $127.78 $1,489 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1310 1203 8 148.00–211.00 $180.25 $2,168 —
1325 1325 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,670 —
1335–2265 1866 25 163.00–195.00 $183.27 $3,420 —
1630–2300 1974 5 198.00–209.00 $204.34 $4,034 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
913–979 936 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 193 3,025.00–3,140.00 $3,081.04

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1620 1521 9 225.00–232.75 $230.78 $3,510 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 3 351.00 $351.00 $1,934 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1700 1535 22 220.00–235.50 $231.43 $3,552 +15.43

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1127 1127 2 200.00 $200.00 $2,254 —
1320–1665 1513 22 191.00–199.00 $195.43 $2,957 —
1445–1751 1575 28 200.00–219.00 $205.64 $3,239 +12.64

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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.