Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

4,544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.25/cwt +13.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,677/hd at 780 lb · 329 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $371.75/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,885/hd at 776 lb · 240 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $343.19/cwt +12.81 vs last sale · ≈ $3,034/hd at 884 lb · 223 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,544	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 unweaned	405	7	598.00	$598.00	$2,422	—
450 unweaned	450	7	577.50	$577.50	$2,599	—
458–482	479	64	425.00–531.00	$499.88	$2,394	—
503–533	516	35	420.00–507.00	$486.17	$2,509	—
523–544 unweaned	537	24	440.00–474.00	$462.78	$2,485	—
568–595	576	38	420.00–442.50	$437.27	$2,519	+13.27
621–646	638	62	391.00–436.00	$418.86	$2,672	-0.63
662 unweaned	662	7	370.00	$370.00	$2,449	—
655–693	675	34	383.00–416.00	$397.72	$2,685	-1.28
704–744	727	78	368.00–383.00	$373.30	$2,714	-3.70
751–784	776	240	357.00–384.00	$371.75	$2,885	-2.26
815–840	829	117	350.00–362.50	$358.90	$2,975	+13.98
829	829	7	352.00	$352.00	$2,918	+7.08
876–896	884	223	340.75–346.60	$343.19	$3,034	+12.81
903–931	906	110	329.00–340.00	$337.62	$3,059	+5.50
959–994	975	35	307.50–317.00	$314.19	$3,063	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1180	1076	22	229.00–285.00	$265.61	$2,858	+33.02
1125–1330	1240	42	230.00–269.00	$247.43	$3,068	+9.41
1194–1379	1271	12	240.00–272.00	$257.53	$3,273	+20.03
1162–1565	1340	60	230.00–243.00	$237.14	$3,178	-0.86
1250–1495	1381	75	242.00–247.75	$244.45	$3,376	+10.89
1263–1471	1390	18	245.50–246.50	$245.91	$3,418	+1.77
1200–1615	1418	349	240.00–250.25	$246.27	$3,492	+0.25
1505–1568	1540	14	239.00–241.50	$240.85	$3,709	-12.41
1541–1585	1546	9	247.50–249.00	$247.67	$3,829	-5.59
1525–1562	1556	29	243.50–247.75	$246.80	$3,840	—
1455–1700	1562	32	253.00–257.00	$254.41	$3,974	—
1604–1695	1638	18	240.00–247.00	$245.40	$4,020	+0.90
1640	1640	1	237.00	$237.00	$3,887	-7.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	8	575.00	$575.00	$2,156	—
533	533	3	402.50	$402.50	$2,145	—
570–581	576	6	383.00–400.00	$391.42	$2,255	+16.42
641	641	15	361.00	$361.00	$2,314	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
256–298	285	10	1,525.00–2,000.00	$1,830.41	+910.41
312–345	327	9	2,025.00–2,375.00	$2,189.29	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1008	1008	4	314.00	$314.00	$3,165	—
1056	1056	3	281.00	$281.00	$2,967	-30.03
1127–1136	1130	10	260.00–292.00	$282.35	$3,191	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–294	273	20	550.00–585.00	$568.04	$1,551	—
390	390	3	451.00	$451.00	$1,759	-9.00
404–447	430	38	446.00–523.00	$489.56	$2,105	—
487–493	491	13	420.00–422.50	$420.95	$2,067	—
508	508	9	448.00	$448.00	$2,276	+88.00
506–549	531	75	382.50–418.00	$400.45	$2,126	+40.45
556–591	567	93	378.00–402.00	$387.20	$2,195	+51.01
616–648	640	123	357.00–389.00	$374.23	$2,395	+9.01
655–688	675	117	351.75–385.00	$362.74	$2,448	+33.43
708	708	24	363.50	$363.50	$2,574	+23.70
723–742	736	107	342.00–354.00	$346.98	$2,554	+7.18
756–797	780	329	320.00–357.00	$343.25	$2,677	+13.25
808–841	824	172	323.00–347.50	$336.49	$2,773	+21.98
850–884	865	216	317.50–335.50	$325.90	$2,819	+15.53
905–942	932	96	306.50–327.50	$311.35	$2,902	-3.21
953–993	966	100	306.00–326.00	$310.81	$3,002	+20.87

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
858–1240	1007	19	210.00–247.00	$236.44	$2,381	—
1034–1198	1126	15	238.50–247.00	$243.25	$2,739	-14.23
1168–1412	1263	57	235.00–241.00	$237.91	$3,005	—
1193–1296	1275	10	237.00–239.50	$237.47	$3,028	—
1040–1500	1304	14	225.00–241.00	$236.92	$3,089	-7.97
1118–1595	1310	219	240.00–251.00	$246.64	$3,231	+1.75
1435–1598	1504	9	252.00–253.00	$252.38	$3,796	—
1585–1665	1656	9	230.00–238.00	$230.85	$3,823	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	9	461.00	$461.00	$1,743	—
699	699	38	343.00	$343.00	$2,398	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1018	1012	36	298.25–315.00	$305.17	$3,088	+45.17
1071	1071	3	289.00	$289.00	$3,095	+37.00
1276	1276	3	248.50	$248.50	$3,171	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
273–297	284	24	1,425.00–1,725.00	$1,667.88	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284–298	288	14	575.00–625.00	$589.78	$1,699	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
687	687	4	346.00	$346.00	$2,377	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1000	945	80-85%	7	142.50–197.50	$162.58	$1,536	-37.16
1010–1475	1150	80-85%	26	157.50–210.00	$173.62	$1,997	—
1015–1605	1282	80-85%	30	142.50–164.00	$154.14	$1,976	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1385	1262	75-80%	20	169.00–201.00	$187.19	$2,362	—
1200–1675	1338	75-80%	18	160.00–181.00	$170.89	$2,287	-7.91
1305–1745	1524	75-80%	22	182.00–208.00	$192.98	$2,941	+22.71

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–985	877	85-90%	9	116.00–144.00	$129.43	$1,135	—
855–1715	1131	85-90%	6	90.00–109.00	$97.76	$1,106	—
1005–1810	1209	85-90%	28	120.00–146.00	$133.07	$1,609	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1590	1493	6	212.50–229.00	$220.97	$3,299	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1255	1060	3	171.00–220.00	$185.82	$1,970	—
1345–2140	1763	17	180.00–217.00	$196.77	$3,469	—
1350–2095	1790	12	220.00–249.00	$233.48	$4,179	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–380	370	10	400.00–435.00	$413.46	$1,530	—
420–443	435	36	400.00–440.00	$413.96	$1,801	—
467	467	7	435.00	$435.00	$2,031	—
502–528	517	24	400.00–420.00	$408.09	$2,110	—
560	560	10	390.00	$390.00	$2,184	—
671	671	13	375.00	$375.00	$2,516	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	26	375.00	$375.00	$1,406	—
603–609	606	9	335.00–350.00	$343.37	$2,081	—
829	829	8	260.00	$260.00	$2,155	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1234–1535	1284	6	205.00–210.00	$209.00	$2,684	—
1372	1372	8	243.50	$243.50	$3,341	—

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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
413–435	423	44	410.00–425.00	$416.31	$1,761	—
462	462	16	400.00	$400.00	$1,848	—
517	517	7	430.00	$430.00	$2,223	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
219	219	5	600.00	$600.00	$1,314	—
360	360	8	475.00	$475.00	$1,710	—
477	477	5	470.00	$470.00	$2,242	—
553	553	10	462.50	$462.50	$2,558	—
733	733	6	337.50	$337.50	$2,474	—
891	891	5	325.00	$325.00	$2,896	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1458–1503	1479	20	224.00–241.00	$230.62	$3,411	—
1497–1770	1552	13	207.00–211.00	$210.65	$3,269	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
254	254	5	400.00	$400.00	$1,016	—
440	440	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,430	—

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223	223	8	250.00	$250.00	$558	—
378	378	4	210.00	$210.00	$794	—
793	793	12	180.00	$180.00	$1,427	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	6	275.00	$275.00	$940	—
997	997	3	225.00	$225.00	$2,243	—
1215	1215	3	180.00	$180.00	$2,187	—
1383	1383	3	190.00	$190.00	$2,628	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1457	1433	4	226.00–229.00	$226.71	$3,249	—
1480–1590	1552	5	213.00–216.00	$213.77	$3,318	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
159–195	183	21	325.00–350.00	$332.24	$608	—
246	246	7	350.00	$350.00	$861	—
266	266	8	325.00	$325.00	$864	—
326	326	7	275.00	$275.00	$896	—
718	718	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,580	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	12	400.00	$400.00	$1,456	—
469	469	10	350.00	$350.00	$1,642	—
669	669	15	275.00	$275.00	$1,840	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1755	1531	23	212.00–239.25	$228.25	$3,495	+10.63
1360–1712	1572	12	199.00–228.00	$215.38	$3,386	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,253	—
512	512	7	290.00	$290.00	$1,485	—

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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.