Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 25, 2025

9,409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $368.51/cwt +25.32 vs last sale · ≈ $3,206/hd at 870 lb · 961 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $371.22/cwt +12.71 vs last sale · ≈ $3,040/hd at 819 lb · 954 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $379.05/cwt +7.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,968/hd at 783 lb · 517 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	9,409	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–292	270	5	595.00–670.00	$612.96	$1,655	—
302–328	312	13	575.00–625.00	$602.19	$1,879	—
304–349 unweaned	334	18	522.50–620.00	$574.75	$1,920	—
352–354 unweaned	353	6	555.00–575.00	$561.64	$1,983	—
373–389	380	42	535.00–600.00	$560.45	$2,130	—
406–430 unweaned	418	30	470.00–510.00	$490.21	$2,049	-107.79
402–449	426	33	472.50–530.00	$492.42	$2,098	—
461–497 fancy	472	75	477.50–525.00	$514.37	$2,428	—
465–486 unweaned	476	34	475.00–507.50	$491.61	$2,340	-85.89
454–499	479	94	425.00–510.00	$474.98	$2,275	-24.90
501–516 unweaned	510	47	465.00–490.00	$482.66	$2,462	+19.88
503–549	530	99	435.00–503.00	$471.11	$2,497	-15.06
553–595	571	165	410.00–510.00	$457.90	$2,615	+20.63
560–578 unweaned	571	5	375.00–420.00	$392.66	$2,242	—
616 unweaned	616	8	380.50	$380.50	$2,344	—
600–647	618	271	380.00–460.00	$422.77	$2,613	+3.91
662 fancy	662	12	427.00	$427.00	$2,827	—
650–699	671	318	382.00–427.00	$409.30	$2,746	+11.58
700–746	726	421	380.00–399.25	$389.43	$2,827	+16.13
755–798	783	517	337.50–390.50	$379.05	$2,968	+7.30
803–847	819	954	336.00–385.00	$371.22	$3,040	+12.32
851–896	870	961	332.00–378.50	$368.51	$3,206	+25.32
902–932	917	398	325.00–359.00	$350.19	$3,211	+12.57
952–986	975	240	335.50–348.50	$339.40	$3,309	+25.21
1060–1097	1091	104	300.00–318.50	$317.17	$3,460	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	4	520.00	$520.00	$1,446	—
388	388	8	519.00	$519.00	$2,014	-56.00
405–443	411	20	430.00–440.00	$438.38	$1,802	—
456–489	482	21	420.00–450.00	$426.72	$2,057	—
501–545	524	39	367.00–440.00	$407.73	$2,137	+5.23
560–591	578	50	409.00–441.00	$423.03	$2,445	+31.61
603–648	622	65	365.00–408.00	$390.75	$2,430	+29.75
656–691	667	37	350.00–392.50	$363.59	$2,425	—
703–733	711	30	340.00–366.00	$356.52	$2,535	—
782	782	20	356.00	$356.00	$2,784	—
825–841	830	17	297.00–347.50	$319.49	$2,652	—
851–888	869	22	325.00–355.00	$340.93	$2,963	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1303	1213	60	250.00–301.00	$270.15	$3,277	+22.72
1230	1230	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,890	-12.43
1265–1520	1397	29	240.00–249.00	$242.98	$3,394	-2.93
1620	1620	1	242.50	$242.50	$3,928	-2.90

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
796	796	3	352.50	$352.50	$2,806	—
825	825	7	347.00	$347.00	$2,863	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246	246	4	565.00	$565.00	$1,390	—
260–285	273	2	475.00–610.00	$539.40	$1,473	-28.64
309–349	331	31	435.00–555.00	$540.83	$1,790	—
302–348 unweaned	333	6	455.00–497.50	$484.64	$1,614	—
352–388 unweaned	381	12	370.00–485.00	$438.63	$1,671	—
366–396	385	39	495.00–522.50	$505.00	$1,944	+54.00
414–430 unweaned	420	31	475.00–487.50	$478.20	$2,008	—
405–438	423	107	435.00–502.50	$462.07	$1,955	-27.49
456–499 unweaned	474	33	416.00–457.50	$440.78	$2,089	—
452–497	475	159	390.00–471.00	$435.25	$2,067	+14.30
501–536 unweaned	520	26	422.50–424.00	$423.17	$2,200	—
500–549	521	199	400.00–449.00	$422.52	$2,201	+22.07
550–596	580	369	370.00–426.50	$404.55	$2,346	+17.35
600–643	620	317	359.00–400.00	$380.41	$2,359	+6.18
650–695	674	362	350.00–417.50	$383.84	$2,587	+21.10
721 fancy	721	20	390.00	$390.00	$2,812	—
706–745	724	412	326.00–400.00	$365.32	$2,645	+18.34
771 fancy	771	69	370.00	$370.00	$2,853	—
750–799	784	205	330.00–349.00	$339.45	$2,661	-3.80
800–849	825	414	290.00–345.00	$331.78	$2,737	-4.71
850–897	877	491	301.00–345.00	$327.83	$2,875	+1.93
901–947	925	213	301.00–345.00	$327.52	$3,030	+16.17
991	991	53	315.25	$315.25	$3,124	+4.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,440	—
349	349	4	360.00	$360.00	$1,256	—
397	397	4	470.00	$470.00	$1,866	+9.00
428–435	432	10	390.00–445.00	$417.72	$1,805	—
492	492	7	400.00	$400.00	$1,968	—
514–548	527	33	349.00–400.00	$371.76	$1,959	—
555–592	578	8	355.00–360.00	$356.80	$2,062	—
600–645	624	47	361.00–384.00	$370.38	$2,311	—
660–695	694	117	324.00–345.00	$344.15	$2,388	+1.15
704–741	724	63	290.00–330.00	$318.93	$2,309	—
760–799	777	37	315.00–328.00	$321.63	$2,499	—
803–807	805	18	290.00	$290.00	$2,334	—
929	929	6	321.00	$321.00	$2,982	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
727	727	5	330.00	$330.00	$2,399	—
795	795	12	327.00	$327.00	$2,600	—
986	986	27	289.50	$289.50	$2,854	—
1003–1020	1006	33	280.00–321.00	$309.16	$3,110	+3.99
1087	1087	7	283.00	$283.00	$3,076	-6.00
1137	1137	6	250.00	$250.00	$2,842	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1160	1100	17	231.00–308.00	$258.24	$2,841	+14.99
1105–1535	1284	36	239.00–248.00	$242.14	$3,109	+4.67
1140–1440	1290	2	232.00–237.00	$234.21	$3,021	-3.26
1510	1510	4	233.50	$233.50	$3,526	-18.88
1587	1587	5	240.50	$240.50	$3,817	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–385	372	16	400.00–435.00	$413.64	$1,539	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750 unweaned	750	4	290.00	$290.00	$2,175	—

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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.