Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 1, 2025

5,110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $361.32/cwt -7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $3,165/hd at 876 lb · 413 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $350.84/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $3,231/hd at 921 lb · 373 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.08/cwt -4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,665/hd at 736 lb · 316 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	5,110	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–297	277	7	600.00–615.00	$609.20	$1,687	-3.76
318–320	319	6	587.50–600.00	$593.73	$1,894	-8.46
320 unweaned	320	17	632.50	$632.50	$2,024	+57.75
373	373	3	555.00	$555.00	$2,070	-5.45
405 unweaned	405	30	570.00	$570.00	$2,308	+79.79
400–435	421	53	375.00–580.00	$529.79	$2,230	+37.37
455–492	480	133	485.00–542.50	$515.10	$2,472	+40.12
502–549	523	148	460.00–516.00	$498.51	$2,607	+27.40
558 unweaned	558	7	450.00	$450.00	$2,511	+57.34
556–596	575	135	425.00–470.00	$436.15	$2,508	-21.75
607–643	634	62	365.00–440.00	$427.76	$2,712	+4.99
657–691	673	115	375.00–422.50	$408.59	$2,750	-0.71
702–747	725	142	360.00–404.00	$389.16	$2,821	-0.27
751–786	773	216	370.00–393.25	$386.65	$2,989	+7.60
805–849	829	219	333.00–372.50	$365.12	$3,027	-6.10
854–894	876	413	336.00–370.00	$361.32	$3,165	-7.19
900–947	921	373	336.00–366.75	$350.84	$3,231	+0.65
965–985	970	137	340.50–347.00	$343.92	$3,336	+4.52
1034–1035	1034	98	326.50	$326.50	$3,376	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1183	1135	6	241.00–253.00	$249.45	$2,831	—
1050–1295	1226	29	240.00–274.00	$253.10	$3,103	+18.10
1210–1310	1260	2	258.00–263.00	$260.40	$3,281	—
1230–1510	1354	37	230.00–245.00	$242.73	$3,287	—
1314–1488	1384	131	242.85–247.00	$243.92	$3,376	+0.94
1402–1494	1453	31	242.00–247.75	$245.40	$3,566	—
1245–1680	1470	335	242.50–252.50	$248.78	$3,657	—
1517–1603	1551	11	242.00–244.00	$243.00	$3,769	—
1474–1612	1559	22	253.00–255.00	$253.40	$3,951	—
1510–1590	1586	18	247.00–247.25	$247.24	$3,921	—
1630–1770	1691	4	244.50–248.00	$246.15	$4,162	—
1741	1741	4	241.00	$241.00	$4,196	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–443	429	11	517.50–522.00	$519.46	$2,228	+81.08
482–490	489	17	400.00–470.00	$412.19	$2,016	-14.53
549	549	10	442.00	$442.00	$2,427	+34.27
552–597	590	67	421.00–423.00	$421.43	$2,486	-1.60
611	611	4	350.00	$350.00	$2,138	-40.75
658	658	16	370.00	$370.00	$2,435	+6.41
753–758	755	5	302.50–350.00	$321.58	$2,428	-34.42
841	841	5	327.00	$327.00	$2,750	+7.51
904	904	5	321.00	$321.00	$2,902	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002–1043	1021	12	234.00–322.50	$282.21	$2,881	—
1090	1090	17	279.00	$279.00	$3,041	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
201–220	211	6	650.00–660.00	$655.23	$1,383	+90.23
262–296	270	17	600.00–630.00	$618.82	$1,671	+79.42
311–326	321	12	557.50–580.00	$572.73	$1,838	+31.90
351–398	377	29	523.00–555.00	$535.72	$2,020	+30.72
394 unweaned	394	23	480.00	$480.00	$1,891	+41.37
409–433	422	30	472.00–517.50	$505.82	$2,135	+43.75
470 unweaned	470	82	499.75	$499.75	$2,349	+58.97
452–497	475	42	430.00–472.50	$448.04	$2,128	+12.79
502–549	521	80	409.00–472.00	$449.75	$2,343	+27.23
560–595	572	40	377.50–406.00	$390.02	$2,231	-14.53
610–637	622	97	379.50–402.75	$393.47	$2,447	+13.06
650–687	671	47	344.00–381.00	$371.01	$2,489	-12.83
705–744	736	316	340.00–386.00	$362.08	$2,665	-3.24
751–794	771	84	322.00–347.00	$342.10	$2,638	+2.65
810–816	813	18	310.00–345.00	$330.84	$2,690	-0.94
867–891	880	90	300.00–338.00	$319.41	$2,811	-8.42
915–930	926	19	295.00–338.00	$331.55	$3,070	+4.03
978–989	985	43	320.00–331.00	$327.47	$3,226	+12.22

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1185	1028	17	187.50–261.00	$244.94	$2,518	—
938–1232	1123	36	235.00–258.00	$245.40	$2,756	-12.84
1163–1200	1174	6	236.00–245.00	$242.46	$2,846	—
1075–1455	1224	21	230.00–244.75	$240.05	$2,938	—
1265–1503	1296	21	235.00–240.00	$239.23	$3,100	+5.02
1173–1485	1311	19	234.00–239.25	$237.02	$3,107	—
1085–1369	1314	29	242.00–247.50	$243.34	$3,197	—
1315	1315	15	243.50	$243.50	$3,202	—
1110–1570	1326	217	241.50–252.50	$246.71	$3,271	—
1315–1358	1346	29	254.00–255.50	$254.90	$3,431	—
1640	1640	1	239.00	$239.00	$3,920	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,845	+32.28
538–545	543	41	370.00–394.00	$389.18	$2,113	+17.42
559	559	9	384.00	$384.00	$2,147	+27.20
613–646	635	12	270.00–370.00	$337.82	$2,145	-32.56
688	688	7	336.00	$336.00	$2,312	-8.15
707–743	734	24	349.00–354.00	$350.20	$2,570	+31.27
813–840	822	3	290.00–312.50	$304.84	$2,506	+14.84
850	850	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,508	—
960	960	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,688	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	1	312.50	$312.50	$3,156	+3.34
1074–1081	1079	28	297.00–309.00	$303.43	$3,274	+20.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	35	622.50	$622.50	$2,023	—
415	415	24	515.00	$515.00	$2,137	—
501	501	22	467.50	$467.50	$2,342	—
641	641	6	360.00	$360.00	$2,308	—
793	793	3	301.00	$301.00	$2,387	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518	518	4	402.50	$402.50	$2,085	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1495	1309	75-80%	17	175.00–194.50	$182.82	$2,393	—
1280–1955	1490	75-80%	22	162.50–183.00	$175.02	$2,608	—
1305–1835	1528	75-80%	25	180.00–201.00	$191.15	$2,921	—
1770–1925	1853	75-80%	4	130.00–147.00	$138.04	$2,558	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–960	816	80-85%	4	162.50–245.00	$204.59	$1,669	—
1030–1275	1118	80-85%	14	141.50–243.00	$183.10	$2,047	—
1035–1875	1333	80-85%	30	143.00–169.00	$155.44	$2,072	—
1405–1460	1433	80-85%	2	120.00–138.00	$128.83	$1,846	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–995	946	85-90%	8	114.00–137.50	$129.53	$1,225	—
1020–1640	1230	85-90%	24	110.00–147.50	$130.30	$1,603	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1220	1093	9	155.00–225.00	$182.64	$1,996	—
1335–2385	1640	32	165.00–215.00	$191.44	$3,140	—
1375–2430	1746	13	210.00–249.00	$222.32	$3,882	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1495	1429	5	215.00–221.00	$217.94	$3,114	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1153–1362	1302	7	215.00–216.00	$215.25	$2,803	—
1350–1825	1530	22	200.00–223.00	$211.44	$3,235	—
1305–1830	1547	48	210.00–232.00	$216.15	$3,344	—

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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.