Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

4,414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $352.17/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $3,110/hd at 883 lb · 291 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $449.07/cwt +18.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,592/hd at 577 lb · 248 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $372.47/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,928/hd at 786 lb · 218 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,414	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	9	595.00	$595.00	$1,767	-28.28
300 unweaned	300	6	530.00	$530.00	$1,590	-85.00
344	344	5	540.00	$540.00	$1,858	-27.57
356–375	372	46	535.00–625.00	$557.88	$2,075	-1.49
375–387 unweaned	381	12	570.00–580.00	$575.08	$2,191	+50.87
405–446 unweaned	412	17	534.00–540.00	$535.15	$2,205	+54.52
439	439	7	520.00	$520.00	$2,283	+13.31
451–487	468	85	510.00–545.00	$525.82	$2,461	+40.20
456–497 unweaned	479	130	470.00–515.00	$488.74	$2,341	+45.47
502–536	519	103	465.00–520.00	$497.51	$2,582	+40.06
543–549 unweaned	548	47	446.00–450.00	$446.59	$2,447	+12.33
565–590 unweaned	572	38	395.00–437.50	$426.60	$2,440	+18.60
554–599	578	210	419.00–470.00	$453.14	$2,619	+19.72
602–645 unweaned	615	17	405.00–410.00	$406.54	$2,500	+13.27
602–635	621	146	411.00–440.00	$418.25	$2,597	+17.89
654–675	662	198	395.00–429.00	$404.80	$2,680	+19.75
691 unweaned	691	5	350.00	$350.00	$2,418	±0.00
712 unweaned	712	4	345.00	$345.00	$2,456	-20.00
703–729	717	69	377.00–403.00	$383.70	$2,751	+16.39
753–799	786	218	330.00–387.00	$372.47	$2,928	-2.74
823–849	837	206	363.25–373.00	$368.79	$3,087	+4.70
861–897	883	291	344.50–363.00	$352.17	$3,110	+5.10
900–939	911	151	326.00–345.50	$343.41	$3,128	-5.94

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
982–1210	1119	8	213.00–274.00	$231.43	$2,590	—
1020–1335	1170	43	225.00–280.00	$247.39	$2,894	+20.49
1216–1240	1226	9	247.00–251.00	$249.43	$3,058	—
1255	1255	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,134	-68.50
1185–1560	1332	86	219.00–232.00	$227.65	$3,032	+1.56
1334–1441	1402	27	229.00–232.50	$230.78	$3,236	-2.85
1260–1490	1443	22	225.00–234.00	$230.77	$3,330	-2.86
1300–1690	1482	263	232.00–238.00	$235.25	$3,486	—
1501	1501	4	232.25	$232.25	$3,486	-1.64
1523	1523	3	230.25	$230.25	$3,507	-1.25
1505–1590	1545	15	229.00–239.00	$236.18	$3,649	+4.68
1573	1573	3	231.00	$231.00	$3,634	-1.00
1605–1837	1733	70	233.00–237.50	$233.87	$4,053	-1.13
1682–1980	1831	6	228.00–228.25	$228.11	$4,177	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386–397 unweaned	390	10	480.00–520.00	$503.73	$1,965	—
479	479	4	475.00	$475.00	$2,275	+24.00
489–496 unweaned	492	15	378.00–437.50	$405.98	$1,997	-9.02
509–541	526	40	422.50–477.50	$455.41	$2,395	+51.51
564–597	590	45	315.00–392.50	$374.95	$2,212	-21.34
675–693	685	27	357.50–370.00	$365.31	$2,502	—
723	723	11	325.00	$325.00	$2,350	—
807	807	12	310.00	$310.00	$2,502	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	10	320.00	$320.00	$2,352	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–266 unweaned	263	7	525.00–550.00	$539.47	$1,419	—
295	295	6	555.00	$555.00	$1,637	+39.03
303 unweaned	303	4	545.00	$545.00	$1,651	+95.85
369–384 unweaned	374	15	460.00–465.00	$463.29	$1,733	+7.23
375–386	378	60	460.00–545.00	$506.75	$1,916	+24.59
402–425 unweaned	411	20	420.00–430.00	$427.33	$1,756	-28.48
413–448	440	39	450.00–530.00	$461.69	$2,031	-4.76
457–498	474	109	441.00–491.00	$460.01	$2,180	+19.27
480–495 unweaned	485	46	415.00–437.50	$431.59	$2,093	+12.63
505–545	524	143	387.50–430.00	$415.50	$2,177	-1.38
509–547 unweaned	525	32	370.00–397.50	$384.97	$2,021	+2.61
554	554	11	377.50	$377.50	$2,091	-24.83
560–565 unweaned	561	20	375.00–413.00	$405.35	$2,274	+37.45
601–634	616	136	352.00–369.00	$359.46	$2,214	+3.60
608–628 unweaned	624	21	340.00–348.00	$344.52	$2,150	+8.52
655–691	677	40	342.00–345.00	$343.27	$2,324	+1.48
727	727	73	357.00	$357.00	$2,595	+7.82
802–845	811	65	320.00–330.50	$327.01	$2,652	+0.74
887	887	12	319.00	$319.00	$2,830	+7.12
908	908	4	276.00	$276.00	$2,506	-37.51
970	970	9	300.00–309.00	$306.00	$2,968	+16.41

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1185	1041	7	210.00–255.00	$233.55	$2,431	—
955–1145	1080	22	221.00–259.00	$243.36	$2,628	+9.86
1000–1305	1163	11	225.00–268.00	$245.31	$2,853	+16.09
1222	1222	2	228.00	$228.00	$2,786	-1.25
1050–1545	1262	72	220.00–232.50	$227.27	$2,868	-0.50
1265–1292	1285	25	230.25–232.50	$230.87	$2,967	+3.10
1100–1470	1329	35	220.00–233.00	$228.60	$3,038	—
1170–1575	1359	265	227.50–239.50	$234.26	$3,184	+0.69
1585–1700	1662	6	219.00–221.00	$220.36	$3,662	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296 unweaned	296	4	425.00	$425.00	$1,258	—
434	434	6	430.00	$430.00	$1,866	+15.21
455–495	482	25	395.00–430.00	$417.33	$2,012	+14.88
486–498 unweaned	491	8	377.50–385.00	$382.14	$1,876	—
530–534	532	12	370.00–380.00	$375.02	$1,995	-4.94
585	585	4	339.00	$339.00	$1,983	-30.95

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	4	290.00	$290.00	$3,045	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462 unweaned	462	5	385.00	$385.00	$1,779	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–995	978	80-85%	2	177.50–252.00	$215.42	$2,107	—
1010–1320	1132	80-85%	18	155.50–255.00	$181.28	$2,052	+6.43
1010–1745	1255	80-85%	40	147.00–164.00	$155.10	$1,947	-1.82
1105–1590	1373	80-85%	6	122.00–142.00	$131.33	$1,803	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–980	916	85-90%	7	117.50–147.00	$134.70	$1,234	—
1010–1505	1176	85-90%	32	115.00–146.00	$137.32	$1,615	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1510	1328	75-80%	6	168.00–180.00	$173.94	$2,310	-6.71
1250–1915	1597	75-80%	13	164.00–175.00	$168.56	$2,692	—
1490–1985	1683	75-80%	9	177.00–194.00	$183.99	$3,097	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1260	1052	6	151.00–187.50	$168.82	$1,776	—
1245–2275	1687	29	150.00–220.00	$192.64	$3,250	—
2100–2115	2108	2	211.00–212.00	$211.50	$4,458	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1472–1716	1598	14	232.00–236.50	$235.02	$3,756	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1815	1557	11	200.00–227.00	$219.86	$3,423	—
1350–2070	1622	29	222.00–233.00	$231.01	$3,747	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1431	1424	7	214.00–215.00	$214.86	$3,060	—
1325–1820	1581	31	209.00–219.00	$214.23	$3,387	—
1420–1690	1606	12	190.00–211.50	$204.65	$3,287	+24.65
1620	1620	1	227.00	$227.00	$3,677	+47.00

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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.