Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 13, 2025

5,569 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $370.56/cwt +18.39 vs last sale · ≈ $3,253/hd at 878 lb · 817 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $381.39/cwt +12.60 vs last sale · ≈ $3,154/hd at 827 lb · 412 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $386.18/cwt +13.71 vs last sale · ≈ $3,020/hd at 782 lb · 374 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	5,569	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–342	327	5	570.00	$570.00	$1,864	+30.00
371–398	384	56	501.00–575.00	$527.47	$2,025	-30.41
401–449	427	62	480.00–535.00	$511.13	$2,183	-8.87
458–496	473	77	427.50–495.00	$475.04	$2,247	-50.78
484 unweaned	484	6	500.00	$500.00	$2,420	+11.26
506–525 unweaned	514	9	454.00–492.50	$475.04	$2,442	+28.45
518–541	529	87	420.00–504.00	$470.24	$2,488	-27.27
557 unweaned	557	12	455.00	$455.00	$2,534	+28.40
556–599	575	146	410.00–474.00	$445.89	$2,564	-7.25
600–649	615	139	380.00–454.00	$424.26	$2,609	+6.01
607–629 unweaned	618	40	372.50–445.00	$412.56	$2,550	+6.02
654–697	674	126	355.00–415.00	$393.17	$2,650	-11.63
696 unweaned	696	4	367.00	$367.00	$2,554	+17.00
715 unweaned	715	12	382.50	$382.50	$2,735	+37.50
700–731	720	201	357.00–402.00	$387.85	$2,793	+4.15
751–794	782	374	330.00–401.75	$386.18	$3,020	+13.71
808–848	827	412	335.00–387.75	$381.39	$3,154	+12.60
874	874	35	345.00	$345.00	$3,015	-7.17
852–899	878	782	300.00–386.25	$371.70	$3,264	+19.53
901–920	914	60	290.00–359.00	$336.00	$3,071	-7.41
975	975	4	297.50	$297.50	$2,901	—
961–997	988	180	290.00–352.25	$346.67	$3,425	—
1060	1060	21	307.50	$307.50	$3,260	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1272	1179	11	240.00–265.00	$251.13	$2,961	+3.74
1290–1385	1322	9	242.00–248.00	$245.90	$3,251	+18.25
1220–1493	1383	19	221.00–233.50	$228.79	$3,164	—
1400	1400	5	240.00	$240.00	$3,360	+9.22
1365–1426	1401	19	237.00–239.00	$238.15	$3,336	+7.37
1291–1488	1404	105	233.00–240.00	$237.51	$3,335	+6.73
1324–1620	1467	59	236.50–244.00	$241.16	$3,538	+5.91
1510–1655	1521	27	242.00–242.25	$242.23	$3,684	+11.98
1505–1584	1553	156	234.00–241.50	$240.01	$3,727	+9.01
1551–1568	1553	15	232.00–236.00	$235.46	$3,657	+4.46
1515–1593	1567	3	234.50–235.00	$234.66	$3,677	+3.66
1605–1740	1651	194	239.00–242.00	$240.28	$3,967	—
1623–1935	1718	6	230.50–235.00	$231.79	$3,982	-2.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	3	425.00	$425.00	$2,048	-50.00
513 unweaned	513	7	442.50	$442.50	$2,270	—
510–530	518	6	400.00–415.00	$405.01	$2,098	-50.40
570–588	579	8	351.00–405.00	$376.35	$2,179	+1.40
600–645	621	14	302.50–400.00	$367.13	$2,280	—
663	663	2	317.50	$317.50	$2,105	-47.81
707–725	716	6	310.00–365.00	$337.15	$2,414	+12.15
758–791	778	13	344.00–360.00	$349.99	$2,723	—
912–930	920	7	275.00–320.00	$294.50	$2,709	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 unweaned	325	6	510.00	$510.00	$1,658	-35.00
310–345	326	6	440.00–535.00	$489.89	$1,597	—
355–397	383	17	440.00–500.00	$484.02	$1,854	-22.73
407 unweaned	407	17	492.50	$492.50	$2,004	+65.17
409–430 fancy	422	24	460.00–474.00	$465.09	$1,963	—
415–448	429	48	444.00–475.00	$460.27	$1,975	-1.42
452–497	475	47	395.00–470.00	$427.01	$2,028	-33.00
495 unweaned	495	5	389.00	$389.00	$1,926	-42.59
500–546	523	131	372.50–430.00	$409.54	$2,142	-5.96
533 unweaned	533	20	413.00	$413.00	$2,201	+28.03
550–552 unweaned	551	29	375.00–395.00	$392.24	$2,161	-13.11
560–596	573	94	367.50–412.50	$387.16	$2,218	+9.66
604–611 unweaned	605	35	339.00–370.00	$366.42	$2,217	+21.90
603–646	628	118	343.00–400.00	$374.34	$2,351	+14.88
655–699	682	73	317.50–388.00	$367.27	$2,505	+24.00
700–749	728	240	340.00–384.50	$375.51	$2,734	+18.51
753–799	788	49	295.00–346.00	$336.73	$2,653	—
868–889	881	8	290.00–303.00	$298.20	$2,627	-20.80
927	927	7	330.00	$330.00	$3,059	+54.00
958–994	967	38	275.00–300.50	$288.34	$2,788	-17.66
1030	1030	5	312.00	$312.00	$3,214	—
1062	1062	11	309.00	$309.00	$3,282	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1190	1162	5	225.00–238.50	$236.06	$2,743	-9.25
1080–1282	1190	10	235.00–242.00	$237.76	$2,829	-7.55
1095–1234	1196	23	232.25–266.00	$240.32	$2,874	-4.99
1170–1555	1321	25	230.00–236.00	$235.20	$3,107	+6.60
1265–1493	1368	38	236.00–239.50	$238.49	$3,263	+4.23
1243–1650	1390	269	237.00–244.75	$240.99	$3,350	+6.73
1423	1423	3	237.00	$237.00	$3,373	—
1595–1618	1607	4	236.00–238.00	$237.01	$3,809	—
1575–1775	1713	12	232.50–236.00	$233.73	$4,004	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	6	425.00	$425.00	$1,343	—
378	378	16	451.00	$451.00	$1,705	—
391 unweaned	391	4	402.50	$402.50	$1,574	—
426–443	431	15	370.00–425.00	$411.62	$1,774	-18.38
485	485	4	415.00	$415.00	$2,013	-2.33
528–530	529	3	275.00–335.00	$314.95	$1,666	-60.07
548 unweaned	548	7	345.00	$345.00	$1,891	—
584	584	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,898	-14.00
718–747	741	18	260.00–311.00	$303.61	$2,250	—
863	863	18	288.00	$288.00	$2,485	—
933	933	2	245.00	$245.00	$2,286	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1029	1029	13	284.00	$284.00	$2,922	—
1118	1118	6	268.00	$268.00	$2,996	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
242 unweaned	242	5	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	3	450.00	$450.00	$2,124	—
518–545	525	4	395.00–405.00	$402.40	$2,113	—
540 unweaned	540	4	427.00	$427.00	$2,306	—
640–645	641	9	335.00–357.50	$354.98	$2,275	—
658–688	673	4	305.00–320.00	$312.33	$2,102	—
700–705	703	2	305.00–315.00	$310.02	$2,179	—
810	810	8	225.00	$225.00	$1,822	—
962	962	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,924	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	6	432.50	$432.50	$2,275	—
585	585	4	375.00	$375.00	$2,194	—
627	627	3	377.50	$377.50	$2,367	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1450	1364	75-80%	7	166.00–171.00	$168.60	$2,300	—
1425	1425	75-80%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,995	—
1435–1695	1539	75-80%	9	160.00–169.00	$164.66	$2,534	—
1505–1615	1542	75-80%	5	175.00–182.00	$177.26	$2,733	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1230	1181	80-85%	8	160.00–212.00	$175.62	$2,074	—
1265–1555	1378	80-85%	8	147.00–159.00	$151.91	$2,093	+20.58

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1085	1075	85-90%	2	112.00–146.00	$129.16	$1,388	—
1095–1305	1192	85-90%	9	115.00–140.50	$134.99	$1,609	-2.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–2480	1793	7	175.00–198.00	$186.83	$3,350	—
2215	2215	1	209.00	$209.00	$4,629	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	15	510.00	$510.00	$1,979	—
468	468	12	450.00	$450.00	$2,106	—
769	769	4	325.00	$325.00	$2,499	—
1128	1128	7	225.00	$225.00	$2,538	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
742	742	6	275.00	$275.00	$2,040	—
993	993	10	265.00	$265.00	$2,631	—
1080	1080	3	205.00	$205.00	$2,214	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1028	1028	3	212.50	$212.50	$2,184	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1530	1485	2	228.00–235.00	$231.39	$3,436	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	9	585.00	$585.00	$1,849	—
357–371	363	9	560.00–575.00	$566.81	$2,058	—
426	426	7	475.00	$475.00	$2,024	—
477–499	486	14	450.00–452.50	$451.10	$2,192	—
529	529	8	435.00	$435.00	$2,301	—
588	588	3	435.00	$435.00	$2,558	—
688	688	3	385.00	$385.00	$2,649	—
716	716	8	385.00	$385.00	$2,757	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1732	1596	28	231.00–236.50	$234.15	$3,737	—
1288–1959	1820	13	223.00–228.50	$224.06	$4,078	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	2	219.00	$219.00	$2,847	—
1245–1462	1397	5	205.00–212.50	$210.10	$2,935	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
706	706	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,553	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,774	—
1028	1028	3	212.50	$212.50	$2,184	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
579	579	5	370.00	$370.00	$2,142	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	10	380.00	$380.00	$1,816	—
681–693	686	31	292.50–300.00	$297.07	$2,038	—
772	772	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,316	—
809–839	825	20	300.00–327.50	$306.00	$2,524	—
963	963	5	295.00	$295.00	$2,841	—
1013	1013	3	285.00	$285.00	$2,887	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271	271	26	300.00	$300.00	$813	—
524	524	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,179	—
590	590	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,298	—
791	791	8	205.00	$205.00	$1,622	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1595–2000	1726	10	212.00–215.00	$213.15	$3,679	—
1453–1968	1814	29	216.00–221.00	$216.68	$3,931	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,331	—
699	699	8	270.00	$270.00	$1,887	—
890	890	10	260.00	$260.00	$2,314	—
906–928	916	9	260.00–275.00	$266.76	$2,444	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	10	235.00	$235.00	$2,103	—

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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.