Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

4,296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $445.88/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,564/hd at 575 lb · 313 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $438.00/cwt +16.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,712/hd at 619 lb · 249 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $422.94/cwt +12.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,175/hd at 514 lb · 204 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,296	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	4	477.50	$477.50	$1,542	-92.50
348 unweaned	348	8	640.00	$640.00	$2,227	—
361–375	369	10	566.00–615.00	$595.85	$2,199	+68.38
363–386 unweaned	372	13	610.00–635.00	$625.02	$2,325	—
403–433	422	59	535.00–570.00	$546.81	$2,308	+35.68
437–445 unweaned	441	9	470.00–495.00	$481.22	$2,122	—
461–498	480	132	465.00–520.00	$495.45	$2,378	+20.41
515–545	526	152	452.50–485.00	$473.01	$2,488	+2.77
513–547 unweaned	535	34	427.50–447.50	$440.29	$2,356	-34.75
551–598	575	309	420.00–474.00	$446.47	$2,567	+0.58
583 unweaned	583	4	400.00	$400.00	$2,332	-55.00
600–630	613	194	427.00–453.00	$441.56	$2,707	+17.30
613–649 unweaned	641	55	412.50–441.00	$425.45	$2,727	+12.89
680 unweaned	680	6	397.50	$397.50	$2,703	+30.50
651–694	682	119	389.00–410.00	$396.38	$2,703	+3.21
704–728	718	156	384.00–405.00	$391.33	$2,810	+3.48
763–794	786	76	330.00–378.75	$359.93	$2,829	-26.25
805 fancy	805	66	374.75	$374.75	$3,017	—
815–818	816	17	321.00–335.00	$330.05	$2,693	-51.34
851–897	880	48	338.00–344.00	$340.18	$2,994	-31.52
973	973	60	339.75	$339.75	$3,306	+42.25
1003	1003	13	316.00	$316.00	$3,169	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1058–1245	1167	9	207.50–227.00	$221.31	$2,583	-29.82
960–1345	1200	18	246.50–269.00	$252.29	$3,027	—
1125–1655	1405	121	221.00–237.50	$233.85	$3,286	-3.66
1255–1465	1427	7	237.75–239.25	$238.57	$3,404	+1.06
1355–1499	1458	41	235.50–242.00	$237.73	$3,466	-3.43
1295–1642	1490	243	238.00–246.00	$242.51	$3,613	+1.35
1516–1558	1528	8	233.00–234.50	$233.81	$3,573	-8.42
1510–1595	1552	68	236.00–240.00	$237.45	$3,685	-2.56
1557–1595	1566	17	236.50–240.00	$238.73	$3,739	+4.07
1613–1762	1675	12	234.00–236.50	$235.10	$3,938	-5.18
1671–1698	1679	20	237.00–242.00	$238.11	$3,998	-2.17
1700–1924	1732	14	224.00–243.00	$237.81	$4,119	+6.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366	366	6	532.50	$532.50	$1,949	—
441–445	444	25	440.00–515.00	$498.59	$2,214	—
465–489	484	22	400.00–475.00	$454.16	$2,198	+29.16
501–516	507	7	430.00–435.00	$432.82	$2,194	+27.81
565–596	582	56	375.00–430.00	$407.21	$2,370	+30.86
613 unweaned	613	6	390.00	$390.00	$2,391	—
610–646	636	11	405.00–417.50	$414.23	$2,635	+47.10
663–671	669	16	340.00–365.00	$358.81	$2,400	+41.31
729–732	730	13	350.00–375.00	$367.29	$2,681	+30.14
799	799	15	320.00	$320.00	$2,557	-29.99
942	942	15	290.00	$290.00	$2,732	-4.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263	263	5	515.00	$515.00	$1,354	—
330 fancy	330	6	557.50	$557.50	$1,840	—
381–392	387	8	495.00–510.00	$502.61	$1,945	+18.59
396 unweaned	396	5	485.00	$485.00	$1,921	—
400–420	413	88	490.00–520.00	$497.19	$2,053	+36.92
405–445 unweaned	423	19	442.50–460.00	$450.67	$1,906	-41.83
460–481 unweaned	465	20	395.00–425.00	$416.29	$1,936	+27.29
458–495	468	68	415.00–455.00	$443.91	$2,077	+16.90
503	503	19	460.00	$460.00	$2,314	+50.46
500–549	512	160	397.50–444.00	$423.18	$2,167	+13.64
521–544 unweaned	538	25	389.00–395.00	$393.25	$2,116	-19.75
565–593 unweaned	571	31	362.50–380.00	$376.01	$2,147	-16.23
550–589	580	41	354.00–390.00	$370.93	$2,151	-16.23
607–637 unweaned	618	24	342.50–377.50	$362.58	$2,241	-3.84
611–634	620	36	360.00–367.00	$362.39	$2,247	-11.95
620	620	28	420.00	$420.00	$2,604	+45.66
637 fancy	637	25	373.50	$373.50	$2,379	—
650–683	670	53	329.00–377.50	$359.39	$2,408	-7.88
693 unweaned	693	3	345.00	$345.00	$2,391	—
713–730	721	17	324.00–341.00	$336.04	$2,423	-39.47
795–796	796	12	322.00–328.00	$326.50	$2,599	-10.23
850–897	877	177	307.00–337.00	$326.40	$2,863	+28.20
932	932	52	318.50	$318.50	$2,968	-11.50
959–982	963	66	290.00–318.50	$314.50	$3,029	+26.16
1045	1045	8	291.00	$291.00	$3,041	-21.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1150	1043	8	180.00–236.00	$217.45	$2,268	—
1070–1296	1146	21	231.00–243.00	$239.76	$2,748	—
1091–1240	1152	8	230.00–245.00	$237.63	$2,737	+1.57
1040–1565	1254	86	220.00–239.75	$232.98	$2,922	—
1115–1525	1283	14	225.00–234.50	$231.52	$2,970	—
1263–1535	1324	72	235.00–240.00	$236.51	$3,131	+1.31
1193–1630	1405	342	237.00–245.00	$241.05	$3,387	+4.05
1605–1652	1640	4	237.50–239.00	$237.87	$3,901	+0.86
1585–1688	1654	3	226.00–227.00	$226.68	$3,749	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414 unweaned	414	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,532	—
408–449	435	12	450.00–480.00	$459.37	$1,998	+47.75
451–497	478	19	390.00–425.00	$408.89	$1,954	-6.11
528–547	543	34	365.00–388.00	$377.57	$2,050	+62.62

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	3	560.00	$560.00	$1,949	—
410 unweaned	410	3	510.00	$510.00	$2,091	—
726 unweaned	726	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,178	—
986	986	5	240.00	$240.00	$2,366	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–990	976	80-85%	4	160.00–207.50	$178.15	$1,739	—
1000–1315	1152	80-85%	29	160.00–230.00	$174.54	$2,011	-1.08
1005–1695	1282	80-85%	52	144.00–164.00	$154.56	$1,981	—
1270–1480	1365	80-85%	4	126.00–141.00	$135.90	$1,855	-16.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1490	1316	75-80%	27	157.00–193.00	$175.60	$2,311	—
1300–1825	1528	75-80%	26	156.00–179.00	$169.36	$2,588	+4.70
1270–1800	1553	75-80%	23	171.00–195.00	$186.51	$2,897	—
1460–1945	1681	75-80%	6	145.00–152.00	$148.69	$2,499	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–995	914	85-90%	11	117.50–149.00	$127.73	$1,167	—
1000–1790	1224	85-90%	51	110.00–146.00	$131.74	$1,612	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1225	1095	3	170.00–177.50	$173.87	$1,904	—
1135–1166	1161	6	227.00–229.00	$227.33	$2,639	—
1420–1780	1564	4	128.00–147.50	$133.40	$2,086	—
1335–2130	1707	24	150.00–205.00	$186.02	$3,175	—
1590–2090	1819	4	209.00–229.00	$218.21	$3,969	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1371–1440	1388	4	228.00–233.00	$231.70	$3,216	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1590	1457	15	222.00–237.00	$229.83	$3,349	—
1400–1700	1541	4	215.00–218.00	$216.52	$3,337	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1648	1478	16	200.00–210.00	$206.56	$3,053	—
1355–1710	1523	31	211.00–222.00	$215.55	$3,283	—

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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.