Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 27, 2025

5,581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $351.34/cwt +11.16 vs last sale · ≈ $3,085/hd at 878 lb · 446 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $424.04/cwt -21.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,438/hd at 575 lb · 334 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $348.16/cwt -17.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,893/hd at 831 lb · 326 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	5,581	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376 unweaned	376	8	527.50	$527.50	$1,983	-97.52
423–426	424	15	500.00–507.50	$503.01	$2,133	-43.80
434 unweaned	434	16	480.00	$480.00	$2,083	-1.22
452–488	478	109	437.50–503.50	$478.76	$2,288	-16.69
497 unweaned	497	6	446.00	$446.00	$2,217	—
502–546	528	173	405.00–477.50	$448.84	$2,370	-24.17
534–549 unweaned	545	19	385.00–437.00	$423.59	$2,309	-16.70
550–599	574	226	382.00–447.50	$420.08	$2,411	-26.39
574–584 unweaned	577	108	430.25–437.00	$432.34	$2,495	+32.34
606–648	626	169	346.00–410.00	$387.73	$2,427	-53.83
623–637 unweaned	628	8	366.00–388.00	$379.64	$2,384	-45.81
656–699	669	196	338.00–387.50	$364.79	$2,440	-31.59
691 unweaned	691	27	358.00	$358.00	$2,474	-39.50
700–742	723	259	308.00–377.00	$363.56	$2,629	-27.77
717–741 unweaned	731	32	329.50–335.00	$331.69	$2,425	—
750–793	767	212	343.00–383.00	$363.97	$2,792	+4.04
814–842	831	326	338.50–358.75	$348.16	$2,893	+18.11
850–895	878	446	310.00–358.50	$351.34	$3,085	+11.16
901–938	925	87	338.00–354.75	$349.18	$3,230	—
951–985	971	196	318.00–343.00	$328.30	$3,188	-11.45

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1181	1181	23	252.25	$252.25	$2,979	+30.94
1130–1340	1238	25	162.50–225.00	$210.73	$2,609	—
1125–1365	1272	22	210.00–259.00	$227.47	$2,893	—
1275	1275	7	244.50	$244.50	$3,117	—
1215–1560	1371	57	217.00–227.50	$224.29	$3,075	—
1395–1490	1454	16	230.00–230.50	$230.09	$3,346	-7.64
1326–1492	1461	44	227.50–232.00	$230.42	$3,366	-7.31
1259–1698	1493	322	227.50–236.25	$231.55	$3,457	-10.96
1515–1590	1535	25	227.50–231.25	$230.11	$3,532	-3.70
1610–1628	1624	5	224.00–230.25	$229.01	$3,719	—
1700–1870	1732	31	220.00–233.50	$229.00	$3,966	-8.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479–488	485	23	335.00–455.00	$392.27	$1,903	-61.89
529–545	538	22	377.50–385.00	$381.00	$2,050	-51.82
561–595	582	31	364.00–401.00	$383.77	$2,234	-23.44
607–637	620	38	327.50–355.00	$345.83	$2,144	-68.40
652–673	663	20	321.00–351.00	$334.40	$2,217	-24.41
737–744	741	12	330.00–346.00	$339.37	$2,515	-27.92
754–786	764	11	274.00–317.00	$298.15	$2,278	-21.85
890	890	6	322.50	$322.50	$2,870	—
951	951	4	291.00	$291.00	$2,767	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	3	230.00	$230.00	$2,564	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
371	371	3	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	3	455.00	$455.00	$1,388	—
396 unweaned	396	14	437.50	$437.50	$1,732	-47.50
413 unweaned	413	25	440.00	$440.00	$1,817	-10.67
405–437	427	50	402.50–470.00	$442.58	$1,890	-54.61
456–498	477	116	385.00–444.00	$407.90	$1,946	-36.01
477–493 unweaned	483	66	375.00–380.00	$378.77	$1,829	-37.52
504–545	524	196	350.00–410.00	$378.38	$1,983	-44.80
524–549 unweaned	539	34	341.00–375.00	$353.63	$1,906	-39.62
555–595 unweaned	573	11	330.00–349.00	$340.03	$1,948	-35.98
550–593	578	140	350.00–392.00	$375.29	$2,169	+4.36
602–641	619	118	332.50–365.00	$356.39	$2,206	-6.00
650–681	668	84	317.00–362.00	$336.30	$2,246	-23.09
713–739	725	70	312.75–344.00	$325.55	$2,360	-10.49
761–794	767	135	298.50–351.25	$336.67	$2,582	+10.17
804–840	832	106	293.25–319.00	$306.92	$2,554	—
889	889	7	313.00	$313.00	$2,783	-13.40
928	928	55	301.00	$301.00	$2,793	-17.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1060	1040	8	190.00–240.00	$209.92	$2,183	-7.53
1020–1125	1073	2	230.00–235.00	$232.38	$2,493	—
1090–1174	1169	37	232.50–233.00	$232.53	$2,718	-5.10
1265–1320	1299	4	228.50–230.50	$229.89	$2,986	-1.63
1080–1500	1305	33	220.00–230.00	$224.68	$2,932	-11.83
1360–1395	1378	2	222.00–223.00	$222.51	$3,066	—
1210–1605	1410	434	226.00–234.50	$231.61	$3,266	-9.44
1602	1602	2	225.00	$225.00	$3,604	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	3	414.00	$414.00	$1,722	-45.37
481	481	4	396.00	$396.00	$1,905	-12.89
556–589	566	33	330.00–348.00	$342.44	$1,938	—
571 unweaned	571	5	365.00	$365.00	$2,084	—
668–669	668	9	304.00–311.00	$307.11	$2,051	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
262	262	5	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
361	361	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
416	416	8	1,835.00	$1,835.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	5	355.00	$355.00	$1,910	—
619 unweaned	619	17	315.00	$315.00	$1,950	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1160	962	80-85%	19	152.50–227.50	$189.07	$1,819	+10.92
1035–1295	1166	80-85%	27	160.00–225.00	$179.78	$2,096	+5.24
1050–1525	1336	80-85%	5	130.00–140.00	$134.24	$1,793	—
1000–1630	1340	80-85%	46	141.00–159.00	$152.58	$2,045	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1550	1337	75-80%	19	163.00–185.00	$174.35	$2,331	-1.25
1240–1785	1503	75-80%	36	155.00–174.00	$164.40	$2,471	-4.96
1295–1770	1525	75-80%	27	170.00–203.00	$180.69	$2,756	+11.33
1470–1870	1641	75-80%	6	140.00–152.00	$146.41	$2,403	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–955	883	85-90%	11	107.00–153.00	$135.56	$1,197	—
800–1350	1041	85-90%	11	72.50–106.00	$89.34	$930	—
1005–1825	1240	85-90%	44	111.00–144.00	$130.13	$1,614	-1.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1255	1108	4	150.00–196.00	$173.21	$1,919	—
1340–1600	1472	3	130.00–140.00	$134.85	$1,985	—
1325–2295	1818	28	151.00–207.00	$183.30	$3,332	-34.91

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1270	1210	2	215.00–222.00	$218.33	$2,642	—
1300–1365	1322	3	227.50–229.00	$228.02	$3,014	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1443–1520	1464	6	195.00–215.00	$198.83	$2,911	-31.00
1330–1585	1466	7	217.00–231.00	$226.03	$3,314	-3.80

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1127	1127	2	178.00	$178.00	$2,006	—
1285–1675	1518	13	180.00–207.00	$196.98	$2,990	-18.57
1255–1870	1587	30	207.00–221.00	$213.63	$3,390	—

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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.