Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 3, 2025

10,130 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $374.29/cwt -13.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,343/hd at 626 lb · 854 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $403.00/cwt -21.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,307/hd at 573 lb · 833 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $342.51/cwt -17.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,477/hd at 723 lb · 566 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	10,130	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275 unweaned	275	4	590.00	$590.00	$1,622	—
296	296	4	600.00	$600.00	$1,776	—
303–349	332	40	450.00–572.50	$539.06	$1,790	—
355–393	376	21	492.50–570.00	$531.92	$2,000	—
350–391 unweaned	378	22	390.00–510.00	$481.15	$1,819	-46.35
413 fancy	413	5	500.00	$500.00	$2,065	—
403–447	424	157	430.00–570.00	$515.18	$2,184	+12.17
405–449 unweaned	430	83	465.00–540.00	$495.15	$2,129	+15.15
451–453 fancy	452	42	531.00–535.00	$532.61	$2,407	—
450–498 unweaned	479	169	392.50–485.00	$454.04	$2,175	+8.04
450–499	480	196	412.50–497.50	$463.70	$2,226	-15.06
507 fancy	507	6	451.00	$451.00	$2,287	—
511–544 unweaned	526	131	370.00–458.50	$426.21	$2,242	+2.62
502–548	528	347	385.00–485.00	$436.94	$2,307	-11.90
560 fancy	560	16	400.00	$400.00	$2,240	—
550–598	570	578	355.00–443.00	$409.18	$2,332	-10.90
551–590 unweaned	579	234	375.50–415.00	$388.45	$2,249	-43.89
598	598	5	379.00	$379.00	$2,266	-41.08
607–639 unweaned	623	281	341.00–404.00	$372.97	$2,324	-6.67
600–649	627	545	330.00–420.00	$374.98	$2,351	-12.75
637 fancy	637	28	374.00	$374.00	$2,382	—
650–697	666	273	332.00–388.00	$358.74	$2,389	-6.05
658–697 unweaned	681	253	310.00–386.00	$345.33	$2,352	-12.67
705–727 unweaned	718	59	324.00–336.00	$331.02	$2,377	-0.67
700–746	723	469	310.00–375.00	$345.19	$2,496	-18.37
732–740	735	38	327.00–327.50	$327.33	$2,406	-36.23
752–796	775	211	301.00–355.00	$338.81	$2,626	-25.16
805–840	835	75	300.00–341.50	$333.47	$2,784	-14.69
850–892	868	183	283.00–329.50	$321.62	$2,792	-29.72
881	881	25	301.00	$301.00	$2,652	-50.34
902–947	926	420	299.00–329.00	$313.12	$2,899	-36.06
955–971	963	122	303.75–306.25	$305.03	$2,937	-23.27
1011–1036	1022	72	275.00–318.00	$312.74	$3,196	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
281 unweaned	281	5	450.00	$450.00	$1,264	—
328	328	4	430.00	$430.00	$1,410	—
358–399	387	10	397.50–490.00	$449.32	$1,739	—
424–435 unweaned	430	15	440.00–455.00	$448.30	$1,928	—
437–446	439	15	450.00–455.00	$451.02	$1,980	—
462–490 unweaned	480	22	390.00–417.50	$399.63	$1,918	—
453–490	481	34	382.50–455.00	$426.52	$2,052	+34.25
505–549	526	67	323.00–407.50	$374.81	$1,972	-6.19
543–545 unweaned	544	10	360.00–390.00	$372.03	$2,024	—
569–583 unweaned	573	14	325.00–352.50	$340.85	$1,953	—
550–597	575	123	295.00–382.50	$352.77	$2,028	-31.00
579	579	6	355.00	$355.00	$2,055	-28.77
600–647	621	68	325.00–382.00	$344.06	$2,137	-1.77
667–697	683	25	277.50–340.00	$311.73	$2,129	-22.67
692 unweaned	692	4	320.00	$320.00	$2,214	—
725–745	734	28	302.50–340.00	$315.99	$2,319	-23.38
734 unweaned	734	5	310.00	$310.00	$2,275	—
763	763	22	290.00	$290.00	$2,213	-8.15
976	976	28	283.50	$283.50	$2,767	-7.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1235	1106	6	185.00–220.00	$209.41	$2,316	—
1144–1365	1248	13	226.00–240.00	$233.56	$2,915	+22.83
1192–1336	1278	25	224.00–258.00	$238.62	$3,050	-5.88
1176–1535	1358	38	214.50–227.00	$221.67	$3,010	-2.62
1425	1425	4	222.50	$222.50	$3,171	—
1365–1493	1435	26	220.75–234.00	$225.03	$3,229	—
1434–1500	1453	39	220.75–234.75	$226.73	$3,294	-3.36
1345–1695	1522	179	227.50–236.50	$231.64	$3,526	+1.53
1503–1578	1548	51	222.00–230.00	$224.67	$3,478	-5.44
1549–1609	1573	10	223.00–225.00	$224.18	$3,526	—
1600–1645	1622	14	220.00–221.50	$220.72	$3,580	-8.29
1605–1735	1630	42	222.50–231.00	$224.31	$3,656	-4.70
1710–1835	1766	10	223.00–234.50	$229.08	$4,046	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1048	1048	49	290.00	$290.00	$3,039	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	3	590.00	$590.00	$1,746	—
300–330	321	14	490.00–550.00	$511.87	$1,643	+56.87
335 unweaned	335	8	425.00	$425.00	$1,424	—
355–397	375	60	440.00–510.00	$473.62	$1,776	—
367–399 unweaned	381	33	358.00–470.00	$417.67	$1,591	-19.83
403–449	420	182	360.00–460.00	$424.59	$1,783	-17.99
416–445 unweaned	428	39	385.00–475.00	$425.19	$1,820	-14.81
450–498	471	333	350.00–440.00	$414.42	$1,952	+6.52
451–499 unweaned	476	126	365.00–412.00	$389.64	$1,855	+10.87
480 fancy	480	12	430.00	$430.00	$2,064	—
506–542 unweaned	519	83	320.00–385.00	$371.42	$1,928	+17.79
500–548	521	366	335.00–402.00	$374.46	$1,951	-3.92
518–546 fancy	536	37	377.00–386.00	$380.06	$2,037	—
554	554	33	425.00	$425.00	$2,354	+49.71
554–578 fancy	566	41	360.00–409.00	$384.58	$2,177	—
551–599	574	295	318.00–387.50	$363.92	$2,089	-11.37
550–596 unweaned	575	97	326.00–358.00	$347.95	$2,001	+7.92
601–649	617	306	317.50–385.00	$348.13	$2,148	-8.26
611–635 fancy	618	33	341.00–399.00	$380.95	$2,354	—
613–648 unweaned	631	144	332.50–377.50	$355.22	$2,241	—
651–696	669	104	285.00–370.00	$346.35	$2,317	+10.05
652–695 unweaned	679	59	291.00–329.00	$308.17	$2,092	—
700–736	725	104	310.00–337.50	$323.17	$2,343	-2.38
731 unweaned	731	4	285.00	$285.00	$2,083	—
774–795	778	92	287.50–334.50	$327.82	$2,550	-8.85
793	793	13	260.00	$260.00	$2,062	-76.67
818–849	832	78	271.00–316.50	$313.36	$2,607	+6.44
867–893	882	126	281.00–314.00	$296.89	$2,619	-16.11
911	911	58	297.25	$297.25	$2,708	-3.75
952–981	956	84	268.00–297.75	$289.26	$2,765	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1190	1091	7	206.00–215.00	$210.20	$2,293	-22.18
1120–1140	1130	2	240.00–244.00	$242.02	$2,735	—
1040–1278	1157	10	217.00–258.00	$229.66	$2,657	-2.87
1148–1275	1188	4	216.00–218.00	$216.91	$2,577	-15.62
1105–1430	1255	27	215.00–227.50	$221.03	$2,774	—
1218–1525	1379	229	222.00–234.50	$229.85	$3,170	+7.34
1368–1500	1385	26	215.00–220.50	$219.42	$3,039	-3.09
1258–1465	1387	31	220.00–234.00	$225.92	$3,134	+3.41
1553–1589	1577	6	223.50–223.75	$223.67	$3,527	—
1655	1655	2	215.00	$215.00	$3,558	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	5	425.00	$425.00	$1,441	—
371–390	385	11	435.00–445.00	$442.37	$1,703	—
401 unweaned	401	4	377.50	$377.50	$1,514	—
406–448	427	34	302.50–425.00	$381.34	$1,628	-32.66
467–499	489	40	365.00–397.50	$385.54	$1,885	-10.46
507–546	532	42	312.00–362.50	$333.50	$1,774	—
550–598	568	60	307.50–357.50	$331.64	$1,884	-10.80
605–645	615	36	275.00–319.00	$294.78	$1,813	—
650–669	666	19	300.00–315.00	$313.46	$2,088	+6.35
709	709	8	305.00	$305.00	$2,162	—
755–763	761	5	275.00–290.00	$287.03	$2,184	—
907	907	4	288.00	$288.00	$2,612	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	4	250.00	$250.00	$2,600	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	8	465.00	$465.00	$2,051	—
528	528	10	385.00	$385.00	$2,033	+30.00
537 unweaned	537	4	380.00	$380.00	$2,041	—
618–643	626	9	300.00	$300.00	$1,878	—
636 unweaned	636	5	335.00	$335.00	$2,131	+20.00
669	669	6	320.00	$320.00	$2,141	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557–590	570	5	325.00–327.50	$326.47	$1,861	—
604	604	4	322.50	$322.50	$1,948	—
708–735	717	3	265.00–280.00	$270.13	$1,937	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1550	1349	75-80%	25	165.00–199.00	$177.20	$2,390	+2.85
1265–2180	1541	75-80%	29	155.00–169.50	$162.59	$2,506	-18.10
1235–1835	1570	75-80%	11	132.00–154.00	$144.93	$2,275	—
1295–1865	1572	75-80%	18	171.00–189.00	$178.08	$2,799	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–925	822	80-85%	3	197.50–230.00	$208.87	$1,717	—
965–1295	1143	80-85%	21	146.00–215.00	$172.32	$1,970	—
1065–1755	1309	80-85%	46	145.00–159.00	$151.99	$1,990	+17.75
1145–1610	1370	80-85%	5	124.00–139.00	$132.81	$1,819	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–990	890	85-90%	8	110.00–145.00	$124.33	$1,107	-11.23
940–970	955	85-90%	2	137.50–142.50	$139.96	$1,337	—
1015–1470	1204	85-90%	32	110.00–143.00	$129.00	$1,553	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1475	1176	10	110.00–149.00	$133.64	$1,572	—
1115–1290	1191	7	152.50–206.00	$164.27	$1,956	—
1370–2470	1798	24	150.00–202.00	$182.79	$3,287	—
1765–1875	1826	4	207.00–216.00	$211.30	$3,858	+28.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1353	1353	16	218.75	$218.75	$2,960	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1388–1420	1393	7	216.75–218.00	$216.93	$3,022	—
1415	1415	7	209.00	$209.00	$2,957	—
1325–1715	1499	34	214.50–220.00	$217.49	$3,260	-8.54

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1228	1228	5	210.00	$210.00	$2,579	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1380	1293	2	162.50–177.00	$169.26	$2,189	—
1425–1810	1480	7	215.00–218.00	$215.52	$3,190	—
1215–1775	1518	26	180.00–211.50	$201.99	$3,066	+5.01
1425–1855	1589	19	208.00–219.00	$213.69	$3,396	+0.06

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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.