Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 24, 2025

4,317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $307.00/cwt -31.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,419/hd at 788 lb · 354 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.46/cwt -5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,972/hd at 579 lb · 329 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $408.04/cwt -17.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,109/hd at 517 lb · 263 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,317	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386–398	394	16	502.50–507.50	$505.97	$1,994	+5.96
415–447	428	43	462.50–487.50	$473.10	$2,025	-17.89
435 unweaned	435	8	400.00	$400.00	$1,740	-61.98
450–484	463	35	437.50–465.00	$447.09	$2,070	-2.84
477–480 unweaned	478	23	440.00	$440.00	$2,103	+14.28
503–533	516	246	380.00–426.00	$409.55	$2,113	-16.69
502–549 unweaned	531	17	370.00–398.00	$386.24	$2,051	-28.53
552–591	577	203	363.00–394.00	$383.60	$2,213	-16.70
567–599 unweaned	580	39	325.00–354.00	$342.43	$1,986	-46.97
613–628 unweaned	615	26	307.50–351.00	$344.17	$2,117	-29.87
600–642	623	142	337.50–374.00	$362.00	$2,255	-12.15
658–674 unweaned	668	18	312.50–325.00	$317.29	$2,119	-32.31
659–677	672	176	334.00–380.25	$361.59	$2,430	+5.08
683	683	9	290.00	$290.00	$1,981	-66.51
704–744	718	171	320.00–356.00	$341.06	$2,449	-4.28
749 unweaned	749	12	309.00	$309.00	$2,314	-15.50
767–798	789	191	327.00–333.00	$328.83	$2,594	+27.83
822	822	61	319.50	$319.50	$2,626	-18.21
859–890	867	28	296.00–315.50	$310.49	$2,692	-22.90
927–928	928	69	298.25–303.00	$299.76	$2,782	-27.17
984	984	56	287.75	$287.75	$2,831	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	5	440.00	$440.00	$1,258	—
362–388	375	22	420.00–453.00	$442.89	$1,661	-17.11
400–445	407	20	375.00–420.00	$412.62	$1,679	-37.22
436 unweaned	436	16	380.00	$380.00	$1,657	-77.51
476 unweaned	476	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,309	—
450–493	482	80	405.00–412.50	$410.65	$1,979	-5.22
540–541	540	9	367.50–371.00	$369.44	$1,995	-29.29
579–599 unweaned	592	14	305.00–310.00	$306.75	$1,816	—
607–635	619	7	310.00–315.00	$312.20	$1,933	-12.28
651–693	686	28	292.50–326.00	$320.32	$2,197	-6.22
711	711	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,991	-33.56
784–785	784	13	282.00–284.00	$283.38	$2,222	+3.38
898	898	5	241.00	$241.00	$2,164	-59.33

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1194	1139	5	187.50–203.50	$200.92	$2,288	—
1052–1255	1146	5	200.00–224.00	$213.84	$2,451	—
1028–1306	1175	20	202.00–227.00	$215.43	$2,531	+1.44
1188–1593	1353	30	195.00–209.00	$204.19	$2,763	-10.87
1401–1460	1441	12	205.00–209.00	$207.52	$2,990	—
1475–1480	1479	4	205.50–206.00	$205.88	$3,045	-15.29
1515	1515	2	203.50	$203.50	$3,083	-14.03
1329–1675	1541	123	210.00–218.50	$215.36	$3,319	-2.17
1601	1601	3	207.75	$207.75	$3,326	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298 unweaned	298	4	397.00	$397.00	$1,183	—
326 unweaned	326	4	367.50	$367.50	$1,198	-36.29
327–343	331	16	377.50–405.00	$384.62	$1,273	-43.72
365–387	372	33	342.50–372.50	$359.95	$1,339	-74.37
380 unweaned	380	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,254	-98.07
409–438	424	48	345.00–356.00	$353.11	$1,497	-51.32
401–446 unweaned	434	17	340.00–360.00	$354.93	$1,540	-40.14
460–469 fancy	464	11	420.00	$420.00	$1,949	—
452–492	479	130	350.00–386.00	$371.85	$1,781	-16.01
470–489 unweaned	479	51	310.00–347.00	$338.27	$1,620	-39.24
507 fancy	507	25	404.00	$404.00	$2,048	—
510–545	528	44	367.00–392.00	$378.76	$2,000	+5.71
533 unweaned	533	6	352.50	$352.50	$1,879	-7.95
553–596	579	320	327.00–356.00	$341.78	$1,979	-6.13
585–589 unweaned	588	9	285.00–298.00	$293.69	$1,727	-46.23
608 unweaned	608	8	300.00	$300.00	$1,824	-24.20
605–635	626	114	317.50–343.00	$334.24	$2,092	+4.32
651–696	672	222	310.50–344.00	$322.24	$2,165	-12.00
695 unweaned	695	11	316.00	$316.00	$2,196	-10.71
704–717	714	93	280.00–316.75	$308.36	$2,202	+38.36
755–795	788	354	291.00–313.25	$307.00	$2,419	-7.56
868–888	879	244	289.50–303.50	$293.26	$2,578	+3.50
917	917	41	262.00	$262.00	$2,403	-21.64
979	979	11	229.00	$229.00	$2,242	-28.82

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1265	1038	4	170.00–210.00	$193.52	$2,009	—
955–1109	1083	24	210.00–229.50	$213.38	$2,311	+8.95
1222–1355	1249	5	194.50–200.00	$198.81	$2,483	—
1035–1374	1272	28	201.00–208.00	$206.25	$2,624	-10.53
1270–1575	1397	148	202.00–216.00	$211.46	$2,954	-11.39
1382–1421	1409	8	207.00–208.00	$207.63	$2,926	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	6	365.00	$365.00	$1,259	-67.50
446	446	14	317.50	$317.50	$1,416	-70.16
466–487	478	7	335.00–342.00	$339.08	$1,621	-15.27
507–526	514	14	327.50–340.00	$332.73	$1,710	-4.40
594	594	7	287.50	$287.50	$1,708	-29.39
690	690	19	265.00	$265.00	$1,828	-29.10
795–799	798	57	272.00–275.00	$274.58	$2,191	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
664	664	9	275.00	$275.00	$1,826	—
800	800	12	292.00	$292.00	$2,336	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 unweaned	410	7	390.00	$390.00	$1,599	-50.39

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	80-85%	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,614	—
1085–1355	1191	80-85%	8	158.00–199.00	$169.77	$2,022	—
1140–1675	1358	80-85%	23	140.00–154.00	$145.98	$1,982	-4.37
1165–1650	1399	80-85%	12	113.00–136.00	$125.29	$1,753	-25.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1385	1273	75-80%	10	152.00–194.00	$168.51	$2,145	—
1425–1695	1569	75-80%	8	125.00–145.00	$135.68	$2,129	—
1425–1775	1588	75-80%	15	151.00–167.00	$156.33	$2,483	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1095	1093	85-90%	2	137.50–140.00	$138.75	$1,517	—
1050–1340	1144	85-90%	4	98.00–101.00	$99.76	$1,141	—
1020–1555	1258	85-90%	17	112.00–136.00	$122.87	$1,546	-0.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565–1595	1580	2	112.00–135.00	$123.61	$1,953	—
1200–2070	1668	5	147.00–180.00	$161.44	$2,693	—

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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.