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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 1, 2026

8,526 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $354.22/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $3,234/hd at 913 lb · 572 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $341.18/cwt +8.03 vs last sale · ≈ $3,299/hd at 967 lb · 535 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $405.48/cwt -28.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,931/hd at 723 lb · 459 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,526 6,231 12,204
Feeder cattle 7,738 5,312 10,787
Slaughter cattle 788 919 1,417

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no test on the calves and feeders, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower and bulls sold steady. Demand was moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–258 257 9 675.00–690.00 $681.68 $1,752 —
331 331 3 640.00 $640.00 $2,118 —
351–385 380 26 542.50–597.00 $588.48 $2,236 -48.61
402–440 417 62 502.50–613.00 $583.35 $2,433 -10.24
426–447 unweaned 433 24 515.00–542.00 $536.89 $2,325 —
461 unweaned 461 6 547.50 $547.50 $2,524 —
450–493 474 220 499.00–580.00 $527.60 $2,501 -31.97
489 fancy 489 6 540.00 $540.00 $2,641 —
503–549 529 236 480.00–542.50 $522.05 $2,762 +5.80
551 unweaned 551 16 465.00 $465.00 $2,562 +39.61
550–594 571 260 436.00–506.00 $484.70 $2,768 +2.68
601–648 615 340 432.00–477.00 $461.22 $2,837 +5.24
605–629 unweaned 621 26 425.00–435.00 $431.63 $2,680 —
650–686 667 293 409.00–458.00 $429.77 $2,867 +10.12
717–728 unweaned 720 14 365.00–367.50 $366.78 $2,641 —
705–749 723 445 379.00–429.00 $406.70 $2,940 -27.71
753–791 772 102 354.50–399.00 $377.65 $2,915 +1.22
800–840 823 412 344.00–384.00 $368.82 $3,035 -16.28
855–890 872 129 340.00–371.75 $365.03 $3,183 +7.61
901–947 913 572 329.00–361.00 $354.22 $3,234 +4.22
958–982 967 535 319.00–348.00 $341.18 $3,299 +8.03
1056–1098 1078 185 302.50–317.50 $307.94 $3,320 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 3 600.00 $600.00 $1,776 —
393 393 7 580.00 $580.00 $2,279 —
418–436 432 13 540.00–550.00 $547.77 $2,366 —
451–499 469 30 495.00–543.00 $524.19 $2,458 +17.86
509–542 522 33 400.00–485.00 $460.41 $2,403 +0.11
568–598 586 41 419.00–469.00 $438.13 $2,567 -3.85
604–637 629 126 355.00–452.50 $411.46 $2,588 -13.58
654–697 680 19 399.00–417.50 $408.72 $2,779 -2.38
732–746 736 14 372.50–382.00 $379.25 $2,791 -27.00
840 840 12 347.00 $347.00 $2,915 -12.00
917 917 23 328.50 $328.50 $3,012 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1193 1156 10 242.50–265.00 $260.83 $3,015 +10.26
1150–1372 1256 13 253.00–260.00 $257.60 $3,235 +6.60
1130–1585 1359 82 249.00–259.50 $256.86 $3,491 —
1270–1692 1482 140 258.00–267.00 $262.46 $3,890 +0.03
1706–1830 1746 19 250.00–261.00 $257.78 $4,501 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013 1013 54 319.00 $319.00 $3,231 -7.19
1075 1075 13 300.00 $300.00 $3,225 —
1102 1102 46 302.50 $302.50 $3,334 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 4 535.00 $535.00 $1,846 —
352–392 367 57 546.00–625.00 $585.09 $2,147 +24.77
421–425 unweaned 423 13 487.50–507.50 $498.22 $2,107 —
400–448 428 45 470.00–555.00 $519.22 $2,222 -5.02
452–491 465 172 457.50–514.00 $499.13 $2,321 +14.41
500–549 522 266 435.00–500.00 $460.82 $2,405 +10.18
540 unweaned 540 4 420.00 $420.00 $2,268 —
556–583 unweaned 564 31 372.50–427.50 $407.42 $2,298 —
550–596 568 304 395.00–467.50 $433.25 $2,461 -5.50
603–645 623 230 381.00–433.00 $403.50 $2,514 +2.60
650–695 673 287 350.00–404.00 $376.27 $2,532 -7.59
686 unweaned 686 14 355.00 $355.00 $2,435 —
706–749 735 310 335.00–372.00 $363.42 $2,671 -3.84
750–784 773 73 335.00–357.00 $341.67 $2,641 -8.65
800–834 824 151 317.50–346.00 $333.24 $2,746 -3.00
859–889 863 62 322.00–327.50 $326.77 $2,820 +3.12
912–938 935 61 300.00–316.50 $315.46 $2,950 -24.54
995 995 31 300.00 $300.00 $2,985 —
1123 1123 4 259.00 $259.00 $2,909 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–398 387 13 460.00–535.00 $491.14 $1,901 +41.14
455–495 472 40 365.00–485.00 $424.74 $2,005 -33.22
505–544 527 33 370.00–438.00 $421.57 $2,222 -11.43
561–590 578 30 382.00–412.50 $394.87 $2,282 -5.26
600–649 631 85 307.50–385.00 $340.59 $2,149 -28.83
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1140 999 5 235.00–266.00 $248.42 $2,482 —
1095–1575 1289 18 246.00–258.50 $255.43 $3,292 —
1135–1660 1320 112 258.00–265.00 $261.52 $3,452 +5.71
1664 1664 6 256.00 $256.00 $4,260 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
848 848 10 3,010.00 $3,010.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 9 497.50 $497.50 $2,269 —
580 580 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,436 —
997 997 6 263.00 $263.00 $2,622 -37.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 75-80% 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,565 —
1210–1500 1336 75-80% 21 165.00–207.00 $188.41 $2,517 —
1230–2015 1523 75-80% 32 168.00–183.50 $176.54 $2,689 -2.30
1325–2225 1611 75-80% 41 183.00–205.00 $190.30 $3,066 -2.95
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–985 933 80-85% 2 150.00–153.00 $151.58 $1,414 —
1025–1470 1171 80-85% 31 167.50–275.00 $190.29 $2,228 -1.65
1100–1690 1313 80-85% 26 155.00–173.00 $164.93 $2,166 -0.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–990 881 85-90% 7 117.50–158.00 $137.49 $1,211 —
1010–1490 1201 85-90% 20 125.00–159.00 $144.68 $1,738 -4.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1260 1138 5 205.00–230.00 $217.34 $2,473 —
1385–1545 1465 2 165.00–166.00 $165.53 $2,425 —
1080–2605 1681 22 192.50–229.00 $217.17 $3,651 —
1605–2090 1820 7 231.00–247.00 $237.99 $4,331 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1465 1350 12 248.00–256.50 $254.33 $3,433 —
1410 1410 1 230.00 $230.00 $3,243 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1560 1430 2 243.00–245.00 $243.91 $3,488 —
1489–1705 1514 19 248.00–255.00 $252.19 $3,818 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1620 1333 3 202.50–220.00 $215.45 $2,872 —
1305–1720 1547 11 233.00–237.00 $235.22 $3,639 +4.11
1360–1785 1578 43 238.00–245.50 $241.48 $3,811 —

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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.