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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 22, 2026

6,036 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $379.07/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,805/hd at 740 lb · 387 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $367.30/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $3,206/hd at 873 lb · 263 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $343.72/cwt ≈ $3,334/hd at 970 lb · 250 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,036 4,895 5,485
Feeder cattle 4,702 3,485 4,548
Slaughter cattle 1,334 1,410 937

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers from 600 to 800 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 800 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. 6 weight heifers sold 15.00 higher with all other weights unevenly steady. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady with lean cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bull sold 3.00 lower. Demand was mostly good for calves and feeder cattle with moderate to good demand for slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 fancy 333 9 770.00 $770.00 $2,564 —
345 345 12 695.00 $695.00 $2,398 +30.00
378–390 387 14 630.00–690.00 $642.54 $2,487 +42.54
414 unweaned 414 9 672.50 $672.50 $2,784 —
419–437 430 12 625.00–630.00 $627.97 $2,700 +100.88
450–491 465 138 557.50–610.00 $580.12 $2,698 +87.60
494 unweaned 494 17 560.00 $560.00 $2,766 —
507–547 529 99 508.00–550.00 $529.55 $2,801 +21.56
550–592 580 93 490.00–525.00 $504.93 $2,929 +20.94
603–648 623 181 420.00–492.00 $474.01 $2,953 +9.23
660–696 683 117 420.00–461.00 $438.58 $2,996 +4.53
700–739 719 222 393.00–431.50 $415.69 $2,989 +5.01
753–792 786 139 350.00–415.00 $384.63 $3,023 -4.15
804–849 828 230 376.00–389.00 $384.49 $3,184 +2.49
863 863 4 355.00 $355.00 $3,064 -15.31
850–895 873 259 335.00–380.00 $367.49 $3,208 -2.82
904–933 913 233 350.00–367.50 $362.21 $3,307 +2.54
952–983 970 250 323.00–350.75 $343.72 $3,334 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1177 1106 28 200.00–292.00 $261.94 $2,897 -0.93
1190–1360 1276 51 245.00–265.50 $257.29 $3,283 -3.47
1140–1665 1387 117 244.00–259.00 $254.25 $3,526 -2.67
1201–1695 1473 369 257.00–265.00 $260.59 $3,838 -4.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 6 602.50 $602.50 $2,332 +152.50
438–448 442 8 552.50–580.00 $562.96 $2,488 —
480 480 3 497.50 $497.50 $2,388 +14.02
506–540 531 19 494.00–517.50 $500.96 $2,660 —
571–587 583 31 437.50–477.50 $458.23 $2,671 -8.77
616–647 638 19 410.00–452.50 $436.49 $2,785 +11.01
651–686 661 14 420.00–430.00 $425.65 $2,814 +13.26
715–738 724 29 367.00–404.00 $378.25 $2,739 —
833–848 839 9 315.00–365.00 $342.12 $2,870 -24.63
889 889 5 351.00 $351.00 $3,120 —
984 984 9 310.00 $310.00 $3,050 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 21 326.00 $326.00 $3,293 —
1059 1059 10 320.50 $320.50 $3,394 —
1181 1181 3 277.50 $277.50 $3,277 +17.50
1251 1251 9 259.50 $259.50 $3,246 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
270 270 7 2,025.00 $2,025.00 —
586 586 3 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
648 648 3 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–391 386 6 630.00 $630.00 $2,432 —
403–441 427 57 540.00–575.00 $561.44 $2,397 +80.21
458–482 467 63 508.00–526.00 $516.32 $2,411 +37.11
505–548 531 165 451.00–503.00 $474.16 $2,518 +6.12
555–598 583 153 410.00–463.00 $444.65 $2,592 -7.51
600–648 625 125 378.00–437.50 $420.93 $2,631 +27.81
659–698 682 213 376.00–406.00 $383.78 $2,617 -24.28
713–746 740 387 364.00–383.50 $379.07 $2,805 +1.07
770–786 776 168 333.00–371.00 $357.86 $2,777 +2.36
808–827 817 175 342.50–365.00 $347.31 $2,838 +16.79
850–880 865 164 314.00–353.00 $337.09 $2,916 +9.18
902–928 908 78 314.00–332.50 $330.38 $3,000 —
960–989 972 20 289.00–298.00 $294.34 $2,861 +1.34
1100 1100 6 290.00 $290.00 $3,190 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1197 1043 29 204.00–314.00 $265.59 $2,770 —
1085–1550 1282 68 245.00–260.00 $254.36 $3,261 +1.36
1218–1540 1334 132 257.00–262.50 $260.13 $3,470 -1.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 10 415.00 $415.00 $2,278 -27.50
551–598 585 25 420.00–430.00 $423.92 $2,480 +7.12
623 623 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,367 +4.86
793 793 3 331.00 $331.00 $2,625 +16.00
878 878 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,722 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1041 1041 7 281.00 $281.00 $2,925 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
298 298 6 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 4 465.00 $465.00 $2,590 —
708 708 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,549 +5.00
1042 1042 6 257.00 $257.00 $2,678 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1535 1341 75-80% 40 176.00–250.00 $196.08 $2,629 —
1215–1795 1508 75-80% 33 172.00–186.00 $180.60 $2,723 +0.70
1290–2160 1607 75-80% 57 185.00–225.00 $192.96 $3,101 +0.48
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–990 913 80-85% 12 163.00–247.00 $194.91 $1,780 —
1005–1290 1147 80-85% 27 161.00–280.00 $203.26 $2,331 —
1000–1605 1245 80-85% 31 155.00–175.00 $167.91 $2,090 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–990 977 85-90% 3 147.00–151.00 $149.32 $1,459 —
1000–1330 1165 85-90% 16 120.00–157.00 $142.69 $1,662 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–875 848 3 290.00–305.00 $296.52 $2,514 —
1015–1190 1103 2 232.50–247.50 $239.40 $2,641 —
1250–2140 1678 29 187.50–241.00 $222.39 $3,732 -3.30
1395–2210 1809 17 240.00–270.00 $251.02 $4,541 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1500 1451 6 252.00–255.50 $254.45 $3,692 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1411–1655 1499 39 251.00–258.00 $255.01 $3,823 —
1260–1612 1521 4 242.00–249.00 $244.37 $3,717 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1587 1496 11 225.00–236.00 $232.40 $3,477 -3.44
1355–1750 1601 13 237.00–245.00 $240.18 $3,845 -1.99

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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.