Iowa cattle prices

Week of Nov 2–6, 2026, Medium and Large 1 feeder steers averaging 500–600 lb, priced per cwt. Across 6 Iowa auctions and 768 head, the head-weighted average was $420.51/cwt (lot range $355.00–$457.87). That ranked 10th of 21 states in our cattle prices by state snapshot.

Iowa had six auctions, but lots were smaller, about 128 head per auction in this band. Volume spread across Bloomfield, Sigourney, and Creston.

By weight band (same week, same grade)

Weight	Head	Avg $/cwt
400–499 lb	265	$489.53
500–600 lb	768	$420.51
601–700 lb	729	$371.22

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head. Compare inside one band.

Biggest Iowa barns this week (500–600 lb steers)

Auction	Head	Avg $/cwt
Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle, Bloomfield	206	$424.75
Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction, Sigourney	199	$430.89
Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle, Creston	175	$410.40
Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle, Lamoni	80	$455.05

Worked example from a real sale

From Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle (Bloomfield, IA) on 2026-11-04, one lot in our API:

{ "auction_name": "Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle",
  "state": "IA", "report_date": "2026-11-04",
  "category": "FEEDER CATTLE", "class_name": "STEERS",
  "grade": "Medium and Large 1", "head_count": 139,
  "weight_avg": 586, "price_avg": 411.09,
  "unit": "Per Cwt / Actual Wt", "comments": "" }

Reading it: 139 steers, about 586 lb average, at $411.09 per cwt. That is about $2,400 a head (586 ÷ 100 × 411.09), or roughly $334,800 for the lot. Source: USDA AMS; we are not affiliated with USDA.

Pull Iowa lots as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=IA&class=STEERS&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=50"

Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

This page is a dated snapshot from USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News auction reports (public); the API has current lots. Other states: cattle prices by state. For weight bands, see feeder cattle prices. For the cwt math, see cattle price per cwt.