Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 111 priced lines covering 9,616 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,372 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 246 head.

Mon May 4, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,372Last week 8,224Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 184Year ago 0

Compared to last week, the undertone on Choice steers and heifers was higher, as there were limited comparable sales. Feeder steers, 400/499 lbs 6.00 to 9.00 lower, 500/649 lbs uneven from 3.00 lower to 2.00 higher, 650/799 lbs 7.00 to 8.00 higher, 800/949 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers, 400/549 uneven from 2.00 lower to $1 higher, 550-749 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 750-799 lbs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	733	105.00–116.50	114.97
79	—	523	120.00–132.00	127.12
4	—	256	170.00	170.00
7	—	834	90.00–95.00	92.18
8	—	765	105.00–108.00	106.51
6	—	884	91.00–92.00	91.50
29	—	370	141.50–149.00	144.20
79	—	622	116.00–127.00	122.30
29	—	479	132.00–134.50	132.96
54	—	577	119.00–130.00	125.35
36	—	427	133.00–143.00	138.04
105	—	671	112.00–128.50	117.89
27	—	333	140.00–150.00	147.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
411	—	623	118.25–143.00	128.91
376	—	477	131.00–150.50	142.06
138	—	421	140.00–155.50	146.18
30	—	324	150.00–169.00	157.34
5	—	1,004	95.00	95.00
11	—	286	151.00–159.00	154.92
9	—	977	90.00–91.00	90.44
108	—	826	102.00–123.00	110.21
355	—	519	128.00–145.50	135.15
5	—	224	162.00–164.00	163.29
21	—	931	92.00–95.00	93.83
55	—	875	98.00–109.00	105.79
297	—	769	105.00–123.50	115.35
386	—	575	120.50–144.00	132.22
443	—	729	110.00–128.00	122.23
401	—	673	120.00–143.75	128.09
59	—	367	152.00–165.00	159.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	475	154.25	154.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	341	167.00–173.00	170.97
28	—	471	134.00–144.50	138.53
6	—	573	122.00	122.00
12	—	518	120.00	120.00
28	—	419	133.00–165.00	144.53
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	115.00–116.00	115.67
8	—	734	100.00–104.00	101.56
7	—	689	115.00	115.00
7	—	517	121.00–125.00	122.57
10	—	580	120.00–126.00	121.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	443	154.75	154.75
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	688	110.00–118.50	115.73
8	—	591	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	696	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	120.00	120.00
7	—	238	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	288	180.00–197.00	193.21
129	—	424	160.00–183.00	171.47
35	—	368	170.00–200.00	186.59
677	—	720	128.00–150.75	141.70
380	—	766	121.00–144.50	134.50
392	—	673	130.00–156.75	145.09
517	—	621	135.00–166.50	149.26
44	—	329	175.00–202.50	185.65
386	—	872	108.25–125.85	119.57
452	—	570	145.00–176.50	157.95
32	—	1,029	95.00–104.75	103.24
107	—	961	105.00–112.25	110.92
172	—	920	107.00–120.25	116.95
39	—	1,097	101.75	101.75
382	—	828	114.00–130.50	125.07
437	—	526	154.50–180.25	166.35
211	—	470	155.00–193.00	166.37
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	138.00–140.00	138.99
7	—	781	114.00–118.00	115.73
14	—	632	126.00–128.00	126.54
6	—	830	102.00–104.00	103.33
12	—	588	138.50–140.00	139.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	633	132.00–142.00	138.39
67	—	783	126.50–130.00	128.19
4	—	290	176.00	176.00
73	—	468	148.00–165.00	157.05
32	—	381	154.00–179.00	169.54
123	—	689	129.00–140.00	134.41
59	—	576	141.00–150.00	147.06
22	—	431	153.00–162.00	158.04
76	—	713	126.00–133.00	129.69
94	—	984	100.50–106.00	104.93
13	—	831	114.50–118.50	116.64
99	—	531	143.00–163.50	151.98
5	—	313	170.00	170.00
71	—	853	116.75	116.75
6	—	940	100.00–103.00	100.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	625	129.50	129.50
16	—	591	146.00–147.00	146.82
15	—	469	163.00–172.00	165.99
7	—	686	137.50	137.50
11	—	360	177.00–200.00	191.37
42	—	427	158.00–185.50	168.78
25	—	530	143.00–158.00	145.38
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	581	141.00–148.50	144.70
32	—	673	120.00–135.00	127.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	90.00	90.00
1	—	970	51.00	51.00
10	—	1,679	64.00–84.00	76.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,333	50.00–57.00	53.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	32.00	32.00
14	—	1,178	40.00–49.00	45.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,680	69.00–77.00	70.65
27	—	1,560	59.00–67.00	62.90
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,519	95.00–99.00	97.18
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	89.00	89.00
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,375	107.00–110.00	108.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,405	94.00	94.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,720	81.00–88.00	83.72
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	85.00–96.00	90.43
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,318	97.00–98.00	97.60
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,379	101.00–109.00	106.76
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,283	92.00–94.25	93.27

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Iowa barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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