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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Nov 16
● As filed158 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167
← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 23 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 158 priced lines covering 13,088 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,827 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 4,233 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Nov 16, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 10,827Last week 6,482Year ago 13,971
Slaughter CattleReceipts 4,233Last week 2,130Year ago 1,876

Compared to last week, Choice steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower; 500 to 600 lbs were 1.00 to 3.00 higher; 600 to 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower; over 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
568—719120.00–150.10141.12
302—528151.00–168.50162.63
15—328179.00–202.50184.04
6—270187.00187.00
489—574141.00–164.00153.85
25—375179.00–193.50184.40
72—1,056125.60–126.00125.73
11—1,220110.25110.25
3—238400.00400.00
545—625134.50–157.00147.01
228—819121.00–144.50140.40
56—426160.00–181.00171.31
83—855122.00–145.35142.29
171—773127.00–142.00137.13
481—675133.50–155.00141.76
174—469154.00–173.00165.31
254—935108.50–140.25133.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4—558163.00163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30—438168.00–173.00168.87
90—536149.00–167.00158.65
4—288165.00165.00
13—714135.50135.50
37—384173.00–192.50181.34
5—349190.00190.00
186—669133.00–145.75140.65
212—582144.00–158.50151.62
52—763127.50–132.00130.57
131—484159.00–176.00168.51
148—631137.00–145.00142.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4—548142.50142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8—645131.00131.00
21—464149.00–157.00154.86
3—707124.00124.00
4—683130.00130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31—516139.00–147.50144.51
48—618121.00–140.00134.73
27—478139.00–165.00153.12
9—739117.00–134.00126.80
11—429145.00–160.00154.89
24—781132.50–133.75133.38
3—370161.00161.00
14—687120.00–134.00128.32
4—934115.00115.00
76—582131.00–148.50141.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8—821125.00125.00
15—541149.00149.00
5—583129.25129.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
127—762153.25–153.85153.55
15—565161.50161.50
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9—351170.00170.00
10—661142.25142.25
15—771133.50133.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—800132.50132.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22—629132.50–133.00132.75
13—466156.00156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16—581137.00137.00
8—765125.00–128.00127.22
18—488147.00–154.50152.08
4—540150.00150.00
11—684130.00–139.00136.09
33—613134.00–141.50136.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—758112.00112.00
3—674110.00–124.00119.19
2—328160.00160.00
3—407141.00–151.00144.32
2—398174.00174.00
16—524129.00–142.50137.07
9—476145.00–159.00149.44
11—597124.00–130.00128.93
6—715107.00–110.00109.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7—574117.00–127.00122.54
2—503136.00136.00
4—440155.00155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—665105.00105.00
2—598101.00101.00
3—485131.00131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
298—528126.00–158.00140.83
57—1,00695.50–128.75125.79
345—717120.00–139.00134.69
249—474130.00–155.00144.24
108—423144.00–166.00153.39
7—290161.00–169.00164.43
170—775121.50–135.00129.21
75—921113.00–134.10130.61
67—377145.00–171.00156.08
20—336151.00–179.00165.20
269—670123.00–144.50134.91
66—805113.00–133.70130.85
427—620123.00–141.10133.58
140—866120.00–137.60133.16
466—569124.50–149.00134.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13—606158.00158.00
61—658140.00–145.00144.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
91—483136.50–152.00140.00
34—672118.00–127.50121.87
19—376135.00–154.00148.36
114—629126.50–135.50128.97
5—724120.00120.00
12—326169.00–178.00175.70
16—411137.00–166.50155.06
245—526129.00–151.00137.54
107—580123.00–134.75130.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—650119.00119.00
10—385136.00–150.00145.36
4—404142.00142.00
6—599120.00120.00
5—534124.00124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4—543146.00146.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21—408140.00140.00
8—743120.00120.00
26—666123.00–125.00124.29
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5—497131.00131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
76—682142.75142.75
29—415160.00–171.00166.67
63—793141.25141.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16—440133.00–137.00134.51
38—632121.00–127.00123.83
27—534126.00–134.00131.78
17—479127.00–136.00133.64
12—581125.00–128.50127.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9—324120.00–147.00132.28
40—585120.00–124.25122.49
7—973118.00118.00
8—934118.00118.00
28—480120.00–135.00131.03
41—717116.50–125.50121.54
32—624120.00–127.00123.51
3—363140.00140.00
4—788120.00120.00
50—532120.00–141.00131.98
49—682115.00–125.50121.41
30—445128.00–140.00136.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22—1,13688.50–99.0093.99
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1,015—1,348100.35–109.50105.27
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
48—1,03680.00–116.0097.31
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
63—1,23290.00–99.0093.66
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
48—1,083101.00–110.50105.28
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13—1,59780.00–100.0093.17
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
177—1,26695.00–103.75101.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
70—1,22836.00–49.0044.21
52—1,19720.00–39.0031.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23—1,50660.00–68.0063.42
1—1,37575.0075.00
8—1,56162.00–68.5065.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
126—1,33146.00–59.0053.48
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15—1,10092.50–100.0095.84
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
304—1,38494.00–103.75101.30
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
36—1,47086.00–115.0094.18
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
83—1,257103.00–112.50107.27
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
30—1,74076.00–102.0092.89
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
82—1,12780.00–124.50108.56
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1,270—1,451101.75–109.00104.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,40651.00–58.0053.30
54—1,72464.00–86.0075.03
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
89—1,38681.00–89.5085.00
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18—1,15965.00–78.0074.99
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
66—1,20070.00–77.0073.84
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
129—1,51788.00–96.5091.06
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.