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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Nov 30
● As filed170 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167
← Nov 23Nov 30Dec 7 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 170 priced lines covering 17,098 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 15,562 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 3,327 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Nov 30, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 15,562Last week 7,494Year ago 16,691
Slaughter CattleReceipts 3,327Last week 850Year ago 2,368

Compared to last week, Choice steers and heifers sold 1.00 higher. Feeder steers 400/699 lbs 4.00 to 15.00 higher, 700/799 lbs 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher, 800/925 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400/699 lbs 2.00 to 13.00 higher, 700/850 lbs 1.00 higher to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19—88783.0083.00
13—93585.00–87.0086.70
32—63781.00–95.0093.19
85—47190.00–101.0093.98
7—65394.0094.00
4—73583.0083.00
14—79184.00–88.0086.64
3—82281.00–84.0082.02
13—58379.00–80.0079.40
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
25—21730.00–75.0062.89
3—68732.4032.40
20—50645.00–52.5045.81
5—37230.00–45.0037.15
18—17925.00–65.0052.07
22—27855.00–77.5074.02
3—71540.0040.00
9—41240.00–60.0053.79
3—12055.00–85.0064.17
18—31050.0050.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—64057.5057.50
8—88563.00–65.0064.76
17—56952.00–60.0054.12
16—68571.00–79.0074.47
2—98061.0061.00
11—72565.00–75.0070.80
11—53664.00–75.0067.33
37—41481.00–95.0087.90
12—48187.50–89.0088.40
4—83377.0077.00
63—32182.00–95.0089.14
27—23080.00–90.0084.13
6—27192.5092.50
37—37670.00–92.0083.96
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3—7935.00–55.0048.22
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44—83394.00–96.0095.68
6—94392.0092.00
4—1,07994.5094.50
18—1,15886.0086.00
8—1,12382.0082.00
36—1,01488.00–92.0090.52
8—1,23684.0084.00
64—86994.00–96.0095.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47—836130.75130.75
49—871122.00122.00
147—765126.00–134.00131.38
281—475145.00–166.00153.88
4—924118.50118.50
136—721123.75–135.50131.16
773—519140.00–160.00149.28
21—972102.00–118.75109.51
34—383170.00–175.00171.80
646—619125.00–142.50135.10
61—329175.00–188.00176.79
637—572130.00–149.00139.70
319—422145.50–175.00163.97
593—672123.50–140.25132.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42—729110.00–120.00116.69
8—372154.00–171.00160.45
44—619115.00–133.25126.87
39—564115.00–135.00128.83
69—477141.00–150.00145.19
13—447141.00–147.00144.70
40—670110.00–133.00120.32
4—303156.00156.00
106—537126.00–146.00136.60
39—763111.00–126.00120.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—495130.00130.00
10—394149.00149.00
17—786115.00115.00
7—658112.00112.00
14—540130.50–137.00132.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
121—482143.00–159.00151.67
162—669122.50–131.00125.67
30—435146.00–162.50153.53
300—570125.00–149.50134.58
100—619125.00–130.50127.49
4—323167.00167.00
22—389148.00–161.50159.29
93—534132.00–147.00143.73
6—719119.00119.00
4—288171.00171.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7—590130.00130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16—935124.50124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8—780118.00–119.00118.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13—291202.50202.50
59—359180.00–203.00190.97
1,049—672137.00–158.50148.59
113—972130.75–142.00134.11
966—623144.00–166.00155.11
64—943130.00–138.50137.89
319—432173.00–192.00182.41
351—864127.50–144.50141.83
12—335187.00–191.00189.16
592—777131.00–148.00141.20
985—730133.50–148.60142.94
277—822132.50–143.00138.31
511—527158.00–176.00172.04
265—478166.00–183.00175.00
725—575145.00–170.50159.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
111—633117.00–145.00139.95
63—823117.00–138.00135.74
3—366180.00180.00
18—283110.00–135.00129.32
1—890104.00104.00
17—93899.00–125.00115.95
78—724104.00–135.00119.54
52—535107.50–162.00152.59
29—439118.00–171.00147.20
66—476105.00–170.00154.71
7—235125.00–142.50132.39
4—138110.00110.00
60—578140.00–162.00148.86
45—779125.00–129.00126.49
6—343122.00–127.50122.92
107—683130.00–140.50136.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35—735122.00–131.50128.72
3—483157.00157.00
24—664134.00–139.50138.23
28—631135.00–141.75138.50
5—544152.50152.50
16—578138.00–144.00141.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10—648141.00141.00
20—692130.00–132.00130.60
10—810121.00–125.00123.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10—333179.00–197.50188.40
166—675131.50–143.25139.95
178—578147.50–167.00155.82
118—795125.00–130.75130.01
134—717132.00–139.00137.50
74—528162.50–174.50169.30
123—480159.00–184.00173.01
33—419180.00–185.50184.43
340—624145.50–155.25149.88
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6—582150.00150.00
8—722130.00130.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7—611137.00137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35—485187.00187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—315140.00140.00
10—583134.00–144.00142.10
7—604142.00142.00
2—448152.50152.50
2—783102.20102.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—531138.00138.00
4—701110.00110.00
3—595125.00125.00
4—466142.00142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
32—1,46690.00–98.0095.28
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
218—1,37995.00–105.50102.07
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
49—1,06286.00–132.00106.83
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,76095.5095.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
950—1,454104.00–111.00108.29
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19—1,237104.25–110.50106.39
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,21992.00–100.0097.68
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22—1,21066.00–83.0075.04
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
21—1,31771.00–78.0074.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
110—1,49590.00–98.0092.55
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
150—1,43680.00–89.5087.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33—1,86668.00–82.0075.53
15—1,79840.00–69.0062.32
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15—1,06889.00–121.0098.38
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
32—1,41790.00–98.0095.54
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,58796.00–98.0097.63
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
225—1,30397.00–105.00102.40
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
64—1,257101.00–111.10106.48
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
637—1,359103.50–111.50108.31
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,28295.00–99.7597.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39—1,14120.00–39.0032.39
63—1,22537.00–47.0043.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
119—1,38047.00–59.5052.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37—1,46360.00–69.5063.14
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.