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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 18
● As filed206 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167
← Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 206 priced lines covering 22,849 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 22,923 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,212 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jan 18, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 22,923Last week 26,829Year ago 11,127
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,212Last week 1,364Year ago 874

Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers 400/549 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower, 500/699 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, 700/949 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400/499 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 500/899 lbs mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—617105.00–106.00105.33
6—373136.50136.50
3—492131.00131.00
2—765101.00101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11—336154.00–160.00155.07
9—594130.00130.00
3—542130.00130.00
6—729111.50111.50
9—420134.00–165.00150.78
3—663110.00–114.00111.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33—631126.00–134.50131.63
10—559139.00139.00
5—714129.00129.00
5—469149.00149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42—480130.00–161.00149.93
4—955116.00116.00
6—437143.00–156.00150.30
34—366137.00–165.00160.17
113—816116.25–140.00132.94
75—683122.00–135.00130.99
143—577136.00–150.75143.47
13—885119.50–121.00120.65
48—768127.50–130.50129.09
97—634123.50–161.00146.50
170—724129.25–150.00142.21
3—285186.00186.00
46—535128.00–156.00141.59
11—334159.00–180.00165.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12—586145.00145.00
4—628130.00130.00
6—805111.50111.50
17—683121.00–127.25124.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14—640139.50–140.75140.04
24—434174.00174.00
26—513150.00–160.50156.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
87—657148.00–149.00148.30
47—802133.00133.00
77—767145.25145.25
7—731144.00144.00
17—561158.50158.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
197—434166.00–189.00177.35
1,657—775120.00–144.50134.86
1,818—674129.25–152.50143.22
8—1,066110.00110.00
1,394—624131.00–157.00147.84
27—368186.00–202.50193.73
216—475149.00–179.00168.59
763—576144.00–169.00155.23
289—913113.75–134.10126.28
830—873114.75–137.00128.83
619—528146.75–169.50161.28
8—324170.00–191.00181.62
893—824121.00–135.75129.79
1,732—722124.25–147.00139.20
132—978116.00–125.00124.39
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5—955119.00119.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,002117.25117.25
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17—531146.75–151.00150.06
11—571120.00–130.00124.55
44—669145.25145.25
11—621130.00–132.00131.26
7—776123.00123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14—468122.00–136.00128.61
30—574119.50–121.00120.51
7—337139.00139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—658113.00113.00
15—549135.00135.00
16—639117.00117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77—627111.00–134.00124.29
92—522120.00–140.00130.81
6—892112.00112.00
22—319142.00–158.00149.24
12—384132.50–150.00144.37
14—779107.00107.00
90—582115.00–141.00127.91
107—746113.00–142.75136.32
125—670110.00–147.25139.97
5—843113.00113.00
26—422121.00–150.00138.60
2—293175.00175.00
48—474122.00–137.50129.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22—317140.00–172.00149.93
83—887118.50–122.25121.11
16—995103.00–113.50110.87
176—821111.50–129.50123.65
138—427139.00–160.00147.33
964—573122.00–145.75135.37
1,790—626119.00–145.25132.47
3—295169.00169.00
841—720115.00–132.75126.77
539—772112.25–132.50124.77
4—908113.00–119.50116.52
488—480131.00–159.00142.41
104—382139.50–177.00149.58
1,055—675117.00–139.00129.37
725—525129.50–156.50142.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
30—815130.00–133.00132.01
50—675139.50–156.50151.91
141—717134.35–150.00139.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7—566146.00146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10—572120.50–136.00126.62
18—459139.00139.00
8—398147.00147.00
11—509139.00139.00
5—416149.00149.00
10—608120.50120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15—606131.00–132.75132.28
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,010108.50108.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10—79890.0090.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10—755112.00112.00
8—588127.00127.00
21—484128.50128.50
12—802110.00110.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8—849107.50107.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,12196.5096.50
3—482101.00–140.00114.09
8—726100.00100.00
2—283135.00135.00
11—67197.0097.00
5—207145.00145.00
8—89183.00–93.0088.00
10—1,04982.0082.00
9—79390.0090.00
2—78100.00100.00
31—188117.50–125.00119.85
5—435121.00–132.00125.53
14—579102.00–126.00117.49
16—84783.0083.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
26—53082.50–89.0086.32
2—68093.0093.00
5—93084.0084.00
10—64384.0084.00
1—1,12082.0082.00
29—72783.00–89.0086.72
7—80186.0086.00
1—1,26582.0082.00
13—56082.00–83.0082.16
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
66—47875.00–83.0079.50
6—40592.50–100.0098.67
33—37093.00–110.00105.98
6—83575.00–77.0075.99
7—33080.00–100.0094.19
23—89873.0073.00
34—57172.00–78.0075.67
17—76771.00–77.5075.79
2—22390.00–100.0094.49
1—1,02570.0070.00
31—51475.00–76.0075.40
24—65873.00–77.0075.50
1—1,07079.0079.00
11—27880.00–92.5085.91
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
75—593102.75102.75
39—1,08397.50–102.5099.51
25—96092.0092.00
47—85793.5093.50
45—82195.00–96.0095.34
68—662105.00–110.00108.39
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2—30865.0065.00
20—46050.00–62.5053.34
8—37679.0079.00
3—13085.00–100.0089.41
2—22870.00–80.0075.38
2—27060.00–75.0067.92
4—52967.5067.50
49—43665.00–83.0079.61
20—18770.00–95.0088.19
9—10275.0075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,62794.00–99.0095.71
32—1,72569.00–90.0081.93
4—1,48068.00–71.0069.49
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,59293.50–97.0094.01
11—1,70790.00–93.0091.71
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29—1,08373.00–83.0076.79
2—1,13382.0082.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33—1,65882.50–89.0086.98
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
112—1,49990.00–98.0091.81
6—1,39798.0098.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
21—1,20570.00–79.0073.47
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52—1,41581.00–89.5086.90
Dairy Steers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7—2,03176.00–77.5077.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
100—1,44358.50–69.0063.16
4—1,44570.00–74.0071.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21—1,17838.00–52.0046.87
19—1,15321.00–40.0029.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,54341.00–42.0041.63
94—1,36248.00–59.0055.33
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44—1,502108.00–114.00110.40
53—1,344100.00–106.00103.71
95—1,517100.00–107.75104.83
41—1,332107.00–110.50108.01
419—1,453104.00–110.50108.31
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,654113.00113.00
55—1,79795.75–102.0096.03
26—1,705100.00–105.50102.06
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
61—1,08693.00–117.00105.72
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21—1,27197.00–104.75101.46
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
375—1,343104.00–111.50108.52
25—1,573104.00–106.50105.06
7—1,592100.00–103.00101.14
30—1,354105.50–111.00106.98
38—1,415100.00–104.00101.02
34—1,232100.00–107.00103.80
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,75297.5097.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,17081.00–86.0083.04
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27—1,01184.00–102.0099.21
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42—1,24195.00–104.75100.32
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.