Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 139 priced lines covering 12,795 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 12,255 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,620 head.

Mon Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12,255Last week 8,619Year ago 4,253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,620Last week 1,533Year ago 242

Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers 4.75 to 5.25 higher. Feeder steers under 600 lbs 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher, 600/749 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 750/849 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower, over 850 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 4.00 to 9.00 higher, 600/749 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 higher, over 750 lbs 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,474	80.00–85.00	81.30
96	—	1,483	68.00–79.00	74.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,310	56.00–69.00	65.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,081	45.00–62.00	56.20
10	—	986	21.00–49.00	35.16
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,613	75.00–81.00	76.22
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,216	105.00–113.00	107.93
46	—	1,292	114.00–124.00	118.54
204	—	1,308	118.25–128.35	124.58
29	—	1,462	120.00–125.00	122.69
28	—	1,428	113.00–122.00	119.10
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,292	110.00–119.50	114.69
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,152	112.00–119.00	115.26
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,230	96.00–106.50	102.21
21	—	1,027	94.00–111.00	102.38
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,702	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,120	102.50–108.00	104.56
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,314	126.00	126.00
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,204	73.00–100.00	83.16
59	—	1,030	76.00–88.00	80.13
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,469	92.00–110.50	102.87
77	—	1,486	103.50–110.00	107.18
3	—	1,418	92.50	92.50
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,463	90.00–98.00	95.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,635	80.00–99.00	90.93
7	—	1,474	66.00–79.00	73.72
8	—	1,871	100.00–109.00	104.06
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,189	106.00–112.50	110.41
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,267	118.00–123.50	122.50
20	—	1,389	111.00–118.00	114.02
311	—	1,423	117.00–127.85	124.95
19	—	1,633	121.00–127.00	123.20
38	—	1,411	120.00–124.50	123.03
22	—	1,529	111.00–117.00	114.85
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	104.00–112.25	107.60
8	—	1,264	94.00–108.00	98.94
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,294	111.00–119.00	115.49
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,480	125.50–126.50	126.40
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,227	114.00–124.00	118.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	580	149.75	149.75
39	—	452	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	976	110.00–119.50	117.11
397	—	481	149.00–177.00	163.15
597	—	679	121.00–150.00	140.42
159	—	427	145.00–183.00	164.77
34	—	317	160.00–195.00	173.40
30	—	942	124.00	124.00
446	—	626	131.00–156.00	143.20
262	—	826	118.00–139.75	132.00
115	—	865	119.00–140.00	130.10
715	—	724	124.00–147.00	138.26
535	—	775	120.00–150.00	134.00
76	—	378	160.00–180.00	173.18
547	—	522	135.00–172.00	157.72
326	—	577	132.00–160.00	146.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	440	150.00–166.00	158.04
15	—	617	124.50–131.00	127.47
3	—	473	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	426	158.00–160.00	158.73
37	—	730	114.00–129.50	123.23
7	—	867	109.50	109.50
6	—	318	146.00–156.00	149.54
29	—	375	141.00–174.00	165.30
32	—	478	151.50–160.00	153.86
90	—	532	125.00–147.50	139.03
3	—	262	175.00	175.00
12	—	774	111.00–125.00	122.43
14	—	625	109.00–136.00	128.99
30	—	672	128.00–136.00	133.97
81	—	577	126.00–140.00	136.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	822	134.50–137.00	135.36
30	—	788	169.00	169.00
69	—	722	140.75–147.50	142.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
228	—	621	150.00–154.50	154.30
80	—	530	161.50	161.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	524	141.00–152.00	149.66
52	—	474	148.00–161.00	154.61
4	—	609	132.00	132.00
19	—	361	154.00–179.00	176.99
12	—	707	123.00	123.00
13	—	340	167.00–177.50	169.37
32	—	415	156.00–166.00	159.22
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	792	132.75	132.75
107	—	681	136.00	136.00
15	—	557	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
461	—	924	124.00–137.00	135.93
304	—	621	150.00–185.00	166.60
299	—	719	137.00–160.50	153.35
754	—	821	125.00–150.25	144.52
2	—	345	197.50	197.50
257	—	484	176.00–205.00	190.56
712	—	581	150.00–183.00	172.66
360	—	878	129.50–143.85	139.21
343	—	765	131.00–156.75	147.96
116	—	382	187.50–220.00	208.01
464	—	677	135.00–166.00	158.27
113	—	1,018	128.50	128.50
219	—	432	181.00–215.00	199.30
567	—	528	165.00–202.00	186.30
70	—	963	124.00–137.00	130.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	145.00	145.00
13	—	514	153.50	153.50
4	—	580	156.00	156.00
10	—	404	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	782	130.00	130.00
47	—	626	131.00–157.50	149.28
53	—	475	132.00–182.50	171.81
3	—	315	172.50–182.50	178.49
25	—	716	127.00–146.00	139.84
13	—	995	115.00–115.50	115.46
8	—	423	163.00–187.50	174.73
28	—	574	146.00–165.50	154.25
50	—	688	120.00–150.00	142.42
7	—	927	118.00	118.00
45	—	529	154.00–176.00	164.67
20	—	841	119.50–134.25	129.28
22	—	370	167.50–186.00	181.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	376	194.00–210.00	198.88
25	—	633	148.50–160.50	158.13
29	—	418	188.00–215.00	197.27
48	—	466	173.50–194.00	187.21
32	—	577	160.00–170.50	164.98
15	—	722	136.50	136.50
98	—	523	170.00–180.00	175.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	173.50	173.50
18	—	511	188.75–191.00	190.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	222.50	222.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	989	119.75	119.75
10	—	1,022	121.00–132.00	128.64
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	798	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	564	154.00–160.50	159.34
2	—	715	130.00	130.00
2	—	463	167.50	167.50
3	—	648	146.00	146.00
7	—	544	150.00–165.00	158.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	615	153.50	153.50

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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