Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 100 priced lines covering 5,624 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,023 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,139 head.

Mon Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,023Last week 10,551Year ago 11,396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,139Last week 1,556Year ago 2,776

Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers 400 to 449 lbs 5.00 higher, 450 to 649 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, 650 to 699 lbs 12.00 lower, 700 to 999 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 to 549 lbs steady to 4.00 lower, 550 to 599 lbs 3.00 higher, 600 to 799 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower, 800 to 849 lbs 12.00 lower, 850 to 949 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	673	137.00–157.75	153.21
10	—	804	131.00–137.00	135.80
46	—	909	126.00–142.75	138.63
4	—	951	134.00	134.00
84	—	428	160.00–181.00	170.85
150	—	472	157.00–169.75	164.98
50	—	375	164.00–187.50	176.99
111	—	626	145.00–157.00	152.97
152	—	566	139.00–164.75	159.19
5	—	333	180.00	180.00
5	—	867	132.50–138.50	134.89
42	—	765	140.00–152.00	144.39
130	—	521	155.00–165.00	160.25
181	—	727	145.25–151.00	149.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
24	—	720	126.00–144.00	134.04
11	—	678	122.00–137.00	131.96
17	—	627	132.50–154.00	142.16
1	—	365	147.50	147.50
16	—	572	121.00–154.00	141.52
10	—	468	130.00–142.00	139.09
17	—	525	141.00–152.00	147.17
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	599	138.00	138.00
22	—	506	143.00–150.00	147.48
16	—	410	175.50	175.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	711	164.25	164.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	376	186.00–219.00	212.23
38	—	425	195.00–225.00	206.33
338	—	577	163.00–187.00	178.80
155	—	722	155.00–170.75	164.23
121	—	674	150.50–173.00	160.34
13	—	316	202.50–230.00	213.19
138	—	526	166.00–189.50	182.63
6	—	1,062	132.75	132.75
131	—	622	158.50–185.00	171.03
129	—	912	135.00–149.25	147.52
136	—	875	151.00–157.50	152.87
163	—	478	182.00–204.00	190.97
231	—	812	158.00–162.25	158.73
303	—	783	155.00–171.25	162.77
33	—	963	144.00–144.50	144.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	645	177.25	177.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	926	126.00–127.00	126.57
4	—	659	146.00	146.00
10	—	426	150.00–182.50	174.38
37	—	475	165.00–179.50	172.37
8	—	530	158.00–165.00	161.60
10	—	627	139.00–157.00	144.95
17	—	579	141.00–161.00	157.21
1	—	835	145.00	145.00
17	—	391	177.50–187.50	183.30
48	—	788	146.00–148.50	146.21
44	—	725	140.00–156.00	148.24
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	764	133.00	133.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	931	137.50	137.50
6	—	663	148.50	148.50
14	—	565	164.00	164.00
5	—	1,076	135.75	135.75
6	—	360	189.00	189.00
10	—	456	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,039	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	499	154.00	154.00
2	—	625	154.00	154.00
1	—	520	158.00	158.00
3	—	553	165.00	165.00
3	—	337	180.00–195.00	188.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	140.00	140.00
8	—	443	177.50	177.50
4	—	458	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,486	94.50–95.50	95.22
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
445	—	1,316	114.00–129.50	123.91
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,251	103.50–122.50	116.08
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,152	81.00–111.00	91.74
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,090	114.00–130.00	119.38
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,073	103.00–112.50	107.62
Heifers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,458	70.00–79.00	74.90
13	—	1,626	80.00–83.00	81.15
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,641	84.00–93.00	87.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,247	61.00–70.00	66.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,004	30.00–47.00	40.73
35	—	1,135	48.00–59.00	54.78
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,368	83.50–99.00	91.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
621	—	1,421	115.00–129.25	123.28
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,219	114.00–123.00	118.21
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,634	118.00–120.00	118.20
Steers — Choice · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,474	125.00	125.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	1,328	105.00–122.00	117.08
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,160	80.00–120.00	113.49
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,200	100.00–111.00	109.03
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,282	71.00–83.00	74.41
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,389	101.00–108.00	104.76
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	93.00–97.00	94.82
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,558	108.00–118.00	111.72
22	—	1,450	108.50–116.50	110.19
Dairy Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,401	105.00–113.00	106.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	104.00	104.00
12	—	1,430	43.00–74.00	62.31
34	—	1,776	71.00–99.00	82.65

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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