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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 6
● As filed146 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167
← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 146 priced lines covering 13,326 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 12,575 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,045 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 6, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 12,575Last week 15,104Year ago 15,622
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,045Last week 2,546Year ago 2,916

Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers 400 to 499 lbs steady , 500 to 599 lbs 1.00 to 8.00 higher, 600 to 849 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 850 to 949 lbs 2.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 to449 lbs 2.00 lower, 450 to 699 lbs steady , 700 to 849 lbs steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
125—817172.10–173.35172.76
15—429219.00219.00
2—502185.00185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16—817147.00–149.50148.57
21—424169.00–193.00178.56
80—629148.00–165.00158.17
37—712134.00–154.00151.25
55—477157.00–184.00175.76
70—530144.00–179.50168.64
3—903137.00137.00
14—376172.50–196.00187.07
77—572141.00–171.50167.59
8—782130.00–153.00142.86
13—274167.50–196.00183.00
37—680120.00–157.00147.78
6—321173.00–182.50176.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
154—880141.00–169.00159.80
3—1,028145.00145.00
562—572164.00–192.00182.69
748—722151.00–172.50164.83
82—378198.00–222.50210.41
393—769142.00–170.75160.08
533—525167.00–199.50184.47
859—674152.00–177.50166.50
57—936147.00–154.75153.40
210—475173.00–204.00190.03
597—826144.50–171.50162.79
149—430183.00–207.00197.61
95—960142.50–153.10151.33
721—626157.50–185.75171.31
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6—1,227127.00127.00
29—688152.00–169.25165.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10—380180.00180.00
9—544150.00–154.00151.76
15—730150.00150.00
6—482178.00178.00
4—449181.00181.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8—587150.00–152.00150.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—346195.00195.00
178—674154.00–172.00164.68
45—708159.75–167.50162.01
303—583159.00–183.25177.62
9—757156.50156.50
92—483175.00–194.50186.51
22—433187.00–198.00194.60
18—387185.00–205.00191.99
157—619166.75–180.00173.82
79—515181.00–189.00186.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,012127.00127.00
9—717154.00–161.50158.95
20—797153.00153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10—602183.50183.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2—255177.50177.50
20—439166.00–167.00166.75
21—570138.50–169.00156.31
36—533148.00–168.00150.41
10—656125.00–136.00128.37
8—456170.00–182.00173.73
26—718102.50–142.25126.49
3—89790.0090.00
23—607138.00–142.00141.45
3—328192.50192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—557125.00125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2—343205.00205.00
5—674141.00141.00
7—632135.00135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11—431170.00170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31—427141.00–164.00154.23
9—394150.00–156.00153.76
6—874135.00135.00
3—1,063116.00116.00
11—719124.00–140.50137.91
66—526120.00–155.00147.78
55—617131.00–145.50138.93
70—575122.50–151.00142.00
27—681121.00–141.00136.89
46—477138.00–152.00149.25
10—317151.00–167.00161.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
191—621143.50–154.00151.50
5—375162.00–162.50162.19
3—280168.00168.00
233—531151.00–173.50165.01
10—740130.00–144.50134.33
86—482154.00–168.00161.63
9—314160.00–174.00168.03
44—420162.00–172.00166.62
136—567157.50–166.00162.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12—673131.00–136.00133.89
16—381140.00140.00
17—543143.00–144.00143.71
2—493140.00140.00
6—588149.00149.00
3—602145.50145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25—781158.50–159.00158.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
173—428144.00–183.50166.08
6—340178.00178.00
175—779134.50–156.50151.17
18—990137.75137.75
406—667139.00–158.00149.61
130—380159.00–181.00172.00
613—576145.00–170.00156.76
726—625142.00–162.00153.05
3—403600.00600.00
22—913132.00–133.00132.50
11—859141.00–150.50146.99
321—474146.50–176.00163.46
8—268170.00–181.00176.19
3—328560.00560.00
488—524148.00–175.00161.32
155—726130.00–158.00146.30
21—380158.00–630.00423.40
47—830130.00–152.50143.30
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,142105.00105.00
12—1,071125.50–128.00126.77
19—517148.00–158.00150.08
5—646139.00139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19—686140.00140.00
4—560155.00155.00
6—1,097124.00124.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10—540140.00140.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,27977.0077.00
11—1,36480.0080.00
7—1,32768.5068.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
416—1,372134.25–148.00139.93
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90—1,261121.50–135.00128.65
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12—1,314120.00–124.50120.38
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
36—1,273127.00–140.00137.50
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28—1,12499.00–127.00116.36
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,429114.50–119.50116.07
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,45286.00–94.0089.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
61—1,23641.00–53.0048.42
57—1,14820.00–44.0033.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
75—1,60166.00–75.0069.50
11—1,56076.00–82.0077.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
176—1,41253.00–66.0060.09
8—1,43747.00–52.0050.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,290120.00–127.50124.52
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
563—1,468134.00–148.25140.33
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
124—1,364121.00–136.00129.61
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23—1,317129.50–141.00137.10
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18—1,16799.00–123.00113.97
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,38385.00–93.0088.96
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32—1,483110.75–118.00113.82
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,378100.00–109.00106.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,46352.00–67.0062.58
35—1,81767.00–90.0077.46
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.