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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 13
● As filed143 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167
← Dec 6Dec 13Dec 20 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 143 priced lines covering 14,919 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 14,965 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,824 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 13, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 14,965Last week 12,575Year ago 8,836
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,824Last week 2,045Year ago 2,609

Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers 1.00 lower. Feeder steers 400 to 549 lbs 4.00 to 9.00 higher, 550 to 799 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, 800 to 998 lbs 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 to 549 lbs 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher, 550 to 749 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 750 to 849 lbs 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23—428170.00–198.00185.88
47—532169.00–184.00180.68
9—386163.00–195.00173.28
3—911120.00120.00
50—572165.00–173.00167.41
79—618143.00–164.00157.33
16—880139.00–146.50142.22
94—666142.00–160.50152.57
38—489171.00–195.00187.41
84—725147.00–156.50151.46
66—768139.50–149.50147.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
155—430187.50–224.00201.43
915—626167.00–183.00176.82
632—821137.50–166.75159.16
5—353500.00500.00
664—775151.50–169.75163.64
3—301540.00540.00
1,126—720156.50–176.25166.35
6—1,088133.00133.00
255—865140.00–162.00159.65
77—913143.75–163.25159.27
50—378189.00–224.00210.61
149—480175.00–218.00198.77
961—679156.00–180.25170.14
19—329206.00–221.00210.98
532—527174.00–204.00190.52
652—577170.00–200.00182.24
62—972146.50–149.00148.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3—647163.00163.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6—471137.50137.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5—599171.50171.50
23—743141.75141.75
24—521151.00–162.00160.57
8—423180.00–181.00180.35
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9—397112.00112.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—720147.00147.00
12—1,038148.00148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22—634140.00–160.00155.84
8—586157.00157.00
5—739148.50148.50
28—519152.00–178.00166.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
76—488175.00–205.00198.31
134—581165.00–179.50173.70
91—718146.00–156.10153.65
59—684151.50–163.50158.16
2—383190.50190.50
17—345215.00–217.50215.57
33—438185.00–213.00198.02
139—612159.00–177.75167.82
56—517171.00–198.50190.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
89—465150.50–177.00159.91
103—519144.00–164.50157.75
36—659137.00–149.00142.63
16—346159.00–185.00181.85
68—621141.00–159.50150.76
27—428161.00–176.00171.92
15—388153.00–182.00170.97
149—577145.00–162.00151.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9—526142.00142.00
13—431150.00–154.00151.21
11—685133.00133.00
14—574136.00–140.00138.05
19—632137.00–139.50138.44
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3—618130.00130.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,050139.00139.00
31—636154.00154.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2—430137.00137.00
8—510147.00–148.00147.75
8—631137.00–140.00139.26
10—573140.00–143.50141.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—561140.00140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
90—512194.00194.00
100—588175.00175.00
25—462185.75185.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—382142.50–150.00146.15
74—533136.00–154.00145.71
5—970132.50132.50
15—816144.50144.50
37—631144.00–148.00145.45
8—443151.00–162.00155.03
84—569135.00–153.50149.00
86—476136.00–165.00156.17
3—770135.00135.00
6—702130.00130.00
61—675135.00–144.50140.80
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5—384117.50117.50
5—34985.0085.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
439—477150.00–178.75165.86
726—626146.50–167.50156.64
233—814140.00–150.50148.46
26—1,032133.50133.50
45—924136.00–146.75143.15
662—676144.00–160.00154.39
56—1,261135.25135.25
73—429156.00–180.00167.02
13—315174.00–180.00176.70
42—873139.50–153.50146.75
941—578149.00–170.25160.89
363—725134.00–155.00149.05
3—1,111133.00133.00
584—526152.00–170.50160.16
89—770139.00–159.50148.15
113—377156.00–183.00173.01
8—320330.00–540.00436.64
3—361380.00380.00
4—280450.00450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9—491174.00174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10—836135.00135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7—566130.00–134.00131.76
7—624155.00155.00
16—413140.00–169.00158.26
18—521157.00–161.00160.55
3—657143.00143.00
42—827126.00–140.00137.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10—537175.00175.00
4—386182.50182.50
9—316207.00207.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,765123.50123.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90—1,329122.00–135.50130.73
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
369—1,370126.00–147.00139.22
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,357101.00101.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20—1,004115.00–125.00121.25
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27—1,120104.00–127.00113.30
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37—1,204127.00–139.50133.91
Heifers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,60089.5089.50
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,529101.00–110.00107.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
149—1,33354.00–67.5060.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12—1,49276.00–87.5078.74
64—1,45165.00–75.0069.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47—1,10520.00–44.0034.86
41—1,23244.00–53.0048.99
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
129—1,374120.00–136.00131.88
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,155123.00–125.00123.95
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20—1,124101.00–125.00116.00
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
54—1,291127.50–136.50134.70
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,847124.00–126.25125.49
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
421—1,468132.00–147.00139.19
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,11582.00–88.0084.97
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,35998.00–108.00103.77
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35—1,584110.50–116.25114.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2—2,08592.00–98.0094.49
12—1,52050.00–67.0061.18
22—1,68370.00–88.0077.08
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.