Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 100 priced lines covering 13,292 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,462 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,446 head.

Mon Feb 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,462Last week 17,586Year ago 16,526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,446Last week 964Year ago 2,186

Compared to last week, choice steers and heifers sold 1.00 lower. Feeder steers under 500 lbs no recent price comparison but lower undertone noted; 500 to 600 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 lower; 600 to 850 lbs uneven, 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher; over 850 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher in a light test; 450 to 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower; over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	821	135.00–146.75	144.56
43	—	623	152.00–178.00	163.28
58	—	727	130.00–162.50	153.79
4	—	888	141.00	141.00
22	—	430	196.00–203.00	197.94
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
29	—	776	140.00–151.00	147.58
69	—	526	150.00–203.50	186.23
66	—	485	162.50–193.00	185.76
74	—	579	161.00–192.50	183.26
69	—	681	143.00–175.00	164.43
2	—	390	182.50–187.50	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
623	—	624	160.00–196.75	186.78
278	—	525	188.00–223.50	206.74
171	—	479	195.00–224.50	206.88
137	—	428	192.50–226.00	215.01
942	—	770	140.00–173.35	164.60
789	—	820	138.00–168.00	156.52
28	—	379	197.00–231.00	209.35
3	—	280	210.00	210.00
328	—	920	135.00–152.85	144.92
874	—	873	140.00–153.75	146.33
380	—	577	160.00–212.00	194.12
16	—	315	197.50–235.00	221.84
926	—	724	150.00–176.50	165.10
112	—	957	122.00–146.25	139.58
1,016	—	671	150.00–190.35	181.12
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,089	139.75	139.75
20	—	1,013	129.75–137.50	133.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	785	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	503	230.00	230.00
33	—	556	222.75	222.75
5	—	703	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	553	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	920	125.00–142.00	136.35
690	—	719	130.00–160.00	150.31
94	—	428	167.00–209.00	188.32
132	—	875	121.00–144.50	136.06
211	—	477	161.00–205.00	183.73
305	—	820	120.00–149.50	140.37
306	—	568	145.00–183.00	170.54
349	—	776	130.00–161.00	140.87
656	—	671	139.00–167.00	153.17
356	—	524	155.00–196.00	180.79
62	—	960	120.00–141.50	139.19
36	—	375	179.00–196.00	187.20
827	—	626	140.00–168.50	159.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	819	142.00–149.00	145.71
9	—	781	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	724	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,029	123.00–133.75	127.28
9	—	1,062	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	559	194.00–197.00	195.62
18	—	461	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	422	150.00–180.00	169.65
120	—	530	144.00–171.50	165.07
6	—	338	140.00–151.00	148.54
84	—	626	139.00–155.00	148.43
4	—	855	131.00	131.00
22	—	717	133.00–144.50	140.64
24	—	830	135.00–139.00	135.83
55	—	476	127.00–180.00	171.14
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
11	—	759	135.00–135.50	135.36
67	—	675	120.00–150.50	144.64
145	—	579	135.00–163.00	155.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	758	148.50	148.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	202.00–217.50	211.70
7	—	521	171.00–175.00	172.13
3	—	422	192.00	192.00
10	—	815	128.00–129.00	128.80
7	—	584	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	171.00	171.00
5	—	529	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,332	119.50–141.50	133.94
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
269	—	1,370	135.50–153.00	146.37
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	120.00–122.50	120.49
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,160	125.00–141.60	133.51
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,142	100.00–136.50	119.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,226	51.00–63.00	57.32
9	—	1,007	37.00–49.00	42.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,366	74.00–84.00	79.76
80	—	1,481	84.00–94.00	87.46
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,698	90.00–101.00	92.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,265	63.00–74.00	69.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,782	100.00–114.00	105.04
26	—	1,681	75.00–99.00	92.17
1	—	1,310	44.00	44.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
428	—	1,469	129.75–153.50	146.24
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,341	131.00–142.00	138.36
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,214	130.50–141.00	135.36
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	120.00	120.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,245	105.00–135.00	128.80
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,387	114.00–119.00	117.45
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,520	120.00–131.00	125.23
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,223	95.00–109.00	103.26

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line