Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 107 priced lines covering 8,317 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,451 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,857 head.

Mon Oct 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,451Last week 5,472Year ago 2,614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,857Last week 1,888Year ago 2,051

Compared to last week, slaughter choice steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold on a light test with a firm undertone; 500 to 700 lbs 8.00 to 13.00 higher; over 700 lbs uneven, 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher; over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	378	231.00–249.00	237.91
163	—	475	209.00–235.00	225.20
188	—	673	160.00–213.50	189.48
16	—	328	227.00–238.00	231.57
143	—	722	155.00–196.00	177.67
405	—	770	160.50–187.00	179.88
77	—	418	200.00–250.00	221.95
252	—	888	156.00–179.50	178.26
280	—	527	193.00–224.00	209.86
318	—	619	165.00–213.50	191.91
60	—	1,011	168.50	168.50
326	—	827	166.00–189.00	181.09
3	—	288	265.00	265.00
193	—	570	181.00–218.00	199.03
276	—	917	165.00–182.00	176.21
397	—	980	168.50–182.00	178.55
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,006	168.50–179.00	178.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	435	185.00–210.00	193.29
28	—	623	107.50–173.50	166.27
17	—	517	175.00–198.00	183.89
9	—	887	152.00	152.00
23	—	673	160.00–185.00	173.33
7	—	297	630.00	630.00
20	—	485	175.00–203.00	189.93
50	—	584	140.00–194.00	174.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	605	196.00	196.00
105	—	575	206.00–213.00	211.45
53	—	481	229.00	229.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,198	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	978	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	237.00	237.00
81	—	585	182.00–215.00	198.09
26	—	443	226.00	226.00
47	—	621	171.00–194.00	185.69
121	—	671	166.00–188.00	176.20
85	—	529	192.00–221.00	206.16
24	—	475	200.00–229.00	217.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	505	228.50	228.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	202.00	202.00
10	—	370	195.00	195.00
3	—	618	150.00	150.00
8	—	537	163.00–181.00	174.38
15	—	595	176.00–179.00	176.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	589	157.00–166.75	164.15
29	—	432	169.00–198.00	189.32
19	—	622	155.00–178.00	159.42
31	—	480	177.00	177.00
6	—	384	185.00	185.00
70	—	533	160.00–187.25	183.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
287	—	518	157.00–198.50	188.37
17	—	319	510.00–650.00	603.29
304	—	625	156.00–183.50	178.22
58	—	912	128.00–157.00	155.15
366	—	578	162.50–188.50	178.55
3	—	292	206.00	206.00
46	—	809	136.00–170.25	162.42
78	—	382	182.50–214.00	200.81
147	—	425	166.00–213.00	193.08
131	—	787	161.50–178.00	167.45
13	—	966	130.00–148.00	137.06
199	—	479	160.00–200.00	185.58
3	—	478	700.00	700.00
182	—	686	165.00–179.50	173.67
13	—	318	185.00–210.00	201.42
63	—	724	155.00–180.50	168.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	385	152.50–182.50	164.27
27	—	480	160.00–181.00	168.90
40	—	659	135.00–165.00	161.86
13	—	431	144.00–176.00	158.97
5	—	534	165.00	165.00
21	—	612	150.00–158.00	156.14
18	—	725	150.00–161.00	152.99
11	—	561	142.00–162.00	152.92
3	—	318	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,009	165.50	165.50
4	—	1,054	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	901	159.25	159.25
30	—	789	178.00	178.00
25	—	657	191.25	191.25
70	—	580	180.00–190.00	185.23
29	—	602	189.00	189.00
59	—	497	188.50	188.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,094	101.00–135.00	126.50
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,116	140.50–151.00	145.41
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
414	—	1,365	142.50–159.75	153.75
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,258	136.00–149.50	145.54
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	127.00–130.50	129.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,148	27.00–57.00	48.34
80	—	1,210	57.00–70.00	63.24
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,391	109.00–120.00	113.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,485	80.00–91.00	86.51
19	—	1,684	92.00–99.00	95.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,365	68.00–83.00	73.96
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,122	141.00–152.00	147.96
Steers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	115.00–118.00	116.49
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
545	—	1,465	141.00–159.75	152.87
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,327	133.00–149.50	145.76
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	128.00	128.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	140.00	140.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,120	110.00–142.00	133.19
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	125.00–128.00	126.63
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,199	83.00–103.00	95.35
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,553	132.00–142.00	136.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,278	60.00–76.00	65.75
44	—	1,848	74.00–105.00	94.71

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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