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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, May 22
● As filed104 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167
← May 15May 22May 29 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 104 priced lines covering 6,985 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,291 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 978 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon May 22, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 7,291Last week 4,873Year ago 5,099
Slaughter CattleReceipts 978Last week 884Year ago 1,526

Compared to last week, choice steers and heifers sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers under 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower; over 650 lbs sold on a light test though a higher undertone was noted. Feeder steers over 800 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher; 600 to 800 lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower; over 800 lbs sold on a light test though a higher undertone was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16—376312.50–327.50324.67
39—479301.00–318.00308.18
26—575296.00–300.00296.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8—653234.00234.00
22—443303.00303.00
18—482245.00–250.00248.86
7—514250.00–260.00254.39
22—562234.00–243.00238.90
9—369335.00335.00
15—634232.50232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—340280.00280.00
306—927180.00–207.75203.95
460—828209.00–227.00222.34
144—766193.00–232.00222.19
139—729192.00–230.00222.22
333—525256.00–293.00275.47
205—424265.00–315.00292.74
137—878197.00–215.25212.64
115—963192.00–206.25200.29
209—620230.00–272.00254.31
205—674220.00–268.00245.95
252—575235.00–291.00268.16
63—382267.50–337.50299.27
294—474272.50–315.00295.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24—646228.00228.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,002176.00176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—705177.00–202.50189.81
35—431180.00–265.00241.68
44—572160.00–251.00228.00
20—622205.00–236.00219.55
5—340225.00–250.00234.70
17—376225.00–285.00256.69
56—679199.00–231.50222.07
28—474220.00–271.00246.54
15—776175.00–190.50181.45
7—853190.00190.00
66—531195.00–247.50229.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—524150.00150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14—735218.00218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
174—624198.00–228.00219.59
180—736191.00–214.50207.24
111—380204.00–285.00260.21
445—574216.00–252.00231.00
22—326205.00–280.00257.47
244—524217.00–266.00243.43
8—922170.00–185.00180.76
143—430224.00–283.25260.60
4—1,059163.00163.00
6—966159.00159.00
349—477227.50–268.50250.85
160—820182.00–205.00197.33
201—664181.00–229.00208.20
171—773190.00–207.00198.16
98—879170.00–194.50189.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—370208.00208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—698177.00177.00
18—568170.00–238.00215.50
32—524170.00–227.50217.38
1—865177.50177.50
49—478170.00–232.00204.78
3—815176.00176.00
31—718175.00–192.00181.36
26—392195.00–248.00239.83
27—430180.00–249.00232.57
12—339172.50–220.00208.60
7—609170.00–199.00193.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45—517259.00–262.50260.58
17—389237.50237.50
30—488261.00261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9—312281.00281.00
15—613199.00–209.00206.95
3—487233.00233.00
20—537221.00–227.00225.24
3—433245.00245.00
11—595223.00223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15—817185.00185.00
3—682182.00182.00
7—438220.00–245.00234.12
8—587177.50–207.50196.15
2—638152.50152.50
3—858166.00166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6—518210.00210.00
3—642180.00180.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,012147.00–158.00154.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19—1,33787.00–99.0094.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21—1,507100.00–109.00105.37
27—1,489110.00–118.00113.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,25378.00–83.0080.78
4—1,16452.00–70.0065.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6—1,218115.00–126.00120.84
6—1,568128.00–145.00135.73
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,180150.00–166.00158.77
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,188170.00–171.00170.34
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
377—1,448173.00–192.00184.29
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32—1,313165.00–181.75174.50
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17—1,205173.00–179.00176.27
Steers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1—2,170150.00150.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,585155.00–167.00160.81
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,370146.00–152.00149.50
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42—1,185175.25–180.00177.83
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13—1,158163.50–169.50167.39
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6—986136.00–166.00152.97
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47—1,357165.00–181.00171.03
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
208—1,289172.00–192.25184.45
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.