Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 64 priced lines covering 3,368 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,122 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,812 head.

Mon Jun 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,122Last week 2,575Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,812Last week 330Year ago 1,833

Compared to last week, choice steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher; choice heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower; over 600 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher; over 600 lbs sold on a light test with a lower undertone noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	533	215.00–225.00	223.50
6	—	583	200.00	200.00
6	—	971	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	490	257.00–258.00	257.53
14	—	428	241.00–255.00	247.57
58	—	858	209.50–224.00	211.81
25	—	802	194.00–210.75	208.72
8	—	314	248.00–255.00	250.51
38	—	578	225.00–243.00	236.83
113	—	628	215.00–227.00	220.83
22	—	761	224.00	224.00
18	—	376	255.00–264.00	258.99
36	—	733	212.00–221.00	214.89
102	—	528	237.00–271.00	260.95
83	—	687	219.00–225.25	224.96
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,022	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	483	258.00–282.00	269.89
117	—	830	217.00–239.00	233.74
184	—	870	213.50–230.00	222.41
170	—	722	229.00–254.00	250.00
13	—	431	268.00–287.50	275.77
8	—	380	290.00–292.00	290.78
109	—	690	235.00–256.50	250.85
78	—	778	225.00–242.75	240.71
71	—	565	250.00–270.00	259.83
50	—	533	250.00–281.00	270.60
292	—	908	219.00–237.50	226.94
28	—	614	240.00–265.00	259.33
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,033	196.25	196.25
3	—	1,093	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	640	225.00	225.00
8	—	503	267.50	267.50
3	—	982	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	978	30.00–68.00	54.84
42	—	1,101	70.00–93.00	83.29
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,552	120.00–148.00	125.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,461	110.00–120.00	114.67
61	—	1,325	100.00–109.50	105.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,282	92.00–100.50	96.78
6	—	1,198	103.00–108.00	105.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,205	90.00–108.00	98.58
35	—	1,372	100.00–128.00	116.64
20	—	1,859	128.00–150.00	136.30
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
211	—	1,281	175.00–188.50	182.17
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,429	138.00–156.00	145.79
Heifers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	136.00–139.00	138.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,104	161.00–171.50	165.37
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,277	159.50–179.50	175.09
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,064	117.50–177.00	153.10
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,143	176.00–181.00	179.16
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,442	154.00–161.00	157.30
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,141	148.00–185.00	172.32
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,196	178.00–182.00	179.36
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
515	—	1,421	176.00–187.50	182.84
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,362	163.00–179.50	174.13
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	163.00–173.00	167.94
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,343	145.00–150.00	146.91
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,413	140.00–153.00	148.81
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,409	121.00–143.00	139.04
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,552	159.00–165.00	160.53
30	—	1,441	153.00–164.00	157.60
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	138.50	138.50
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	125.00	125.00

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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