Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 62 priced lines covering 3,077 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,303 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,147 head.

Mon Jul 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,303Last week 2,755Year ago 2,965

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,147Last week 2,248Year ago 1,835

Compared to last week, choice steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, with instances of 6.00 higher from 500 to 600 lbs. Feeder steers over 700 lbs sold on a light test, though a higher undertone was noted. Feeder heifers overall sold on a light test, though a lower undertone was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	290.00	290.00
95	—	907	220.75	220.75
45	—	635	241.00–252.00	249.45
180	—	714	231.00–244.00	240.43
5	—	951	213.00	213.00
11	—	480	232.50–250.00	237.01
156	—	832	227.00–237.50	236.62
26	—	893	222.00	222.00
33	—	579	242.00–253.00	250.86
12	—	533	242.50–258.00	251.41
192	—	794	222.00–239.50	234.96
14	—	243	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	739	219.00	219.00
3	—	515	222.50	222.50
6	—	783	206.00–209.00	207.50
3	—	383	240.00	240.00
7	—	949	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,065	180.50	180.50
97	—	1,014	229.50–230.50	229.78
8	—	1,123	175.00–180.00	176.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	524	284.00–290.00	288.36
122	—	932	220.00–244.00	237.72
119	—	792	264.75	264.75
13	—	241	330.00	330.00
24	—	495	310.00	310.00
14	—	335	320.00	320.00
6	—	621	270.00	270.00
303	—	871	243.00–259.50	254.27
64	—	719	247.50–267.00	260.39
64	—	585	294.00–300.00	299.20
52	—	688	249.00–263.00	261.37
128	—	826	247.00–257.50	255.89
196	—	990	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	832	226.00	226.00
3	—	680	225.00	225.00
3	—	570	245.00	245.00
3	—	906	210.00	210.00
18	—	787	226.00–236.00	233.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
198	—	1,251	176.50–195.00	187.83
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,228	171.00–187.00	179.22
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	150.00–156.00	152.93
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,095	178.00–184.50	180.50
Heifers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	164.00–175.50	172.15
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	974	102.50–176.00	158.54
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,538	132.00–163.00	145.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,108	75.00–95.00	86.45
2	—	1,223	67.50–69.00	68.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,425	111.00–129.00	118.77
13	—	1,361	106.00–114.00	110.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,300	94.00–109.00	101.09
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,298	169.50–187.00	178.60
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
468	—	1,382	178.00–198.50	189.07
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	169.00–175.00	172.48
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,100	150.00–178.00	166.87
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,167	179.00–190.00	183.53
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,388	155.00–165.00	160.41
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,485	155.00–168.00	163.48
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	149.00	149.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	109.00–130.00	122.76
2	—	898	82.50–95.00	89.39
21	—	1,894	133.00–160.00	142.55

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