Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 65 priced lines covering 3,282 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,366 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,233 head.

Mon Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,366Last week 3,637Year ago 2,823

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,233Last week 1,591Year ago 1,296

Compared to last week, choice steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers overall sold on a light supply this week, however 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
23	—	881	208.00–228.50	222.52
219	—	674	257.50–271.00	262.48
43	—	515	292.00–295.00	293.19
5	—	466	255.00	255.00
115	—	584	271.00–283.75	280.40
3	—	815	226.00	226.00
124	—	619	261.00–283.00	278.71
71	—	775	233.00–235.00	234.68
4	—	941	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	253.00	253.00
10	—	683	222.00–247.50	231.83
3	—	573	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,162	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,002	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	723	271.00–278.25	274.14
3	—	400	310.00	310.00
43	—	543	273.00–312.00	288.95
19	—	559	290.00–312.00	306.21
62	—	808	252.75	252.75
60	—	874	246.00–248.00	247.70
106	—	675	269.50–287.75	276.17
6	—	978	219.00	219.00
64	—	912	239.25	239.25
62	—	783	245.00–250.00	248.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	275.00	275.00
3	—	533	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	548	282.00	282.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,255	186.50	186.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	504	293.00	293.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	50.00–65.00	57.73
65	—	1,115	74.00–101.00	93.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,371	110.00–119.50	114.90
47	—	1,516	119.00–128.00	124.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,243	101.50–110.50	106.21
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,611	129.00–133.00	130.51
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,412	146.50–156.00	148.85
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,238	161.00–184.00	176.92
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,140	175.50–211.50	187.53
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,142	162.50–173.50	168.77
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,006	145.00–195.00	164.28
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
451	—	1,309	176.00–193.50	187.36
Heifers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	160.50	160.50
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,489	180.00–181.00	180.31
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,102	139.00–190.00	184.29
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,123	176.00–219.00	198.34
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,202	166.50–172.50	167.92
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,364	151.00–158.00	155.88
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
785	—	1,426	176.00–193.75	186.78
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,316	166.00–184.00	177.42
Dairy Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	108.00	108.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,393	154.00	154.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,336	120.00–143.00	138.01
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,440	139.00–154.00	150.89
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,489	157.00–165.00	161.93
22	—	1,616	162.50–173.00	165.18
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	133.00–139.00	135.30
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	156.00	156.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,367	144.00–153.00	150.02
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	171.00	171.00
Dairy Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,202	131.00	131.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	95.00–96.00	95.56
12	—	1,637	130.00–151.00	139.46
21	—	1,461	108.00–134.00	124.17
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	157.50–165.00	161.11

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