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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 1
● As filed128 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167
← Dec 25Jan 1Jan 8 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 128 priced lines covering 20,700 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 21,934 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,762 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jan 1, 2024
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 21,934Last week 3,048Year ago 32,093
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,762Last week 0Year ago 1,461

Compared to last week, no trend available for choice steers and heifers due to no reported recipes last week. Feeder steers and heifers sold on a very light test, though a higher undertone was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21—683210.00–235.00226.77
9—871195.50195.50
6—802200.50–202.00201.25
62—479250.00–295.00272.04
118—577226.00–265.00248.41
32—426220.00–285.00269.27
59—731209.00–230.00220.86
10—322315.00315.00
15—617230.00–240.00236.78
18—777210.00–220.00214.94
3—356320.00320.00
49—528226.00–271.00253.94
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11—705200.00200.00
12—641202.50–246.00213.45
10—506222.50–270.00241.45
10—416300.00300.00
4—397315.00315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6—277322.50–325.00323.69
50—382278.00–367.00334.58
184—922191.00–225.75209.48
116—978171.00–207.25197.78
828—575260.00–302.00278.04
18—331297.50–371.00321.77
334—474250.00–327.50304.61
1,353—673234.50–270.00252.11
1,648—776211.00–242.75232.34
1,509—628237.75–282.50265.21
125—426295.00–358.00329.73
755—821208.00–240.50228.71
531—523255.50–315.00295.23
1,695—719215.50–257.50241.75
777—873201.00–238.00221.72
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15—1,008195.00195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—519221.00221.00
49—706239.50–242.25240.24
5—752223.00223.00
52—835232.50232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26—613284.25284.25
55—890220.50220.50
102—562278.00–299.00290.77
37—764234.25–244.00237.11
56—732244.50244.50
96—667246.75–271.50258.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39—476290.00–306.00299.31
47—572253.00–281.00268.86
4—762200.00200.00
55—614230.00–270.50258.24
37—722205.00–233.00218.07
8—383300.00–307.50305.78
12—658243.00243.00
12—529249.00–250.00249.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3—492257.00257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9—429232.00–251.00235.94
40—666207.50–224.00220.99
27—627216.00–226.00220.79
2—300307.50307.50
10—393248.00248.00
14—565215.00–219.00215.86
40—476238.00–249.00241.89
41—539224.00–253.00235.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—425240.00240.00
6—461229.00229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49—578204.00–241.00218.25
4—809183.00183.00
35—476209.00–251.00231.58
9—327200.00–237.00226.44
136—632174.00–240.00226.60
35—533222.00–249.00243.37
29—677171.00–217.00190.84
8—417235.00–243.00239.11
37—723182.00–200.00194.51
4—385250.00–270.00265.19
48—772186.50–195.00188.65
8—892150.00–179.00175.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
103—690223.00–248.00228.30
42—704224.00–225.00224.64
50—798208.00208.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7—499232.50232.50
8—1,104150.00150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4—701214.00214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24—323239.00–290.00273.38
224—422232.50–277.50260.34
524—477240.00–285.00257.55
1,122—670203.00–236.00225.37
353—820191.00–214.50205.99
28—927174.50–186.00178.54
1,410—622218.75–267.50235.55
1,113—578220.00–279.00241.80
92—374240.00–301.00272.53
84—879189.00–206.00197.84
716—532221.00–281.00251.38
860—722200.00–231.00217.49
527—763192.00–235.00220.47
4—274292.50292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
78—638238.50–245.00242.82
77—684222.00–227.50223.18
16—728221.00221.00
6—497263.50263.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27—585217.00–234.00228.60
8—630214.00214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—939179.00179.00
4—714194.00194.00
5—694210.00210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10—481228.00228.00
2—415282.50282.50
4—595189.00189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11—684230.00230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1—290260.00260.00
2—400232.50232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15—1,086115.00–168.00150.66
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
431—1,408172.00–180.25176.65
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
109—1,319160.00–171.50167.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15—1,05639.00–65.0057.55
45—1,19968.00–84.0076.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
93—1,41890.00–104.0096.39
57—1,514100.00–118.00106.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
123—1,29780.00–94.0088.13
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15—1,390140.00–148.00146.28
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,586149.00–159.00153.65
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,403110.00–129.00122.10
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
417—1,490172.00–180.25176.38
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12—1,748167.00–173.00170.45
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52—1,332160.00–171.00166.40
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,202135.00–160.00150.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26—1,892100.00–127.00115.11
9—1,993129.00–136.00131.93
4—1,57474.00–94.0083.14
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,131115.00–131.00126.36
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.