Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 152 priced lines covering 20,853 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 21,034 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,545 head.

Mon Jan 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 21,034Last week 13,258Year ago 14,717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,545Last week 664Year ago 1,644

Compared to last week, choice steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers overall sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower; over 700 lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	293	315.00–352.50	337.25
1,434	—	772	210.00–249.00	235.46
21	—	316	282.50–342.50	327.24
228	—	926	185.00–229.00	213.46
1,652	—	724	222.00–259.75	247.79
308	—	476	277.50–327.00	306.92
49	—	380	268.00–325.00	298.85
452	—	871	184.00–235.25	224.04
90	—	427	290.00–365.00	317.14
4	—	964	176.00	176.00
1,435	—	675	227.50–275.50	255.04
947	—	574	258.00–312.00	285.93
968	—	825	202.50–242.25	228.57
1,222	—	625	240.00–298.00	271.29
456	—	528	260.00–320.00	296.66
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,020	155.00–195.50	192.20
16	—	711	210.50	210.50
11	—	814	205.00	205.00
43	—	544	250.50	250.50
36	—	688	240.00	240.00
3	—	1,083	169.00	169.00
14	—	563	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	667	215.00–222.50	216.91
27	—	740	220.00–224.00	221.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	729	192.50–237.50	216.72
97	—	531	207.50–280.00	258.30
12	—	282	280.00–285.00	283.75
14	—	335	279.00–300.00	290.08
20	—	419	225.00–310.00	278.33
79	—	478	230.00–280.00	265.90
92	—	625	210.00–254.00	239.69
65	—	686	200.00–246.00	221.35
116	—	579	205.00–266.00	244.42
47	—	786	192.00–219.00	202.51
3	—	896	210.00	210.00
14	—	811	190.00–209.00	199.00
13	—	374	220.00–290.00	255.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	710	249.00–285.00	253.42
154	—	768	241.00–247.00	243.74
14	—	428	341.00	341.00
11	—	613	274.50–281.50	278.97
238	—	672	258.25–280.00	267.49
6	—	470	310.00	310.00
251	—	832	228.75–240.00	234.82
118	—	540	313.75	313.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	633	235.00–259.50	251.38
7	—	334	293.00	293.00
12	—	465	280.00–295.00	291.24
32	—	585	241.50–264.00	256.35
27	—	505	272.50–299.00	292.38
18	—	750	237.00	237.00
25	—	717	240.00–240.50	240.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	282.00	282.00
17	—	468	240.00–262.50	256.22
20	—	424	224.00	224.00
3	—	313	290.00	290.00
25	—	662	214.75	214.75
11	—	621	203.00–220.00	215.31
14	—	581	200.00–227.50	221.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	461	198.00–229.00	211.32
29	—	635	176.50	176.50
61	—	590	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	730	217.00	217.00
3	—	852	211.00	211.00
25	—	777	218.50	218.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	433	200.00–226.00	216.22
23	—	624	201.00–226.00	212.25
15	—	388	235.00–261.00	245.04
9	—	780	170.00–190.00	176.78
77	—	579	188.00–233.00	216.08
84	—	676	185.00–215.00	199.11
20	—	817	174.00–189.00	181.21
20	—	526	178.00–231.00	214.09
32	—	729	167.00–212.00	185.63
33	—	485	210.00–240.00	226.83
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	759	190.00	190.00
8	—	731	191.50	191.50
27	—	640	221.00	221.00
6	—	675	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	579	215.00	215.00
10	—	778	189.50	189.50
4	—	1,007	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	284	275.00–284.00	281.71
820	—	717	190.00–241.00	221.22
407	—	478	235.00–271.00	254.96
544	—	766	190.00–230.50	220.40
927	—	575	222.50–263.00	242.24
238	—	816	180.00–222.75	216.02
702	—	528	220.00–269.00	246.64
25	—	327	240.00–300.00	281.41
64	—	374	240.00–280.00	264.05
52	—	856	182.25–211.50	188.98
3	—	950	183.00	183.00
1,563	—	627	210.00–251.00	233.14
220	—	423	230.00–285.00	262.24
1,180	—	673	205.00–241.75	226.12
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	532	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
231	—	517	273.00–285.00	275.95
27	—	770	219.00	219.00
21	—	497	290.00	290.00
66	—	692	228.00–234.00	232.66
128	—	618	243.50–245.50	244.15
111	—	704	222.75–225.00	224.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	890	140.00	140.00
35	—	562	244.00	244.00
4	—	516	235.00	235.00
35	—	698	206.00	206.00
9	—	420	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	554	188.00	188.00
3	—	381	187.50	187.50
35	—	712	179.50	179.50
8	—	653	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	285.00	285.00
6	—	287	320.00	320.00
7	—	606	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	252.00	252.00
4	—	382	261.00	261.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,296	163.00–176.50	170.12
18	—	1,424	164.50–168.25	165.93
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,139	161.00–171.00	165.08
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,427	170.00–175.00	173.33
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
283	—	1,376	170.50–185.00	178.81
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	165.75–169.50	167.51
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,261	175.25	175.25
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,180	168.00–179.50	170.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,335	102.00–108.00	104.61
52	—	1,322	87.00–101.00	94.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,486	110.00–123.00	113.77
74	—	1,449	100.00–109.50	105.73
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,676	126.00–140.00	131.84
2	—	1,668	154.00–155.00	154.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,118	50.00–69.00	58.21
34	—	1,097	70.00–94.00	84.10
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,626	173.25–178.00	174.61
5	—	1,767	161.00–172.50	167.56
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,850	162.00–167.00	165.30
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,440	168.75–174.00	171.23
16	—	1,542	171.75–174.50	173.59
375	—	1,485	173.00–185.00	179.63
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,413	162.00–174.50	170.07
1	—	1,510	167.00	167.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,253	164.00–175.00	167.93
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,518	169.85	169.85
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,101	159.00–170.00	164.60
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,394	169.50–173.85	172.09
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,474	150.00–159.25	155.58
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	145.00–148.00	146.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	91.00–94.00	92.31
9	—	1,907	118.50–139.00	124.66
11	—	1,812	109.00–128.00	119.37

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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