Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 185 priced lines covering 6,867 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,119 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,485 head.

Mon Apr 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,119Last week 11,691Year ago 7,394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,485Last week 515Year ago 1,229

Compared to last week: Limited comparable sales, feeder steers and heifers sold with higher undertones. Very good demand remains for light steers and heifers, weaning status means little as cattle producers want to buy these cattle, weaned or not, as their cost per head is lower than a yearling. Feeder cattle auctions are becoming more sporadic as the feeder cattle marketing season winds down. Cash fed cattle at 184.00 in the country, a disappointing level as many cattle have breakeven prices at 190.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	208	405.00	405.00
10	300–350	337	395.00–402.50	397.10
19	350–400	386	395.00	395.00
31	400–450	436	335.00–369.00	356.45
206	450–500	471	330.00–365.00	352.84
231	500–550	522	308.00–337.00	325.23
156	550–600	564	295.00–327.50	310.07
231	600–650	619	275.00–312.00	296.49
93	650–700	670	270.00–294.50	284.10
125	700–750	710	252.00–283.50	273.44
54	750–800	775	245.00–266.50	257.95
178	800–850	826	242.00–260.50	256.25
142	850–900	873	237.85–244.25	241.08
126	900–950	906	240.50–244.75	242.66
13	950–1000	953	222.00	222.00
54	1000–1050	1,012	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	402	416.00	416.00
39	600–650	606	317.00–319.75	319.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	345	415.00–425.00	419.54
13	350–400	388	394.00–412.50	406.65
57	400–450	437	367.50–397.50	372.21
36	450–500	475	307.00–363.00	348.42
152	500–550	521	311.50–339.00	329.04
54	550–600	583	282.00–310.00	298.27
8	600–650	638	267.50–293.00	286.70
48	650–700	668	252.00–267.00	254.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	531	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	357	367.00	367.00
45	400–450	432	265.00–357.50	331.19
62	450–500	485	310.00–328.00	320.58
53	500–550	530	299.00–313.00	303.45
67	550–600	589	260.00–305.00	294.89
39	600–650	625	258.00–289.00	274.96
43	650–700	675	240.00–260.00	249.67
29	700–750	703	258.00	258.00
5	750–800	796	249.50	249.50
8	800–850	804	236.50	236.50
5	950–1000	966	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	310.00	310.00
12	500–550	514	287.50–305.00	297.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	642	281.00	281.00
11	650–700	664	254.00–264.00	256.67
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	309	390.00	390.00
18	350–400	386	387.00	387.00
9	500–550	521	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	613	250.00	250.00
19	700–750	731	230.00–235.00	231.53
7	750–800	766	232.00	232.00
6	800–850	833	230.00	230.00
6	1050–1100	1,063	158.00	158.00
6	1100–1150	1,138	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	213	370.00	370.00
33	300–350	344	360.00–365.00	361.99
41	350–400	377	330.00–390.00	367.76
77	400–450	428	315.00–341.00	322.40
112	450–500	468	290.00–330.00	314.81
189	500–550	518	280.00–313.00	293.46
296	550–600	575	260.00–297.50	281.70
168	600–650	617	250.00–288.00	272.14
155	650–700	673	220.00–262.00	251.04
442	700–750	714	233.00–256.50	246.27
28	750–800	788	212.50–225.00	222.43
68	800–850	823	216.50–221.75	219.48
6	950–1000	998	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	350–400	374	337.50–346.00	343.42
48	400–450	432	307.00–336.00	322.10
87	450–500	487	280.00–326.00	303.85
70	500–550	524	268.00–309.00	289.44
64	550–600	570	256.00–270.00	265.06
26	600–650	611	245.00–256.00	249.70
11	650–700	651	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	540	305.00–314.00	309.67
13	550–600	560	297.50–307.00	300.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	593	253.00	253.00
19	600–650	640	243.50–246.00	245.37
12	650–700	698	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	504	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	352.50	352.50
18	350–400	393	310.00–335.00	321.11
51	400–450	430	300.00–316.00	312.02
33	450–500	493	269.00–297.50	283.96
42	500–550	519	255.00–276.00	265.70
45	550–600	573	250.00–266.00	260.80
25	600–650	618	242.00	242.00
9	700–750	735	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	337.50	337.50
20	450–500	457	282.50–310.00	300.80
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	486	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	414	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	575	258.00–265.00	261.12
26	650–700	667	227.00–245.00	237.34
5	700–750	720	216.00	216.00
6	1100–1150	1,105	166.00	166.00
22	1150–1200	1,155	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	547	280.00	280.00
6	550–600	597	272.00	272.00
6	750–800	794	209.00	209.00
7	850–900	886	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	375	235.00	235.00
10	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
6	550–600	578	287.50	287.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	445	230.00	230.00
16	600–650	601	205.00	205.00
22	650–700	691	195.00–210.00	205.90
26	800–850	828	185.00–200.00	196.56
16	950–1000	964	190.00	190.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1200–1250	1,218	185.00	185.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
38	600–650	633	200.00–220.00	211.46
48	750–800	766	210.00	210.00
62	900–950	924	160.00–185.00	162.44
78	950–1000	987	185.00	185.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1000–1050	1,036	147.50	147.50
34	1100–1150	1,106	137.50	137.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	950–1000	958	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	531	150.00	150.00
5	700–750	728	125.00	125.00
14	1150–1200	1,157	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	700–750	735	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	150–200	172	300.00–350.00	339.91
12	200–250	211	310.00	310.00
11	400–450	430	260.00–265.00	261.29
26	450–500	498	272.50	272.50
14	500–550	543	250.00	250.00
8	650–700	686	205.00	205.00
11	750–800	783	185.00	185.00
14	800–850	809	207.50	207.50
24	900–950	932	193.00	193.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,937	130.00–155.00	144.74
17	—	1,672	159.00–174.00	164.68
1	—	1,425	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,219	125.00–168.00	141.66
3	—	1,087	110.00–115.00	112.97
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,621	160.00–175.00	166.41
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	125.00–151.00	134.03
Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	165.50	165.50
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	164.00–172.00	168.65
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,589	148.00–162.00	156.60
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,234	175.00–178.50	176.22
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	158.00	158.00
5	—	1,148	162.50–165.00	163.53
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,133	180.00–185.00	184.27
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,432	185.00–186.00	185.65
17	—	1,604	181.00–188.00	185.40
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,065	167.00–175.00	170.23
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,398	179.00–186.75	183.75
107	—	1,475	184.00–188.00	185.70
2	—	1,543	179.00–184.50	181.81
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,739	173.50–183.50	180.15
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,390	170.00–183.50	179.31
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,232	168.00–180.00	174.44
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	1,363	181.00–190.00	186.23
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,103	164.00–177.00	173.81
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,422	159.00–172.00	165.10
48	—	1,329	175.00–185.00	180.38
33	—	1,364	172.50–180.75	176.29
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,359	180.00–186.25	184.12
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,643	183.50	183.50
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,340	173.25	173.25
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,595	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,206	165.00–176.00	172.75
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	168.00–170.00	169.38
12	—	1,653	166.00–167.00	166.17
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,553	175.00–183.50	177.44
8	—	1,598	173.00	173.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,535	155.00–167.00	157.37
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	157.00–159.00	157.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,556	115.00–124.50	120.17
74	—	1,473	125.00–135.50	129.77
14	—	1,443	136.00–146.00	139.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,270	124.00–139.00	131.15
22	—	1,352	103.00–114.00	110.11
36	—	1,353	114.00–123.00	118.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	112.00–114.00	112.96
2	—	958	114.00–115.00	114.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,246	140.00–157.50	145.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,230	97.00–110.00	103.85
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,152	120.00–145.00	128.72
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	979	108.00–112.00	109.26
2	—	938	60.00–65.00	62.41

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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