Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 134 priced lines covering 8,052 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,700 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,605 head.

Mon Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,700Last week 5,909Year ago 7,369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,605Last week 855Year ago 946

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher, heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for steers and heifers, especially at those auctions that hosted a large sale where buyers could make full loads of uniform cattle. Turnout time is upon us and cattle producers are eager to have some light cattle to run on grass and sell in the fall as a yearling. The best demand remains for those cattle under 600 lbs, as those cattle have so many options as to when they can be marketed. The cash fed cattle market topped at 187.00 in the country, yet the summer months of the CME Live Cattle contracts are only in the 170s which is keeping a lid on the feeder cattle market from advancing much further.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,150	80.00–92.50	85.90
17	—	1,173	95.00–111.00	104.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,301	135.00–158.00	143.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,505	111.00–125.00	120.89
47	—	1,524	135.00–150.00	139.96
55	—	1,499	124.00–135.00	130.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	825	110.00–117.00	114.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	919	85.00–118.00	101.27
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,183	124.00–165.00	135.04
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	135.00–142.00	138.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,356	100.00–115.00	110.21
36	—	1,245	115.00–128.00	119.26
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,370	175.00–183.00	179.42
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,241	150.00–174.00	164.53
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,439	180.00–185.00	183.09
48	—	1,556	183.50–188.25	187.35
285	—	1,476	183.00–192.00	187.59
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,746	186.00–190.00	188.21
46	—	1,667	182.00–186.75	184.25
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,590	184.25–186.25	185.61
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,287	170.00–181.00	176.71
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,117	122.00–165.50	136.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,911	158.00–172.00	164.56
36	—	1,777	129.00–158.00	145.78
2	—	1,343	113.00–121.00	117.01
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,370	170.00–170.50	170.24
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,347	174.00–178.00	176.07
3	—	1,613	180.00–187.75	185.08
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,389	175.00–177.00	176.32
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,167	174.50–181.00	176.49
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,402	180.00	180.00
43	—	1,261	177.00–184.00	181.69
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,154	141.00–173.00	169.14
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
266	—	1,387	182.25–194.25	186.66
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,444	182.50–185.50	184.86
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	176.00	176.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,612	171.00–188.50	180.12
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,689	172.00–175.50	173.87
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,603	159.00–174.00	164.85
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,626	154.00–163.00	155.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	337	325.00–385.00	359.21
103	350–400	382	337.50–364.00	346.86
106	400–450	416	302.50–360.00	330.03
188	450–500	473	301.00–347.50	325.50
334	500–550	523	276.00–322.00	307.25
282	550–600	577	261.00–304.00	281.57
245	600–650	637	245.00–283.00	264.49
298	650–700	669	230.00–275.00	262.75
285	700–750	723	225.00–258.00	247.00
240	750–800	774	226.00–245.00	236.74
180	800–850	828	215.00–245.00	225.09
99	850–900	868	201.00–216.75	212.96
18	900–950	924	203.00–213.00	208.71
11	950–1000	976	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	373	322.50–355.00	337.05
10	400–450	423	357.00	357.00
45	450–500	465	317.00–339.00	328.41
18	500–550	520	295.00–296.00	295.61
22	550–600	575	269.00–285.00	274.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	389	335.00	335.00
31	450–500	484	323.00–324.00	323.60
13	500–550	517	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	494	318.00	318.00
12	500–550	517	295.00–312.00	301.56
3	650–700	682	245.00	245.00
5	800–850	826	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	433	300.00–322.50	309.72
25	450–500	468	250.00–295.00	285.24
40	500–550	526	252.50–287.00	275.10
48	550–600	592	256.00–269.00	263.62
9	650–700	690	224.00–225.00	224.33
11	700–750	734	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	439	334.00	334.00
4	450–500	458	320.00	320.00
39	500–550	540	287.50–288.00	287.94
16	550–600	579	279.00	279.00
7	650–700	656	256.00	256.00
10	700–750	728	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	850–900	890	233.50	233.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	508	330.50–336.00	332.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
39	350–400	374	370.00–392.50	383.67
133	400–450	420	348.00–400.50	378.20
196	450–500	481	342.50–384.75	364.27
267	500–550	527	335.00–367.50	349.20
243	550–600	569	300.00–338.00	321.74
185	600–650	616	293.00–327.50	313.85
253	650–700	674	263.00–313.50	291.21
69	700–750	723	258.00–285.00	268.34
316	750–800	781	237.00–271.50	257.47
323	800–850	827	236.25–262.50	251.50
222	850–900	882	226.00–238.00	232.84
65	900–950	934	200.00–222.00	219.06
554	950–1000	970	202.50–230.00	223.25
46	1050–1100	1,080	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	527	369.00	369.00
9	600–650	631	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	379	370.00–425.00	409.68
25	400–450	433	365.00–397.50	385.40
6	450–500	478	356.00	356.00
90	500–550	512	310.00–352.50	339.63
71	550–600	570	300.25–320.00	309.23
16	600–650	611	287.00–299.00	293.78
16	650–700	683	264.00–267.00	266.08
11	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
6	850–900	857	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	580	292.50–310.00	304.38
36	650–700	673	262.00–295.00	287.40
5	750–800	751	256.00	256.00
9	950–1000	984	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	400–450	423	300.00–358.00	342.57
22	450–500	485	329.00–349.00	342.14
40	500–550	534	265.00–332.00	303.47
43	550–600	592	285.00–307.50	297.02
11	600–650	633	285.00–288.00	286.65
29	650–700	673	239.00–274.00	265.63
4	750–800	761	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
73	900–950	930	234.50	234.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	372.00	372.00
14	400–450	413	322.50–340.00	329.13
20	500–550	542	335.00	335.00
25	550–600	574	279.00–304.00	295.20
12	600–650	608	267.50–288.00	281.05
6	650–700	662	274.00	274.00
12	700–750	718	263.00	263.00
16	750–800	761	264.50	264.50
12	1000–1050	1,005	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	449	338.00	338.00
9	500–550	514	314.00	314.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,004	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	366.00	366.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	533	300.00	300.00
11	650–700	699	236.00	236.00
7	950–1000	965	186.00	186.00

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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