Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 133 priced lines covering 7,253 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,737 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,518 head.

Mon May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,737Last week 7,700Year ago 7,616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,518Last week 1,605Year ago 1,658

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Very good demand remains for steers and heifers, but with the volatility in the futures contracts and the lack of the futures following the cash market is causing uncertainty. Turnout time is upon us and the feeder cattle marketing season is winding down. Auction schedules are becoming more sporadic as is normal for this time of the year.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	330.00	330.00
78	350–400	375	308.00–405.00	375.27
125	400–450	430	300.00–340.00	325.44
225	450–500	469	297.00–344.00	325.27
363	500–550	517	267.00–324.00	310.45
419	550–600	573	250.50–306.00	274.87
175	600–650	622	239.00–303.00	266.03
164	650–700	679	228.50–262.00	249.78
258	700–750	732	234.00–256.75	250.57
153	750–800	765	207.00–239.00	233.11
203	800–850	831	201.00–246.00	224.04
65	850–900	864	223.50	223.50
8	900–950	913	180.00–207.00	196.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	749	240.00	240.00
54	800–850	827	247.00–248.00	247.21
7	850–900	855	229.00	229.00
25	950–1000	965	220.50	220.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	303.00	303.00
11	450–500	455	302.00–308.00	304.76
24	500–550	515	269.00–311.00	291.59
19	550–600	569	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	437	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	338	285.00–335.00	314.27
20	350–400	363	295.00–368.00	339.21
47	400–450	436	285.00–312.50	305.96
46	450–500	471	270.00–301.00	288.67
61	500–550	533	245.00–275.00	265.39
29	550–600	565	240.00–260.00	249.96
39	600–650	628	230.00–255.50	245.43
10	650–700	682	205.00–237.00	224.01
4	750–800	776	207.00	207.00
4	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
3	850–900	850	195.00	195.00
4	950–1000	990	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	470	320.50	320.50
16	550–600	568	278.50	278.50
57	650–700	676	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	285.00	285.00
17	450–500	466	278.00	278.00
4	500–550	531	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	442	288.00	288.00
4	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
6	650–700	677	226.50–240.00	233.14
16	700–750	705	254.50	254.50
3	800–850	828	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	614	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	347	400.00–409.00	405.99
112	350–400	382	356.00–408.00	385.52
54	400–450	433	355.00–377.50	366.08
295	450–500	474	328.00–383.50	360.41
301	500–550	521	315.00–365.50	348.08
340	550–600	571	285.00–343.00	323.45
458	600–650	623	289.75–328.00	311.88
177	650–700	671	230.00–299.00	280.74
237	700–750	727	252.50–278.00	264.77
69	750–800	782	246.00–261.50	258.46
247	800–850	829	236.50–259.75	252.78
102	850–900	882	234.50–239.10	238.22
204	900–950	921	229.50–241.50	233.60
96	950–1000	981	202.75–236.25	224.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	345.00	345.00
7	400–450	431	361.00	361.00
5	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
56	500–550	516	299.00–314.00	306.69
41	550–600	593	274.00–318.00	285.44
9	650–700	667	245.00–256.00	249.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	425	383.00	383.00
23	450–500	482	360.50	360.50
11	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	622	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
11	500–550	527	265.00–290.00	280.58
7	550–600	592	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	487	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	412	308.00	308.00
20	450–500	468	267.50–342.50	306.26
18	500–550	527	280.00–335.00	319.21
74	550–600	581	250.00–321.00	298.00
22	600–650	632	250.00–304.00	273.71
11	650–700	691	257.00–262.50	259.50
5	700–750	715	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	527	357.00	357.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	347.50	347.50
6	500–550	531	312.00	312.00
11	600–650	618	284.00–286.00	285.45
15	700–750	746	265.50	265.50
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	612	288.00	288.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
3	650–700	652	250.00	250.00
4	800–850	844	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,278	172.00–184.00	180.04
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
284	—	1,351	180.00–195.00	187.51
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	187.75	187.75
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,111	168.00–179.00	174.48
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	153.00–162.00	157.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,940	154.00–176.50	163.75
1	—	970	115.00	115.00
30	—	1,719	130.00–159.50	144.69
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	185.50	185.50
8	—	1,607	188.00	188.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,781	165.00–189.00	181.21
41	—	1,703	184.00–189.75	187.07
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,313	175.00–184.00	180.86
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,535	189.00	189.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,572	183.50–188.00	186.17
243	—	1,431	185.00–194.00	188.62
38	—	1,430	183.00–187.75	184.98
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,639	181.50–183.00	181.76
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,273	174.00–184.00	180.37
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,141	154.00–167.00	161.96
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,602	176.00–189.00	184.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,519	124.00–135.50	129.95
47	—	1,577	135.00–147.00	140.18
11	—	1,585	111.00–125.00	120.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	111.00–115.00	113.01
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	896	100.00–110.00	104.62
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	127.50–130.00	128.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,241	70.00–93.00	84.00
15	—	1,184	98.00–113.00	106.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,363	127.00–137.00	130.25
24	—	1,341	115.00–125.00	120.60
14	—	1,348	100.00–116.00	110.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,303	132.00–149.00	140.77
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,191	119.00–137.50	127.87
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,308	160.00–165.50	164.25
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,523	163.75–165.50	164.38
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,298	162.00	162.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,516	150.00–164.00	156.46
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,516	162.50–177.00	167.60
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	185.00–187.25	186.64
24	—	1,405	175.00–182.50	177.79

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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