Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 138 priced lines covering 10,100 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,627 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,056 head.

Mon May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,627Last week 6,892Year ago 7,291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,056Last week 242Year ago 978

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher, instances of 10.00 to 12.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, instances to 8.00 higher on 800-850 lbs. Feeder heifers 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers, however the best demand is centered on those lighter cattle that will reach finished weights during the late winter/early spring next year. Cash fed cattle up to 193.00, keeping a positive 10.00 basis over the futures, is really keeping a fire lit underneath the feeder cattle as cattlemen are very hopeful for the future months of the market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	299	375.00	375.00
35	300–350	343	357.50–372.00	361.91
74	350–400	376	321.00–385.00	348.46
193	400–450	419	310.00–359.00	338.90
422	450–500	469	300.00–345.00	323.03
445	500–550	527	277.50–320.00	302.11
593	550–600	571	270.00–307.50	292.17
444	600–650	619	267.00–308.50	287.15
206	650–700	658	251.00–285.00	269.71
396	700–750	718	235.00–265.00	255.11
166	750–800	770	224.00–248.50	242.61
82	800–850	837	230.00–241.00	230.77
21	850–900	875	215.00–229.00	222.12
44	900–950	903	216.75–220.50	219.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	377.50	377.50
48	500–550	519	324.00	324.00
97	550–600	562	303.50–320.00	306.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	355.00	355.00
19	400–450	416	322.00–341.00	336.88
96	450–500	474	294.00–313.00	309.48
25	500–550	532	286.00–297.50	291.56
49	550–600	563	262.50–285.00	274.88
34	600–650	635	249.00–264.00	259.71
22	650–700	656	241.50–256.00	248.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	349	285.00	285.00
67	400–450	440	277.50–317.50	310.31
109	450–500	479	240.00–312.50	302.20
51	500–550	529	262.50–286.00	279.01
27	550–600	590	251.00–277.50	263.45
28	600–650	622	254.00–272.00	263.91
5	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	367	392.00–394.00	392.84
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	306.00	306.00
14	450–500	498	295.00	295.00
5	500–550	515	252.00	252.00
12	550–600	586	270.00	270.00
34	600–650	600	253.00	253.00
58	700–750	712	239.00–253.00	249.70
8	1050–1100	1,068	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	340	412.00–432.00	427.25
81	350–400	389	362.50–416.00	398.38
123	400–450	429	356.00–397.50	381.70
328	450–500	479	341.00–390.00	368.83
306	500–550	532	317.50–370.00	344.66
589	550–600	576	306.00–348.00	331.12
579	600–650	622	290.00–328.00	312.66
510	650–700	680	276.00–316.00	293.50
411	700–750	731	250.00–282.50	274.00
279	750–800	765	245.00–282.50	270.52
179	800–850	824	240.00–265.00	260.07
274	850–900	881	239.00–254.85	252.16
22	900–950	920	237.00–240.00	237.95
13	950–1000	984	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	350–400	373	415.00–430.00	425.06
28	650–700	667	315.00–316.00	315.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	373	381.00–412.00	403.26
8	400–450	436	350.00–387.50	363.46
85	450–500	483	322.50–359.00	347.11
17	500–550	542	326.00–332.50	331.41
80	550–600	575	290.00–325.00	313.29
37	650–700	667	266.00–285.00	280.60
6	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	498	322.50	322.50
8	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
6	850–900	895	234.50	234.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	357.50	357.50
5	500–550	526	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	300.00–390.00	341.64
36	350–400	376	355.00–382.50	365.13
35	400–450	430	317.00–358.00	348.42
77	450–500	484	312.50–360.00	342.60
120	500–550	531	300.00–330.00	316.92
183	550–600	579	270.00–319.00	316.02
79	600–650	624	270.00–291.00	282.20
22	650–700	677	260.00–273.00	265.52
3	700–750	748	244.00	244.00
4	750–800	783	246.00	246.00
10	800–850	828	210.00–217.00	213.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
133	450–500	468	380.00–405.00	388.81
61	500–550	519	364.00–370.00	366.29
126	600–650	609	327.00–340.00	336.64
5	700–750	703	299.00	299.00
64	900–950	915	248.25	248.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	519	311.00	311.00
21	600–650	626	281.00–299.00	285.23
23	650–700	663	309.75	309.75
27	800–850	824	257.00	257.00
6	950–1000	987	216.00	216.00
37	1000–1050	1,018	227.00	227.00
11	1100–1150	1,108	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	492	260.00–310.00	287.65
4	500–550	511	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	641	272.00	272.00
5	650–700	691	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	694	249.00	249.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,618	165.00–186.50	173.69
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,300	159.00	159.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,563	157.00–165.50	163.32
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	130.00–140.00	132.81
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,480	182.75–189.75	185.24
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,523	181.00–181.50	181.21
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	181.50–187.25	184.40
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	189.00	189.00
57	—	1,556	187.50–192.00	189.98
85	—	1,469	190.00–197.00	194.19
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,984	182.00–187.75	182.99
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,683	188.50–193.50	190.83
3	—	1,930	183.00	183.00
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,576	190.50–193.00	192.07
4	—	1,375	191.50	191.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,323	182.00–189.00	187.10
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,347	187.00–187.50	187.25
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	156.00–171.00	163.45
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,236	129.00–170.00	152.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,654	159.00–175.00	165.13
5	—	1,882	130.00–152.00	145.08
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	911	102.50–122.00	113.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	95.00–98.00	96.51
3	—	1,213	105.00–118.00	109.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,266	140.00–159.00	148.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	120.00–130.00	125.65
34	—	1,565	139.00–151.00	145.26
28	—	1,463	130.00–137.00	134.07
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,136	125.00–136.00	130.58
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	122.00–140.00	131.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,318	103.00–124.00	114.95
4	—	1,184	140.00–152.00	147.26
21	—	1,334	119.00–130.00	124.60
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,200	182.00–189.00	184.65
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,332	183.00–188.00	186.11
41	—	1,219	177.00–189.00	183.36
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,430	188.00–192.50	189.39
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,651	188.50–191.00	190.35
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,379	189.00–198.00	192.97
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	140.00–173.00	156.41
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,300	183.00–186.25	184.67

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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