Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 72 priced lines covering 1,966 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,228 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,055 head.

Mon Jun 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,228Last week 8,650Year ago 5,808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,055Last week 1,121Year ago 1,586

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested at the auctions, lower undertones prevailed as volumes were lighter making it difficult for buyers to make full loads of uniform cattle. Demand very good still as the cash fed cattle market continues to climb, up to 198.00 this week, and cattle feeders are feeling rather bullish. Auction receipts look to stay light as summer arrives and moisture is plentiful.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	320.00	320.00
15	450–500	487	332.50–341.00	336.84
3	500–550	512	291.00	291.00
5	550–600	594	272.00	272.00
7	600–650	646	270.00	270.00
5	700–750	731	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	479	357.50	357.50
43	550–600	577	325.00–325.50	325.43
9	600–650	626	288.50–301.00	296.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	477	363.00	363.00
28	550–600	580	308.00–319.50	314.55
11	600–650	622	291.00–294.00	292.67
11	650–700	674	282.00–286.50	283.85
26	700–750	740	265.00–276.00	270.37
183	800–850	827	265.50	265.50
184	850–900	878	245.75–255.25	249.67
187	900–950	922	234.00–248.75	245.46
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	526	310.00	310.00
9	600–650	601	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	454	316.00–317.50	316.63
33	500–550	522	290.00–311.00	300.30
44	550–600	576	260.00–275.50	265.91
4	600–650	611	253.00	253.00
9	650–700	657	254.00–256.00	254.66
89	700–750	730	235.00–247.50	245.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	708	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	399	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	478	300.00	300.00
9	500–550	529	286.00	286.00
3	550–600	577	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	553	289.50	289.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	492	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	528	277.00	277.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,370	180.00	180.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	171.00	171.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,490	182.50–186.00	183.08
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	176.00	176.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	181.00–188.00	184.33
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	143.00–172.00	158.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,858	164.00–191.00	176.58
15	—	1,730	128.00–168.00	152.45
1	—	1,265	95.00	95.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,563	186.25–191.50	188.99
319	—	1,452	187.00–199.00	193.97
7	—	1,367	186.75–191.00	188.05
Steers — Select and Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,338	182.00–186.50	183.24
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,290	176.00–191.00	186.22
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,600	189.25	189.25
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,651	193.75	193.75
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,234	182.50–197.00	190.05
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,295	183.00–189.00	187.89
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,623	175.00–180.00	179.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,247	180.00–191.50	185.71
10	—	1,348	184.00–185.00	184.50
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,039	129.00–186.00	161.90
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,316	187.00–198.00	193.35
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	153.00–155.00	154.29
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	162.00–163.00	162.77
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,095	126.00–149.00	137.01
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	945	126.00–141.00	131.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	106.00–119.00	111.48
26	—	1,299	116.00–135.00	128.56
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	869	90.00–123.00	112.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,164	91.00–124.00	112.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,253	140.00–161.00	147.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,547	139.00–158.00	148.02
37	—	1,468	133.00–145.00	139.90
8	—	1,456	116.00–133.00	123.33
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,253	155.00–158.00	156.33
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,640	164.50–175.00	166.33
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,455	157.00–163.00	159.28

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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