Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 122 priced lines covering 3,335 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,620 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,451 head.

Mon Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,620Last week 0Year ago 2,755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,451Last week 2,836Year ago 2,248

Compared to last week: No feeder cattle in the prior week to compare to this week's offering. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers as cattle feeders continue to feel very optimistic about the future of the market as the cash markets continue to well outperform the futures contracts. Few feeder cattle offered in the auctions as auction markets are on their summer sale schedules and grazing conditions remain adequate, allowing for a full grazing season.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	278	425.00	425.00
13	300–350	309	375.00–400.00	388.66
13	350–400	368	382.50–405.00	393.40
18	400–450	421	360.00–362.00	361.54
36	450–500	458	300.00–367.50	345.49
57	500–550	517	329.00–350.00	336.55
70	550–600	579	295.00–334.00	313.70
74	600–650	611	308.00–334.00	323.41
75	650–700	668	272.00–290.00	285.62
105	700–750	736	260.00–286.50	275.58
78	750–800	763	259.00–280.00	274.84
72	800–850	834	246.00–258.50	256.73
129	850–900	871	264.75–265.75	265.26
6	950–1000	977	226.00–229.00	227.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	350.00	350.00
26	400–450	441	345.00–347.50	347.15
26	450–500	484	299.00–327.50	315.13
22	500–550	540	274.00–293.00	289.72
35	550–600	580	285.00–307.50	300.36
13	600–650	620	250.00–291.00	281.39
8	650–700	655	266.00–270.00	268.00
13	700–750	724	235.00–252.00	240.27
3	750–800	795	237.50	237.50
10	850–900	872	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1150–1200	1,162	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	580	271.00	271.00
12	650–700	695	265.00	265.00
21	800–850	826	244.50	244.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
25	250–300	289	195.00–215.00	210.53
18	750–800	751	145.00	145.00
3	1050–1100	1,057	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	398	125.00–155.00	137.45
3	500–550	530	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	337	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	612	165.00	165.00
5	750–800	786	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	387	250.00–285.00	260.98
5	450–500	489	285.00	285.00
4	850–900	876	185.00	185.00
15	950–1000	969	192.50	192.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	235.00	235.00
9	700–750	745	205.00	205.00
15	850–900	856	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	175.00	175.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	467	255.00	255.00
7	600–650	629	235.00–245.00	240.73
13	650–700	698	240.00	240.00
10	750–800	763	220.00–240.00	233.84
13	850–900	871	192.50–216.00	205.41
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	307.00	307.00
8	550–600	581	272.00	272.00
28	700–750	708	249.00	249.00
3	850–900	858	229.00	229.00
3	1000–1050	1,027	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	297	385.00	385.00
17	350–400	378	320.00–375.00	341.94
15	400–450	430	322.50–330.00	325.81
80	450–500	476	305.00–322.00	318.80
61	500–550	520	287.50–306.00	297.06
68	550–600	583	261.00–282.00	268.25
233	600–650	630	265.00–306.00	290.24
77	650–700	692	257.00–275.00	274.11
106	700–750	707	237.00–253.00	248.33
74	750–800	770	241.00–252.00	245.95
10	800–850	836	229.00	229.00
9	850–900	895	225.00	225.00
11	900–950	924	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	356.00	356.00
8	500–550	515	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	305.00	305.00
7	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
9	400–450	417	300.00	300.00
5	600–650	634	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	592	270.00	270.00
4	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	604	285.00	285.00
4	750–800	773	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	131.50–144.50	139.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	884	100.00–125.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,172	100.00–125.00	111.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	120.00	120.00
18	—	1,229	123.00–139.50	132.62
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,106	128.00–146.00	140.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,486	141.00–168.00	151.07
51	—	1,442	136.00–145.50	140.65
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	911	131.00–144.50	138.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,257	142.00–167.00	152.16
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,038	169.00–195.00	183.65
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,217	185.00–189.00	186.58
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,276	180.00–194.25	190.96
7	—	1,397	191.00–191.50	191.07
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
242	—	1,278	193.00–201.75	197.91
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,132	160.00–201.00	185.20
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,234	182.00–195.00	190.93
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,616	195.25–199.25	198.85
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
309	—	1,395	194.50–203.50	198.95
47	—	1,372	193.50–198.50	194.66
21	—	1,542	193.00–196.00	195.15
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,545	195.75–200.50	196.70
3	—	1,465	194.00	194.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	189.50	189.50
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	191.00	191.00
3	—	1,375	189.50	189.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,339	181.00–194.50	190.59
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,415	168.00	168.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,502	159.00–159.50	159.38
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,253	160.00–165.00	162.34
Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	171.00	171.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,621	162.00–169.00	164.81
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,641	170.00–185.00	174.64
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	95.00	95.00
10	—	1,172	132.00–178.00	155.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,641	125.00–174.00	150.60
2	—	1,163	96.00–113.00	103.35
17	—	1,786	178.00–205.00	187.99
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,429	181.00–185.00	182.55
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,631	187.00–195.50	191.86
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,268	181.00–187.00	184.51

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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