Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 130 priced lines covering 8,588 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,643 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,052 head.

Mon Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,643Last week 4,188Year ago 8,154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,052Last week 1,833Year ago 1,536

Compared to last week: Spring born steer and heifer calves sold with higher undertones, compared to last week's limited offering. Yearling feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for spring born calves as more of these calves are showing up in town. Good demand for yearling steers and heifers as the cash fed cattle market moves higher again and the cattle futures complex has found a support level and moved higher as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	382	275.00–329.00	318.77
29	400–450	429	290.00–335.00	309.62
53	450–500	486	276.00–310.00	287.38
38	500–550	524	264.00–294.00	283.46
13	550–600	577	250.00–255.00	251.98
9	600–650	642	239.00–252.00	246.24
10	650–700	683	254.00	254.00
6	800–850	845	232.00	232.00
76	850–900	897	228.00	228.00
4	900–950	928	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	337	335.00–385.00	363.31
12	350–400	370	360.00–387.50	376.03
35	400–450	420	322.50–353.00	343.22
178	450–500	480	304.00–332.50	324.88
84	500–550	522	288.50–322.00	308.62
132	550–600	560	277.00–302.00	291.79
20	600–650	627	265.00–284.50	277.72
6	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
15	700–750	721	227.00–245.50	239.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	342	295.00–312.50	305.72
2	400–450	449	317.00	317.00
5	600–650	648	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	600–650	626	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	327	346.00–387.50	364.69
9	350–400	380	1,275.00–1,380.00	1,308.65
20	350–400	370	345.00–375.00	354.79
203	400–450	426	292.50–378.00	345.06
206	450–500	472	286.00–346.00	324.91
478	500–550	535	281.00–324.00	307.47
400	550–600	576	271.00–301.50	287.01
405	600–650	623	258.00–295.00	280.32
145	650–700	672	243.50–273.00	260.41
317	700–750	730	238.50–274.00	262.33
280	750–800	764	235.50–267.75	257.24
462	800–850	833	246.50–263.00	258.33
273	850–900	873	229.50–248.25	243.24
574	900–950	932	233.00–247.50	241.67
158	950–1000	974	213.50–235.75	231.94
8	1000–1050	1,046	203.50	203.50
4	1100–1150	1,108	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	451	271.00	271.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	546	280.00	280.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,043	215.25	215.25
3	1050–1100	1,093	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	553	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	450–500	486	309.75–320.00	313.80
10	550–600	569	292.00	292.00
35	600–650	604	278.00–288.25	283.23
14	700–750	745	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	469	290.00	290.00
20	500–550	525	284.50–290.00	285.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	328	300.00–315.00	310.59
32	350–400	383	271.00–320.00	307.54
94	400–450	434	280.00–315.00	296.00
124	450–500	477	260.00–315.00	284.88
89	500–550	520	257.00–298.00	276.70
27	550–600	580	251.00–266.00	260.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	270.00	270.00
27	400–450	439	263.00–287.00	272.31
11	450–500	493	251.00	251.00
34	500–550	526	243.00–265.00	255.03
14	550–600	567	226.00–254.00	243.94
28	600–650	615	240.00–251.00	246.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	589	268.00–273.50	270.21
30	600–650	619	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	320	295.00–335.00	316.93
50	350–400	375	277.50–350.00	311.99
175	400–450	424	260.00–320.00	298.55
319	450–500	479	249.00–315.00	286.12
243	500–550	518	255.00–290.50	278.08
318	550–600	571	239.00–275.00	259.05
152	600–650	623	245.00–278.00	261.57
92	650–700	664	241.50–265.25	256.36
258	700–750	732	231.00–252.00	242.06
104	750–800	778	229.50–246.25	238.37
124	800–850	816	218.00–229.10	227.98
48	850–900	874	209.00–223.75	217.68
75	900–950	913	186.50–219.50	216.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	750–800	782	236.50	236.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	667	253.50	253.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	340	270.00–277.50	275.98
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	255.00	255.00
6	400–450	449	282.00	282.00
12	450–500	488	259.00	259.00
9	500–550	511	264.00	264.00
10	550–600	579	229.50	229.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1000–1050	1,000	194.50	194.50
3	1150–1200	1,180	178.50	178.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	523	285.00	285.00
26	600–650	602	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	440	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	295.00	295.00
12	400–450	432	277.00–345.00	287.81
8	450–500	465	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	580	254.00–260.00	257.68
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	155.00–165.50	159.71
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,518	167.00–180.00	170.91
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	136.00–145.00	141.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,872	162.00–178.00	168.02
3	—	1,597	110.00–120.00	115.92
14	—	1,718	127.00–160.50	148.33
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	118.00–135.00	125.23
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	177.50–190.50	182.57
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,477	183.25	183.25
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,576	184.10	184.10
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,383	179.00–184.25	182.22
289	—	1,468	188.00–196.50	192.55
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,237	180.00–188.00	181.02
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,669	180.25–182.50	181.04
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,129	143.00–190.00	169.87
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,338	175.50–189.50	185.04
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
262	—	1,332	180.00–196.25	190.48
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,261	181.75–183.75	181.95
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,088	178.00–204.00	185.15
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,291	174.50–177.50	176.34
34	—	1,237	172.00–189.50	184.85
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,751	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,051	177.50–187.00	182.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,342	123.00–150.00	130.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	107.00–110.00	108.51
43	—	1,316	116.00–126.00	121.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,573	134.00–149.00	137.28
36	—	1,513	125.00–133.50	128.25
6	—	1,644	120.00–123.50	122.27
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,182	118.00–165.00	132.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,206	105.00–119.00	112.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	892	135.00–183.00	156.54

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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