Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 123 priced lines covering 7,138 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,133 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,271 head.

Mon Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,133Last week 8,167Year ago 6,447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,271Last week 1,589Year ago 2,097

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady. Yearling steers mostly steady, heifers not well compared. Good demand for steer and heifer calves as farmer feeders and yearling operators are done with harvest and ready to buy these light calves while they are available. Good demand for yearling steers and heifers but cattle feeders are a little more apprehensive in their approach to buying these cattle as the winter months of the CME Live Cattle futures are lower than the current cash fat market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	300.00–326.00	312.90
3	300–350	326	1,125.00	1,125.00
55	350–400	379	275.00–322.50	303.47
12	350–400	359	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,234.42
107	400–450	424	280.00–315.00	303.76
267	450–500	483	276.00–312.00	287.43
257	500–550	524	251.00–286.00	275.78
390	550–600	571	246.00–279.00	262.07
122	600–650	624	247.50–265.00	255.52
89	650–700	672	237.50–257.00	244.88
44	700–750	731	234.50–244.00	240.60
2	750–800	772	190.00	190.00
11	800–850	832	224.00–227.00	225.91
75	850–900	879	228.75	228.75
10	900–950	914	220.50	220.50
19	950–1000	962	178.00–214.00	205.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	320.00	320.00
8	450–500	477	255.00–275.00	265.06
7	500–550	517	248.00–256.00	253.62
46	550–600	575	243.00–250.00	245.20
51	600–650	608	220.00–266.00	262.27
3	700–750	715	219.50	219.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	480	288.00–309.00	291.37
15	550–600	583	276.00	276.00
12	600–650	618	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	498	263.00	263.00
9	500–550	523	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	389	280.00–285.00	281.96
8	400–450	427	277.50–285.00	281.13
29	450–500	469	219.00–280.00	259.13
21	500–550	537	227.50–265.00	248.44
27	550–600	573	230.00–258.00	250.40
6	900–950	900	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	471	251.00–255.00	251.56
28	550–600	592	260.50	260.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	563	261.00	261.00
4	1000–1050	1,008	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	256	975.00	975.00
9	300–350	343	367.50–396.00	386.57
48	350–400	381	359.00–380.00	374.27
8	350–400	361	1,150.00–1,235.00	1,202.90
64	400–450	429	309.00–364.00	339.53
114	450–500	470	301.00–337.50	320.42
283	500–550	527	291.00–325.00	313.88
410	550–600	573	270.00–310.00	295.25
296	600–650	618	265.00–298.00	283.07
302	650–700	678	241.00–290.00	271.61
154	700–750	723	240.00–279.50	257.21
185	750–800	773	239.50–280.00	264.99
148	800–850	814	235.00–258.00	252.52
422	850–900	875	249.50–255.75	254.72
212	900–950	912	249.50–252.00	250.27
157	950–1000	978	238.10–238.75	238.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
20	450–500	462	302.50–320.00	314.46
10	500–550	534	282.00–299.00	290.64
47	550–600	570	279.00–280.00	279.84
24	600–650	630	261.00–282.00	269.65
77	650–700	673	250.00–273.00	266.41
6	700–750	701	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	358.00	358.00
39	600–650	607	298.50	298.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	332.50	332.50
6	350–400	366	271.00	271.00
7	400–450	443	260.00–290.00	277.24
15	500–550	524	269.00–279.00	274.70
22	550–600	576	258.00–272.50	265.23
18	600–650	647	245.00–267.00	254.79
11	650–700	684	252.00–267.00	258.83
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	341	342.50	342.50
4	450–500	476	283.00	283.00
26	500–550	500	277.00	277.00
47	600–650	627	269.00	269.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	296.50	296.50
10	600–650	633	264.00	264.00
4	1150–1200	1,156	193.50	193.50
7	1300–1350	1,304	174.50	174.50
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	1450–1500	1,486	170.25	170.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,276	180.00–182.25	181.32
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,408	184.00–190.00	186.97
22	—	1,565	181.50–188.50	186.19
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,424	183.00–188.00	186.63
402	—	1,475	186.00–193.00	188.50
44	—	1,559	184.50–189.75	186.90
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,732	182.00–188.00	186.99
36	—	1,736	183.50–187.50	186.51
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,403	178.00–186.50	183.70
13	—	1,523	182.75	182.75
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	180.50	180.50
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	189.00	189.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,154	152.50–187.00	175.65
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,260	178.00–182.00	180.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,336	177.50	177.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,620	172.00–179.00	177.76
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,469	180.00–185.00	182.16
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,548	165.00–172.00	169.29
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,429	154.00–163.50	160.27
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	89.00–113.00	103.69
7	—	2,164	163.00–175.00	167.57
27	—	1,807	120.00–162.00	144.48
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	109.00–112.00	110.34
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,592	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,164	184.25–186.00	184.82
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,350	180.00–184.50	182.35
91	—	1,300	180.00–186.00	183.25
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,077	150.00–185.00	174.01
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,345	188.50–190.00	188.53
Heifers — Select and Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,638	187.35	187.35
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,213	181.00–202.00	184.75
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,385	184.50–191.00	187.96
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
482	—	1,393	183.75–193.50	188.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,301	120.00–145.00	130.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,512	125.00–131.50	128.67
6	—	1,549	110.00–119.50	115.26
24	—	1,536	132.00–146.00	136.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,057	54.00–93.00	78.21
32	—	1,247	90.00–111.00	102.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	919	91.00–114.00	101.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,161	111.00–175.00	131.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	918	115.00–192.50	160.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,286	113.00–124.50	118.78
20	—	1,356	99.00–111.00	105.96

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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