Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 140 priced lines covering 8,087 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,049 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,968 head.

Mon Nov 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,049Last week 6,133Year ago 14,905

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,968Last week 2,271Year ago 1,706

Compared to last week steer calves less than 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 6 weight calves sold 2.00 lower. Yearling weight steers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves less than 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 550 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower. Most slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower except lean cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for calves and yearlings and slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	340.00	340.00
15	450–500	473	306.00	306.00
22	500–550	534	287.50–290.00	288.41
158	600–650	615	280.25	280.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	322	290.00–341.00	321.86
32	350–400	386	300.00–335.00	324.16
5	350–400	354	1,060.00	1,060.00
84	400–450	434	290.00–315.00	304.02
141	450–500	474	270.00–307.00	287.27
269	500–550	529	239.00–295.00	270.85
258	550–600	578	252.00–280.50	266.29
177	600–650	630	235.00–262.00	247.28
174	650–700	681	222.00–260.00	248.66
123	700–750	729	225.00–264.25	250.41
33	750–800	778	221.00–239.75	238.00
52	800–850	810	229.00–242.00	232.94
16	850–900	867	218.00–220.00	219.26
6	1050–1100	1,096	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	506	258.00	258.00
5	600–650	633	229.50	229.50
25	850–900	851	226.50	226.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	458	225.00–242.50	238.87
6	600–650	611	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	330.00	330.00
14	350–400	370	297.50–302.50	300.21
17	400–450	422	295.00–331.00	312.84
28	500–550	532	254.00–291.00	285.06
48	550–600	573	250.00–270.25	260.81
72	600–650	626	234.00–262.50	250.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	400–450	439	235.00–298.00	276.13
11	450–500	493	259.00–265.00	262.25
10	500–550	545	231.00–247.00	240.63
46	550–600	571	242.00–252.00	243.91
6	600–650	602	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	468	284.00	284.00
9	500–550	523	269.00	269.00
5	600–650	614	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
9	1100–1150	1,101	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	280.00	280.00
12	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
4	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	474	302.50	302.50
10	550–600	580	256.00	256.00
17	650–700	695	226.50	226.50
14	700–750	714	227.00–234.00	229.99
12	850–900	870	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	327.50	327.50
7	400–450	425	305.00–340.00	329.65
4	450–500	492	249.00	249.00
3	550–600	568	265.00	265.00
5	600–650	626	242.00	242.00
7	650–700	695	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	290.00	290.00
29	450–500	487	275.00–300.00	285.18
54	500–550	528	267.00–306.00	292.59
66	550–600	577	257.00–285.00	269.04
74	600–650	621	250.00–267.50	261.98
25	650–700	681	240.00–257.00	247.94
50	700–750	735	234.00–244.00	240.95
23	750–800	767	218.00–236.00	233.54
11	800–850	842	246.50	246.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	390.00	390.00
20	350–400	364	340.00–390.00	377.05
64	400–450	421	318.00–368.00	337.83
105	450–500	478	300.00–344.50	326.57
351	500–550	528	290.00–329.00	315.90
311	550–600	573	274.00–328.00	300.34
444	600–650	622	267.00–298.00	281.60
407	650–700	678	242.00–291.00	276.72
216	700–750	715	244.00–267.00	260.01
346	750–800	782	241.00–277.60	265.56
210	800–850	827	240.00–268.25	259.13
206	850–900	866	235.00–261.50	255.58
88	900–950	918	228.50–254.40	246.40
213	950–1000	969	220.00–245.75	238.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	420	357.00	357.00
103	500–550	527	321.00–345.00	331.67
10	550–600	565	316.00	316.00
40	600–650	622	297.00	297.00
25	650–700	669	272.50	272.50
66	700–750	743	280.25	280.25
240	750–800	774	280.00–283.10	281.81
61	800–850	825	271.60	271.60
96	850–900	853	265.00	265.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	919	230.00	230.00
9	1250–1300	1,250	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	761	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	397	343.00–355.00	350.23
15	400–450	431	321.00–325.00	322.09
13	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	519	313.00	313.00
8	550–600	564	306.00	306.00
85	600–650	628	275.00–300.00	285.61
43	650–700	660	267.00–284.00	274.75
33	700–750	735	220.00–250.00	246.36
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	548	308.00	308.00
8	550–600	575	294.00	294.00
7	650–700	655	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	247.50	247.50
7	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	461	217.50	217.50
5	500–550	538	227.49	227.49
4	550–600	586	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,790	120.00–164.00	147.46
3	—	1,300	60.00–110.00	94.75
2	—	2,123	166.00–167.00	166.47
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,132	132.00–165.00	140.94
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	891	80.00–102.00	91.47
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	933	117.00–172.50	143.28
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,154	105.00–178.00	122.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,332	115.00–156.00	129.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,176	95.00–109.50	102.44
27	—	1,101	50.00–92.00	76.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,520	104.00–120.00	112.23
31	—	1,559	129.00–145.00	133.93
45	—	1,494	115.00–128.00	121.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,288	108.00–119.00	113.24
21	—	1,333	100.00–109.00	105.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	170.00–189.00	179.23
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,288	178.00–181.00	179.85
100	—	1,241	175.00–183.75	181.53
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,074	150.00–205.00	177.53
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	181.00–193.00	187.24
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,343	185.00–186.25	185.28
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
426	—	1,347	182.50–190.00	186.15
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,112	183.50–190.50	185.35
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	1,389	175.00–183.50	181.16
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,595	186.35	186.35
18	—	1,420	183.75–186.35	185.38
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
478	—	1,472	183.00–189.75	186.45
10	—	1,522	184.75–185.00	184.92
31	—	1,377	183.50–185.85	184.65
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	185.00	185.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,072	185.00–186.50	186.02
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,167	181.50–190.50	187.20
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,186	150.00–204.00	175.56
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,452	150.00–163.50	158.63
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	117.00–140.00	132.16
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,534	165.00–179.00	169.04

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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