Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 135 priced lines covering 16,856 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 18,820 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,700 head.

Mon Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18,820Last week 6,661Year ago 16,023

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,700Last week 347Year ago 1,773

Compared to last week's light test of the market, most weights of steers sold steady with some 500 to 600 lbs trading 3.00 higher. Heifers less than 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady except lean cows sold 1.00 higher. Demand was mostly good with several auctions reporting this week. Negotiated feedlot trade live sales sold mostly steady at 190.00, with a few up to 192.00. Dressed delivered sales unevenly steady at 297.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	417.50	417.50
8	300–350	322	406.00–435.00	419.80
37	350–400	383	370.00–406.00	384.61
94	400–450	423	342.00–409.00	379.49
278	450–500	479	317.50–381.00	347.39
433	500–550	523	310.00–358.00	334.89
1,101	550–600	574	295.00–345.00	323.54
1,027	600–650	630	270.00–335.00	302.80
1,539	650–700	676	260.00–302.00	287.26
975	700–750	726	243.00–311.00	280.79
654	750–800	770	240.00–295.00	269.55
467	800–850	828	226.00–285.00	253.86
417	850–900	873	220.00–268.25	254.14
546	900–950	919	235.00–262.75	259.36
83	950–1000	976	235.00–240.50	239.28
63	1050–1100	1,072	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	353.00–385.00	368.34
23	400–450	436	275.00–345.00	327.07
19	450–500	477	275.00–327.00	313.73
47	500–550	529	263.00–320.00	295.65
116	550–600	583	250.00–312.00	298.17
52	600–650	624	240.00–293.50	278.02
8	650–700	686	220.00–267.00	257.10
183	700–750	725	233.00–277.00	264.55
104	750–800	787	240.00–262.00	255.07
6	800–850	843	231.00	231.00
15	850–900	876	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
37	600–650	606	317.25	317.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	700–750	713	270.00–292.00	282.58
17	750–800	777	254.00–266.00	260.41
3	850–900	885	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	1000–1050	1,006	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	405.00	405.00
22	350–400	382	390.00–405.00	395.27
33	450–500	483	320.00–356.00	342.28
36	500–550	521	306.00–334.00	326.54
99	550–600	588	286.00–315.00	297.81
113	600–650	629	280.00–299.00	294.40
39	650–700	687	246.00–277.00	265.85
64	700–750	717	268.00–276.00	271.68
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	721	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	352	333.00	333.00
29	400–450	424	302.00–341.00	311.21
20	450–500	466	280.00–282.00	280.88
97	500–550	541	264.00–296.00	287.08
118	550–600	576	263.00–280.00	272.53
50	600–650	631	247.00–261.00	256.59
57	650–700	662	245.50–277.00	254.45
10	700–750	741	220.00–222.00	221.19
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	635	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	508	312.00	312.00
36	600–650	612	276.50–301.00	286.55
12	650–700	698	270.00	270.00
62	800–850	844	252.00–255.00	253.17
16	850–900	869	245.50	245.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	645	229.50	229.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	388	304.00	304.00
12	400–450	432	298.00–307.50	301.96
66	450–500	477	220.00–301.00	280.57
41	500–550	522	200.00–290.00	267.45
103	550–600	582	202.50–274.00	259.78
87	600–650	637	200.00–272.00	260.01
24	650–700	674	212.50–230.00	223.27
21	700–750	714	200.00–244.50	230.88
6	750–800	773	221.00	221.00
6	1050–1100	1,088	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	335	334.00–357.50	342.47
52	350–400	378	300.00–353.00	324.30
170	400–450	427	270.00–340.00	316.21
377	450–500	479	290.00–337.00	318.06
491	500–550	525	258.00–323.00	297.93
748	550–600	573	265.00–312.00	287.30
1,252	600–650	624	242.00–305.00	275.98
818	650–700	677	231.00–271.00	257.33
593	700–750	729	225.00–263.00	251.30
417	750–800	768	220.00–255.50	244.65
124	800–850	835	215.00–241.00	234.66
58	850–900	864	218.00–240.50	232.52
10	1000–1050	1,016	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	476	327.50	327.50
89	500–550	531	316.00–348.00	332.20
108	550–600	577	303.00–315.00	306.62
76	600–650	627	288.00–293.00	290.48
13	650–700	655	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	314.00	314.00
5	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	550–600	578	245.00–263.50	253.73
9	650–700	691	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,020	208.50	208.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	451	332.50	332.50
5	600–650	624	259.00	259.00
5	650–700	668	247.50	247.50
4	750–800	773	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,282	94.00–106.00	100.06
25	—	1,162	60.00–90.00	74.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,136	105.00–109.00	106.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,432	96.00–107.00	101.96
28	—	1,378	108.00–117.00	113.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,559	118.00–129.00	121.48
6	—	1,706	130.00–136.00	132.73
4	—	1,680	105.00–114.00	110.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,345	115.00–127.50	119.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,136	112.00–152.50	127.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	91.00–102.00	98.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,923	128.00–158.00	145.89
3	—	1,574	160.00–170.00	166.60
5	—	1,728	80.00–114.00	99.64
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	100.00–108.00	104.02
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
448	—	1,395	183.00–201.75	192.86
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,322	176.00–189.00	186.21
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,124	185.50–199.00	191.44
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,080	145.00–186.00	168.05
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,568	183.50–187.75	187.20
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,401	184.50–188.50	186.91
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,153	187.25–191.00	187.86
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,543	183.50–188.00	187.05
40	—	1,385	182.50–187.75	185.72
357	—	1,501	190.00–201.00	193.67
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,423	185.50–187.50	186.46
18	—	1,558	186.75–188.00	187.53
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,737	177.00–192.00	186.86
15	—	1,636	186.00–187.75	187.31
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,414	180.00–189.50	186.51
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,052	189.00	189.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,170	143.00–195.50	182.86
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,272	183.00–190.50	187.72
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	117.00–135.00	124.81
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,447	155.00–163.00	159.67
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,509	164.00–173.00	168.82
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,049	160.00–168.00	164.49
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,642	180.00–195.75	190.62
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,632	170.00–192.50	186.56

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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