Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 150 priced lines covering 25,842 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 27,196 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,202 head.

Mon Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27,196Last week 14,946Year ago 13,403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,202Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, most weights of steer calves and yearling sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers less than 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, 600 to 800 lbs sold 2.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold 9.00 higher. First reported slaughter cattle receipts since the week before Christmas, trend not applicable but a higher undertone noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	572	255.00–275.00	260.91
6	600–650	618	278.00	278.00
28	650–700	667	230.00–300.50	265.25
15	700–750	721	268.00	268.00
4	950–1000	998	225.50	225.50
9	1000–1050	1,006	222.50	222.50
10	1050–1100	1,053	224.50	224.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	506	323.00	323.00
14	550–600	589	300.00–306.00	302.00
59	600–650	631	265.00–295.00	274.45
26	650–700	685	250.00–260.00	255.93
39	750–800	782	244.00–258.00	253.95
4	800–850	842	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	332	385.00–470.00	415.62
90	350–400	376	325.00–419.00	386.52
168	400–450	425	340.00–410.00	383.79
407	450–500	479	300.00–390.00	361.63
592	500–550	526	316.00–380.00	350.57
1,214	550–600	578	290.00–359.00	333.72
1,639	600–650	623	280.00–341.00	320.22
2,337	650–700	675	275.00–325.00	305.06
1,915	700–750	725	268.00–315.50	290.71
1,781	750–800	776	250.00–313.00	279.89
1,055	800–850	821	245.00–298.00	273.58
896	850–900	874	240.00–284.00	264.94
260	900–950	927	233.00–262.50	247.68
67	950–1000	976	231.00–248.50	244.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	323	330.00–380.00	361.16
3	350–400	383	360.00	360.00
37	400–450	422	311.00–365.00	349.21
143	450–500	488	305.00–355.00	330.63
88	500–550	525	232.00–339.00	310.54
166	550–600	585	262.50–321.00	303.90
110	600–650	625	245.00–318.00	285.01
128	650–700	681	242.50–289.00	273.60
57	700–750	728	251.00–280.00	270.24
77	750–800	778	222.50–280.00	258.62
6	800–850	810	240.00–241.00	240.66
9	850–900	870	236.00–268.00	251.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	435.00	435.00
7	450–500	461	410.00	410.00
30	550–600	576	343.00	343.00
54	600–650	616	317.25–348.00	339.24
48	700–750	725	303.50	303.50
57	750–800	779	279.00	279.00
39	800–850	813	271.00–276.00	271.91
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,032	243.50	243.50
6	1050–1100	1,066	235.50	235.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	350–400	388	380.00–412.00	409.97
9	400–450	436	344.00–375.00	350.75
28	450–500	495	339.00–370.00	358.84
27	500–550	516	323.50–327.50	324.59
20	550–600	570	294.00–327.50	318.10
25	600–650	630	283.00–299.50	292.70
10	700–750	717	244.00–245.00	244.41
15	750–800	752	264.50	264.50
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	513	334.00	334.00
7	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
6	650–700	685	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	349.00	349.00
3	350–400	386	310.00	310.00
7	400–450	422	325.00	325.00
12	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
50	500–550	524	271.00–300.00	290.39
19	550–600	561	257.50–278.00	273.61
20	650–700	676	251.00	251.00
6	700–750	747	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	322.50–350.00	332.15
9	350–400	369	275.00–285.00	279.24
36	400–450	432	240.00–326.00	301.63
137	450–500	485	259.00–324.00	301.90
143	500–550	537	262.50–305.00	290.71
187	550–600	578	250.00–291.00	276.78
250	600–650	628	215.00–281.00	266.42
113	650–700	672	210.00–267.00	252.89
10	700–750	712	192.50–240.00	217.59
49	750–800	761	231.00–243.00	241.14
3	1200–1250	1,208	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
31	600–650	627	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	542	292.00	292.00
3	650–700	678	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	400–450	400	367.00	367.00
32	500–550	511	333.00–341.00	337.31
51	550–600	567	320.00–337.00	327.32
26	600–650	606	303.00–304.50	304.20
20	650–700	683	280.00	280.00
49	700–750	712	260.50–294.50	277.83
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	486	280.00	280.00
20	550–600	562	241.00–294.00	252.14
7	600–650	642	220.00	220.00
9	650–700	651	266.00	266.00
11	950–1000	985	200.00	200.00
5	1200–1250	1,207	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	300–350	322	335.00–420.00	369.93
144	350–400	381	302.50–382.50	358.37
298	400–450	434	311.00–385.00	337.72
475	450–500	474	292.00–357.50	328.15
1,028	500–550	529	280.00–342.50	316.13
1,254	550–600	576	271.00–332.50	302.25
1,559	600–650	627	256.00–322.50	286.56
1,390	650–700	670	252.00–299.00	272.55
1,224	700–750	723	230.00–279.00	259.85
597	750–800	770	231.00–285.00	252.84
304	800–850	814	231.00–262.00	253.54
189	850–900	883	203.00–248.50	239.77
4	900–950	910	196.00	196.00
29	950–1000	958	221.00–241.00	236.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	504	315.00	315.00
4	650–700	665	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	352.50	352.50
8	450–500	467	322.50–330.00	327.24
6	700–750	725	246.00	246.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,312	101.00–108.00	105.11
94	—	1,321	108.00–119.00	113.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,511	120.00–129.50	123.84
12	—	1,582	105.00–114.50	109.76
39	—	1,625	130.00–151.00	137.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,188	90.00–108.00	100.94
16	—	1,018	50.00–93.00	77.13
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	913	112.00–215.00	151.11
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	80.00–102.50	91.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,300	117.00–165.00	138.56
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,129	113.00–187.50	136.25
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,398	196.00–200.25	198.38
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,316	187.00–192.00	189.47
153	—	1,278	185.00–202.50	198.70
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
382	—	1,397	194.00–217.50	206.47
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,162	189.50–211.50	199.82
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,066	177.50–198.00	186.43
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,340	187.00–187.50	187.19
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,242	197.50–199.00	198.75
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	186.50–191.00	189.22
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,787	185.00–211.00	202.13
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,573	200.50–201.75	201.06
37	—	1,426	196.00–202.00	198.25
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,368	186.00–202.75	198.22
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
435	—	1,516	200.00–217.75	208.34
3	—	1,533	197.00	197.00
25	—	1,411	195.00–200.25	198.02
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	197.00–205.00	199.45
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,173	173.00–208.00	186.03
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,211	185.00–214.50	193.22
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,642	197.50	197.50
12	—	1,404	199.50–200.00	199.88
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,644	192.25–199.75	195.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,036	159.00–173.00	163.18
5	—	1,472	100.00–119.00	113.06
33	—	1,906	121.00–154.00	140.59
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	80.00	80.00

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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