Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 10
● As filed68 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

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Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 68 priced lines covering 5,905 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,223 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 248 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Feb 10, 2025
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 6,223Last week 15,368Year ago 14,539
Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 846Year ago 1,177

Compared to last week, steers weighing less than 700lbs sold mostly 7.00 lower, while steers over 700lbs sold steady with lower undertones. Heifers weighing less than 500lbs sold 5.00 lower, while heifers weighing 500 to 700lbs sold steady with lower undertones. Heifers weighing more than 700lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate on moderate supply. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 11.00 to 12.00 lower on light test. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold unevenly steady. Last week in Iowa live FOB purchases traded 2.00-5.00 lower at 203.00 and dressed delivered purchases traded 7.00 -8.00 lower from 320.00-321.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5400–450413317.50317.50
10450–500471270.00–307.50297.47
3500–550538240.00–267.00258.06
22550–600574227.50–281.00266.67
3600–650606270.00270.00
5650–700663270.00270.00
8750–800799239.00239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9550–600568260.00–288.00272.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26700–750749310.00310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71400–450428325.00–380.00354.42
84450–500480308.00–342.50333.06
115500–550529302.50–330.00319.00
276550–600572292.00–324.00306.45
363600–650618266.00–304.00287.82
378650–700675262.00–307.00278.96
306700–750721249.50–277.00267.85
164750–800765245.00–287.00262.56
138800–850833232.00–260.50256.89
9850–900856246.00246.00
6900–950938214.00214.00
10950–1000978211.00211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4500–550538280.00280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14450–500490252.50–350.00330.10
24500–550528300.00–344.00332.26
26550–600566322.00–323.00322.69
26600–650630295.00–307.50305.09
36650–700670235.00–282.00271.79
3750–800777240.00240.00
12800–850839220.00–252.00247.61
7850–900854247.50247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6400–450405440.00440.00
26700–750749309.50309.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10350–400373400.00–405.00401.43
27400–450434358.00–427.00395.22
54450–500473340.00–377.50364.10
114500–550529342.50–390.00357.15
127550–600573310.00–351.00336.82
418600–650620305.50–357.00334.48
408650–700681286.00–316.00300.17
529700–750730270.00–301.50291.86
320750–800763260.00–295.00284.76
601800–850821252.50–279.75269.44
351850–900870247.00–274.25268.68
419900–950920230.00–265.00258.00
531000–10501,019242.50242.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
141000–10501,023206.00206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9500–550528340.00–345.00343.36
14550–600579315.00–335.00320.59
5650–700670290.00290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4750–800780222.50222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11,155130.00130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31,782132.00–157.00146.50
41,999167.00–184.00171.46
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31,085137.00–183.00164.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31,313138.00–161.00147.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31,635142.00–150.50145.29
41,500129.00–137.00134.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
91,268116.00–128.00122.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31,282105.50–112.50107.92
71,01965.00–90.0081.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2818112.50–113.00112.73
Heifers — Choice · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
151,350221.00–221.50221.32
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
161,254200.00–210.00207.11
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
621,375211.00–219.00213.84
Steers — Choice · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
361,467218.00–222.25221.09
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
81,776206.00–219.50213.35
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
131,353205.00–208.00206.53
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
411,517210.00–217.00214.36
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.