Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 75 priced lines covering 3,332 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,683 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,088 head.

Mon Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,683Last week 1,627Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,088Last week 106Year ago 2,836

Compared to last week on a mix bag of various weights of steer and heifer calves and feeders sold unevenly steady for the most part. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with no recent test on slaughter cows and bulls. Demand was moderate to good throughout the week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	428	372.00–385.00	379.36
34	450–500	479	386.00–401.00	390.12
57	500–550	520	349.00–372.00	369.50
10	550–600	572	340.00	340.00
36	600–650	621	328.50–337.00	332.11
147	650–700	688	315.00–330.25	329.44
95	700–750	730	302.00–317.00	309.87
30	750–800	767	282.00–306.50	299.49
3	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
62	850–900	866	280.00–286.25	281.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	341.00	341.00
24	450–500	478	351.00–375.00	354.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	403	393.00	393.00
6	600–650	643	311.00	311.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	470	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	764	322.00–385.00	349.67
3	800–850	831	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	411	425.00	425.00
12	450–500	493	427.50–431.00	428.64
13	500–550	508	341.00–351.00	348.72
6	550–600	591	355.00–370.00	362.44
12	600–650	649	345.00	345.00
19	650–700	673	340.00–350.00	341.62
8	700–750	735	334.00	334.00
65	750–800	754	320.00–345.75	343.72
315	800–850	818	313.75–328.75	322.72
91	850–900	891	298.00–311.50	307.83
427	900–950	916	294.50–313.25	306.90
5	1200–1250	1,231	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
8	500–550	519	353.00	353.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,572	171.00–210.50	199.08
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,649	209.00–226.50	213.83
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,689	232.00–240.00	237.38
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,557	232.00–233.50	233.10
212	—	1,361	222.00–234.50	231.46
1	—	1,235	210.00	210.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,538	238.00–240.00	238.89
94	—	1,400	230.00–241.75	236.86
300	—	1,432	234.00–244.25	238.83
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	236.00	236.00
6	—	1,406	234.50–235.50	235.34
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,567	245.00–248.00	246.89
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,134	235.50–248.00	241.04
13	—	1,221	221.00–233.00	225.03
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,172	215.00–238.50	228.42
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	225.00–226.00	225.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,316	160.00–185.00	171.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,562	169.00–192.00	177.20
53	—	1,456	155.00–172.50	165.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,281	141.00–163.00	153.39
4	—	1,375	170.00–176.00	172.57
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,128	148.00–225.00	172.96
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	198.50–217.00	207.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,140	118.00–149.00	136.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	912	149.50–177.50	157.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	899	117.00–147.00	126.97
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	233.50	233.50
3	—	1,418	236.00–240.00	237.36
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	226.00	226.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,481	228.00–235.25	231.17
3	—	1,602	230.00–235.00	231.98
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	215.00–224.00	220.56
12	—	1,599	226.00–228.00	227.19
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,105	150.00–208.00	183.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,639	146.00–209.00	191.87
26	—	1,944	206.00–223.00	216.07
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,018	165.00–230.00	217.01
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
305	—	1,283	230.00–241.50	237.53
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,152	211.00–235.00	232.03
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,353	227.50–234.00	231.51
81	—	1,248	220.00–234.00	229.62
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,600	236.50–239.00	237.31
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,398	184.00–195.00	186.95

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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