Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Jul 28
● As filed88 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 88 priced lines covering 5,991 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,065 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 358 head. replacement cattle receipts at 99 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jul 28, 2025
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 6,065Last week 1,791Year ago 4,100
Slaughter CattleReceipts 358Last week 1,591Year ago 1,415
Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week light test of the feeder cattle market, steers and heifers sold unevenly steady to 10.00 higher on comparable weights. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher and not enough slaughter cows and bulls for a market comparison. Demand was good from the farmer/feeder and background buyers. Some of the feeder cattle weight classes would have sold at all - time record highs for the state last week. Feedlot sales continue to have closeouts in the black and cattle feeders keep digging in and back filling empty pens. More than likely, farmer/feeders will have a bin busting corn crop and they plan on walking several bushels of corn to town via slaughter steers and heifers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18300–350335514.00–520.00517.24
33350–400387519.00–527.00523.08
18500–550543395.00–443.00426.35
14550–600582413.00413.00
7600–650639373.00373.00
3650–700671350.00350.00
39700–750748341.00–345.00344.59
14750–800782324.00–333.50327.51
57800–850816322.00–332.50325.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4300–3503011,825.001,825.00
73400–450421500.00–525.00512.49
63450–500479410.00–483.50459.19
54500–550516450.00–492.50475.04
92550–600571395.00–453.00425.53
94600–650623389.00–429.50406.34
204650–700676357.00–393.50376.64
205700–750726348.00–385.50365.96
456750–800773336.00–370.50355.10
552800–850827330.00–369.25358.80
476850–900873310.00–346.00333.78
228900–950924307.00–351.00327.40
77950–1000957304.50–330.00308.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3150–2001551,100.001,100.00
3250–3002951,675.001,675.00
5300–350307600.00600.00
7350–400377533.00–552.50540.94
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
701000–10501,021267.50–301.00295.44
41100–11501,106274.00274.00
111150–12001,165267.00267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4300–350315454.00454.00
11350–400363385.00–410.00398.64
3400–450418350.00350.00
16500–550540359.00–384.00370.04
3600–650600327.50327.50
8650–700671310.00310.00
8800–850805298.00298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10250–3002781,300.00–1,425.001,378.49
5300–3503131,450.001,450.00
60350–400374360.00–490.00460.59
40400–450423392.50–460.00441.81
76450–500477400.00–426.00413.60
151500–550525380.00–425.00400.43
327550–600588340.00–381.00369.86
101600–650639345.00–370.00355.49
98650–700672330.00–352.00347.77
492700–750725320.00–352.00339.65
474750–800766314.00–351.25333.69
440800–850825309.00–332.00314.79
123850–900880290.50–323.50301.60
89900–950921280.75–303.50291.98
30950–1000953263.00–293.50287.42
191000–10501,009299.00299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3150–2001901,075.001,075.00
5300–350341462.50462.50
6450–500465392.50392.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31000–10501,046276.00276.00
481100–11501,101275.00275.00
31150–12001,151261.00261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4350–400388470.00470.00
3700–750715332.00332.00
3950–1000963291.00291.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81050–11001,085251.00251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21,030260.00260.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11,075233.00233.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1011,259238.50–247.50241.68
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
61,044229.50229.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
211,207228.00–238.25233.71
21,160236.50–240.00238.04
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
521,419237.00–245.00241.30
731,377237.00–243.50240.71
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
61,276220.00–233.00227.94
11,145245.00245.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
41,552237.75–239.50238.62
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
71,329242.50242.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
101,276230.00–238.00232.60
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41,110225.00–235.00232.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
51,224145.00–170.00160.87
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1990230.00230.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21,448140.00–144.00141.87
81,293147.00–155.00150.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21,373159.00–174.00166.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31,503155.00–171.00162.07
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5921130.00–144.50137.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51,317117.00–143.00133.96
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1970125.00125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
91,729150.00–205.00181.93
31,705210.00–216.00213.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)991,1473,000.00–3,525.003,498.29
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.