Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Aug 11
● As filed70 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

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Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 70 priced lines covering 2,551 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,506 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,282 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Aug 11, 2025
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 1,506Last week 576Year ago 2,706
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,282Last week 1,108Year ago 1,444

Compared to last week the best test of the feeder cattle market was on steers over 850 lbs as they sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Not enough feeder heifers for a market comparison. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. It is interesting that the heavier weight feeders were lower this week. But most of these lots were sold on the day the CME live cattle futures were trading 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Some lots came out of grow yards and displayed a little more flesh, so gains were going to be added slowly to finish weight.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31000–10501,011260.00260.00
111050–11001,096252.00252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4600–650630365.00365.00
8700–750740340.00340.00
3800–8508082,000.002,000.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4300–3503311,450.001,450.00
5350–400398460.00460.00
7400–4504201,700.001,700.00
3500–550536360.00360.00
13550–600577330.00–358.00336.19
29600–650636337.50–373.00365.22
20650–700676307.00–336.00329.31
97700–750712328.00–353.00339.80
14750–800775330.00330.00
139800–850820302.00–328.00314.51
42850–900870300.00–328.00310.37
139900–950914310.00–315.25314.56
233950–1000987273.50–307.50289.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4250–300253920.00920.00
8400–450446530.00530.00
6550–600595424.00424.00
14600–650617416.00–423.00419.49
10650–700657399.00399.00
69700–750724355.00–378.00377.00
14750–800769369.00–376.00374.01
158800–850831339.00–360.00344.92
147850–900886328.00–330.50330.38
139900–950910319.00–334.75332.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3550–600568375.00375.00
5650–700672375.00375.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
421050–11001,067300.00–315.00311.03
71150–12001,156251.00251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3350–400363470.00470.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
41000–10501,005213.00213.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
391,514161.00–179.00170.27
291,631172.00–209.00183.13
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6922156.00–257.50199.74
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
181,125150.00–228.00171.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12918100.00–146.00127.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
221,158119.00–143.00130.50
41,31195.00–106.00101.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
301,335163.00–210.00178.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
311,323145.00–166.00155.87
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
31,605244.50244.50
161,384242.00–249.50244.14
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
121,380230.00–238.00233.56
491,244230.00–243.00238.02
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11,700242.00242.00
41,598247.25247.25
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
11,320238.00238.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
131,083200.00–250.00232.59
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2741,413240.50–250.50246.02
711,449239.00–253.50241.91
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
401,133233.00–273.00258.17
31,292237.50237.50
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
291,513251.00–256.50253.26
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11,115257.00257.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31,047263.00–274.00270.53
141,044229.00–249.00238.97
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
441,135242.00–259.50257.48
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
141,179243.50–243.75243.69
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
461,207230.00–242.50237.95
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2181,301238.00–251.00244.89
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
51,179100.00–177.00150.53
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
101,452186.00–206.00200.28
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
361,509210.00–231.00217.62
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
61,128140.00–203.00165.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
101,824212.00–250.00225.43
291,717169.00–217.00198.40
11,340123.00123.00
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.