Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Aug 25
● As filed92 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

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Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 92 priced lines covering 9,409 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,147 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 165 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Aug 25, 2025
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 10,147Last week 3,951Year ago 7,451
Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 1,547Year ago 739

Compared to last week's light test of the market. This week was the first test of bawling spring calves with a good supply on offer at different auctions. A market trend is not applicable for those lightweight steers and heifers. On the yearling steers most sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher with some weights over 850 lbs trading 20.00 higher on average. Yearling heifers sold unevenly steady. No slaughter cows and bulls on offer. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a very thin test of the market. Really nice runs of calves and feeders with several auctions holding customer appreciation BBQ sales. These auctions are usually very active and buyers flock to them to procure livestock. It appears that this year is the same. But there hasn't been a poor sale all year with the historical prices almost every week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4250–300278520.00520.00
8350–400388519.00519.00
20400–450411430.00–440.00438.38
21450–500482420.00–450.00426.72
39500–550524367.00–440.00407.73
50550–600578409.00–441.00423.03
65600–650622365.00–408.00390.75
37650–700667350.00–392.50363.59
30700–750711340.00–366.00356.52
20750–800782356.00356.00
17800–850830297.00–347.50319.49
22850–900869325.00–355.00340.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18300–350334522.50–620.00574.75
6350–400353555.00–575.00561.64
30400–450418470.00–510.00490.21
34450–500476475.00–507.50491.61
47500–550510465.00–490.00482.66
5550–600571375.00–420.00392.66
8600–650616380.50380.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5250–300270595.00–670.00612.96
13300–350312575.00–625.00602.19
42350–400380535.00–600.00560.45
33400–450426472.50–530.00492.42
94450–500479425.00–510.00474.98
99500–550530435.00–503.00471.11
165550–600571410.00–510.00457.90
271600–650618380.00–460.00422.77
318650–700671382.00–427.00409.30
421700–750726380.00–399.25389.43
517750–800783337.50–390.50379.05
954800–850819336.00–385.00371.22
961850–900870332.00–378.50368.51
398900–950917325.00–359.00350.19
240950–1000975335.50–348.50339.40
1041050–11001,091300.00–318.50317.17
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3750–800796352.50352.50
7800–850825347.00347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75450–500472477.50–525.00514.37
12650–700662427.00427.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6300–350333455.00–497.50484.64
12350–400381370.00–485.00438.63
31400–450420475.00–487.50478.20
33450–500474416.00–457.50440.78
26500–550520422.50–424.00423.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4200–250246565.00565.00
2250–300273475.00–610.00539.40
31300–350331435.00–555.00540.83
39350–400385495.00–522.50505.00
107400–450423435.00–502.50462.07
159450–500475390.00–471.00435.25
199500–550521400.00–449.00422.52
369550–600580370.00–426.50404.55
317600–650620359.00–400.00380.41
362650–700674350.00–417.50383.84
412700–750724326.00–400.00365.32
205750–800784330.00–349.00339.45
414800–850825290.00–345.00331.78
491850–900877301.00–345.00327.83
213900–950925301.00–345.00327.52
53950–1000991315.25315.25
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5700–750727330.00330.00
12750–800795327.00327.00
27950–1000986289.50289.50
331000–10501,006280.00–321.00309.16
71050–11001,087283.00283.00
61100–11501,137250.00250.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16350–400372400.00–435.00413.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20700–750721390.00390.00
69750–800771370.00370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3250–300288500.00500.00
4300–350349360.00360.00
4350–400397470.00470.00
10400–450432390.00–445.00417.72
7450–500492400.00400.00
33500–550527349.00–400.00371.76
8550–600578355.00–360.00356.80
47600–650624361.00–384.00370.38
117650–700694324.00–345.00344.15
63700–750724290.00–330.00318.93
37750–800777315.00–328.00321.63
18800–850805290.00290.00
6900–950929321.00321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4750–800750290.00290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
601,213250.00–301.00270.15
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11,620242.50242.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
291,397240.00–249.00242.98
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11,230235.00235.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
361,284239.00–248.00242.14
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
51,587240.50240.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41,510233.50233.50
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
171,100231.00–308.00258.24
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
21,290232.00–237.00234.21
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.