Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 135 priced lines covering 9,432 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,241 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,367 head.

Mon Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,241Last week 4,205Year ago 10,425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,367Last week 1,583Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers less than 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs sold 15.00 lower and over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves and yearlings sold unevenly steady on a light comparison to last week. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. No comparable test for slaughter cows but a lower undertone was noted. Demand was moderate to good. Quite a few of the reporting auctions had customer appreciation sales along with a free meal and brought a large crowd to the sales. First real test of the fresh bawling calf market in the state or really in several surrounding states other than the video sales.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	198	620.00	620.00
1	200–250	235	720.00	720.00
2	250–300	285	505.00–680.00	590.96
23	300–350	325	480.00–635.00	559.29
61	350–400	375	495.00–620.00	577.34
123	400–450	430	480.00–585.00	551.97
272	450–500	472	482.50–540.00	516.20
266	500–550	528	393.00–510.00	470.11
445	550–600	570	400.00–485.00	456.71
229	600–650	629	386.00–435.00	420.54
276	650–700	679	374.00–411.50	395.79
278	700–750	731	340.00–413.00	387.95
173	750–800	772	355.00–387.00	376.30
369	800–850	827	344.00–371.00	361.85
278	850–900	866	339.00–364.50	353.12
180	900–950	927	332.00–351.50	347.88
6	950–1000	974	309.50	309.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	645.00	645.00
92	350–400	377	500.00–590.00	548.50
117	400–450	436	480.00–547.50	511.46
229	450–500	478	422.50–530.00	485.70
284	500–550	529	390.00–500.00	459.26
195	550–600	571	392.50–473.00	441.36
493	600–650	612	385.00–447.00	429.19
107	650–700	673	352.00–385.50	376.21
4	700–750	728	344.00	344.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	322	450.00–570.00	513.66
11	400–450	402	362.50	362.50
14	450–500	469	330.00–405.00	366.49
33	500–550	537	355.00–387.50	380.87
25	550–600	591	372.50–390.00	380.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	334	460.00–550.00	502.02
21	350–400	370	430.00–540.00	507.18
16	400–450	418	450.00–525.00	472.10
68	450–500	478	355.00–475.00	449.84
86	500–550	540	229.00–447.50	427.80
53	550–600	571	337.50–426.00	407.84
14	600–650	634	380.00–382.50	380.70
31	650–700	657	352.50	352.50
44	700–750	719	366.00	366.00
22	750–800	764	340.00–352.00	350.38
9	800–850	807	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	570.00	570.00
16	350–400	350	645.00	645.00
89	550–600	555	482.00–498.00	492.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	374	425.00	425.00
23	400–450	432	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	531	345.00–350.00	347.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	652	318.00	318.00
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	319	465.00–575.00	505.63
84	350–400	373	455.00–575.00	503.50
113	400–450	434	425.00–490.00	469.67
233	450–500	476	400.00–482.50	458.79
131	500–550	527	387.50–430.00	404.58
245	550–600	571	351.00–417.50	390.51
88	600–650	629	320.00–374.00	359.42
5	650–700	656	332.50	332.50
14	750–800	787	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	285	540.00–560.00	549.82
31	300–350	340	420.00–600.00	569.14
67	350–400	373	465.00–610.00	542.78
184	400–450	431	440.00–515.00	487.88
107	450–500	468	377.50–485.00	456.34
310	500–550	518	370.00–467.50	437.06
26	550–600	570	370.00–405.00	389.88
125	600–650	625	342.50–400.00	367.35
118	650–700	684	326.00–360.00	350.91
77	700–750	728	315.00–353.50	342.18
177	750–800	767	310.00–353.00	343.44
151	800–850	818	321.00–337.50	327.37
120	850–900	886	304.00–336.00	331.11
92	900–950	917	300.00–336.00	331.51
149	950–1000	979	298.00–315.00	313.13
5	1000–1050	1,039	285.00	285.00
62	1050–1100	1,065	262.50–296.25	292.98
5	1100–1150	1,148	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	745	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	600–650	624	381.00–389.00	385.34
11	700–750	717	353.00	353.00
64	750–800	750	353.00	353.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,044	297.00	297.00
6	1050–1100	1,062	277.00–280.00	277.50
7	1200–1250	1,225	237.00–240.00	239.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	316	425.00–465.00	442.30
7	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
16	450–500	493	422.50–440.00	430.23
4	500–550	517	360.00	360.00
5	550–600	597	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	321	425.00–495.00	454.84
16	400–450	434	350.00–405.00	389.62
8	450–500	493	397.50	397.50
49	500–550	524	355.00–420.00	407.31
14	550–600	577	300.00–335.00	317.70
13	600–650	626	337.50–359.00	352.44
26	650–700	681	327.00–337.50	329.04
5	700–750	729	282.50–319.00	311.74
22	750–800	772	247.50–313.00	296.19
24	850–900	892	261.00–297.50	291.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,226	226.00–235.50	231.32
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,309	238.00–245.00	241.85
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,277	235.00–238.00	237.36
55	—	1,244	230.00–242.00	237.60
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
307	—	1,332	238.50–249.00	244.01
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,029	223.00–244.00	232.62
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,079	235.00–301.00	265.66
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	245.50	245.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,528	230.00–235.00	232.81
110	—	1,353	230.00–241.50	237.01
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,668	235.00–238.00	237.51
3	—	1,253	254.00–271.00	265.19
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,535	241.00–244.00	242.79
20	—	1,440	239.00–245.00	243.97
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,531	239.00–247.00	243.09
265	—	1,460	240.00–250.00	244.77
50	—	1,418	240.00–244.25	243.23
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,764	235.00–248.00	242.98
18	—	1,710	243.50–244.75	243.90
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,060	237.50–272.50	248.53
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,210	230.00–271.00	243.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,194	110.00–138.00	126.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,498	161.00–169.00	164.45
3	—	1,627	170.00–174.00	172.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,355	140.00–156.00	148.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	165.00–174.50	169.79
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,173	140.00–228.00	168.17
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	215.00	215.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,592	234.00–236.00	234.82
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	175.00–180.00	177.57
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,605	210.00–225.50	219.98
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,536	190.00–209.00	202.64
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	210.00–211.00	210.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,731	160.00–206.00	183.16
4	—	1,898	216.00–223.00	219.62

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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