Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 152 priced lines covering 10,130 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,840 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,355 head.

Mon Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,840Last week 4,924Year ago 6,133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,355Last week 1,607Year ago 2,271

Compared to last week moderate run, steers calves less than 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Yearling weight cattle over 700 lbs sold 20.00 lower. Heifer calves less than 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Most yearlings sold couple bucks lower except a flat 8 weight sold 6.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls old 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate, instance good for some flyweight steers and heifers. CME and negative rumors or quotes have been very hard on the cattle sector the last few weeks. With the CME cattle boards dropping and the feeder cattle index falling it has been hard for buyers to get a good feel on what they can pay for a certain weight class and still try to make a profit on the other end.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	590.00	590.00
14	300–350	321	490.00–550.00	511.87
60	350–400	375	440.00–510.00	473.62
182	400–450	420	360.00–460.00	424.59
333	450–500	471	350.00–440.00	414.42
366	500–550	521	335.00–402.00	374.46
295	550–600	574	318.00–387.50	363.92
306	600–650	617	317.50–385.00	348.13
104	650–700	669	285.00–370.00	346.35
104	700–750	725	310.00–337.50	323.17
92	750–800	778	287.50–334.50	327.82
78	800–850	832	271.00–316.50	313.36
126	850–900	882	281.00–314.00	296.89
58	900–950	911	297.25	297.25
84	950–1000	956	268.00–297.75	289.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	793	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
37	500–550	536	377.00–386.00	380.06
41	550–600	566	360.00–409.00	384.58
33	600–650	618	341.00–399.00	380.95
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,040	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	425.00	425.00
11	350–400	385	435.00–445.00	442.37
34	400–450	427	302.50–425.00	381.34
40	450–500	489	365.00–397.50	385.54
42	500–550	532	312.00–362.50	333.50
60	550–600	568	307.50–357.50	331.64
36	600–650	615	275.00–319.00	294.78
19	650–700	666	300.00–315.00	313.46
8	700–750	709	305.00	305.00
5	750–800	761	275.00–290.00	287.03
4	900–950	907	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	401	377.50	377.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
33	350–400	381	358.00–470.00	417.67
39	400–450	428	385.00–475.00	425.19
126	450–500	476	365.00–412.00	389.64
83	500–550	519	320.00–385.00	371.42
97	550–600	575	326.00–358.00	347.95
144	600–650	631	332.50–377.50	355.22
59	650–700	679	291.00–329.00	308.17
4	700–750	731	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
33	550–600	554	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	296	600.00	600.00
40	300–350	332	450.00–572.50	539.06
21	350–400	376	492.50–570.00	531.92
157	400–450	424	430.00–570.00	515.18
196	450–500	480	412.50–497.50	463.70
347	500–550	528	385.00–485.00	436.94
578	550–600	570	355.00–443.00	409.18
545	600–650	627	330.00–420.00	374.98
273	650–700	666	332.00–388.00	358.74
469	700–750	723	310.00–375.00	345.19
211	750–800	775	301.00–355.00	338.81
75	800–850	835	300.00–341.50	333.47
183	850–900	868	283.00–329.50	321.62
420	900–950	926	299.00–329.00	313.12
122	950–1000	963	303.75–306.25	305.03
72	1000–1050	1,022	275.00–318.00	312.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	598	379.00	379.00
38	700–750	735	327.00–327.50	327.33
25	850–900	881	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	500.00	500.00
42	450–500	452	531.00–535.00	532.61
6	500–550	507	451.00	451.00
16	550–600	560	400.00	400.00
28	600–650	637	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	450.00	450.00
15	400–450	430	440.00–455.00	448.30
22	450–500	480	390.00–417.50	399.63
10	500–550	544	360.00–390.00	372.03
14	550–600	573	325.00–352.50	340.85
4	650–700	692	320.00	320.00
5	700–750	734	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	430.00	430.00
10	350–400	387	397.50–490.00	449.32
15	400–450	439	450.00–455.00	451.02
34	450–500	481	382.50–455.00	426.52
67	500–550	526	323.00–407.50	374.81
123	550–600	575	295.00–382.50	352.77
68	600–650	621	325.00–382.00	344.06
25	650–700	683	277.50–340.00	311.73
28	700–750	734	302.50–340.00	315.99
22	750–800	763	290.00	290.00
28	950–1000	976	283.50	283.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	1000–1050	1,048	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	579	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	590.00	590.00
22	350–400	378	390.00–510.00	481.15
83	400–450	430	465.00–540.00	495.15
169	450–500	479	392.50–485.00	454.04
131	500–550	526	370.00–458.50	426.21
234	550–600	579	375.50–415.00	388.45
281	600–650	623	341.00–404.00	372.97
253	650–700	681	310.00–386.00	345.33
59	700–750	718	324.00–336.00	331.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	441	465.00	465.00
10	500–550	528	385.00	385.00
9	600–650	626	300.00	300.00
6	650–700	669	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	570	325.00–327.50	326.47
4	600–650	604	322.50	322.50
3	700–750	717	265.00–280.00	270.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	537	380.00	380.00
5	600–650	636	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	137.50–142.50	139.96
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	890	110.00–145.00	124.33
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,143	146.00–215.00	172.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,572	171.00–189.00	178.08
29	—	1,541	155.00–169.50	162.59
11	—	1,570	132.00–154.00	144.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,349	165.00–199.00	177.20
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	197.50–230.00	208.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,204	110.00–143.00	129.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,370	124.00–139.00	132.81
46	—	1,309	145.00–159.00	151.99
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,622	220.00–221.50	220.72
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	222.50	222.50
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,453	220.75–234.75	226.73
10	—	1,573	223.00–225.00	224.18
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	1,522	227.50–236.50	231.64
51	—	1,548	222.00–230.00	224.67
26	—	1,435	220.75–234.00	225.03
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,248	226.00–240.00	233.56
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,630	222.50–231.00	224.31
10	—	1,766	223.00–234.50	229.08
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,358	214.50–227.00	221.67
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,278	224.00–258.00	238.62
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,106	185.00–220.00	209.41
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,191	152.50–206.00	164.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,176	110.00–149.00	133.64
4	—	1,826	207.00–216.00	211.30
24	—	1,798	150.00–202.00	182.79
Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,480	215.00–218.00	215.52
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	162.50–177.00	169.26
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,518	180.00–211.50	201.99
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,589	208.00–219.00	213.69
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	1,379	222.00–234.50	229.85
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,387	220.00–234.00	225.92
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,157	217.00–258.00	229.66
Heifers — Select and Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	216.00–218.00	216.91
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,577	223.50–223.75	223.67
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	240.00–244.00	242.02
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,385	215.00–220.50	219.42
27	—	1,255	215.00–227.50	221.03
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,091	206.00–215.00	210.20
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,499	214.50–220.00	217.49
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,415	209.00	209.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,393	216.75–218.00	216.93
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,353	218.75	218.75
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,228	210.00	210.00

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.

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