Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 149 priced lines covering 13,995 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 14,727 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,794 head.

Mon Nov 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14,727Last week 3,707Year ago 15,724

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,794Last week 1,616Year ago 1,617

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 7.00 lower and heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 lower and bulls sold 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	445.00	445.00
4	250–300	271	465.00–470.00	467.31
18	300–350	330	472.50–560.00	501.51
73	350–400	374	445.00–580.00	500.01
93	400–450	426	455.00–545.00	490.99
326	450–500	480	375.00–500.00	449.93
428	500–550	522	373.00–475.00	426.24
698	550–600	575	356.00–444.00	400.30
657	600–650	626	340.00–408.00	374.15
627	650–700	673	322.00–385.00	356.51
729	700–750	726	321.00–374.00	345.34
197	750–800	770	300.00–350.00	327.56
385	800–850	825	301.00–359.00	337.71
412	850–900	871	282.00–344.00	333.39
310	900–950	918	306.00–336.00	326.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	775	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	408	552.50	552.50
16	500–550	506	481.00	481.00
17	600–650	607	397.00–398.00	397.64
110	650–700	673	345.00–403.50	386.12
47	700–750	707	342.50–379.50	367.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	320	405.00–465.00	432.85
15	350–400	392	445.00–470.00	460.00
38	400–450	426	370.00–490.00	449.84
50	450–500	475	381.00–445.00	415.87
39	500–550	523	350.00–415.00	398.73
80	550–600	586	323.00–397.50	371.74
51	600–650	636	307.50–357.00	324.48
22	650–700	678	310.00–335.00	326.54
49	700–750	715	301.00–321.00	313.56
5	750–800	777	280.00	280.00
7	800–850	813	300.00–313.00	307.37
27	850–900	871	290.00–312.50	300.33
6	900–950	916	222.00	222.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	687	285.00	285.00
8	800–850	805	295.00	295.00
6	1000–1050	1,042	228.00–278.00	252.90
13	1100–1150	1,107	223.00–236.00	231.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	422	440.00–480.00	457.51
14	600–650	641	339.00	339.00
9	650–700	668	317.50–346.00	329.38
5	700–750	746	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	381	445.00–492.50	471.98
71	400–450	439	420.00–515.00	461.98
86	450–500	482	355.00–477.50	425.72
91	500–550	516	375.00–460.00	414.77
275	550–600	579	335.00–414.00	389.40
337	600–650	623	338.00–394.00	374.04
297	650–700	672	315.00–371.00	349.60
118	700–750	727	306.00–340.00	324.50
37	750–800	775	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
21	300–350	338	352.50–461.00	428.34
80	350–400	374	375.00–487.50	434.32
167	400–450	426	340.00–454.00	404.43
300	450–500	477	360.00–415.00	387.86
463	500–550	524	334.00–411.00	373.05
591	550–600	573	310.00–377.00	347.91
529	600–650	618	293.00–348.00	329.92
513	650–700	672	278.00–360.50	334.24
396	700–750	735	274.00–341.25	319.73
98	750–800	770	279.00–325.00	314.56
255	800–850	818	273.00–328.00	294.29
507	850–900	879	269.00–297.50	289.76
96	900–950	935	265.00–289.85	283.64
31	950–1000	966	230.00–264.00	257.82
7	1000–1050	1,010	249.00	249.00
4	1100–1150	1,147	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	316	447.50–455.00	450.86
21	500–550	543	365.00	365.00
36	600–650	648	322.50	322.50
46	650–700	657	335.00–370.00	355.58
52	700–750	735	342.50	342.50
40	750–800	754	395.00–397.50	396.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	706	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	432.50	432.50
11	350–400	385	332.50–352.50	341.39
30	400–450	433	355.00–407.50	387.66
79	450–500	477	320.00–380.00	354.35
58	500–550	524	291.00–357.00	337.13
20	550–600	575	310.00–321.00	316.89
32	600–650	634	272.00–319.00	308.96
38	650–700	668	261.00–315.00	294.10
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	744	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	385.00	385.00
6	450–500	470	332.00–340.00	335.96
4	500–550	532	310.00	310.00
6	650–700	689	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	370.00–435.00	403.79
41	350–400	381	383.00–437.50	428.07
107	400–450	425	370.00–433.00	395.07
63	450–500	474	360.00–395.00	377.51
146	500–550	529	339.00–378.00	360.45
167	550–600	576	312.00–368.00	339.92
142	600–650	625	300.00–346.00	324.20
162	650–700	666	280.00–339.00	326.71
14	700–750	707	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	388.00	388.00
3	550–600	578	304.00	304.00
10	600–650	618	300.00–320.00	314.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	657	284.00	284.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	358	510.00	510.00
9	400–450	444	400.00–460.00	440.39
4	450–500	470	405.00	405.00
16	500–550	509	367.50–430.00	410.41
9	550–600	597	351.00	351.00
8	600–650	623	351.00	351.00
6	700–750	727	297.00	297.00
5	750–800	764	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,154	138.00–216.00	172.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,336	110.00–142.00	129.57
56	—	1,366	141.00–161.00	150.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,267	110.00–140.00	123.78
30	—	1,173	71.00–109.00	96.34
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,057	117.00–144.00	129.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,525	120.00–147.00	135.01
31	—	1,619	171.00–190.00	180.37
58	—	1,523	154.00–170.00	161.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,329	157.00–193.00	174.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	192.50–260.00	220.66
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,171	193.00–217.00	213.99
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
356	—	1,489	219.00–230.00	223.19
28	—	1,560	214.60–215.35	215.23
13	—	1,371	215.00–219.50	218.11
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,817	211.00–222.00	214.28
4	—	1,642	214.25–215.35	214.59
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,518	217.00–217.75	217.53
6	—	1,480	219.00–222.25	221.17
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,386	210.00–219.25	215.95
Steers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	203.00–205.00	203.65
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,243	212.50–222.50	217.30
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,350	211.00–220.00	215.06
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,358	204.50–205.00	204.72
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,587	209.00–216.50	212.62
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,480	191.00–208.00	201.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,768	149.00–208.00	175.57
4	—	1,294	117.00–122.50	119.87
4	—	1,904	213.00–224.00	219.43
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,174	143.00–162.50	154.67
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,091	180.00–215.00	204.43
2	—	1,213	190.50–192.00	191.25
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	205.00–211.00	206.64
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
433	—	1,386	213.00–231.75	222.85
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,358	205.00–210.00	209.05
61	—	1,271	211.00–219.75	216.78
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,125	211.00–220.50	212.83
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,260	208.00–216.25	211.24
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,466	185.00	185.00

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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