Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 29
● As filed82 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 82 priced lines covering 8,317 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,144 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 564 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 29, 2025
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 9,144Last week 7,140Year ago 14,946
Slaughter CattleReceipts 564Last week 1,903Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers less than 500 lbs sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs calves sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers from 700 to 900 lbs sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher and over 900 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Light weight heifer calves sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and over 700 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and bulls sold 10.00 higher. Demand was good to instances very good for some weights, classes throughout the last week of the year and into the first couple days of the New Year.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3200–2502401,525.001,525.00
3250–300298630.00630.00
19350–400369520.00–590.00570.88
103400–450421470.00–560.00529.13
93450–500479475.00–520.00506.47
218500–550523432.50–508.00472.45
342550–600574433.00–484.00455.83
402600–650626400.00–446.50423.85
695650–700682371.00–427.50400.96
808700–750722359.00–409.50385.85
636750–800773352.00–396.00371.97
507800–850827335.00–376.25358.71
253850–900875330.00–369.00349.53
132900–950931325.00–356.50339.81
85950–1000992314.00–337.00329.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8400–450427475.00475.00
8450–500465462.00–481.00473.93
21500–550531423.00–448.00435.18
39550–600567391.00–430.00413.91
33600–650627311.00–404.00373.60
17650–700685379.00–389.00386.03
14700–750730367.00–371.00369.34
15750–800773340.00–347.50344.05
5800–850809321.00321.00
4950–1000981293.00293.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61000–10501,007330.00330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5600–650621365.00365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4450–500493360.00360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27300–350338430.00–522.50496.82
20350–400374474.00–530.00488.93
73400–450432464.00–503.00482.43
87450–500482430.00–476.25458.01
273500–550527378.00–437.00415.82
408550–600569389.50–426.00404.64
405600–650620377.00–421.00393.75
708650–700668331.50–407.00371.84
410700–750722315.00–370.00341.32
298750–800770320.00–355.00336.55
138800–850819323.00–355.00329.78
50850–900871315.00–336.00324.91
3950–1000960328.00328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
142700–750736372.50–377.50375.42
40800–850817359.00359.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33400–450420495.00495.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25400–450424400.00–456.00428.21
4450–500485404.00404.00
4500–550523390.00390.00
55550–600594355.00–370.00367.99
42600–650625340.00–380.00358.06
58650–700685320.00–362.00336.96
6700–750734312.50–324.00318.30
11750–800783289.00–295.00291.14
6800–850829316.00316.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
121,733220.00–238.00234.18
281,667221.00–226.10225.87
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
181,433224.25–226.25224.92
651,507230.00–245.00237.96
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
151,362218.50–229.00224.93
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
61,179215.00–230.00224.57
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
31,615226.25226.25
31,436224.50224.50
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
21,227227.00227.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21,565210.00–214.00211.94
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
81,098209.00–234.00218.69
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
21,442225.25225.25
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
131,164222.00–228.00226.81
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1571,379225.35–244.00237.25
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
101,351221.50–223.50222.89
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
171,316217.00–229.00225.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
261,256145.00–165.00153.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
221,487160.00–176.00168.83
71,659143.00–151.00147.93
81,638177.50–190.00182.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
301,342117.50–145.00135.39
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4929120.00–140.00129.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
141,375167.00–186.00176.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
181,161150.00–230.00171.12
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21,605228.50228.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
41,486105.00–154.00141.62
91,896181.00–206.00195.81
71,939210.00–229.00216.18
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1890100.00100.00
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.