Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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

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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
12—1,733220.00–238.00234.18
28—1,667221.00–226.10225.87
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18—1,433224.25–226.25224.92
65—1,507230.00–245.00237.96
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15—1,362218.50–229.00224.93
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6—1,179215.00–230.00224.57
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,615226.25226.25
3—1,436224.50224.50
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,227227.00227.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,565210.00–214.00211.94
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,098209.00–234.00218.69
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,442225.25225.25
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
13—1,164222.00–228.00226.81
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
157—1,379225.35–244.00237.25
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,351221.50–223.50222.89
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17—1,316217.00–229.00225.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26—1,256145.00–165.00153.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22—1,487160.00–176.00168.83
7—1,659143.00–151.00147.93
8—1,638177.50–190.00182.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30—1,342117.50–145.00135.39
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4—929120.00–140.00129.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,375167.00–186.00176.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18—1,161150.00–230.00171.12
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,605228.50228.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,486105.00–154.00141.62
9—1,896181.00–206.00195.81
7—1,939210.00–229.00216.18
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1—890100.00100.00
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.