Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 159 priced lines covering 26,896 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 28,806 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,174 head.

Mon Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28,806Last week 9,144Year ago 27,196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,174Last week 564Year ago 2,202

Compared to last week's light test of the market. This weeks heavy saw steers less than 650 lbs trading 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Steers over 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Light weight heifers sold 7.00 higher with heifers from 500 to 700 lbs softer on the week as they traded 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers had an uptick to the market with those selling steady to 6.00 higher on the week. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower and bulls sold 10.00 lower. Demand was mostly good, instances very good throughout the week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	435	420.00–530.00	516.10
38	450–500	477	430.00–529.00	511.04
138	500–550	533	382.00–490.00	458.71
185	550–600	580	375.00–455.00	426.08
250	600–650	630	315.00–418.00	398.52
92	650–700	681	340.00–397.50	385.19
48	700–750	734	317.50–375.00	359.97
65	750–800	775	292.50–362.00	345.51
80	800–850	823	307.50–357.00	340.55
13	850–900	875	292.50–328.00	310.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	330	520.00–555.00	531.40
16	350–400	378	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,026.15
76	350–400	381	502.50–630.00	575.48
7	400–450	415	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,052.77
168	400–450	426	470.00–602.50	519.27
347	450–500	483	452.50–562.50	516.30
596	500–550	524	435.00–525.00	493.63
979	550–600	575	415.00–489.00	464.83
1,826	600–650	625	370.00–464.50	434.72
3	650–700	696	2,300.00	2,300.00
2,134	650–700	674	360.00–436.75	408.48
2,252	700–750	725	360.00–410.25	389.10
1,701	750–800	774	350.00–400.00	374.68
1,544	800–850	823	337.50–394.50	361.75
664	850–900	874	329.00–375.00	347.80
512	900–950	924	321.00–355.00	341.00
57	950–1000	961	300.00–330.00	313.18
156	1050–1100	1,065	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	399	600.00	600.00
86	500–550	506	520.00–545.50	540.51
54	550–600	571	466.00–506.00	480.25
189	650–700	664	416.00–480.00	440.78
237	700–750	734	379.00–414.00	395.04
65	750–800	789	363.50	363.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	577	463.00	463.00
12	650–700	683	405.25	405.25
8	1000–1050	1,030	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	530	465.00	465.00
13	800–850	808	336.00	336.00
28	900–950	917	316.00–324.00	321.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	300.00	300.00
9	850–900	854	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	356	475.00	475.00
20	400–450	441	492.50	492.50
21	500–550	516	460.00	460.00
7	600–650	637	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	281	660.00	660.00
13	350–400	370	515.00–565.00	530.41
9	400–450	434	460.00	460.00
11	450–500	492	462.50–480.00	471.80
30	500–550	527	452.50–480.00	472.05
4	550–600	576	442.50	442.50
25	600–650	615	376.00–420.00	399.24
48	650–700	689	355.00–417.50	378.52
49	700–750	736	376.50–378.00	376.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	281	530.00–580.00	541.13
23	400–450	430	430.00–477.50	447.17
3	450–500	493	420.00	420.00
53	500–550	525	402.50–420.00	408.42
38	550–600	579	363.00–391.00	376.53
49	600–650	628	319.00–373.00	344.55
30	650–700	678	315.00–347.00	333.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	432	405.00–425.00	419.09
4	650–700	698	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	575	452.50	452.50
88	700–750	726	360.00–438.00	396.82
11	800–850	822	343.00	343.00
20	850–900	851	330.00	330.00
15	900–950	919	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	2,000.00	2,000.00
10	300–350	337	510.00–547.50	526.27
9	350–400	378	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,945.56
101	350–400	383	388.00–590.00	492.78
250	400–450	431	410.00–520.00	471.98
5	450–500	461	2,200.00	2,200.00
491	450–500	477	410.00–495.00	454.15
788	500–550	525	381.00–452.50	422.37
1,458	550–600	574	359.00–429.00	401.42
1,807	600–650	625	350.00–422.50	385.10
1,845	650–700	672	335.00–394.50	364.48
948	700–750	721	319.00–380.50	347.89
560	750–800	771	310.00–363.00	341.24
151	800–850	817	302.00–341.00	325.90
81	850–900	869	290.00–335.00	317.67
19	900–950	920	311.00–327.00	322.88
9	1000–1050	1,030	278.00–285.00	281.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	435.00–450.00	442.55
25	400–450	434	400.00–452.50	429.61
76	450–500	483	365.00–435.00	407.17
82	500–550	529	325.00–417.00	386.74
132	550–600	581	315.00–389.00	374.79
186	600–650	631	332.50–370.00	357.26
62	650–700	676	332.00–360.00	343.52
13	700–750	742	275.00–340.00	315.23
7	750–800	772	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
7	850–900	880	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	469	490.00–517.50	502.17
14	500–550	516	485.00	485.00
11	550–600	560	421.00	421.00
52	600–650	616	395.00–417.50	405.16
236	650–700	675	356.00–387.50	374.39
35	700–750	735	359.00–405.00	386.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	725	309.00	309.00
7	750–800	784	325.00	325.00
7	800–850	807	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	485.00	485.00
12	500–550	542	405.00–430.00	419.77
22	650–700	684	335.00–360.00	345.75
8	700–750	723	347.50	347.50
9	750–800	757	339.00	339.00
4	800–850	806	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
9	550–600	584	371.00	371.00
1	600–650	630	382.50	382.50
7	650–700	655	305.00–380.00	359.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	926	114.00–137.50	126.01
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,164	143.00–237.50	173.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,425	120.00–140.00	133.57
114	—	1,327	140.00–161.00	150.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	926	80.00–110.00	98.50
70	—	1,223	111.00–142.50	129.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,526	155.00–172.00	163.76
14	—	1,630	135.00–152.00	144.91
31	—	1,598	170.00–188.00	177.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	859	150.00–270.00	212.56
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,130	123.00–144.00	132.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,360	151.00–185.00	167.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,889	157.00–207.00	185.49
4	—	1,766	141.00–154.00	146.97
4	—	1,818	210.00–222.00	216.10
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,130	157.00–247.50	199.63
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
435	—	1,423	223.00–238.50	233.26
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,306	217.00–222.00	220.14
60	—	1,342	220.00–230.50	226.07
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,398	227.25	227.25
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,391	223.60–228.00	226.49
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,281	217.00–222.00	221.17
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,664	219.50–223.50	222.55
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,128	190.00–230.00	218.99
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,150	225.00–231.00	227.53
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	226.50–229.00	227.00
31	—	1,414	224.00–228.25	226.41
401	—	1,546	230.00–240.00	233.60
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	218.00–220.00	219.02
91	—	1,387	220.00–230.00	226.65
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,737	221.50–223.50	222.50
48	—	1,737	212.00–237.00	231.23
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,552	227.25	227.25
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,557	223.50–228.50	226.73
15	—	1,457	225.50–228.25	226.89
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,202	182.50–234.00	221.49
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,265	225.00–256.00	233.01
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,485	213.00–216.00	214.25
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,577	214.00–217.50	216.69
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,568	189.00–205.00	199.44
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,385	150.00–181.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,684	184.50–214.00	206.10

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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