Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 138 priced lines covering 22,693 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 24,356 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,494 head.

Mon Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 24,356Last week 28,806Year ago 21,492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,494Last week 2,174Year ago 1,327

Compared to last week steers less than 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher and heifers less than 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady throughout the week. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower in early week trading. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bull 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on another week of heavy offerings. Some heifers getting commented as replacements with several groups not getting commented on top of different weights are more than likely heading back to the breeding pens this summer. Early week feedlot trade through the auctions saw a price decline but country trade on Friday was steady with last week at 232.00 live.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	517	455.00	455.00
4	550–600	561	386.00	386.00
5	700–750	744	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	452	460.00	460.00
12	500–550	513	467.00	467.00
56	550–600	550	437.00	437.00
56	600–650	641	404.00	404.00
77	650–700	675	347.50–391.00	367.66
15	700–750	710	425.00	425.00
19	800–850	805	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	331	492.50–620.00	561.43
42	350–400	383	420.00–520.00	477.58
201	400–450	426	400.00–520.50	483.67
363	450–500	474	380.00–497.00	443.75
699	500–550	524	385.00–448.00	426.57
874	550–600	578	363.00–440.00	404.66
1,473	600–650	627	344.00–407.50	385.68
1,306	650–700	671	340.00–405.00	370.74
850	700–750	723	320.00–357.00	340.41
658	750–800	776	299.00–377.00	337.11
107	800–850	809	266.00–321.00	314.44
104	850–900	866	232.00–334.00	308.02
25	900–950	916	267.50–329.00	306.93
18	950–1000	971	250.50–297.50	279.95
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	530	367.00	367.00
41	650–700	660	320.00–344.00	334.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	393	440.00	440.00
40	400–450	427	400.00–457.50	441.16
98	450–500	478	380.00–449.00	426.24
130	500–550	520	322.50–415.00	396.67
207	550–600	579	302.50–401.00	368.91
66	600–650	625	292.50–367.50	346.23
116	650–700	679	322.50–353.00	341.45
36	700–750	716	295.00–350.00	323.48
11	750–800	785	275.00–306.00	294.86
14	800–850	833	296.00–325.00	308.32
8	900–950	932	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,038	231.50	231.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	565	430.50	430.50
42	600–650	647	434.00	434.00
13	750–800	755	361.00	361.00
8	850–900	878	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	471	397.00–440.00	423.59
15	500–550	524	387.50–408.00	402.34
19	550–600	585	320.00–380.00	343.40
36	600–650	615	362.00–378.00	373.32
24	650–700	683	327.50–346.00	333.09
31	700–750	747	305.00	305.00
10	750–800	767	304.00–328.00	316.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	637	320.00–335.00	328.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	505.00	505.00
11	600–650	608	392.00	392.00
38	650–700	673	389.50–406.00	400.10
3	700–750	715	370.00	370.00
42	750–800	770	329.00–350.00	335.23
24	800–850	829	305.00–336.00	316.67
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	691	363.00	363.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	536	387.50	387.50
7	550–600	556	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	294	1,875.00	1,875.00
20	300–350	327	540.00–610.00	590.70
34	350–400	374	555.00–610.00	578.64
119	400–450	423	490.00–600.00	555.18
298	450–500	478	462.50–560.00	520.30
499	500–550	523	430.00–540.00	505.43
824	550–600	579	400.00–499.50	460.38
1,640	600–650	625	381.00–453.00	432.61
1,895	650–700	676	371.00–438.50	412.62
2,212	700–750	726	345.50–420.00	392.73
1,529	750–800	776	342.00–393.00	370.84
1,232	800–850	822	321.00–384.75	357.81
918	850–900	879	313.00–359.50	341.80
145	900–950	915	288.00–341.25	325.70
293	950–1000	970	292.50–335.00	326.98
4	1000–1050	1,026	304.00	304.00
48	1050–1100	1,067	313.00	313.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,023	261.00	261.00
8	1050–1100	1,064	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	433	450.00–529.00	497.71
112	450–500	483	410.00–518.00	483.79
168	500–550	531	325.00–490.00	463.74
193	550–600	582	357.50–455.00	420.77
247	600–650	637	357.50–420.00	404.65
158	650–700	683	305.00–398.00	385.65
76	700–750	724	300.00–377.50	354.03
40	750–800	776	320.00–355.00	334.69
62	800–850	824	327.50–341.00	335.29
8	850–900	879	317.00–319.00	318.01
9	900–950	909	290.00–305.00	301.90
49	950–1000	950	290.50	290.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	750–800	798	353.50	353.50
10	800–850	826	320.00–324.00	321.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	645.00	645.00
32	450–500	487	569.00	569.00
20	550–600	561	486.00	486.00
150	650–700	669	420.00–434.50	431.09
16	700–750	727	384.00	384.00
26	750–800	791	364.00	364.00
20	850–900	864	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	162.50–190.00	174.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,192	213.00–221.00	216.81
5	—	1,660	130.00–145.00	138.83
22	—	1,965	157.00–207.00	180.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,345	160.00–190.00	169.06
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,158	122.00–140.00	133.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,234	110.00–147.50	128.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,423	127.50–142.00	134.59
70	—	1,355	141.00–160.00	149.20
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,118	142.00–230.00	171.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	922	110.00–147.50	127.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	150.00–190.00	163.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,510	155.00–171.00	162.15
27	—	1,659	171.00–185.00	177.57
7	—	1,673	134.00–154.00	146.55
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	161.00–187.00	173.66
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,587	190.00–206.25	202.54
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,658	205.00–210.00	207.70
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,529	220.00–227.00	224.03
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	198.00–206.00	202.70
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,753	204.00–228.50	223.97
19	—	1,727	224.25–228.50	227.80
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,225	182.50–230.00	211.47
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,260	228.00–238.50	234.79
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,431	225.00–232.10	228.70
8	—	1,515	227.50	227.50
245	—	1,513	228.00–233.50	230.73
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,484	220.00–229.50	226.01
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,436	225.00–229.50	227.87
9	—	1,606	229.25	229.25
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,372	223.75	223.75
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,345	228.50–228.75	228.65
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,337	215.00–220.00	216.98
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	223.00–223.50	223.25
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,170	177.00–227.00	214.76
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,102	222.00–265.00	241.95
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,312	220.00–229.00	225.50
5	—	1,318	218.50–222.00	220.74
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
316	—	1,424	223.50–233.00	229.90

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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