Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 130 priced lines covering 13,547 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,754 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,081 head.

Mon Jan 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,754Last week 17,473Year ago 13,346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,081Last week 1,146Year ago 1,719

Compared to last week steers less than 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Most heifer lots sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher and bulls sold 2.00 higher. Demand was good all week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	282	550.00	550.00
12	300–350	344	497.50–505.00	499.32
37	350–400	380	485.00–525.00	503.82
3	350–400	373	2,050.00	2,050.00
3	400–450	431	1,725.00	1,725.00
100	400–450	432	447.50–510.00	481.49
159	450–500	474	375.00–487.50	450.45
368	500–550	528	398.00–471.50	436.34
6	550–600	556	1,800.00	1,800.00
458	550–600	577	370.00–441.00	414.91
762	600–650	625	375.00–412.50	395.74
964	650–700	678	350.00–399.00	373.98
442	700–750	724	303.00–382.50	354.42
365	750–800	769	310.00–375.00	344.65
137	800–850	822	316.00–365.00	332.67
119	850–900	858	299.00–333.50	327.58
23	900–950	922	249.00–322.00	312.22
12	950–1000	981	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1000–1050	1,007	287.50	287.50
8	1100–1150	1,144	260.00	260.00
6	1150–1200	1,197	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	387	457.50–480.00	465.26
25	400–450	433	407.50–450.00	435.29
18	450–500	475	390.00–445.00	429.20
45	500–550	531	372.00–427.50	402.53
62	550–600	585	363.00–400.00	388.67
41	600–650	632	371.00–377.50	375.15
22	650–700	693	336.00–361.00	347.39
27	700–750	732	250.00–346.00	332.05
18	750–800	778	307.00–341.00	318.07
4	800–850	820	315.00	315.00
48	850–900	885	294.00–296.00	294.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	618	411.00	411.00
88	650–700	673	365.00–378.50	368.05
81	700–750	732	364.00–389.00	372.02
13	750–800	774	370.00–376.00	372.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	397	535.00	535.00
18	400–450	411	505.00–510.00	507.55
43	500–550	539	438.00–459.00	440.31
6	550–600	550	444.00	444.00
73	650–700	674	366.00–402.50	375.73
59	700–750	730	374.00–402.50	381.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	737	335.00	335.00
15	750–800	789	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	289	590.00	590.00
9	450–500	478	437.50	437.50
19	600–650	607	365.00–385.00	379.36
18	700–750	716	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	532	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	452.00–550.00	507.09
12	400–450	426	460.00–512.00	497.58
15	450–500	466	445.00–470.00	459.82
34	500–550	532	410.00–480.00	462.73
105	550–600	586	404.00–443.00	429.54
89	600–650	632	387.50–425.00	407.40
54	650–700	665	327.50–394.00	372.95
74	700–750	711	345.00–375.00	369.32
35	800–850	831	272.50–354.00	326.88
9	850–900	894	334.00	334.00
4	900–950	946	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	700.00	700.00
10	400–450	429	565.00–582.50	573.74
25	450–500	484	545.00	545.00
82	550–600	578	477.00	477.00
32	600–650	641	444.00–449.00	445.85
90	650–700	678	426.00–445.00	434.03
54	750–800	783	366.00–370.00	368.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	332	620.00–655.00	634.77
18	350–400	379	460.00–595.00	502.86
4	400–450	421	2,150.00	2,150.00
79	400–450	435	540.00–605.00	572.87
3	450–500	451	2,025.00	2,025.00
116	450–500	474	480.00–565.00	523.07
205	500–550	521	471.00–536.00	501.15
475	550–600	576	430.00–560.00	466.08
592	600–650	623	397.00–463.00	438.68
942	650–700	677	370.00–439.00	416.08
1,257	700–750	725	374.00–413.00	393.83
1,377	750–800	778	342.00–388.00	373.22
550	800–850	821	337.50–378.00	362.35
689	850–900	869	327.00–375.50	349.58
408	900–950	916	310.00–353.00	342.88
84	950–1000	963	318.50–337.75	334.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	610	440.00	440.00
33	650–700	662	429.00	429.00
75	750–800	793	372.00–380.25	379.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	384	550.00–575.00	562.89
20	500–550	512	512.50	512.50
6	550–600	590	430.00	430.00
7	600–650	626	408.00	408.00
4	650–700	660	370.00	370.00
8	700–750	707	347.00	347.00
26	750–800	768	335.00–337.50	335.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	818	326.00	326.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	431	505.00	505.00
5	450–500	488	502.50	502.50
7	800–850	841	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	728	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	189.00–211.00	200.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,940	216.00–234.00	226.95
5	—	1,668	147.00–160.00	151.88
12	—	1,967	160.00–211.00	185.25
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,171	150.00–242.50	178.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	168.00–191.00	179.85
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	143.00	143.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	957	155.00–260.00	185.95
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,383	145.00–163.00	154.57
4	—	1,454	134.00–145.00	140.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,196	115.00–140.00	134.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,784	147.00–155.00	151.36
39	—	1,499	160.00–178.00	169.70
37	—	1,649	174.00–200.00	186.19
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,691	211.00–224.50	215.48
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,763	181.00–210.00	201.18
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,429	231.50–235.00	233.02
313	—	1,523	232.00–244.50	238.09
27	—	1,547	231.00–236.10	234.44
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,364	210.00–233.00	225.91
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,781	226.00–244.00	235.62
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,456	230.00	230.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	210.00–228.00	219.87
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,236	228.50–246.50	236.74
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,445	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	231.25	231.25
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	177.50–217.50	203.19
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,124	230.00–232.50	232.38
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	224.00–226.00	225.02
13	—	1,327	225.00–234.50	231.07
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
209	—	1,419	229.00–244.00	237.89

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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