Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 16
● As filed88 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

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Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 88 priced lines covering 4,496 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,303 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 651 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Mar 16, 2026
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 4,303Last week 7,439Year ago 8,290
Slaughter CattleReceipts 651Last week 893Year ago 944

Compared to last week steers and heifers over 650 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter steers sold steady with heifers trading 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and bulls sold 10.00 higher. Demand was good throughout the week, especially on cattle going to the feedlot.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
181,619178.00–205.00189.28
51,768140.00–160.00153.43
281,580160.00–180.00169.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
171,219128.00–157.50141.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
241,352169.00–200.00184.20
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
301,169159.00–252.50188.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8953170.00–270.00194.27
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41,136142.00–157.50150.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7892118.00–155.00133.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11,515134.00134.00
271,367145.00–180.00159.99
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2935202.50–222.50211.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21,733145.00–147.50146.37
31,500210.00–212.50211.05
101,931220.00–280.00235.40
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
71,176172.50–242.00224.19
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41,253244.00–248.00247.03
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
371,434230.00–240.00237.07
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1561,499240.00–248.50243.48
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
31,773233.00–245.00241.01
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11,490216.50216.50
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
81,543197.00–212.00205.46
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11,390145.00145.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51,448230.00–235.00232.11
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21,708230.00–235.00232.50
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
61,161212.50–243.00233.13
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
51,212243.00243.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11,190224.00224.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
321,319229.00–240.50237.12
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1041,436240.00–250.00243.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21650–700655396.00396.00
10700–750740380.00380.00
34750–8007803,010.003,010.00
35800–8508283,050.003,050.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8450–500485428.00428.00
4500–550533405.00405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4200–2502261,625.001,625.00
10300–3503211,880.001,880.00
5300–350341510.00510.00
52350–400375492.50–549.00525.37
70400–450434475.00–531.00506.25
70450–500478443.00–494.00465.43
176500–550523426.00–490.00448.04
77550–600568417.00–465.00437.98
188600–650637390.00–429.50404.84
193650–700663365.00–401.00380.89
157700–750723336.00–372.00362.62
216750–800768339.00–352.25345.31
9800–850815310.00–312.50311.39
28850–900858313.00–337.00332.36
14900–950940265.00–308.00287.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15350–400389490.00–497.50496.04
7400–450447455.00455.00
36450–500484420.00–440.00428.88
3500–550540380.00380.00
37600–650645370.00–375.00374.61
9650–700693345.00–350.00348.33
9700–750730335.00–336.00335.34
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91000–10501,000275.00275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4250–300271695.00695.00
26300–350328565.00–675.00622.77
49350–400381570.00–635.00596.47
102400–450436546.00–620.00574.73
97450–500475484.00–620.00561.99
190500–550525479.00–534.00503.36
91550–600578460.00–527.50475.19
179600–650624415.00–466.00444.93
226650–700666395.00–437.50423.09
279700–750731375.00–415.00393.23
226750–800767369.00–399.00383.60
446800–850812347.00–382.25373.99
131850–900868330.00–369.50357.25
190900–950936325.00–346.00341.85
13950–1000957321.00–326.00322.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4300–350343565.00565.00
12350–400386506.00506.00
8400–450425470.00–505.00486.53
28450–500471461.00–535.00503.02
18500–550534451.00–471.00462.26
39550–600570415.00–466.00440.48
35650–700694388.00388.00
3700–750710325.00325.00
4800–850843298.00298.00
12850–900862321.00–323.00322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7450–500478500.00500.00
3550–600597407.50407.50
5600–650604395.00395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5900–950912290.00290.00
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.