Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 135 priced lines covering 10,314 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 11,624 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 514 head.

Mon May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11,624Last week 5,312Year ago 9,608

Slaughter CattleReceipts 514Last week 919Year ago 1,311

Compared to last week steers less than 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, 700 to 850 lbs sold 15.00 lower and over 850 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Heifers less than 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold unevenly steady. Slaughter steers sold 7.00 higher and heifers sold steady. No test on slaughter cows and bulls. Demand was good for light weight cattle with moderate to good demand for feeders. Good demand for slaughter steers and heifers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	702.50	702.50
4	350–400	394	550.00	550.00
17	400–450	436	512.00–585.00	554.54
14	450–500	465	485.00–500.00	489.36
43	500–550	521	459.00–547.50	495.97
18	550–600	575	440.00–490.00	464.41
35	600–650	616	427.50–456.00	438.86
30	650–700	673	395.00–430.00	409.17
6	750–800	793	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	600.00	600.00
40	350–400	380	560.00–605.00	590.61
58	400–450	437	530.00–580.00	558.67
139	450–500	484	500.00–545.00	520.83
100	500–550	524	455.00–517.50	491.12
116	550–600	579	416.00–470.00	457.28
55	600–650	635	425.00–457.00	436.67
105	650–700	690	370.00–432.50	410.58
43	700–750	735	347.50–390.00	376.60
15	750–800	789	327.50–340.00	336.65
19	900–950	936	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	337	652.50–667.50	655.52
38	350–400	378	590.00–690.00	635.95
123	400–450	432	560.00–622.50	604.28
187	450–500	469	500.00–600.00	560.90
526	500–550	527	474.50–567.00	521.01
552	550–600	575	440.00–525.00	487.72
711	600–650	619	415.50–483.00	458.46
460	650–700	675	401.00–459.00	425.97
209	700–750	722	365.00–433.00	409.36
195	750–800	771	325.00–400.00	383.97
194	800–850	827	320.00–389.75	362.81
111	850–900	870	340.00–367.00	360.73
170	900–950	932	334.50–348.00	344.62
435	950–1000	974	307.00–343.50	332.44
58	1000–1050	1,001	317.75	317.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1200–1250	1,223	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	591	450.00	450.00
71	850–900	881	338.50	338.50
64	900–950	946	320.50	320.50
112	1100–1150	1,106	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	355	710.00	710.00
6	400–450	404	670.00	670.00
25	550–600	550	525.00	525.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
23	150–200	190	250.00	250.00
18	950–1000	982	215.00–234.00	221.53
2	1000–1050	1,025	233.00	233.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	394	310.00	310.00
19	1100–1150	1,127	232.50–249.00	242.14
22	1150–1200	1,176	224.00–247.00	237.48
7	1200–1250	1,233	230.00–247.00	239.70
9	1250–1300	1,263	225.00	225.00
5	1350–1400	1,351	233.50	233.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
14	100–150	130	300.00	300.00
4	850–900	868	200.00	200.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	152	600.00	600.00
18	400–450	434	590.00–605.00	595.65
23	500–550	527	535.00–552.50	548.65
4	650–700	670	410.00	410.00
9	750–800	757	355.00–365.00	359.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	521	400.00	400.00
16	600–650	615	410.00	410.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	843	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	561	275.00	275.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	411	535.00	535.00
20	450–500	468	510.00–540.00	533.93
5	550–600	582	430.00	430.00
3	700–750	715	340.00	340.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	831	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	385	545.00	545.00
5	400–450	428	545.00	545.00
29	500–550	504	490.00	490.00
5	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
12	650–700	680	364.00–386.00	378.95
5	700–750	729	345.00	345.00
8	950–1000	972	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	514	494.50	494.50
11	600–650	603	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	258	615.00	615.00
4	300–350	339	690.00	690.00
89	350–400	372	565.00–605.00	590.70
222	400–450	428	460.00–575.00	523.19
272	450–500	474	444.00–520.00	489.81
540	500–550	524	400.00–485.00	466.36
593	550–600	578	391.00–485.00	441.83
350	600–650	624	370.00–460.00	407.04
240	650–700	678	347.00–415.00	376.66
298	700–750	720	325.00–382.50	365.30
542	750–800	774	319.50–362.00	345.11
79	800–850	820	310.00–346.00	327.13
262	850–900	883	295.00–338.00	320.49
95	900–950	911	316.00–330.00	323.92
14	950–1000	960	296.00–316.50	309.07
4	1050–1100	1,077	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	496	439.00	439.00
12	600–650	632	377.00–379.00	378.53
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	617	385.00	385.00
6	1150–1200	1,168	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	349	610.00	610.00
15	400–450	442	400.00–475.00	420.20
27	450–500	468	456.00–495.00	474.26
23	500–550	522	370.00–440.00	417.26
18	550–600	577	386.00–445.00	418.99
26	600–650	609	367.00–385.00	379.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	335	560.00–595.00	574.02
11	350–400	350	545.00	545.00
85	400–450	440	447.50–515.00	502.59
54	450–500	487	447.50–477.50	465.13
75	500–550	530	425.00–450.00	434.81
123	550–600	575	410.00–437.00	422.14
170	600–650	630	377.50–410.00	393.69
21	650–700	680	332.50–360.50	354.35
26	700–750	716	310.00–357.00	325.11
8	750–800	796	310.00	310.00
5	800–850	810	290.00	290.00
3	900–950	916	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	255.00	255.00
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	256.50–260.00	257.73
19	—	1,501	257.00–262.75	259.66
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	251.00–254.50	252.11
38	—	1,716	240.00–265.25	259.35
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,456	256.00–263.00	261.21
82	—	1,550	255.00–261.00	259.37
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	245.00–253.00	248.81
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,711	251.00–257.00	254.15
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,466	253.50–261.00	255.92
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,622	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,689	247.00–261.00	257.41
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,395	224.00–255.00	239.90
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,450	252.00–265.00	258.71
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	230.00	230.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,741	238.00–243.00	241.77
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	227.50	227.50
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,717	234.00–245.00	240.31
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,757	248.00–258.50	253.81

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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