Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Jul 13
● As filed68 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

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Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 68 priced lines covering 2,522 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,383 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 403 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jul 13, 2026
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 2,383Last week 718Year ago 1,525
Slaughter CattleReceipts 403Last week 1,275Year ago 1,533

Trade activity Light on Moderate to Very Good demand. In the feeder supply, steers under 550 lbs sold sharply higher on a light test, 550-650 lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower, 650-800 lbs were 3.00 to 9.00 higher, and over 800 lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers across all weight classes were sharply lower on a light test with the exception of 700-850 lbs heifers trading unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, while average dressing slaughter bulls sold 11.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7300–350314545.00545.00
6350–400391426.00426.00
14400–450409400.00–550.00518.35
75450–500473425.00–490.00469.00
74500–550522370.00–455.00432.61
87550–600574394.00–422.00416.25
111600–650625355.00–390.00374.50
103650–700671342.50–369.00367.03
43700–750712333.00–355.00337.28
52750–800774338.00338.00
23800–850817322.00322.00
102850–900879317.00–323.25322.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20450–500490429.00–434.00431.14
7550–600572325.00–367.50348.45
9600–650641339.00–347.50343.75
4650–700670332.50332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6450–500473410.00410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3450–500493500.00500.00
39500–550539425.00–452.50444.21
14550–600569381.00–422.50402.17
3600–650628370.00370.00
7650–700697390.00390.00
8750–800795341.00341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27400–450425505.00–535.00516.18
16450–500483495.00–570.00523.90
67500–550536475.00–503.00496.79
31550–600578435.00–460.00447.81
111600–650630415.00–455.00438.48
123650–700672396.00–433.00423.52
111700–750730385.00–395.50389.90
150750–800769350.00–383.50380.92
74800–850812357.25–362.00358.27
275850–900882322.00–354.00345.44
248900–950920334.75–340.00338.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37700–750701427.00427.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5500–550512457.50457.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5250–300282555.00555.00
3300–350348485.00485.00
5400–450421432.50432.50
5750–800776317.50317.50
4900–950914277.50277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5500–550521446.00446.00
3600–650607344.00344.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11,075245.00245.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21,208190.00–221.00206.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
51,862226.00–237.00230.17
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
81,200167.00–224.00186.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41,435184.00–227.50197.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
71,171118.00–160.00142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4893227.50–290.00274.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41,433164.00–171.00168.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
101,601173.00–182.00177.79
61,638185.00–208.00189.87
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
41,356244.00244.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
501,365233.00–241.50239.77
41,343237.00–237.50237.38
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
81,640242.25–244.50243.18
171,645235.50–245.00242.36
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
131,168239.00–270.00253.40
71,273240.00–241.00240.57
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
51,109221.00–248.00237.63
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
511,483242.00–247.00243.27
841,459239.00–244.50242.73
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11,305229.00229.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
251,106237.75–260.00239.03
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31,110239.00–240.00239.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
451,358238.50–243.50241.57
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
321,253230.00–241.00238.08
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.