Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Jul 20
● As filed41 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 41 priced lines covering 1,317 head across slaughter cattle. USDA puts receipts at 1,490 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jul 20, 2026
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Receipts 1,490Last week 403Year ago 1,591

Compared to last week no test on feeder cattle. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and bulls sold 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
91,924238.00–248.00241.99
41,395120.00–175.00160.70
291,660180.00–237.00223.85
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21,043262.50262.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
411,306160.00–179.00168.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
451,608190.00–211.00198.07
471,528175.00–191.00183.14
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
291,158166.00–267.50188.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
341,367178.00–225.00194.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7942125.00–154.00144.21
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6938173.00–270.00201.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
111,181131.00–157.00144.61
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
101,186225.50–226.00225.55
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
821,494230.00–240.00232.98
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
91,130222.00–229.75226.35
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
251,302229.00–232.25231.93
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11,655223.00223.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21,798231.00231.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1991,461237.00–244.00240.44
1261,482235.00–241.50238.87
131,585236.00–243.25239.89
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
81,641232.00232.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1231,360229.00–237.00233.20
291,551233.00–234.00233.86
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
51,636237.50–242.00238.79
101,725243.75–244.00243.85
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
121,119224.00–270.00239.05
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
161,224230.00–250.00236.86
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
31,318238.00–243.00239.66
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41,380226.00226.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
71,284223.00223.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
91,571217.00–228.00221.82
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
591,618228.00–236.00230.93
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
41,723228.00228.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41,161236.00–238.00237.46
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
101,309232.00–234.50233.29
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
441,246225.00–237.00234.11
951,293230.00–236.00231.53
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11,600236.50236.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1321,336234.00–244.00238.98
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
111,104220.00–240.00230.82
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.