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
9—1,924238.00–248.00241.99
4—1,395120.00–175.00160.70
29—1,660180.00–237.00223.85
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,043262.50262.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41—1,306160.00–179.00168.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45—1,608190.00–211.00198.07
47—1,528175.00–191.00183.14
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29—1,158166.00–267.50188.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34—1,367178.00–225.00194.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7—942125.00–154.00144.21
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6—938173.00–270.00201.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,181131.00–157.00144.61
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,186225.50–226.00225.55
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82—1,494230.00–240.00232.98
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,130222.00–229.75226.35
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25—1,302229.00–232.25231.93
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,655223.00223.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,798231.00231.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
199—1,461237.00–244.00240.44
126—1,482235.00–241.50238.87
13—1,585236.00–243.25239.89
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,641232.00232.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
123—1,360229.00–237.00233.20
29—1,551233.00–234.00233.86
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,636237.50–242.00238.79
10—1,725243.75–244.00243.85
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12—1,119224.00–270.00239.05
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16—1,224230.00–250.00236.86
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,318238.00–243.00239.66
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,380226.00226.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,284223.00223.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,571217.00–228.00221.82
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59—1,618228.00–236.00230.93
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,723228.00228.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,161236.00–238.00237.46
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,309232.00–234.50233.29
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44—1,246225.00–237.00234.11
95—1,293230.00–236.00231.53
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,600236.50236.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
132—1,336234.00–244.00238.98
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,104220.00–240.00230.82
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.