Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 97 priced lines covering 5,533 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,163 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,678 head. replacement cattle receipts at 247 head.

Mon Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,163Last week 2,082Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,678Last week 1,064Year ago 1,108

Replacement CattleReceipts 247Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 higher with the most advance on lean cows. Bulls steady. Demand was moderate to good for the livestock this week. Bulk of the receipts this week came from Dunlap Livestock where they celebrated 76 years of the livestock business.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	250–300	272	1,975.00	1,975.00
5	300–350	347	2,150.00	2,150.00
51	350–400	373	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,040.56
20	400–450	431	1,960.00–2,135.00	2,085.30
7	400–450	441	410.00–420.00	415.73
22	450–500	468	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,122.97
17	450–500	477	417.00–449.00	438.03
71	500–550	520	391.00–439.00	425.31
100	550–600	572	369.00–400.00	391.54
34	600–650	626	369.00–387.50	381.29
198	650–700	684	343.00–365.00	358.64
308	700–750	723	339.00–367.00	350.90
329	750–800	773	340.00–358.00	350.95
65	800–850	805	311.00–335.75	332.40
115	850–900	873	307.00–323.25	314.99
201	900–950	908	298.00–318.00	303.12
318	950–1000	983	287.00–288.50	288.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	401	1,900.00	1,900.00
7	400–450	435	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	496	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	581	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,000	296.50	296.50
37	1050–1100	1,064	280.75	280.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	551	403.00	403.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	703	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	700–750	715	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	496	436.00	436.00
6	500–550	529	392.00–436.00	413.48
4	550–600	572	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	745	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	250–300	260	2,075.00	2,075.00
3	300–350	330	1,850.00	1,850.00
45	350–400	368	2,100.00–2,175.00	2,127.58
35	400–450	442	1,960.00–2,295.00	2,153.40
13	400–450	420	516.00–542.50	524.10
39	450–500	468	454.00–500.00	488.48
66	500–550	521	445.00–493.50	469.03
111	550–600	578	407.00–447.00	429.02
64	600–650	625	393.00–426.00	412.33
184	650–700	681	370.00–401.00	392.00
296	700–750	731	370.00–399.50	387.76
322	750–800	761	368.00–394.00	383.33
278	800–850	826	346.50–365.00	360.12
41	850–900	880	326.00–331.50	327.54
131	900–950	912	314.00–344.00	339.48
187	950–1000	969	316.00–332.50	326.70
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	1100–1150	1,104	269.50	269.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	631	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	447	505.00	505.00
5	500–550	502	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	707	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	100.00–110.00	104.89
8	—	1,087	120.00–163.00	148.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,317	162.00–178.00	171.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	920	131.00–146.00	137.24
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	186.00–235.00	217.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,631	191.00–215.00	201.85
25	—	1,493	177.00–193.00	184.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,336	171.00–220.00	191.24
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,196	162.00–216.00	183.65
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,370	210.00–228.00	220.89
54	—	1,241	222.00–235.00	232.48
39	—	1,303	233.00–237.75	236.28
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,681	238.50–242.75	240.86
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,131	192.50–252.50	229.57
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	1,345	228.00–244.00	238.10
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,157	235.00–237.00	235.61
12	—	1,021	251.00–273.00	268.89
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,302	232.00–242.00	236.42
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,559	241.00–245.00	242.49
340	—	1,499	235.00–244.00	240.47
122	—	1,411	228.00–244.00	234.78
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,580	235.00–238.50	236.06
75	—	1,374	225.00–237.75	231.86
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,332	233.50–241.50	238.93
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,229	230.00–246.00	236.94
16	—	1,087	236.00–278.00	262.65
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,521	227.00–234.00	232.63
99	—	1,673	240.50–244.25	242.34
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,119	226.00–256.00	234.80
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,635	238.00–239.00	238.13
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	224.00–229.00	226.85
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,399	231.00–239.00	234.34
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,595	227.00–232.50	230.01
5	—	1,682	237.00–239.00	237.62
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,557	211.00–225.00	222.29
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	186.00–212.50	198.51
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	227.00	227.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,482	224.00–229.00	226.28
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,538	229.00–239.50	235.18
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,629	209.00–217.00	213.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	145.00–170.00	160.33
6	—	1,938	238.00–247.00	241.78
39	—	1,739	185.00–235.00	217.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	117	—	969	4,025.00–4,325.00	4,236.99
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	111	—	964	3,575.00–4,150.00	3,903.02

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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