Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 104 priced lines covering 6,041 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,122 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 680 head.

Mon Aug 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,122Last week 6,405Year ago 4,205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 680Last week 1,140Year ago 1,583

Compared to last week yearling steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, yearling heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. Not enough slaughter cows and bulls for a comparison. Demand was moderate instances good for calves and feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	1,825.00	1,825.00
8	350–400	357	547.50	547.50
51	400–450	427	440.00–512.50	482.17
3	400–450	410	2,150.00	2,150.00
21	450–500	487	440.00–470.00	449.42
61	500–550	519	412.50–500.00	418.97
161	550–600	578	379.00–430.00	400.98
243	600–650	619	361.00–410.00	393.53
128	650–700	683	357.00–380.00	371.02
247	700–750	725	339.00–375.00	356.56
310	750–800	776	324.00–365.50	345.04
310	800–850	826	322.00–353.00	344.43
1,042	850–900	867	291.00–351.75	334.63
406	900–950	917	300.00–336.25	322.79
229	950–1000	970	290.00–324.50	313.00
206	1000–1050	1,019	302.00–304.00	302.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
67	850–900	858	350.25	350.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	421	445.00–452.00	450.38
15	500–550	523	309.00–420.00	361.47
16	550–600	580	382.50–395.00	388.85
25	600–650	639	295.00–366.00	338.86
31	700–750	720	312.50–350.00	331.37
23	750–800	788	304.00–320.00	308.79
6	800–850	848	314.00	314.00
4	850–900	875	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
4	350–400	372	1,985.00	1,985.00
14	350–400	381	485.00–493.00	491.38
8	400–450	415	465.00–467.50	465.66
80	450–500	484	366.00–440.00	414.90
32	500–550	527	408.00–419.00	411.25
35	600–650	618	348.00–368.50	359.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	380	433.00–444.00	439.88
4	350–400	371	1,925.00	1,925.00
42	450–500	472	350.00–398.00	381.78
6	500–550	545	347.00	347.00
40	550–600	589	350.00–351.00	350.63
11	600–650	600	361.00	361.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	402.50–413.00	408.29
5	350–400	365	350.00–405.00	381.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	439	322.50–369.00	361.40
12	500–550	529	320.00–337.50	329.05
23	550–600	573	310.00–349.00	337.38
18	600–650	624	320.00–336.00	327.68
13	650–700	686	270.00–306.00	294.83
3	700–750	708	301.00	301.00
15	750–800	782	260.00–303.00	275.23
5	850–900	878	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	416	2,000.00	2,000.00
38	400–450	433	391.00–450.00	434.03
75	450–500	472	361.00–422.00	391.33
151	500–550	529	357.00–390.00	372.93
64	550–600	560	343.00–375.00	356.05
149	600–650	623	316.00–366.00	350.72
156	650–700	673	328.00–350.00	340.82
161	700–750	724	308.00–338.00	321.26
137	750–800	787	284.00–337.00	308.34
4	750–800	787	2,150.00	2,150.00
124	800–850	818	290.00–311.00	305.90
46	850–900	883	281.00–307.75	296.71
53	900–950	935	276.00–289.50	282.41
112	950–1000	973	250.00–289.00	280.08
16	1000–1050	1,000	273.00	273.00
6	1100–1150	1,120	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	362	505.00	505.00
4	400–450	406	465.00	465.00
8	650–700	660	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1000–1050	1,002	276.50	276.50
10	1050–1100	1,055	274.00	274.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	616	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	688	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	602.50	602.50
7	350–400	372	495.00	495.00
7	400–450	439	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	480	378.00	378.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,032	205.00–242.50	231.92
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,088	192.00–239.00	227.40
4	—	1,071	190.00–209.00	202.06
4	—	1,133	222.00–226.50	225.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,347	215.50–226.75	221.65
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	205.00–237.50	216.69
2	—	1,278	218.00	218.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	220.00	220.00
208	—	1,418	214.00–226.00	221.23
53	—	1,423	220.00–224.50	222.64
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,289	196.00–212.00	205.91
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,615	218.00–226.50	223.25
4	—	1,630	216.00–221.00	219.27
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	228.00–237.50	234.19
1	—	1,030	205.00	205.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,175	215.00–229.00	224.26
82	—	1,195	200.00–235.50	226.41
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	222.00	222.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	135.00–140.00	137.43
12	—	1,382	146.00–158.00	152.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,157	112.00–148.00	134.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	135.00–149.00	142.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	189.00	189.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,518	155.00–175.00	162.71
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,551	202.00–206.50	205.35
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	150.00–215.00	184.70
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,529	195.00	195.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,700	201.00–220.00	212.79

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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