Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 161 priced lines covering 8,515 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,136 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,842 head.

Mon Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,136Last week 3,339Year ago 6,061

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,842Last week 1,428Year ago 1,075

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Several of the reporting auctions held customer appreciation BBQ sales. Some fresh bawling calves along with some weaned calves and yearlings in the run. Some of the calves had two rounds of vaccinations with others only one round or all natural.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	904	110.00–145.00	125.44
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	211.00–230.00	219.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,325	163.00–189.00	170.98
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,180	152.00–217.00	176.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,777	150.00–152.00	150.98
41	—	1,537	154.00–174.00	163.79
6	—	1,567	172.00–183.00	179.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,163	115.00–144.00	131.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	140.00–145.00	142.43
33	—	1,260	146.00–163.00	153.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,793	218.00–231.00	223.91
33	—	1,728	174.00–217.00	202.48
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,643	217.00–223.00	219.67
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,510	205.00–213.00	207.45
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,696	218.50	218.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	140.00–186.00	160.51
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,549	191.00–207.00	202.65
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,573	209.50–219.00	214.12
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,111	212.00–251.00	228.27
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,275	217.00–235.00	226.20
5	—	1,190	230.50–237.00	231.69
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,560	220.50–224.50	223.37
434	—	1,465	220.00–228.50	224.27
40	—	1,429	218.00–226.00	222.76
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,629	218.75–220.00	219.56
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,428	222.00–224.50	223.32
51	—	1,633	223.00–225.50	223.96
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,652	221.00–226.00	223.66
9	—	1,778	221.00–226.00	223.04
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	210.00–216.00	213.07
101	—	1,351	211.00–220.00	217.91
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	207.00	207.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,155	225.00–250.00	229.12
5	—	1,195	230.00–233.00	231.24
22	—	1,179	220.50–228.00	222.22
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,216	214.00–221.50	218.71
38	—	1,343	215.00–219.50	217.53
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
306	—	1,326	220.00–229.00	223.38
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,292	218.00–223.00	221.51
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,075	195.00–247.50	222.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	325	530.00–550.00	537.76
69	350–400	373	460.00–530.00	511.55
162	400–450	429	442.00–510.00	467.26
299	450–500	476	380.00–490.00	433.61
411	500–550	518	385.00–420.00	405.17
169	550–600	560	330.00–402.00	387.13
129	600–650	626	335.00–368.00	355.27
56	650–700	668	333.00–355.00	338.80
237	700–750	717	300.00–348.25	335.75
139	750–800	772	285.00–340.50	328.37
97	800–850	824	300.00–334.00	313.31
49	850–900	871	304.00–338.00	325.58
22	900–950	909	282.00–311.00	289.18
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,034	257.00	257.00
3	1100–1150	1,115	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	575.00–585.00	579.41
5	450–500	451	510.00	510.00
35	500–550	504	428.00	428.00
20	550–600	564	403.00	403.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
4	300–350	347	410.00	410.00
16	350–400	379	437.50–445.00	441.45
50	400–450	426	365.00–445.00	416.24
24	450–500	461	285.00–412.50	337.21
10	500–550	522	290.00–390.00	332.40
19	600–650	643	322.50–339.00	332.94
5	650–700	683	305.00–320.00	316.97
3	700–750	747	300.00	300.00
9	750–800	791	277.50–292.50	290.89
7	1000–1050	1,027	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	335	462.00–495.00	480.11
26	350–400	374	452.50–495.00	477.98
86	400–450	426	410.00–475.00	459.27
155	450–500	475	400.00–440.00	421.20
54	500–550	520	340.00–417.50	381.97
59	550–600	576	339.00–366.00	358.81
69	600–650	605	327.50–370.00	363.26
5	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	445.00–475.00	456.23
15	350–400	374	390.00–440.00	408.70
4	450–500	496	363.00	363.00
20	500–550	520	360.00–400.00	388.43
4	550–600	583	335.00	335.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	150–200	176	750.00–800.00	780.59
5	200–250	214	485.00	485.00
39	200–250	235	800.00–1,200.00	1,089.24
14	250–300	268	1,075.00–1,335.00	1,228.81
3	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	170	300.00	300.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
27	150–200	161	660.00	660.00
9	200–250	226	810.00	810.00
6	300–350	318	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	387	360.00	360.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	260.00	260.00
10	350–400	385	245.00	245.00
7	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	755	145.00	145.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	220.00	220.00
6	750–800	797	175.00	175.00
4	850–900	869	185.00	185.00
8	900–950	920	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	490.00	490.00
30	350–400	387	460.00–525.00	480.83
34	400–450	431	450.00–510.00	489.45
65	450–500	481	427.50–472.50	462.30
49	500–550	525	370.00–425.00	394.35
16	550–600	583	368.00–390.00	375.19
23	600–650	639	375.00–384.00	382.13
15	650–700	673	325.00–352.00	339.47
84	700–750	733	324.00–346.25	344.41
21	750–800	776	225.00–330.00	308.93
19	850–900	883	311.00	311.00
7	1000–1050	1,032	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	500.00–505.00	502.51
22	350–400	367	500.00–555.00	530.06
30	400–450	430	445.00–517.50	484.97
106	450–500	472	432.50–480.00	457.84
159	500–550	523	410.00–435.00	423.95
113	550–600	582	362.50–421.00	397.18
191	600–650	631	341.00–420.00	392.11
63	650–700	662	340.00–377.75	362.72
27	700–750	700	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	393	420.00–476.00	456.10
14	400–450	436	425.00–450.00	438.31
3	450–500	453	430.00	430.00
10	550–600	591	370.00–385.00	381.32
6	600–650	626	355.00	355.00
4	650–700	673	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	585	383.00	383.00
8	650–700	677	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–150	103	750.00	750.00
7	250–300	283	475.00–610.00	555.88
11	300–350	325	590.00–620.00	603.06
62	350–400	374	540.00–590.00	576.05
202	400–450	429	435.00–550.00	530.67
376	450–500	474	477.50–522.50	492.78
617	500–550	536	365.00–465.00	439.18
715	550–600	572	392.00–439.75	423.09
200	600–650	627	371.00–430.00	401.81
69	650–700	683	361.00–387.50	366.57
119	700–750	728	342.50–375.00	362.62
111	750–800	771	340.00–369.50	362.03
6	800–850	812	333.00	333.00
137	850–900	872	295.00–347.25	344.60
155	900–950	939	325.00–325.50	325.40
4	950–1000	983	306.00	306.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	1050–1100	1,084	257.00–301.00	297.85
55	1100–1150	1,103	302.10	302.10
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
3	950–1000	990	250.00	250.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	399	460.00	460.00
6	700–750	735	302.50	302.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	950–1000	965	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	540.00	540.00
5	350–400	358	545.00	545.00
5	400–450	415	482.50	482.50
6	600–650	630	310.00	310.00

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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