Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Jun 3
● As filed112 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Iowa reported 112 priced lines covering 8,054 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,650 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,121 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jun 3, 2024
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)
Feeder CattleReceipts 8,650Last week 1,762Year ago 1,302
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,121Last week 1,019Year ago 861

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers as the spring marketing season winds down. There is great interest in placing cattle on feed as the cash fed cattle market continues to outperform the futures contracts. Cash fat cattle up to 192.00 this week, which is a full 10.00 positive basis over the futures contracts. There is great hope amongst cattle producers that the strength in the market will continue.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5300–3503001,150.001,150.00
14300–350326360.00–392.50371.76
50350–400376328.00–375.00354.51
61400–450418309.00–350.00332.48
163450–500476297.00–336.00318.06
202500–550525282.50–320.00301.59
301550–600573264.00–295.00283.62
326600–650615240.00–288.00273.02
193650–700680230.00–278.00255.34
444700–750730230.00–256.00250.35
273750–800768215.00–248.75243.19
194800–850817220.00–235.50232.88
200850–900880218.75–236.25225.23
45950–1000968197.00–208.00201.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7300–350327340.00340.00
5350–400389355.00355.00
5400–450431320.00320.00
44450–500470297.00–327.00309.48
6500–550528315.00315.00
28550–600577270.00–302.00289.52
6600–650613265.00265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4350–400375334.00334.00
9400–450437285.00–305.00293.63
30450–500472248.00–290.00275.26
12500–550521242.00–287.50270.81
38550–600565250.00–277.50263.96
6600–650632251.00251.00
9650–700655259.00259.00
5700–750723230.50230.50
10750–800776216.00216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4450–500496267.50267.50
5550–600553230.00230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
18850–900892210.00210.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5400–450444300.00300.00
7550–600581273.00273.00
31050–11001,078195.00195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
41600–650621274.00–283.25279.81
21750–800752244.00244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4300–350316340.00340.00
5350–400388360.00360.00
9450–500461335.00335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
9300–350303437.50437.50
62350–400374364.00–425.00404.12
27400–450431335.00–385.00369.41
123450–500480326.00–370.00355.85
208500–550525322.50–357.00341.56
227550–600577298.00–347.50324.78
304600–650632283.00–322.50301.54
331650–700674261.00–305.00283.70
262700–750717250.00–286.50271.85
165750–800781244.00–266.75257.53
422800–850822248.00–271.00260.39
724850–900886227.50–258.25253.45
355900–950924224.00–247.50238.25
208950–1000979223.85–235.75230.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
24600–650638298.00298.00
3700–750732265.00265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3250–300298400.00400.00
9350–400399372.50372.50
17400–450416327.50–399.50364.31
30450–500475336.00336.00
57500–550513310.00–336.00327.22
11600–650603275.00275.00
8650–700678269.50269.50
4850–900859237.00237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
29350–400380335.00–370.00353.67
13400–450440312.50–322.50318.72
10450–500496288.00–330.00310.20
6500–550522307.50307.50
64550–600579260.00–316.00287.05
18600–650639272.00–276.00274.88
31650–700677239.00–272.00260.56
12700–750729249.00–250.00249.59
5750–800788225.00225.00
5800–850809248.00248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4300–350339355.00355.00
12500–550515295.00295.00
7550–600561280.00280.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
11750–800770249.00249.00
28900–950928213.00213.00
971000–10501,033206.00–223.00215.07
871050–11001,084208.00–228.00216.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
65650–700688303.50303.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
64600–650602318.75–321.50320.77
78700–750705278.50–282.50281.58
22800–850831245.00245.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5550–600588272.50272.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
23—1,888163.00–191.50175.74
9—1,555120.00–163.00147.82
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—1,126145.00–191.00162.02
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
223—1,417186.00–195.00189.05
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
21—1,156179.00–199.00186.41
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
102—1,367180.00–186.00184.48
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
177—1,334186.00–193.00189.06
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—1,051165.00–199.00183.62
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
56—1,269175.00–186.00183.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
17—1,14096.00–123.00112.20
2—1,10560.00–77.5069.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
17—1,508116.00–130.50123.88
94—1,506139.00–161.00148.00
66—1,473130.00–141.00136.61
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10—968121.00–147.50131.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—1,258138.00–143.00139.93
29—1,369120.00–132.50127.51
1—1,500115.00115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10—1,086123.00–141.00129.86
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
11—91490.00–120.00108.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
20—1,246136.00–169.00147.07
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—1,590178.00–187.00183.47
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
14—1,486150.00–167.00160.53
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—1,180130.00130.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
44—1,564168.00–178.00173.32
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.