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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 10

● As filed68 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 68 priced lines covering 5,905 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,223 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 248 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,223Last week 15,368Year ago 14,539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 846Year ago 1,177

Compared to last week, steers weighing less than 700lbs sold mostly 7.00 lower, while steers over 700lbs sold steady with lower undertones. Heifers weighing less than 500lbs sold 5.00 lower, while heifers weighing 500 to 700lbs sold steady with lower undertones. Heifers weighing more than 700lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate on moderate supply. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 11.00 to 12.00 lower on light test. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold unevenly steady. Last week in Iowa live FOB purchases traded 2.00-5.00 lower at 203.00 and dressed delivered purchases traded 7.00 -8.00 lower from 320.00-321.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	317.50	317.50
10	450–500	471	270.00–307.50	297.47
3	500–550	538	240.00–267.00	258.06
22	550–600	574	227.50–281.00	266.67
3	600–650	606	270.00	270.00
5	650–700	663	270.00	270.00
8	750–800	799	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	568	260.00–288.00	272.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	700–750	749	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	400–450	428	325.00–380.00	354.42
84	450–500	480	308.00–342.50	333.06
115	500–550	529	302.50–330.00	319.00
276	550–600	572	292.00–324.00	306.45
363	600–650	618	266.00–304.00	287.82
378	650–700	675	262.00–307.00	278.96
306	700–750	721	249.50–277.00	267.85
164	750–800	765	245.00–287.00	262.56
138	800–850	833	232.00–260.50	256.89
9	850–900	856	246.00	246.00
6	900–950	938	214.00	214.00
10	950–1000	978	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	490	252.50–350.00	330.10
24	500–550	528	300.00–344.00	332.26
26	550–600	566	322.00–323.00	322.69
26	600–650	630	295.00–307.50	305.09
36	650–700	670	235.00–282.00	271.79
3	750–800	777	240.00	240.00
12	800–850	839	220.00–252.00	247.61
7	850–900	854	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
26	700–750	749	309.50	309.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	400.00–405.00	401.43
27	400–450	434	358.00–427.00	395.22
54	450–500	473	340.00–377.50	364.10
114	500–550	529	342.50–390.00	357.15
127	550–600	573	310.00–351.00	336.82
418	600–650	620	305.50–357.00	334.48
408	650–700	681	286.00–316.00	300.17
529	700–750	730	270.00–301.50	291.86
320	750–800	763	260.00–295.00	284.76
601	800–850	821	252.50–279.75	269.44
351	850–900	870	247.00–274.25	268.68
419	900–950	920	230.00–265.00	258.00
53	1000–1050	1,019	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1000–1050	1,023	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	528	340.00–345.00	343.36
14	550–600	579	315.00–335.00	320.59
5	650–700	670	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	780	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	132.00–157.00	146.50
4	—	1,999	167.00–184.00	171.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	137.00–183.00	164.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	138.00–161.00	147.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	142.00–150.50	145.29
4	—	1,500	129.00–137.00	134.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,268	116.00–128.00	122.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	105.50–112.50	107.92
7	—	1,019	65.00–90.00	81.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	112.50–113.00	112.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,350	221.00–221.50	221.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,254	200.00–210.00	207.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,375	211.00–219.00	213.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,467	218.00–222.25	221.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,776	206.00–219.50	213.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,353	205.00–208.00	206.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,517	210.00–217.00	214.36

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.