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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 3

● As filed80 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 80 priced lines covering 5,664 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,716 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 575 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,716Last week 10,159Year ago 8,289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 575Last week 1,198Year ago 1,445

Compared to last week steers less than 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers over 500 lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher and bulls sold steady. Demand was moderate to good. Wintery weather across the state shortens receipts at various reporting auctions and took some demand off feedlot placements. The slaughter steer and heifer market were just behind the eight-ball last week with the market not taking off until Friday in most trading regions and the Iowa sales had already taken place.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	330	390.00–400.00	394.12
4	350–400	392	361.00	361.00
43	400–450	436	325.00–355.00	341.85
27	450–500	481	309.00–330.00	319.29
116	500–550	522	295.00–333.00	322.60
138	550–600	576	280.00–308.00	297.46
103	600–650	623	268.00–299.00	282.49
210	650–700	673	247.00–288.00	269.91
303	700–750	731	250.00–273.50	263.28
224	750–800	761	247.00–275.50	260.21
218	800–850	827	236.00–257.00	244.56
52	850–900	871	226.00–241.00	235.42
10	900–950	924	227.50–238.00	230.62
3	950–1000	965	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	270.00–300.00	282.21
17	450–500	473	287.50–307.00	297.49
21	500–550	516	252.50–307.50	293.01
19	550–600	585	265.00–281.00	273.86
29	600–650	620	245.00–280.75	273.53
30	650–700	679	235.00–258.00	255.50
3	700–750	706	242.00	242.00
16	750–800	787	228.00–249.00	237.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	750–800	782	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	851	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
31	700–750	735	271.50–278.00	276.29
19	800–850	836	266.00	266.00
64	850–900	890	248.25	248.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	417.50	417.50
23	350–400	389	407.50–435.00	425.72
7	400–450	427	372.50–420.00	406.99
59	450–500	480	300.00–381.00	367.82
129	500–550	527	335.00–392.00	372.69
113	550–600	571	330.00–366.00	345.92
264	600–650	628	295.00–345.00	323.42
176	650–700	670	262.00–336.00	312.14
304	700–750	727	275.00–307.50	294.77
472	750–800	771	268.00–293.00	281.91
330	800–850	817	244.00–284.25	276.17
750	850–900	872	235.00–282.25	271.56
192	900–950	912	222.50–268.25	262.65
238	950–1000	962	215.00–260.00	252.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	750–800	787	268.50	268.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
133	1000–1050	1,032	220.00–248.00	244.86
26	1100–1150	1,126	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	413	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	435	305.00–360.00	343.50
21	500–550	540	340.00–351.00	346.26
22	550–600	574	310.00–326.00	312.93
55	600–650	627	215.00–306.00	297.21
8	650–700	668	257.50–288.00	275.07
5	750–800	765	240.00–255.00	248.03
6	800–850	827	255.00	255.00
5	850–900	863	249.00	249.00
9	950–1000	996	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	381.00	381.00
3	550–600	580	273.00	273.00
4	700–750	738	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,778	177.00–183.00	178.94
13	—	1,695	135.00–179.00	160.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,107	115.00–185.00	139.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,091	100.00–118.00	109.98
4	—	978	70.00–98.00	83.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,494	130.00–152.50	138.09
21	—	1,512	144.00–173.00	154.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,390	131.00–162.00	146.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	852	95.00–117.00	106.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	893	115.00–177.50	152.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,338	113.00–130.00	124.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,453	194.50–196.00	195.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,590	215.00–220.25	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,358	193.00–205.00	200.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,511	202.50–214.00	209.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	185.00–200.00	192.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,047	160.00–200.00	189.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,333	191.00–206.50	200.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,374	201.00–214.50	209.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,369	216.00–217.75	216.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	167.00–170.00	168.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,636	176.00–183.00	178.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,600	201.00–207.00	203.10

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.