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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Jul 7

● As filed75 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 75 priced lines covering 3,332 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,683 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,088 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,683Last week 1,627Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,088Last week 106Year ago 2,836

Compared to last week on a mix bag of various weights of steer and heifer calves and feeders sold unevenly steady for the most part. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with no recent test on slaughter cows and bulls. Demand was moderate to good throughout the week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	428	372.00–385.00	379.36
34	450–500	479	386.00–401.00	390.12
57	500–550	520	349.00–372.00	369.50
10	550–600	572	340.00	340.00
36	600–650	621	328.50–337.00	332.11
147	650–700	688	315.00–330.25	329.44
95	700–750	730	302.00–317.00	309.87
30	750–800	767	282.00–306.50	299.49
3	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
62	850–900	866	280.00–286.25	281.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	341.00	341.00
24	450–500	478	351.00–375.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	403	393.00	393.00
6	600–650	643	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	470	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	764	322.00–385.00	349.67
3	800–850	831	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	411	425.00	425.00
12	450–500	493	427.50–431.00	428.64
13	500–550	508	341.00–351.00	348.72
6	550–600	591	355.00–370.00	362.44
12	600–650	649	345.00	345.00
19	650–700	673	340.00–350.00	341.62
8	700–750	735	334.00	334.00
65	750–800	754	320.00–345.75	343.72
315	800–850	818	313.75–328.75	322.72
91	850–900	891	298.00–311.50	307.83
427	900–950	916	294.50–313.25	306.90
5	1200–1250	1,231	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	675	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
8	500–550	519	353.00	353.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,572	171.00–210.50	199.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,649	209.00–226.50	213.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,689	232.00–240.00	237.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,557	232.00–233.50	233.10
212	—	1,361	222.00–234.50	231.46
1	—	1,235	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,538	238.00–240.00	238.89
94	—	1,400	230.00–241.75	236.86
300	—	1,432	234.00–244.25	238.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	236.00	236.00
6	—	1,406	234.50–235.50	235.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,567	245.00–248.00	246.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,134	235.50–248.00	241.04
13	—	1,221	221.00–233.00	225.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,172	215.00–238.50	228.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	225.00–226.00	225.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,316	160.00–185.00	171.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,562	169.00–192.00	177.20
53	—	1,456	155.00–172.50	165.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,281	141.00–163.00	153.39
4	—	1,375	170.00–176.00	172.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,128	148.00–225.00	172.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	198.50–217.00	207.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,140	118.00–149.00	136.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	912	149.50–177.50	157.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	899	117.00–147.00	126.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	233.50	233.50
3	—	1,418	236.00–240.00	237.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,481	228.00–235.25	231.17
3	—	1,602	230.00–235.00	231.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	215.00–224.00	220.56
12	—	1,599	226.00–228.00	227.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,105	150.00–208.00	183.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,639	146.00–209.00	191.87
26	—	1,944	206.00–223.00	216.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,018	165.00–230.00	217.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
305	—	1,283	230.00–241.50	237.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,152	211.00–235.00	232.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,353	227.50–234.00	231.51
81	—	1,248	220.00–234.00	229.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,600	236.50–239.00	237.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,398	184.00–195.00	186.95

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.