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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 29

● As filed82 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 82 priced lines covering 8,317 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,144 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 564 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,144Last week 7,140Year ago 14,946

Slaughter CattleReceipts 564Last week 1,903Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers less than 500 lbs sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs calves sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers from 700 to 900 lbs sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher and over 900 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Light weight heifer calves sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and over 700 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and bulls sold 10.00 higher. Demand was good to instances very good for some weights, classes throughout the last week of the year and into the first couple days of the New Year.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	1,525.00	1,525.00
3	250–300	298	630.00	630.00
19	350–400	369	520.00–590.00	570.88
103	400–450	421	470.00–560.00	529.13
93	450–500	479	475.00–520.00	506.47
218	500–550	523	432.50–508.00	472.45
342	550–600	574	433.00–484.00	455.83
402	600–650	626	400.00–446.50	423.85
695	650–700	682	371.00–427.50	400.96
808	700–750	722	359.00–409.50	385.85
636	750–800	773	352.00–396.00	371.97
507	800–850	827	335.00–376.25	358.71
253	850–900	875	330.00–369.00	349.53
132	900–950	931	325.00–356.50	339.81
85	950–1000	992	314.00–337.00	329.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	427	475.00	475.00
8	450–500	465	462.00–481.00	473.93
21	500–550	531	423.00–448.00	435.18
39	550–600	567	391.00–430.00	413.91
33	600–650	627	311.00–404.00	373.60
17	650–700	685	379.00–389.00	386.03
14	700–750	730	367.00–371.00	369.34
15	750–800	773	340.00–347.50	344.05
5	800–850	809	321.00	321.00
4	950–1000	981	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,007	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	621	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	493	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	338	430.00–522.50	496.82
20	350–400	374	474.00–530.00	488.93
73	400–450	432	464.00–503.00	482.43
87	450–500	482	430.00–476.25	458.01
273	500–550	527	378.00–437.00	415.82
408	550–600	569	389.50–426.00	404.64
405	600–650	620	377.00–421.00	393.75
708	650–700	668	331.50–407.00	371.84
410	700–750	722	315.00–370.00	341.32
298	750–800	770	320.00–355.00	336.55
138	800–850	819	323.00–355.00	329.78
50	850–900	871	315.00–336.00	324.91
3	950–1000	960	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
142	700–750	736	372.50–377.50	375.42
40	800–850	817	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	400–450	420	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	424	400.00–456.00	428.21
4	450–500	485	404.00	404.00
4	500–550	523	390.00	390.00
55	550–600	594	355.00–370.00	367.99
42	600–650	625	340.00–380.00	358.06
58	650–700	685	320.00–362.00	336.96
6	700–750	734	312.50–324.00	318.30
11	750–800	783	289.00–295.00	291.14
6	800–850	829	316.00	316.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,733	220.00–238.00	234.18
28	—	1,667	221.00–226.10	225.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,433	224.25–226.25	224.92
65	—	1,507	230.00–245.00	237.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,362	218.50–229.00	224.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,179	215.00–230.00	224.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	226.25	226.25
3	—	1,436	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,227	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	210.00–214.00	211.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,098	209.00–234.00	218.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,442	225.25	225.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,164	222.00–228.00	226.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	1,379	225.35–244.00	237.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,351	221.50–223.50	222.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,316	217.00–229.00	225.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,256	145.00–165.00	153.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,487	160.00–176.00	168.83
7	—	1,659	143.00–151.00	147.93
8	—	1,638	177.50–190.00	182.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,342	117.50–145.00	135.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	929	120.00–140.00	129.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,375	167.00–186.00	176.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,161	150.00–230.00	171.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	228.50	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	105.00–154.00	141.62
9	—	1,896	181.00–206.00	195.81
7	—	1,939	210.00–229.00	216.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	100.00	100.00

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.