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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Jul 20

● As filed41 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

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Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 41 priced lines covering 1,317 head across slaughter cattle. USDA puts receipts at 1,490 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jul 20, 2026

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

Receipts 1,490Last week 403Year ago 1,591

Compared to last week no test on feeder cattle. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and bulls sold 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,924	238.00–248.00	241.99
4	—	1,395	120.00–175.00	160.70
29	—	1,660	180.00–237.00	223.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,306	160.00–179.00	168.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,608	190.00–211.00	198.07
47	—	1,528	175.00–191.00	183.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,158	166.00–267.50	188.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,367	178.00–225.00	194.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	942	125.00–154.00	144.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	938	173.00–270.00	201.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,181	131.00–157.00	144.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,186	225.50–226.00	225.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,494	230.00–240.00	232.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,130	222.00–229.75	226.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,302	229.00–232.25	231.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	1,461	237.00–244.00	240.44
126	—	1,482	235.00–241.50	238.87
13	—	1,585	236.00–243.25	239.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,641	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	1,360	229.00–237.00	233.20
29	—	1,551	233.00–234.00	233.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,636	237.50–242.00	238.79
10	—	1,725	243.75–244.00	243.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,119	224.00–270.00	239.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,224	230.00–250.00	236.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	238.00–243.00	239.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,284	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,571	217.00–228.00	221.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,618	228.00–236.00	230.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,723	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	236.00–238.00	237.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,309	232.00–234.50	233.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,246	225.00–237.00	234.11
95	—	1,293	230.00–236.00	231.53

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	1,336	234.00–244.00	238.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,104	220.00–240.00	230.82

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.