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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 12

● As filed107 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 107 priced lines covering 4,178 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,702 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,003 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,702Last week 5,063Year ago 5,199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,003Last week 1,109Year ago 1,260

Compared to last week, calves and yearlings sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower and bulls sold 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for calves and feeder cattle with light to moderate demand for slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	490.00	490.00
19	300–350	333	499.00	499.00
100	350–400	383	450.00–483.00	473.64
127	450–500	474	387.50–448.50	414.29
77	500–550	527	368.00–402.00	386.07
89	550–600	581	340.00–408.50	363.58
61	600–650	625	339.00–418.50	384.24
53	650–700	677	327.50–389.00	352.15
69	700–750	708	320.00–352.00	340.46
163	750–800	758	320.00–340.00	328.30
72	800–850	810	314.00–321.50	320.61
43	850–900	871	306.50–325.50	318.08
55	900–950	929	278.00–302.50	295.53
10	950–1000	988	272.00	272.00
4	1000–1050	1,008	274.50	274.50
30	1050–1100	1,095	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	420	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	607	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
52	400–450	440	405.00–412.00	411.14
4	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
10	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	683	322.50	322.50
5	700–750	710	319.00	319.00
11	750–800	784	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	350–400	389	407.50–462.50	447.38
40	400–450	427	406.00–485.00	424.14
13	450–500	467	401.00–423.00	407.72
19	500–550	529	347.50–391.00	372.65
38	550–600	564	358.00–379.00	370.93
66	600–650	608	334.00–379.00	369.06
5	650–700	677	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	705	344.50	344.50
4	850–900	883	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1150–1200	1,198	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	364	506.00	506.00
13	400–450	419	472.50	472.50
41	500–550	523	346.00–425.00	403.38
10	600–650	637	340.00–402.00	383.26
7	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
5	750–800	771	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	300–350	334	523.00–636.00	624.68
25	350–400	392	560.00	560.00
132	400–450	432	504.00–565.00	535.68
76	450–500	465	400.00–510.00	495.08
165	500–550	529	427.50–474.00	450.80
267	550–600	567	424.50–446.00	432.88
101	600–650	626	377.00–425.00	403.47
83	650–700	667	351.00–392.00	379.54
122	700–750	721	343.00–390.00	379.61
220	750–800	771	345.75–366.00	354.98
266	800–850	828	333.00–354.00	343.19
88	850–900	885	329.00–336.00	333.89
30	950–1000	981	304.50–307.50	305.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
6	650–700	690	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	420	447.50–515.00	488.79
14	450–500	482	444.00–505.00	465.03
11	500–550	532	427.00–431.00	428.81
71	550–600	585	386.00–431.00	416.70
51	600–650	607	384.00–425.00	417.44
57	650–700	671	380.00–396.00	388.00
5	750–800	767	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	575	375.00	375.00
4	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
3	800–850	800	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	493	455.00	455.00
4	550–600	568	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,518	128.00–149.00	136.10
7	—	1,673	101.00–124.00	112.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	105.00–113.00	109.47
47	—	1,291	119.00–155.00	127.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	931	100.00–123.00	105.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,314	140.00–211.00	163.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,171	65.00–105.00	91.48
35	—	1,156	104.00–122.00	112.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	898	170.00–237.50	210.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,159	133.00–234.00	161.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
250	—	1,356	219.50–224.50	222.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	214.00	214.00
41	—	1,259	210.00–219.00	217.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,098	202.50–225.00	217.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	210.00–221.25	215.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,489	219.00–228.00	222.52
36	—	1,413	218.25–223.00	220.53
34	—	1,556	219.00–222.00	219.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,367	211.00–219.50	215.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,661	219.00–226.00	221.54
2	—	1,835	221.50	221.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,051	192.00–230.00	210.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,282	206.00–229.50	222.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,204	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,574	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,561	187.00–198.50	195.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,464	214.25–217.00	214.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,742	180.00–209.50	200.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,648	200.50–221.00	218.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,055	130.00–250.00	168.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,256	150.00–189.00	172.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,801	150.00–209.00	185.55
4	—	1,510	115.00–145.00	134.19
2	—	2,208	213.00–223.00	217.97

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.