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Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Iowa · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 26

● As filed115 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2167

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Iowa reported 115 priced lines covering 6,224 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,732 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 932 head.

Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Oct 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,732Last week 3,204Year ago 4,924

Slaughter CattleReceipts 932Last week 1,120Year ago 1,607

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with lower undertones noted by week's close. A lot of variance in weights and kind from this week to last. Demand was moderate to good in some cases. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher and bull sold 8.00 higher. Overall, the market was pretty good despite the sharp losses in the CME cattle boards through the week. Many farmer/feeders were back in the field trying to get crops out before the next wave of wet weather blows through from the west.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	380.00	380.00
34	350–400	389	463.00–515.00	483.01
9	350–400	378	1,660.00–1,885.00	1,787.94
64	400–450	434	430.00–480.00	454.09
123	450–500	480	400.00–443.00	419.10
195	500–550	527	330.00–419.00	394.56
135	550–600	578	345.00–407.00	370.39
98	600–650	620	330.00–366.00	341.07
147	650–700	672	320.00–341.00	334.65
96	700–750	725	306.00–353.00	327.01
24	750–800	786	309.00–337.00	315.57
163	800–850	812	300.00–327.75	312.91
217	850–900	862	286.00–301.50	301.21
58	900–950	918	276.00–296.00	289.20
10	950–1000	965	285.00	285.00
12	1000–1050	1,024	251.00–266.00	261.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	416	412.50	412.50
7	500–550	529	363.00	363.00
14	550–600	580	351.00–354.00	351.87
6	650–700	673	320.00	320.00
23	700–750	717	287.50–311.00	301.87
5	750–800	798	276.00	276.00
5	800–850	821	295.00	295.00
6	850–900	854	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	423	427.50–450.00	439.34
16	450–500	481	390.00–425.00	405.21
57	500–550	518	341.00–394.00	376.76
24	550–600	564	365.00–377.00	372.13
18	600–650	618	326.00–345.00	339.05
14	650–700	687	306.00–335.00	320.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,026	245.00	245.00
5	1100–1150	1,138	246.50	246.50
4	1200–1250	1,242	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	453	465.00	465.00
132	600–650	625	370.00–381.00	376.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	628	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	505.00	505.00
27	400–450	422	455.00–490.00	473.32
15	450–500	470	430.00–473.00	457.87
36	500–550	540	415.00–444.00	440.48
22	550–600	577	389.00–415.00	403.57
82	600–650	620	380.00–426.00	408.52
68	650–700	672	360.00–397.00	378.89
10	750–800	761	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
9	450–500	471	425.00	425.00
7	600–650	647	373.00	373.00
5	650–700	685	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	1,640.00	1,640.00
3	300–350	348	514.00	514.00
6	350–400	391	1,660.00–1,750.00	1,705.63
95	400–450	438	412.00–567.50	536.30
98	450–500	473	447.00–540.00	496.78
218	500–550	522	402.50–480.00	449.80
273	550–600	574	410.00–452.50	431.38
3	550–600	551	2,200.00	2,200.00
154	600–650	625	354.00–420.00	394.55
6	600–650	607	1,950.00	1,950.00
184	650–700	670	339.00–411.00	366.47
3	650–700	695	2,100.00	2,100.00
179	700–750	720	329.00–382.00	363.48
287	750–800	780	337.00–370.25	356.08
486	800–850	826	323.00–361.50	354.34
512	850–900	882	326.00–351.00	348.35
525	900–950	917	310.00–347.25	339.59
142	950–1000	986	292.00–318.50	317.21
11	1000–1050	1,033	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	487	402.50	402.50
10	550–600	560	315.00–381.00	352.33
14	600–650	646	369.00–370.00	369.64
8	650–700	661	331.00	331.00
3	700–750	740	329.00	329.00
6	850–900	888	319.00	319.00
4	900–950	946	305.00	305.00
23	950–1000	975	276.00–281.00	280.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1050–1100	1,057	285.50	285.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	507	415.00	415.00
28	600–650	645	371.50	371.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,760	156.00–210.00	179.43
1	—	1,175	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,171	132.00–237.50	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,367	151.00–202.50	168.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,471	135.00–158.00	145.08
7	—	1,734	127.00–139.00	131.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	170.00–217.50	191.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	894	80.00–127.00	101.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,239	122.00–145.00	131.92
3	—	1,352	105.00–124.00	114.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,264	106.00–128.00	118.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,440	214.00–219.00	214.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,125	192.50–259.00	222.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,270	214.00–240.00	227.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	223.00	223.00
5	—	1,841	223.50–224.50	223.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,370	230.75	230.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,421	225.50–226.50	226.05
6	—	1,535	225.75	225.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,540	223.00–225.00	223.86
201	—	1,522	220.00–228.00	223.73
26	—	1,442	220.50–225.75	224.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,405	210.00–221.50	218.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,555	197.00–207.00	201.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,517	171.50–191.00	180.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,075	198.00–233.00	219.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	225.00	225.00
5	—	1,109	223.00–235.00	229.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	217.00–220.00	217.96
15	—	1,299	212.00–221.00	218.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
263	—	1,387	220.00–227.00	224.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,140	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,343	225.25–226.25	225.66

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.