Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction results
The Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction reported receipts of 22,800 head selling the week of Jan. 16 and 34,675 head trading the week of Jan. 6, according to USDA-Iowa Department of Agriculture Market News, Des Moines, Iowa.
Barns reporting included Tama, Dunlap, Sigourney, Russell, Knoxville, Clarinda, Creston, Bloomfield, Sheldon, Lamoni and Denison. Compared to a week ago, Choice slaughter steers and heifers were selling $1 to $2 higher. Feeder steers weighing 400 to 799 pounds were trading mostly steady to $1 higher, 800 to 999 pounds were selling mostly steady. Feeder heifers 400 to 899 pounds were trading steady to $1 lower. Supply included: 95% feeder cattle (58% steers, 42% heifers, 0% bulls); 5% slaughter cattle (38% steers, 11% dairy steers, 37% heifers, 12% cows, 1% bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 pounds was 67%.
Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 10 head, 328 lbs., 161.00-171.00 (163.00); 4 head, 329 lbs., 170.00, unweaned; 54 head, 351-398 lbs., 172.00-210.00 (187.34); 24 head, 358-388 lbs., 173.00-182.50 (179.16), unweaned; 167 head, 400-449 lbs., 156.00-204.00 (181.97); 7 head, 441 lbs., 182.00, fancy; 446 head, 450-499 lbs., 156.00-190.00 (176.60); 8 head, 496 lbs., 167.50, fleshy; 17 head, 459 lbs., 177.00, unweaned; 655 head, 502-549 lbs., 155.00-186.00 (172.75); 32 head, 503-522 lbs., 162.00-173.50 (168.24), unweaned; 980 head, 550-598 lbs., 155.00-185.00 (166.38); 16 head, 570 lbs., 149.00-152.00 (149.94), fleshy; 1524 head, 600-649 lbs., 149.00-167.75 (159.52)l; 48 head, 602-644 lbs., 137.00-162.00 (149.77), fleshy; 35 head, 600-629 lbs., 142.75-156.50 (147.43), unweaned; 1267 head, 650-699 lbs., 143.75-164.00 (155.04); 58 head, 659-693 lbs., 135.00-147.50 (142.45), fleshy; 1824 head, 700-748 lbs., 137.00-164.25 (149.53); 37 head, 713 lbs., 154.00, fancy; 33 head, 738-740 lbs., 140.00-143.00 (141.82), fleshy; 9 head, 711 lbs., 136.00, unweaned; 1324 head, 750-799 lbs., 135.00-155.00 (145.55); 96 head, 760-797 lbs., 132.50-141.75 (136.78), fleshy; 665 head, 800-847 lbs., 132.00-148.75 (143.07); 21 head, 814-847 lbs., 131.50-138.50 (136.44), fleshy; 512 head, 850-899 lbs., 131.25-150.25 (142.05); 4 head, 858 lbs., 131.00, fleshy; 76 head, 908-941 lbs., 129.50-140.75 (134.68); 259 head, 962-975 lbs., 135.85-137.60 (136.89); 150 head, 1070-1089 lbs., 133.75-134.35 (134.15). Medium and large frame 1-2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 3 head, 348 lbs., 170.00; 29 head, 356-387 lbs., 157.00-176.00 (165.80); 36 head, 418-448 lbs., 141.00-177.00 (168.66); 8 head, 434 lbs., 151.00, unweaned; 49 head, 458-496 lbs., 141.00-165.00 (152.55); 7 head, 487 lbs., 148.00, unweaned; 118 head, 508-548 lbs., 143.00-168.00 (161.81); 13 head, 538 lbs., 150.00, unweaned; 142 head, 556-599 lbs., 137.50-165.00 (155.20); 19 head, 591 lbs., 149.00, unweaned; 59 head, 601-646 lbs., 130.00-149.00 (143.72); 175 head, 654-698 lbs., 131.00-146.00 (142.08); 94 head, 704-749 lbs., 132.00-145.50 (140.62); 50 head, 772-784 lbs., 129.00-140.00 (137.28); 7 head, 838 lbs., 135.00; 7 head, 858-898 lbs., 125.75-127.00 (126.10); 11 head, 873 lbs., 128.50, thin fleshed. Medium and large frame 1-2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 4 head, 295 lbs., 450.00; 3 head, 405 lbs., 500.00. Medium frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 4 head, 540 lbs., 141.00; 5 head, 783 lbs., 130.00, fleshy. Medium frame 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 13 head, 413 lbs., 120.00; 15 head, 505 lbs., 125.00.
Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 22 head, 322-348 lbs., 149.00-174.00 (160.65); 5 head, 346 lbs., 150.00, unweaned; 83 head, 350-395 lbs., 144.50-169.00 (158.43); 8 head, 366 lbs., 162.00, unweaned; 208 head, 400-449 lbs., 138.00-165.50 (153.11); 5 head, 447 lbs., 142.00, unweaned; 481 head, 450-498 lbs., 136.00-170.00 (152.83); 6 head, 493 lbs., 126.00, fleshy; 8 head, 474 lbs., 138.00, unweaned; 776 head, 500-549 lbs., 133.50-162.50 (147.53); 16 head, 515-544 lbs., 134.00-141.00 (136.54), fleshy; 1089 head, 552-599 lbs., 128.00-154.00 (144.55); 51 head, 563-595 lbs., 135.50-139.50 (137.13) fleshy; 32 head, 566-573 lbs., 129.00-132.00 (129.88), unweaned; 1455 head, 600-649 lbs., 129.00-150.00 (139.97); 7 head, 604 lbs., 126.00, fleshy; 1334 head, 651-698 lbs., 127.00-144.00 (138.08); 33 head, 651-698 lbs., 125.00-133.00 (131.37), fleshy; 22 head, 652 lbs., 144.25, replacement; 847 head, 700-747 lbs., 124.00-141.00 (135.22); 106 head, 700-743 lbs., 120.00-131.50 (127.63), fleshy; 22 head, 722 lbs., 156.00, replacement; 416 head, 750-797 lbs., 123.00-138.25 (134.12); 9 head, 775 lbs., 153.00, replacement; 118 head, 802-845 lbs., 125.00-136.50 (133.98); 25 head, 803-817 lbs., 126.50-127.75 (127.30), fleshy; 110 head, 856-891 lbs., 126.50-135.25 (130.35); 4 head, 912 lbs., 128.00; 6 head, 1049 lbs., 117.00; 3 head, 1070 lbs., 113.00. Medium and large frame 1-2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 7 head, 348 lbs., 141.00-142.50 (141.86); 13 head, 350-394 lbs., 123.00-158.00 (140.05); 7 head, 381 lbs., 149.00, unweaned; 27 head, 400-443 lbs., 122.00-147.00 (140.30); 12 head, 408 lbs., 167.00, unweaned; 16 head, 470-498 lbs., 133.50-141.00 (135.94); 66 head, 477-497 lbs., 138.00-145.00 (140.55), unweaned; 151 head, 500-545 lbs., 121.00-147.00 (136.07); 7 head, 530 lbs., 130.00, unweaned; 183 head, 557-598 lbs., 121.00-140.50 (133.03); 16 head, 586 lbs., 133.50, unweaned; 117 head, 601-648 lbs., 120.00-132.00 (128.23); 19 head, 669-678 lbs., 123.00-134.00 (126.42); 25 head, 701-748 lbs.,120.00-130.00 (123.24); 11 head, 768-788 lbs., 115.00-126.00 (119.93); 6 head, 892 lbs., 120.00; 14 head, 955-983 lbs., 110.00-117.00 (114.09). Medium and large 1-2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 4 head, 308 lbs., 590.00; 12 head, 368-398 lbs., 600.00-650.00 (625.33); 3 head, 410 lbs., 600.00.
Feeder bulls: Medium and Large 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 10 head, 641 lbs., 125.50, unweaned; 4 head, 660 lbs., 123.00; 3 head, 748 lbs., 110.00.
Slaughter steers: Choice 2-4, per hundredweight/actual weight, 232 head, 1205-1635 lbs., 120.00-128.50 (124.68), average; 33 head, 1697 lbs., 118.25, average heavy weight. Select and Choice 2-3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 39 head, 1063-1533 lbs., 113.50-122.00 (117.32), average. Select 2-3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 25 head, 1310-1615 lbs., 101.00-109.00 (103.73), average.
Slaughter dairy steers: Choice 2-3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 51 head, 1270-1670 lbs., 90.00-95.00 (92.68), average. Select and Choice 2-3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 22 head, 1128-1545 lbs., 81.00-88.00 (85.08), average. Select 2-3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 22 head, 1080-1580 lbs., 71.00-77.00 (73.86), average.
Slaughter heifers: Choice 2-4, per hundredweight/actual weight, 211 head, 1115-1620 lbs., 121.50-128.00 (125.68), average. Select and Choice 2-3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 65 head, 1015-1445 lbs., 114.00-120.50 (117.61), average. Select 2-3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 46 head, 1020-1339 lbs., 102.00-110.00 (108.01), average.
Slaughter cows: Breaker 75-80%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 28 head, 1055-1650 lbs., 57.00-65.00 (60.88), average, 11 head, 1435-1745 lbs., 66.00-73.00 (68.58), high. Boner 80-85%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 34 head, 1065-1835 lbs., 46.00-57.00 (50.61), average. Lean 85-90%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 19 head, 805-1590 lbs., 36.00-45.00 (40.58), average; 10 head, 710-1475 lbs., 21.00-35.00 (28.67), low.
Slaughter bulls: 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 11 head, 1135-2300 lbs., 60.00-90.00 (72.59), average.