Iowa weekly cattle auction results

The Iowa weekly cattle auction summary report receipts of 12,187 head selling the week ending on Feb. 28 and 15,121 head trading as of Feb. 21, according to USDA-Iowa Department of Agriculture Market News, Des Moines, Iowa.

This week’s summary includes results from Tama, Dunlap, Bloomfield, Clarinda, Sheldon and Denison auctions.

Compared to a week ago, Choice slaughter steers and heifers were selling $2 to $3 lower. Feeder steers 400 to 799 pounds were trading $2 to $14 lower, 800 to 999 pounds were selling $2 to $7 lower. Feeder heifers 400 to 499 pounds were trading $1 higher to $1 lower, 500 to 799 pounds were selling $2 to $5 lower, 800 to 899 pounds were trading mostly steady. Supply included: 91% feeder cattle (59% steers, 40% heifers, 0% bulls); 9% slaughter cattle (37% steers, 9% dairy steers, 43% heifers, 10% cows,

1% bulls, 0% dairy heifers). Feeder cattle supply over 600 pounds was 77%.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 5 head, 331 lbs., 190.00; 27 head, 375 to 398 lbs., 174.00 to 193.00 (182.10); 32 head, 410 to 439 lbs., 167.50 to 196.00 (179.35); 132 head, 455 to 498 lbs., 161.00 to 198.00 (179.25); 240 head, 504 to 546 lbs., 147.00 to 184.00 (168.91); 3 head, 503 lbs., 157.00, unweaned; 395 head, 550 to 595 lbs., 148.00 to 173.50 (159.05); 516 head, 600 to 647 lbs., 141.00 to 167.50 (155.91); 1021 head, 650 to 699 lbs., 140.50 to 160.00 (151.60); 78 head, 687 lbs., 143.50, fleshy; 515 head, 706 to 746 lbs., 130.00 to 151.25 (142.86); 919 head, 750 to 796 lbs., 124.00 to 147.00 (139.29); 635 head, 800 to 848 lbs., 126.00 to 145.50 (136.30); 469 head, 850 to 896 lbs., 116.00 to 137.50 (129.15); 445 head, 900 to 930 lbs., 115.00 to 134.00 (126.51); 250 head, 955 to 982 lbs., 110.00 to 126.00 (119.65); 4 head, 1150 lbs., 108.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 6 head, 370 to 386 lbs., 170.00; 12 head, 430 to 439 lbs., 170.00 to 173.00 (171.16); 32 head, 450 to 496 lbs., 151.00 to 181.00 (161.72); 36 head, 501 to 546 lbs., 140.00 to 164.00 (155.72); 46 head, 551 to 592 lbs., 143.00 to 152.00 (148.04); 89 head, 607 to 648 lbs., 141.00 to 152.50 (145.46); 36 head, 653 to 683 lbs., 135.00 to 145.50 (138.28); 20 head, 708 to 748 lbs., 131.00 to 140.00 (137.44); 23 head, 765 to 798 lbs., 129.00 to 133.50 (131.90); 65 head, 774 lbs., 123.50, fleshy; 7 head, 891 lbs., 114.00; 11 head, 932 to 933 lbs., 117.50 to 122.50 (120.23); 10 head, 957 to 967 lbs., 113.00 to 115.00 (114.20); 3 head, 1033 lbs., 107.00.

Feeder heifers: Medium and Large 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 22 head, 378 to 398 lbs., 152.50 to 179.00 (166.17); 78 head, 404 to 448 lbs., 145.00 to 179.00 (157.73); 185 head, 451 to 499 lbs., 137.00 to 168.25 (155.91); 340 head, 503 to 547 lbs., 134.00 to 162.50 (147.11); 561 head, 552 to 599 lbs., 130.00 to 155.00 (142.86); 500 head, 603 to 649 lbs., 130.00 to 146.00 (137.70); 615 head, 650 to 698 lbs., 121.00 to 146.00 (133.24); 573 head, 700 to 745 lbs., 114.00 to 140.00 (126.07); 461 head, 750 to 798 lbs., 117.50 to 133.00 (124.14); 380 head, 801 to 846 lbs., 114.00 to 130.00 (121.56); 69 head, 852 to 897 lbs., 114.00 to 123.50 (117.44); 53 head, 922 to 943 lbs., 112.00 to 116.75 (116.16); 21 head, 976 to 993 lbs., 96.00 to 108.25 (103.05); 3 head, 1055 lbs., 94.00; 19 head, 1207 lbs., 96.75. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 7 head, 328 to 342 lbs., 145.00 to 147.00 (145.88); 6 head, 365 lbs., 147.00; 22 head, 404 to 442 lbs., 135.00 to 158.00 (147.51); 37 head, 455 to 498 lbs., 130.00 to 147.00 (137.51); 5 head, 453 lbs., 134.00, unweaned; 25 head, 501 to 548 lbs., 134.00 to 139.25 (136.05); 75 head, 557 to 597 lbs., 117.00 to 135.00 (127.86); 28 head, 605 to 649 lbs., 120.00 to 126.25 (125.46); 40 head, 650 to 688 lbs., 114.00 to 126.00 (121.69); 20 head, 715 to 743 lbs., 126.00; 4 head, 742 lbs., 115.50, fleshy; 3 head, 1083 1083 80.00.

Feeder bulls: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 6 head, 332 lbs., 170.00; 5 head, 513 to 545 lbs., 124.00 to 126.00 (125.23); 12 head, 617 lbs., 130.00; 2 head, 665 lbs., 101.00; 2 head, 770 lbs., 109.50.

Slaughter steers: Choice 2 to 4, per hundredweight/actual weight, 209 head, 1230 to 1625 lbs., 113.00 to 124.00 (117.74), average; 38 head, 1616 to 1790 lbs., 100.00 to 114.10 (112.83), average heavy weight; 13 head, 1088 to 1258 lbs., 111.50 to 115.00 (113.46), average return to feed. Select and Choice 2 to 3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 57 head, 1140 to 1680 lbs., 106.00 to 118.00 (113.05), average. Select 2 to 3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 42 head, 1050 to 1885 lbs., 100.00 to 107.00 (104.54), average.

Slaughter dairy steers: Choice 2 to 3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 29 head, 1113 to 1549 lbs., 83.00 to 89.50 (87.99), average. Choice 2 to 4, per hundredweight/actual weight,

3 head, 1475 lbs., 82.00, average. Select and Choice 2 to 3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 33 head, 1098 to 1456 lbs., 71.00 to 78.00 (76.10), average. Select 2 to 3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 25 head, 1307 to 1638 lbs., 65.00 to 69.00 (66.92), average.

Slaughter heifers: Choice 2 to 4, per hundredweight/actual weight, 214 head, 1055 to 1566 lbs., 113.00 to 123.50 (118.21), average; 7 head, 1110 to 1135 lbs., 114.00 to 117.50 (115.04), average return to feed. Select and Choice 2 to 3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 133 head, 1105 to 1448 lbs., 110.00 to 119.00 (114.02), average; 3 head, 1130 to 1275 lbs., 102.00 to 108.00 (104.43), average return to feed. Select 2 to 3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 52 head, 975 to 1461 lbs., 86.00 to 109.00 (105.13), average; 2 head, 1030 to 1155 lbs., 85.00 to 91.00 (88.17), average return to feed.

Slaughter cows: Breaker 75 to 80%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 24 head, 1150 to 1800 lbs., 63.00 to 68.00 (65.88), average; 5 head, 1645 to 1795 lbs., 69.00 to 71.00 (69.79), high. Boner 80 to 85%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 35 head, 960 to 1715 lbs., 53.00 to 61.00 (56.12), average. Lean 85 to 90%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 19 head, 935 to 1535 lbs., 42.00 to 52.00 (47.28), average; 9 head, 845 to 1365 lbs., 31.00 to 39.00 (36.12), low.

Slaughter bulls: 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 8 head, 1055 to 2270 lbs., 57.00 to 82.00 (70.79), average; 3 head, 930 to 1580 lbs., 41.00 to 53.00 (49.26), low.

Slaughter dairy heifers: Choice 2 to 4, per hundredweight/actual weight, 3 head, 1495 lbs., 78.00, average.