Iowa weekly livestock auction summary

The Iowa weekly cattle auction summary reported receipts of 9,709 head selling the week ending March 12, compared to 8,056 head the previous week, according to USDA-Iowa Department of Agriculture Market News, Des Moines, Iowa.

This summary includes results from Tama, Dunlap, Russell, Kalona, Appanoose and Denison livestock markets. Compared to a week ago, Choice steers and heifers were selling $4 to $6 lower. Steers under 450 pounds were trading $6 to $7 lower, 450 to 550 pounds were selling $10 to $12 lower, 550 to 700 pounds were trading $5 to $8 lower, over 700 pounds were selling $10 to $12 lower. Heifers were selling $5 to $9 lower. Supply included: 89% feeder cattle (55% steers, 45% heifers, 0% bulls); 11% slaughter cattle (40% steers, 3% dairy steers, 31% heifers, 24% cows, 2% bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 pounds was 73%.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 4 head, 249 lbs., 192.50; 6 head, 298 lbs., 182.00; 7 head, 310 to 333 lbs., 170.00 to 187.00 (177.46); 8 head, 303 lbs., 197.00, unweaned; 33 head, 361 to 395 lbs., 168.00 to 187.00 (180.48); 15 head, 386 lbs., 183.00, unweaned; 76 head, 405 to 449 lbs., 161.00 to 190.50 (182.74); 49 head, 459 to 495 lbs., 150.00 to 183.00 (172.35); 174 head, 504 to 548 lbs., 153.00 to 175.00 (164.37); 190 head, 555 to 595 lbs., 146.00 to 170.00 (160.19); 311 head, 602 to 647 lbs., 144.00 to 161.00 (153.97); 685 head, 650 to 698 lbs., 130.00 to 162.00 (148.19); 324 head, 701 to 749 lbs., 129.25 to 154.25 (137.98); 727 head, 757 to 799 lbs., 119.25 to 146.50 (131.76); 516 head, 800 to 848 lbs., 115.00 to 138.25 (128.87); 150 head, 851 to 895 lbs., 114.25 to 123.75 (118.42); 180 head, 902 to 933 lbs., 111.00 to 130.00 (118.94); 64 head, 975 lbs., 113.25; 17 head, 1018 to 1041 lbs., 108.00 to 118.50 (110.56). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 4 head, 369 lbs., 177.00; 12 head, 425 to 449 lbs., 144.00 to 157.50 (148.84); 8 head, 465 to 485 lbs., 145.00 to 161.00 (156.74); 10 head, 484 lbs., 156.00, unweaned; 128 head, 510 to 545 lbs., 134.00 to 160.00 (149.93); 76 head, 554 to 598 lbs., 133.00 to 156.00 (142.65); 74 head, 605 to 649 lbs., 129.00 to 148.00 (138.61); 32 head, 666 to 697 lbs., 125.00 to 140.00 (135.56); 12 head, 718 lbs., 125.00; 3 head, 752 lbs., 122.50; 18 head, 802 to 840 lbs., 116.50 to 121.00 (117.67); 21 head, 896 lbs., 124.75, fleshy. Large 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 4 head, 663 lbs., 139.00. Large frame 1 to 2, 6 head, 620 lbs., 141.00; 4 head, 974 lbs., 110.00.

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 3 head, 333 lbs., 150.00; 13 head, 319 lbs., 192.50, unweaned; 68 head, 354 to 399 lbs., 144.00 to 177.00 (151.76); 4 head, 370 lbs., 141.00, unweaned; 40 head, 407 to 443 lbs., 151.00 to 161.00 (155.84); 11 head, 415 lbs., 180.00, fancy; 182 head, 456 to 498 lbs., 134.00 to 156.00 (145.03); 307 head, 500 to 549 lbs., 125.00 to 155.00 (139.38); 9 head, 528 lbs., 159.00, replacement; 346 head, 550 to 595 lbs., 126.00 to 153.00 (137.84); 409 head, 600 to 645 lbs., 121.50 to 141.50 (131.64); 4 head, 615 lbs., 120.00, fleshy; 459 head, 650 to 694 lbs., 118.75 to 139.50 (128.81); 288 head, 700 to 746 lbs., 116.00 to 135.50 (122.05); 30 head, 727 to 735 lbs., 140.00 to 141.00 (140.17), replacement; 540 head, 750 to 797 lbs., 113.00 to 131.50 (122.63); 115 head, 801 to 840 lbs., 103.50 to 124.25 (118.45); 12 head, 837 lbs., 129.00, replacement; 20 head, 865 to 892 lbs., 104.50 to 123.00 (112.31); 20 head, 863 lbs., 129.00,replacement; 42 head, 915 to 922 lbs., 102.50 to 118.00 (104.47). Medium and large frame 1, 45 head, 645 lbs., 1060.00, replacement; 26 head, 650 lbs., 950.00, replacement. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 13 head, 389 to 398 lbs., 145.00 to 155.00 (150.33); 9 head, 417 to 435 lbs., 121.00 to 144.00 (130.73); 30 head, 453 to 491 lbs., 130.00 to 136.00 (133.47); 28 head, 503 to 549 lbs., 121.00 to 134.50 (131.03); 45 head, 550 to 595 lbs., 122.50 to 133.00 (126.84); 41 head, 610 to 649 lbs., 113.50 to 127.00 (118.85); 14 head, 655 to 670 lbs., 110.50 to 121.00 (111.78); 36 head, 720 to 747 lbs., 110.75 to 114.00 (112.22); 21 head, 758 to 768 lbs., 107.50 to 110.00 (109.17); 6 head, 793 lbs., 105.00, fleshy; 6 head, 809 lbs., 110.50; 6 head, 840 lbs., 111.00, fleshy. Large frame 1, 5 head, 751 lbs., 112.00. Medium frame 1, 26 head, 720 to 734 lbs., 119.50 to 120.75 (119.94).

Feeder bulls: Medium and large frame 1, 3 head, 582 lbs., 121.00; 4 head, 613 lbs., 118.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 6 head, 707 lbs., 110.00.

Slaughter steers: Choice 2 to 4, per hundredweight/actual weight, 321 head, 1175 to 1675 lbs., 105.75 to 117.75 (111.46), average; 2 head, 1743 lbs., 98.00, average heavy weight. Select and Choice 2 to 3, 31 head, 1130 to 1505 lbs., 100.00 to 112.50 (106.98), average; 3 head, 1157 lbs., 100.50, average return to feed. Select 2 to 3, 3 head, 1120 to 1375 lbs., 103.00 to 104.00 (103.47), average.

Slaughter dairy steers: Choice 2 to 3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 11 head, 1365 to 1640 lbs., 88.50 to 94.50 (91.71), average. Choice 2 to 4, per hundredweight/actual weight, 8 head, 1546 lbs., 85.00, average. Select and Choice 2 to 3, 4 head, 1350 to 1605 lbs., 84.00 to 86.50 (85.22), average. Select 2 to 3, 1 head, 1285 lbs., 76.00, average.

Slaughter heifers: Choice 2 to 4, per hundredweight/actual weight, 197 head, 1105 to 1515 lbs., 103.00 to 117.00 (110.88), average; 1 head, 1465 lbs., 96.00, average heavy weight; 2 head, 1075 to 1215 lbs., 100.00 to 106.75 (103.17), average return to feed. Select and Choice 2 to 3, 71 head, 1020 to 1445 lbs., 94.50 to 112.50 (105.62), average; 1 head, 925 lbs., 95.50, average return to feed. Select 2 to 3, 12 head, 1104 to 1280 lbs., 100.00 to 103.00 (101.66), average.

Slaughter cows: Breaker 75 to 80%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 103 head, 1040 to 2165 lbs., 60.00 to 69.00 (63.60), average; 4 head, 1260 to 1925 lbs., 70.00 to 75.00 (72.73), high. Boner 80 to 85%, 89 head, 875 to 1835 lbs., 50.00 to 59.00 (55.66), average. Lean 85 to 90%, 24 head, 825 to 1440 lbs., 40.00 to 49.00 (45.33), average.

Slaughter bulls: 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 20 head, 1165 to 2285 lbs., 64.00 to 92.00 (80.91), average.