Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary reported receipts of 8,116 head selling a week ago and 7,986 head trading May 11, according to USDA-Iowa Department of Agriculture Market News, Des Moines, Iowa.

This report includes results from Dunlap, Russell, Tama and Clarinda livestock markets.

Compared to a week ago, Choice steers and heifers were selling $3 to $5 lower. Feeder steers 400 to 549 pounds were trading $1 to $3 lower, 550 to 649 pounds were selling $1 to $3 higher, 650 to 699 pounds were trading $1 lower, 700 to 825 pounds were selling $1 to $7 higher, 850 to 899 pounds were trading $1 lower, 900 to 975 pounds were selling $7 higher. Feeder heifers 400 to 649 pounds were trading $1 to $6 higher, 650 to 749 pounds were selling $1 to $4 lower. 750 to 799 pounds were trading $3 higher, 800 to 899 pounds were selling $7 lower. Supply included: 90% feeder cattle (59% steers, 41% heifers, 0% bulls); 10% slaughter cattle (48% steers, 33% heifers, 17% cows, 2% bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 pounds was 63%.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 2 head, 250 lbs., 195.00; 29 head, 303 to 348 lbs., 169.00 to 195.00 (184.07); 34 head, 362 to 398 lbs., 172.00 to 200.00 (182.69); 3 head, 360 lbs., 177.00, unweaned; 147 head, 406 to 446 lbs., 172.00 to 191.00 (181.85); 9 head, 435 to 447 lbs., 169.00 to 171.00 (170.12), unweaned; 242 head, 450 to 495 lbs., 161.50 to 181.00 (173.27); 5 head, 497 lbs., 162.00, unweaned; 273 head, 500 to 545 lbs., 155.50 to 175.50 (166.45); 36 head, 510 to 524 lbs., 160.00 to 163.00 (162.10), unweaned; 344 head, 550 to 594 lbs., 152.00 to 171.00 (162.23); 15 head, 573 lbs., 151.00, unweaned; 410 head, 600 to 647 lbs., 145.00 to 166.00 (156.81); 59 head, 621 to 629 lbs., 146.50 to 151.00 (149.70), unweaned; 363 head, 650 to 699 lbs., 141.25 to 155.25 (147.45); 13 head, 673 lbs., 137.50, unweaned; 383 head, 700 to 749 lbs., 135.75 to 148.50 (143.20); 365 head, 752 to 798 lbs., 131.00 to 148.75 (139.76); 487 head, 800 to 848 lbs., 121.50 to 142.50 (133.77); 168 head, 850 to 897 lbs., 118.75 to 136.75 (123.34); 64 head, 907 to 924 lbs., 119.00 to 130.00 (123.40); 22 head, 953 to 980 lbs., 105.00 to 119.75 (114.31); 149 head, 1010 to 1037 lbs., 103.00 to 114.00 (111.33); 9 head, 1050 lbs., 114.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 6 head, 324 lbs., 167.50; 13 head, 363 to 395 lbs., 158.00 to 184.00 (170.07); 7 head, 418 to 445 lbs., 147.50 to 155.00 (152.22); 37 head, 467 to 499 lbs., 140.00 to 173.00 (161.03); 48 head, 500 to 543 lbs., 146.00 to 161.00 (156.06); 45 head, 550 to 598 lbs., 138.00 to 159.00 (151.25); 142 head, 620 to 642 lbs., 141.00 to 149.00 (147.18); 26 head, 673 to 683 lbs., 131.00 to 138.50 (137.52); 27 head, 704 to 743 lbs., 127.00 to 138.00 (132.86); 50 head, 753 to 792 lbs., 120.00 to 136.00 (129.48); 16 head, 815 to 830 lbs., 115.00 to 129.00 (121.40); 20 head, 860 to 886 lbs., 121.00 to 128.00 (124.20); 17 head, 910 lbs., 121.00. Large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 4 head, 473 lbs., 165.00. Medium 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 13 head, 460 to 485 lbs., 149.00 to 153.00 (149.92); 20 head, 574 to 585 lbs., 140.00 to 147.00 (145.81); 9 head, 625 to 645 lbs., 130.00 to 138.50 (135.41); 6 head, 660 to 685 lbs., 125.00 to 129.00 (126.98); 6 head, 715 to 725 lbs., 121.00 to 122.00 (121.50); 6 head, 757 to 795 lbs., 121.00 to 122.00 (121.66); 4 head, 820 to 830 lbs., 113.00 to 116.00 (114.51).

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 4 head, 263 to 289 lbs., 163.00 to 167.00 (164.91); 25 head, 311 to 335 lbs., 152.00 to 169.00 (159.43); 36 head, 355 to 395 lbs., 151.00 to 170.00 (158.81); 3 head, 392 lbs., 168.00, unweaned; 116 head, 400 to 439 lbs., 138.50 to 165.50 (153.61); 346 head, 450 to 499 lbs., 139.00 to 158.50 (149.87); 10 head, 477 to 490 lbs., 134.00 to 138.50 (135.83), unweaned; 205 head, 502 to 548 lbs., 138.00 to 156.00 (146.75); 45 head, 529 to 543 lbs., 136.00 to 143.75 (141.04), unweaned; 178 head, 554 to 595 lbs., 138.00 to 150.50 (143.52); 13 head, 550 to 580 lbs., 131.50 to 134.00 (131.87), unweaned; 324 head, 600 to 645 lbs., 131.00 to 139.75 (135.74); 25 head, 629 to 643 lbs., 123.50 to 129.75 (126.03), unweaned; 239 head, 658 to 699 lbs., 120.00 to 136.00 (130.12); 8 head, 673 lbs., 145.50, replacement; 395 head, 702 to 746 lbs., 116.50 to 131.75 (127.43); 236 head, 752 to 798 lbs., 115.75 to 125.50 (122.41); 29 head, 760 to 775 lbs., 138.75 to 143.00 (139.05), replacement; 125 head,800 to 847 lbs., 112.25 to 126.00 (115.23); 75 head, 852 to 895 lbs., 102.00 to 122.00 (116.64); 10 head, 894 lbs., 125.00, replacement; 13 head, 913 lbs., 105.00; 4 head, 960 lbs., 99.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 15 head, 308 to 321 lbs., 142.00 to 145.00 (142.39); 31 head, 350 to 391 lbs., 140.00 to 155.00 (149.96); 24 head, 425 to 443 lbs., 133.00 to 148.00 (142.11); 41 head, 453 to 498 lbs., 129.00 to 145.00 (140.13); 40 head, 500 to 545 lbs., 127.00 to 139.00 (134.43); 86 head, 566 to 598 lbs., 121.00 to 139.50 (132.31); 26 head, 610 to 649 lbs., 122.00 to 129.50 (127.11); 51 head, 662 to 699 lbs., 115.00 to 129.50 (125.45); 10 head, 707 to 745 lbs., 123.00 to 127.50 (126.42); 9 head, 754 lbs., 117.50; 16 head, 858 to 882 lbs., 112.00 to 113.00 (112.82). Medium 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 3 head, 450 lbs., 126.00; 9 head, 530 to 548 lbs., 121.00 to 129.00 (124.52); 11 head, 550 to 595 lbs., 126.00 to 129.00 (126.70); 6 head, 615 to 645 lbs., 120.00 to 122.00 (120.98); 28 head, 650 to 690 lbs., 118.00 to 122.00 (121.44); 14 head, 703 to 740 lbs., 112.00 to 118.00 (114.50); 11 head, 840 lbs., 119.00; 12 head, 855 to 890 lbs., 106.00 to 112.00 (109.81). Feeder bulls: Medium and large 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 3 head, 530 lbs., 130.00, unweaned; 4 head, 664 lbs., 122.00.

Slaughter steers: Choice 2 to 4, per hundredweight/actual weight, 274 head, 1215 to 1605 lbs., 110.00 to 117.00 (112.94), average. Select and Choice 2 to 3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 50 head, 1120 to 1527 lbs., 100.00 to 109.00 (106.42), average. Select 2 to 3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 10 head, 1020 to 1258 lbs., 103.00 to 106.00 (104.51), average return to feed.

Slaughter heifers: Choice 2 to 4, per hundredweight/actual weight, 143 head, 1130 to 1632 lbs., 110.00 to 118.00 (113.84), average. Select and Choice 2 to 3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 85 head, 1058 to 1515 lbs., 101.00 to 110.00 (107.64), average.

Slaughter cows: Breaker 75 to 80%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 19 head, 1200 to 1815 lbs., 57.00 to 64.00 (59.98), average; 1 head, 1700 lbs., 68.00, high. Boner 80 to 85%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 39 head, 885 to 1720 lbs., 49.00 to 56.50 (51.86), average. Lean 85 to 90%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 37 head, 760 to 1410 lbs., 38.00 to 48.00 (43.93), average; 19 head, 750 to 1520 lbs., 20.00 to 37.00 (30.51), low.

Slaughter bulls: 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 14 head, 1395 to 2210 lbs., 68.00 to 85.00 (77.84), average; 2 head, 1055 to 1550 lbs., 56.00 to 61.00 (58.02), low.