Iowa weekly cattle auction summary

The Iowa weekly livestock auction report reported receipts of 6,038 head selling the week ending on Aug. 20, compared to 6,950 head trading Aug. 10 and 957 selling a year ago, according to USDA-Iowa Department of Agriculture Market News, Des Moines, Iowa.

The report includes results from Russell, Dunlap, Tama, Sheldon, Kalona and Denison livestock markets. Compared to a week ago, Choice steers and heifers were selling $5 higher. Feeder steers weighing 400 to 499 pounds were trading $5 lower to $2 higher, 500 to 599 pounds were selling $3 to $9 lower, 600 to 999 pounds were trading steady to $8 higher. Feeder heifers 400 to 499 pounds were selling $1 lower to $4 higher, 500 to 599 pounds were trading $3 to $7 lower, 600 to 699 pounds were selling $2 lower to $3 higher, 700 to 999 pounds were trading $1 to $6 higher. Supply included: 59% feeder cattle (58% steers, 42% heifers); 41% slaughter cattle (47% steers, 10% dairy steers, 31% heifers, 9% cows, 3% bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 pounds was 70%

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 5 head, 345 lbs., 180.00; 9 head, 375 to 384 lbs., 191.00 to 192.00 (191.44); 17 head, 419 to 427 lbs., 174.00 to 184.00 180.51; 67 head, 450 to 498 lbs., 173.00 to 182.00 (178.11); 11 head, 480 lbs., 172.50, unweaned; 237 head, 504 to 549 lbs., 164.00 to 178.00 (167.96); 58 head, 558 to 595 lbs., 155.00 to 166.50 (162.34); 27 head, 567 lbs., 174.00, unweaned; 68 head, 601 to 638 lbs., 156.00 to 166.00 (162.33); 229 head, 652 to 699 lbs., 154.25 to 164.50 (160.71); 150 head,700 to 749 lbs., 141.50 to 161.50 (153.78); 68 head, 732 lbs., 160.10, fancy; 208 head, 753 to 791 lbs., 140.50 to 155.25 (149.61); 103 head, 800 to 844 lbs., 144.25 to 150.60 (148.58); 444 head, 850 to 886 lbs., 139.75 to 148.85 (146.04); 107 head, 901 to 940 lbs., 133.00 to 144.00 (139.72); 10 head, 971 lbs., 133.00; 6 head, 1007 lbs., 125.00; 10 head, 1077 lbs., 126.00; 8 head, 1163 lbs., 118.50. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 6 head, 528 to 533 lbs., 161.00 to 165.00 (163.01); 12 head, 572 lbs., 160.25, unweaned; 9 head, 623 to 649 lbs., 146.00 to 153.00 (149.82); 11 head, 669 lbs., 149.00; 13 head, 720 to 729 lbs., 137.00 to 141.00 (138.22); 22 head, 771 to 790 lbs., 135.00 to 137.00 (135.90); 7 head, 953 lbs., 127.25.

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 12 head, 395 lbs., 158.50; 17 head, 409 to 449 lbs., 159.00 to 161.00 (159.68); 4 head, 405 lbs., 179.00, thin fleshed; 47 head, 465 to 495 lbs., 155.00 to 160.00 (158.97); 180 head, 501 to 542 lbs., 149.00 to 159.50 (153.60); 8 head, 540 lbs., 147.00, unweaned; 234 head, 560 to 595 lbs., 140.00 to 156.00 (151.23); 10 head, 558 lbs., 141.00, unweaned; 67 head, 613 to 644 lbs., 146.00 to 157.50 (150.95); 138 head, 652 to 693 lbs., 137.00 to 149.50 (145.24); 121 head, 703 to 749 lbs., 138.00 to 149.50 (146.31); 321 head, 755 to 798 lbs., 131.00 to 143.50 (138.02); 119 head, 803 to 841 lbs., 129.50 to 142.00 (138.48); 5 head, 871 lbs., 134.50; 55 head, 919 to 921 lbs., 122.00 to 123.25 (123.11); 25 head, 1035 lbs., 121.50. Medium and large 1 to 2, 11 head, 410 to 438 lbs., 150.00 to 153.00 (151.15); 3 head, 435 lbs., 147.00, unweaned; 3 head, 497 lbs., 130.00; 4 head, 593 lbs., 141.00; 4 head, 645 lbs., 141.00; 21 head, 678 to 695 lbs., 130.00 to 136.00 (134.46); 9 head, 764 lbs., 125.50.

Slaughter steers: Choice 2 to 4, 821 head, 1120 to 1700 lbs., 104.00 to 113.85 (109.69), average; 79 head, 1085 to 1390 lbs., 99.50 to 113.00 (105.22), average return to feed; 22 head, 1209 to 1400 lbs., 110.00 to 114.00 (113.05), average value added. Select and Choice 2 to 3, 77 head, 1135 to 1536 lbs., 92.25 to 108.50 (103.53), average; 4 head, 1060 to 1180 lbs., 90.00 to 93.00 (91.70), average return to feed. Select 2 to 3, 37 head, 1163 to 1615 lbs., 82.00 to 99.00 (94.78), average; 22 head, 945 to 1270 lbs., 79.00 to 111.75 (99.96), average return to feed.

Slaughter dairy steers: Choice 2 to 3, 142 head, 1203 to 1669 lbs., 90.00 to 96.50 (93.10), average; 16 head, 1379 to 1510 lbs., 96.00 to 99.00 (97.93), average value added. Select and Choice 2 to 3, 22 head, 1140 to 1540 lbs., 80.00 to 89.00 (86.33), average; 3 head, 1180 lbs., 70.50, average return to feed. Select 2 to 3, 14 head, 1123 to 1450 lbs., 71.00 to 79.00 (75.72), average; 16 head, 1005 to 1205 lbs., 72.00 to 85.00 (78.17), average return to feed.

Slaughter heifers: Choice 2 to 4, 525 head, 1098 to 1490 lbs., 101.00 to 113.50 (109.66), average; 1 head, 1565 lbs., 99.00, average heavy weight; 29 head, 948 to 1319 lbs., 96.00 to 105.00 (101.57), average return to feed. Select and Choice 2 to 3, 103 head, 1025 to 1500 lbs., 92.50 to 108.50 (102.96), average; 6 head, 1035 to 1315 lbs., 86.00 to 94.50 (90.28), average return to feed. Select 2 to 3, 11 head, 1078 to 1500 lbs., 90.00 to 99.00 (94.83), average; 20 head, 885 to 1360 lbs., 71.00 to 117.00 (96.97), average return to feed.

Slaughter cows: Breaker 75 to 80%, 67 head, 1070 to 1785 lbs., 64.00 to 71.00 (68.99), average; 26 head, 1280 to 2135 lbs., 72.00 to 76.00 (73.5), high. Boner 80 to 85%, 76 head, 815 to 1855 lbs., 55.00 to 66.00 (61.70), average. Lean 85 to 90%, 26 head, 890 to 1495 lbs., 40.00 to 56.00 (50.63), average; 12 head, 655 to 1425 lbs., 20.00 to 38.00 (27.24), low.

Slaughter bulls: 1, 45 head, 995 to 2495 lbs., 77.00 to 99.00 (89.77), average; 3 head, 1625 to 2065 lbs., 101.00 to 103.00 (102.01), high; 11 head, 1145 to 1815 lbs., 58.00 to 79.00 (70.49), low.