Iowa feeder cattle sale results
The Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary reported 9,898 head selling a week ago, 12,255 head trading April 5 and 3,095 head selling a year ago, according to USDA-Iowa Department of Agriculture Market News, Des Moines, Iowa.
This report includes results from Russell, Bloomfield, Clarinda and Appanoose County feeder cattle sales.
Compared to a week ago, Choice steers and heifers were selling steady to $2.50 higher. Feeder steers under 550 pounds were trading $4 to $8 lower, those 550 to 699 pounds were selling steady to $6 higher, over 700 pounds were trading $3 to $6 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds were selling $3 to $6 lower, 500 to 599 pounds were trading $2 lower to $3 higher, 600 to 749 pounds were selling steady to $3 higher, over 750 pounds were trading $4 to $8 higher. Supply included: 83% feeder cattle (54% steers, 45% heifers, 1% bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 pounds was 68%.
Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 7 head, 290 to 294 lbs., 190.00 to 207.50 (194.95); 10 head, 300 to 330 lbs., 200.00 to 220.00 (207.79); 56 head, 360 to 390 lbs., 192.50 to 218.00 (211.00); 11 head, 393 lbs., 203.00, unweaned; 84 head, 400 to 446 lbs., 177.00 to 210.00 (194.14); 219 head, 451 to 498 lbs., 168.00 to 196.50 (181.95); 18 head, 461 to 462 lbs., 195.00 to 197.00 (195.89), fancy; 4 head, 493 lbs., 194.00, thin fleshed; 16 head, 485 lbs., 173.00, unweaned; 272 head, 502 to 547 lbs., 171.00 to 195.00 (183.06); 17 head, 543 to 548 lbs., 161.00 to 165.00 (162.62), fleshy; 13 head, 506 lbs., 173.75, unweaned; 464 head, 551 to 597 lbs., 158.00 to 182.00 (173.70); 5 head, 566 lbs., 181.75, thin fleshed; 354 head, 601 to 649 lbs., 156.75 to 175.50 (166.25); 7 head, 613 to 617 lbs., 144.00 to 151.00 (147.99), fleshy; 7 head, 611 lbs., 152.00, unweaned; 531 head, 650 to 698 lbs., 150.00 to 172.00 (165.84); 13 head, 650 lbs., 149.00, fleshy; 31 head, 652 lbs., 164.75, thin fleshed; 423 head, 702 to 748 lbs., 142.50 to 164.00 (154.79); 689 head, 751 to 794 lbs., 138.00 to 158.00 (152.52); 4 head, 759 lbs., 135.00, unweaned; 626 head, 800 to 848 lbs., 131.00 to 150.00 (144.08); 508 head, 850 to 893 lbs., 130.00 to 149.85 (140.97); 91 head, 908 to 925 lbs., 130.60 to 145.00 (132.74); 5 head, 951 lbs., 133.50; 14 head, 1003 lbs., 121.00, fleshy. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 10 head, 353 to 391 lbs., 185.00 to 197.00 (192.49); 21 head, 429 to 438 lbs., 152.00 to 186.50 (180.17); 21 head, 454 to 498 lbs., 169.00 to 176.00 (172.32); 68 head, 501 to 549 lbs., 166.00 to 175.00 (172.28); 19 head, 515 to 520 lbs., 168.00 to 170.00 (169.68), unweaned; 21 head, 552 to 583 lbs., 155.00 to 163.00 (156.89); 5 head, 559 lbs., 152.00, unweaned; 24 head, 608 to 638 lbs., 140.00 to 155.00 (146.73); 21 head, 619 to 633 lbs., 148.00 to 149.50 (148.76), unweaned; 84 head, 653 to 699 lbs., 140.00 to 154.00 (148.51); 45 head, 706 to 743 lbs., 139.25 to 146.00 (140.85); 58 head, 774 to 794 lbs., 120.00 to 141.75 (137.03); 7 head, 805 to 813 lbs., 128.00 to 136.00 (132.55); 4 head, 976 lbs., 120.25. Large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 7 head, 429 lbs., 192.00, thin fleshed; 8 head, 541 lbs., 184.25, thin fleshed; 3 head, 648 lbs., 162.50, thin fleshed; 27 head, 854 lbs., 138.50; 49 head, 1021 to 1043 lbs., 116.00 to 126.00 (125.17); 3 head, 1103 lbs., 109.50; 7 head, 1202 lbs., 114.75.
Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 2 head, 248 lbs., 174.00; 15 head, 281 lbs., 170.00 to 187.50 (179.33); 15 head, 315 to 324 lbs., 175.00 to 178.00 (177.81); 46 head, 355 to 398 lbs., 162.00 to 174.00 (168.37); 11 head, 380 lbs., 170.00, unweaned; 197 head, 408 to 445 lbs., 153.00 to 169.00 (161.15); 18 head, 412 lbs., 191.00, fancy; 256 head, 451 to 499 lbs., 145.50 to 167.00 (158.22); 27 head, 476 to 492 lbs., 145.00 to 156.50 (154.43), unweaned; 360 head, 503 to 541 lbs., 138.00 to 163.50 (153.87); 399 head, 550 to 598 lbs., 134.00 to 157.50 (147.41); 36 head, 556 to 582 lbs., 170.00 to 182.00 (173.11), fancy; 513 head, 602 to 649 lbs., 132.00 to 156.00 (148.74); 13 head, 616 to 646 lbs., 125.00 to 130.00 (128.82), fleshy; 16 head, 615 lbs., 147.00, thin fleshed; 443 head, 650 to 698 lbs., 133.00 to 149.50 (143.28); 6 head, 693 lbs., 125.00, fleshy; 590 head, 702 to 748 lbs., 127.00 to 148.00 (139.43); 8 head, 743 lbs., 155.00, replacement; 3 head, 723 lbs., 122.00, unweaned; 320 head, 750 to 799 lbs., 128.00 to 146.60 (135.67); 8 head, 764 lbs., 120.00, fleshy; 43 head, 766 lbs., 140.25, replacement; 207 head, 803 to 836 lbs., 126.25 to 144.00 (133.36); 5 head, 846 lbs., 133.00, fancy; 135 head, 809 to 822 lbs., 140.00 to 159.00 (151.01), replacement; 96 head, 860 to 892 lbs., 123.50 to 130.35 (127.88); 27 head, 893 lbs., 153.00, replacement; 14 head, 911 lbs., 124.50. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 3 head, 340 lbs., 141.00; 4 head, 399 lbs., 135.00; 3 head, 423 lbs., 149.00; 26 head, 463 to 494 lbs., 131.00 to 145.00 (138.50); 58 head, 501 to 543 lbs., 131.00 to 146.00 (141.99); 39 head, 554 to 577 lbs., 125.00 to 142.00 (131.28); 55 head, 608 to 641 lbs., 121.00 to 138.50 (133.16); 8 head, 619 lbs., 129.00, unweaned; 106 head, 657 to 698 lbs., 116.50 to 132.00 (128.97); 21 head, 710 to 733 lbs., 126.00 to 139.00 (129.30); 5 head, 797 lbs., 124.50. Large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 11 head, 445 lbs., 159.50; 4 head, 560 lbs., 141.00; 6 head, 600 lbs., 121.00; 3 head, 762 lbs., 115.50; 7 head, 1076 lbs., 104.00; 9 head, 1103 lbs., 94.00. Medium frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 4 head, 435 lbs., 135.00.
Feeder bulls: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 6 head, 413 to 427 lbs., 159.00 to 175.00 (167.13); 13 head, 464 to 495 lbs., 150.00 to 164.00 (158.11); 9 head, 500 to 545 lbs., 153.00 to 167.50 (156.85); 6 head, 571 to 578 lbs., 147.50 to 150.00 (149.16); 16 head, 605 to 644 lbs., 130.00 to 143.00 (135.44); 4 head, 763 lbs., 127.00.