Iowa weekly cattle auction summary

The Iowa weekly cattle auction summary reported receipts of 8,408 head selling the week ending on April 30, comapred to 5,486 head trading the previous reporting period, according to USDA-Iowa Department of Agriculture Market News, Des Moines, Iowa.

This report includes receipts from Knoxville, Tama, Bloomfield, Clarinda and Lamoni. Compared to a week ago, there were not enough Choice steers and heifers to establish a market trend. Feeder steers 400 to 599 pounds were selling $2 to $9 higher, 600 to 649 pounds were trading $3 lower, 650 to 749 pounds were selling $1 to $8 higher, 750 to 799 pounds were trading $2 lower, 800 to 899 pounds were selling $1 to $2 higher. Feeder heifers 400 to 499 pounds were trading $5 to $7 lower, 500 to 799 pounds were selling $6 to $15 lower. Supply included: 98% feeder cattle (58% steers, 41% heifers, 1% bulls); 2% slaughter cattle (36% steers, 48% heifers, 13% cows, 3% bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 pounds was 60%.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 11 head, 303-345 lbs., 170.00-187.00 (176.02); 87 head, 352-394 lbs., 166.50-195.00 (182.90); 84 head, 402-449 lbs., 165.00-191.00 (181.22); 10 head, 431 lbs., 173.50, unweaned; 294 head, 451-496 lbs., 158.00-179.50 (172.52); 19 head, 468 lbs., 188.00, fancy; 11 head, 466 lbs., 167.50, unweaned; 336 head, 500-548 lbs., 155.00-177.00 (169.16); 27 head, 529-536 lbs., 158.50-169.00 (163.53), unweaned; 284 head, 551-599 lbs., 148.00-168.50 (154.88); 6 head, 572 lbs., 158.00, unweaned; 422 head, 602-648 lbs., 139.00-157.00 (149.83); 281 head, 650-699 lbs., 130.00-146.50 (137.77); 12 head, 666 lbs., 136.50, unweaned; 373 head, 700-748 lbs., 120.00-139.75 (133.54); 195 head, 704-714 lbs., 138.75-143.25 (143.11), fancy; 226 head, 750-799 lbs., 115.00-135.35 (125.75); 533 head, 803-849 lbs., 112.50-128.35 (124.07); 240 head, 862-895 lbs., 105.00-119.25 (117.37); 168 head, 901-947 lbs., 105.25-115.10 (111.97); 19 head, 955 lbs., 106.00; 23 head, 1015 lbs., 100.25. Medium and large frame 1-2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 11 head, 302-336 lbs., 165.00-170.00 (167.41); 13 head, 370-398 lbs., 161.00-178.00 (174.16); 13 head, 400-449 lbs., 157.00-165.00 (159.42); 48 head, 451-497 lbs., 141.00-161.50 (155.21); 104 head, 505-546 lbs., 145.50-159.00 (151.69); 3 head, 507 lbs., 155.00, unweaned; 121 head, 560-599 lbs., 135.00-150.00 (143.22); 98 head, 603-648 lbs., 115.00-143.50 (137.86); 22 head, 665-699 lbs., 124.50-130.50 (128.29); 10 head, 670 lbs., 128.25, unweaned; 32 head, 703-747 lbs., 110.00-127.50 (119.53); 32 head, 765-799 lbs., 117.00-123.50 (118.25); 6 head, 925 lbs., 103.00. Large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 4 head, 678 lbs., 136.00; 8 head, 701 lbs., 117.00, unweaned; 5 head, 759 lbs., 112.75.

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 20 head, 300-342 lbs., 155.00-170.00 (160.05); 45 head, 363-396 lbs., 135.00-172.50 (154.69); 10 head, 387 lbs., 150.00, unweaned; 109 head, 400-444 lbs., 134.00-157.00 (145.46); 268 head, 450-498 lbs., 133.00-156.50 (144.86); 9 head, 454 lbs., 151.00, fancy; 350 head, 500-549 lbs., 126.50-146.00 (135.67); 289 head, 550-599 lbs., 120.00-137.75 (129.10); 5 head, 598 lbs., 116.00, fleshy; 23 head, 568-569 lbs., 124.00-125.00 (124.39), unweaned, 372 head, 605-649 lbs., 118.00-138.00 (125.85); 305 head, 651-690 lbs., 115.00-133.00 (126.21); 482 head, 700-749 lbs., 112.00-129.35 (121.46); 172 head, 756-790 lbs., 107.00-124.00 (115.75); 60 head, 823-824 lbs., 101.50-108.50 (108.27); 27 head, 801 lbs., 130.00, replacement; 8 head, 873 lbs., 97.50; 21 head, 908-940 lbs., 101.25-102.50 (101.89). Medium and large frame 1-2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 9 head, 323-327 lbs., 157.00; 15 head, 350-380 lbs., 120.00-160.00 (145.57); 25 head, 410-440 lbs., 123.00-143.00 (134.43); 40 head, 451-498 lbs., 125.00-135.00 (132.54); 18 head, 463 lbs., 136.00, unweaned; 40 head, 501-548 lbs., 120.00-133.00 (126.23); 6 head, 543 lbs., 124.00, unweaned; 7 head, 555-598 lbs., 115.00-118.00 (116.41); 6 head, 595 lbs., 118.00, unweaned; 66 head, 604-638 lbs., 106.00-123.00 (117.81); 50 head, 650-699 lbs., 108.00-119.00 (114.39); 8 head, 685 lbs., 106.00, fleshy; 38 head, 703-740 lbs., 105.00-112.50 (108.63); 28 head, 761-798 lbs., 104.00-110.00 (106.14); 17 head, 769 lbs., 107.00, fleshy. Large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 7 head, 654 lbs., 116.00; 7 head, 711 lbs., 114.00; 11 head, 813 lbs., 106.00.

Feeder bulls: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 3 head, 303 lbs., 160.00; 4 head, 380 lbs., 169.00; 10 head, 406-425 lbs., 140.00-144.00 (143.17); 11 head, 505-521 lbs., 127.00-155.00 (142.06); 6 head, 564 lbs., 150.00; 3 head, 770-795 lbs., 102.00-109.00 (104.28).

Slaughter steers: Choice 2-4, per hundredweight/actual weight, 35 head, 1158-1506 lbs., 92.50-99.00 (94.57), average; 3 head, 1630-1860 lbs., 79.00-81.00 (80.28), average heavy weight; 9 head, 1420-1545 lbs., 103.00-104.00 (103.89), average natural. Select and Choice 2-3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 10 head, 1060-1430 lbs., 84.00-91.00 (88.08), average.

Slaughter heifers: Choice 2-4, per hundredweight/actual weight, 32 head, 1195-1575 lbs., 92.00-99.00 (93.87), average; 37 head, 1334-1484 lbs., 103.00-104.75 (103.87), average natural. Select and Choice 2-3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 8 head, 1048-1355 lbs., 86.00-91.50 (89.11), average.

Slaughter cows: Breaker 75-80%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 10 head, 1170-1670 lbs., 57.00-61.00 (58.79), average. Boner 80-85%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 8 head, 1080-1470 lbs., 50.00-55.00 (52.82), average. Lean 85-90%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 3 head, 1060-1335 lbs., 41.00-48.00 (44.88), average.

Slaughter bulls: 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 5 head, 1255-2540 lbs., 78.00-91.00 (84.92), average.