Iowa weekly cattle auction summary

The Iowa weekly cattle auction summary reported receipts of 7,968 head selling the week ending on May 14, compared to 10,618 head selling the previous week, according to USDA-Iowa Department of Agriculture Livestock Market News, Des Moines, Iowa.

This report includes sale information from Knoxville, Tama, Bloomfield, Clarinda and Lamoni livestock markets. Compared to a week ago, Choice steers and heifers were selling $18 to $20 higher. Feeder steers 400 to 499 pounds were trading $8 to $13 higher, 500 to 699 pounds were selling $3 to $4 higher, 700 to 999 pounds were trading $1 to $5 higher. Feeder heifers 400 to 899 pounds were selling $4 to $8 higher. Supply included: 96% feeder cattle (59% steers, 41% heifers, 0% bulls); 4% slaughter cattle (37% steers, 22% heifers, 34% cows, 6% bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 pounds was 52%.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 33 head, 313 to 346 lbs., 192.50 to 201.00 (195.35); 59 head, 350 to 399 lbs., 181.00 to 197.50 (190.36); 190 head, 400 to 444 lbs., 170.00 to 191.00 (184.37); 10 head, 435 to 445 lbs., 161.00 to 176.00 (166.92), unweaned; 330 head, 450 to 495 lbs., 161.00 to 187.00 (174.25); 4 head, 479 lbs., 159.00, unweaned; 329 head, 505 to 548 lbs., 155.00 to 177.50 (169.21); 16 head, 529 to 533 lbs., 159.00 to 171.00 (164.27), unweaned; 423 head, 550 to 599 lbs., 146.00 to 173.00 (161.63); 338 head, 601 to 649 lbs., 143.50 to 163.75 (153.41); 42 head, 601 to 644 lbs., 148.00 to 150.00 (149.18), unweaned; 230 head, 650 to 694 lbs., 140.00 to 154.00 (148.53); 13 head, 661 lbs., 152.50, thin fleshed; 261 head, 700 to 740 lbs., 130.50 to 149.25 (142.37); 39 head, 722 lbs., 147.00, thin fleshed; 493 head, 752 to 799 lbs., 124.50 to 142.00 (139.09); 7 head, 766 lbs., 130.00, unweaned; 197 head, 807 to 841 lbs., 118.75 to 132.85 (126.68); 171 head, 859 to 890 lbs., 115.00 to 129.75 (124.67); 71 head, 907 to 946 lbs., 107.00 to 122.25 (116.37); 55 head, 980 lbs., 114.00; 15 head, 1009 lbs., 105.75. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 5 head, 300 lbs., 170.00; 5 head, 374 lbs., 175.00; 35 head, 400 to 446 lbs., 147.00 to 174.00 (170.91); 33 head, 450 to 489 lbs., 140.00 to 174.00 (164.48); 6 head, 452 lbs., 169.00, unweaned; 26 head, 503 to 547 lbs., 149.00 to 161.00 (156.45); 13 head, 535 lbs., 155.00, unweaned; 80 head, 555 to 599 lbs., 135.00 to 163.00 (154.21); 57 head, 612 to 643 lbs., 130.00 to 147.00 (142.08); 32 head, 666 to 699 lbs., 131.00 to 143.50 (137.59); 8 head, 700 to 749 lbs., 120.00 to 134.00 (129.46); 34 head, 778 to 796 lbs., 118.00 to 125.00 (121.76); 4 head, 845 lbs., 118.00; 4 head, 891 lbs., 111.00; 10 head, 978 to 980 lbs., 104.00 to 109.00 (105.20).

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 4 head, 290 lbs., 181.00; 32 head, 335 to 349 lbs., 158.00 to 170.00 (166.05); 53 head, 350 to 393 lbs., 150.00 to 168.00 (161.35); 5 head, 398 lbs., 154.00, unweaned; 119 head, 405 to 449 lbs., 137.00 to 156.50 (150.66); 309 head, 454 to 499 lbs., 134.00 to 156.00 (146.14); 5 head, 455 lbs., 154.00, unweaned; 322 head, 501 to 549 lbs., 131.00 to 154.00 (140.86); 7 head, 509 lbs., 137.00, unweaned; 354 head, 551 to 599 lbs., 130.00 to 147.50 (140.42); 15 head, 566 lbs., 141.50, unweaned; 303 head, 600 to 648 lbs., 122.00 to 145.50 (135.61); 12 head, 605 lbs., 143.50, thin fleshed; 250 head, 651 to 691 lbs., 122.50 to 140.25 (134.23); 178 head, 700 to 746 lbs., 117.00 to 133.60 (128.03); 33 head, 714 to 725 lbs., 127.75 to 129.25 (128.89), replacement; 5 head, 719 lbs., 121.00, unweaned; 157 head, 750 to 796 lbs., 114.50 to 125.50 (119.74); 23 head, 758 lbs., 132.10, thin fleshed; 45 head, 809 to 849 lbs., 104.00 to 123.50 (116.04); 82 head, 850 to 895 lbs., 103.00 to 130.00 (124.28); 24 head, 923 lbs., 99.50 to 105.25 (103.81); 10 head, 1079 lbs., 85.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 3 head, 305 to 345 lbs., 140.00; 7 head, 350 to 392 lbs., 135.00 to 147.00 (145.45); 5 head, 383 lbs., 151.00, unweaned; 1 head, 420 lbs., 125.00; 28 head, 460 to 499 lbs., 128.00 to 142.50 (136.21); 31 head, 515 to 543 lbs., 126.00 to 139.00 (133.80); 15 head, 508 to 525 lbs., 131.00 to 135.00 (133.17), unweaned; 37 head, 555 to 598 lbs., 125.00 to 135.00 (128.97); 51 head, 603 to 645 lbs., 116.00 to 131.00 (123.55); 18 head, 669 to 694 lbs., 110.00 to 128.50 (125.81). Feeder bulls: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 6 head, 549 lbs., 117.50. Slaughter steers: Choice 2 to 4, per hundredweight/actual weight, 95 head, 1225 to 1655 lbs., 112.50 to 120.00 (117.55), average. Select and Choice 2 to 3, per hundredweight/actual weight, 14 head, 1280 to 1548 lbs., 102.00 to 111.00 (108.30), average.

Slaughter heifers: Choice 2 to 4, per hundredweight/actual weight, 46 head, 1182 to 1525 lbs., 113.50 to 121.00 (116.47), average. Select and Choice 2 to 3 , per hundredweight/actual weight, 20 head, 1111 to 1445 lbs., 104.00 to 111.00 (107.33), average.

Slaughter cows: Breaker 75 to 80%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 31 head, 1210 to 1815 lbs., 60.00 to 69.00 (64.32), average; 5 head, 1515 to 1795 lbs., 69.00 to 70.00 (69.58), high. Boner 80 to 85%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 53 head, 925 to 1630 lbs., 50.00 to 59.00 (54.94), average. Lean 85 to 90%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 10 head, 990 to 1475 lbs., 38.00 to 49.00 (45.00), average; 2 head, 1070 to 1085 lbs., 24.00 to 34.00 (29.03), low.

Slaughter bulls: 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 16 head, 1150 to 2505 lbs., 65.00 to 88.00 (78.98), average; 1 head, 2160 lbs., 94.00, high; 2 head, 1425 to 1465 lbs., 55.00 to 60.00 (57.47), low.