Iowa weekly livestock auction results
The Iowa weekly cattle auction summary reported receipts of 3,095 head selling the week ending April 13 and 4,495 trading on April 6, according to USDA-Iowa Department of Agriculture Market News, Des Moines, Iowa.
This report includes results from Bloomfield, Creston and Lamoni. Compared to a week ago, there were not enough Choice steer and heifer receipts for a market trend. Feeder steers weighing 400 to 500 pounds were selling $8 to $11 higher, 600 to 799 pounds were trading $4 to $10 higher, 800 to 950 pounds were selling $3 to $8 higher. Feeder heifers 400 to 499 pounds were trading $7 to $14 lower, 500 to 699 pounds were selling $2 to $5 lower, 700 to 799 pounds were trading $12 to $13 higher. The supply included 100% feeder cattle (63% steers and 37% heifers). The feeder cattle supply weighing over 600 pounds was 68%.
Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 9 head, 370 to 388 lbs., 168.00 to 177.00 (173.26); 25 head, 401 to 442 lbs., 170.00 to 178.25 (174.45); 12 head, 401 to 416 lbs., 177.00, unweaned; 48 head, 458 to 493 lbs., 157.50 to 182.00 (169.92); 44 head, 481 to 493 lbs., 166.00 to 170.00 (167.75), unweaned; 109 head, 501 to 539 lbs., 156.00 to 182.00 (170.13); 8 head, 525 lbs., 162.00, unweaned; 135 head, 550 to 597 lbs., 154.00 to 171.50 (164.15); 111 head, 600 to 642 lbs., 147.00 to 165.25 (155.91); 101 head, 660 to 698 lbs., 128.00 to 146.50 (136.30); 11 head, 660 lbs., 154.70, fancy; 143 head, 700 to 749 lbs., 124.25 to 136.00 (133.29); 39 head, 719 to 720 lbs., 120.00 to 129.25 (124.27), unweaned; 114 head, 762 to 797 lbs., 115.50 to 128.25 (123.06); 24 head, 827 to 841 lbs., 110.00 to 127.25 (120.42); 76 head, 863 to 866 lbs., 114.25 to 118.75 (115.20); 298 head, 901 to 948 lbs., 107.50 to 115.00 (111.93); 304 head, 1010 to 1045 lbs., 105.35 to 106.85 (106.17). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 3 head, 333 lbs., 167.00; 6 head, 368 to 395 lbs., 165.00; 5 head, 415 lbs., 161.00; 16 head, 450 to 498 lbs., 157.50 to 163.00 (159.70); 5 head, 525 lbs., 152.50; 4 head, 543 lbs., 146.00, unweaned; 12 head, 570 to 586 lbs., 159.00 to 161.75 (160.59); 10 head, 620 to 643 lbs., 150.00 to 154.50 (152.66); 9 head, 680 lbs., 128.00; 13 head, 725 to 748 lbs., 111.00 to 119.00 (116.50); 7 head, 788 lbs., 114.50. Large 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 13 head, 450 lbs., 145.00, unweaned; 17 head, 571 lbs., 134.50, unweaned; 22 head, 894 lbs., 107.50.
Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 5 head, 336 lbs., 156.00; 22 head, 362 to 399 lbs., 140.00 to 151.00 (145.84); 34 head, 403 to 443 lbs., 139.00 to 155.00 (146.41); 21 head, 403 to 410 lbs., 144.00 to 145.00 (144.77), unweaned; 55 head, 453 to 490 lbs., 130.00 to 153.00 (140.16); 17 head, 470 lbs., 147.00, unweaned; 83 head, 503 to 549 lbs., 130.50 to 143.50 (138.77); 108 head, 554 to 595 lbs., 122.00 to 138.50 (130.64); 88 head, 606 to 648 lbs., 119.00 to 129.00 (125.44); 111 head, 660 to 695 lbs., 110.00 to 125.75 (121.76); 271 head, 700 to 738 lbs., 116.00 to 123.25 (121.60); 30 head, 741 lbs., 130.00, replacement; 14 head, 719 lbs., 111.50, unweaned; 12 head, 753 to 771 lbs., 117.00 to 121.00 (119.36); 16 head, 803 lbs., 105.00; 23 head, 902 to 943 lbs., 85.00 to 89.00 (86.06); 10 head, 1000 to 1016 lbs., 94.00 to 97.50 (95.41). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 3 head, 390 lbs., 147.00; 5 head, 442 lbs., 141.00; 11 head, 508 to 547 lbs., 126.00 to 133.00 (128.45); 22 head, 559 to 575 lbs., 125.00 to 127.50 (125.90); 8 head, 622 to 626 lbs., 110.00 to 116.50 (112.43); 12 head, 675 to 685 lbs., 105.00. Large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 12 head, 445 lbs., 135.00; 6 head, 617 lbs., 112.50; 22 head, 756 lbs., 109.50.