Iowa  - ( Weekly Weighted Average ) - March 17, 2025

Des Moines, IA Mon Mar, 17 2025 Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 3/10/2025 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 11348 6291 4040 Feeder Cattle 9943 5716 3254 Slaughter Cattle 1405 575 786 Compared to last week steers less than 800 lbs sold mostly 10.00 higher, instances 20.00 higher. Over 800 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers less than 700 lbs sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. These sales happened before the big jump in the market on Friday. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher except breaker cows sold steady. Demand was good after the weather straighten out from last week snow. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 235 235 490.00 490.00 4 313 313 465.00 465.00 14 335 335 475.00 475.00 Fancy 14 385 385 449.00 449.00 44 409-426 414 405.00-447.00 432.95 35 406-417 416 443.00-460.00 444.42 Fancy 134 451-499 480 365.00-420.00 397.51 16 480-497 494 360.00-380.00 363.65 Unweaned 12 502 502 400.00 400.00 Fancy 179 505-545 525 352.00-397.00 373.01 28 523-536 525 330.00-364.50 359.47 Unweaned 378 550-599 579 320.50-377.00 361.58 14 598 598 320.00 320.00 Unweaned 363 603-646 621 320.00-361.50 340.28 23 628-630 629 323.00-405.00 351.58 Fancy 4 655 655 314.00 314.00 Unweaned 463 650-699 678 309.00-345.50 328.91 623 702-749 731 287.50-319.00 310.20 120 719-744 740 311.75-316.00 312.33 Fancy 387 751-798 778 265.00-299.25 291.04 172 800-821 807 277.25-294.00 288.16 Fancy 675 803-847 825 255.00-290.00 279.66 455 858-897 882 260.25-289.50 274.76 221 909-941 918 249.50-265.75 262.26 60 925 925 263.00 263.00 Fancy 39 950-978 972 252.75-253.50 253.03 48 1010-1016 1016 243.50-252.50 244.06 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 390 390 442.50 442.50 7 415-423 420 380.00-400.00 388.48 20 456-498 471 340.00-362.00 351.72 58 504-543 524 310.00-351.00 341.62 23 556-582 567 312.00-337.00 319.62 44 601-640 626 290.50-334.00 304.51 98 651-699 691 267.50-309.00 295.30 13 700-746 721 214.00-285.00 253.17 7 785 785 215.00 215.00 7 834 834 260.00 260.00 4 888 888 241.00 241.00 Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 73 1004 1004 250.75 250.75 29 1306 1306 206.50 206.50 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 301-336 328 375.00-395.00 386.86 Unweaned 26 362 362 440.00 440.00 Fancy 32 372-398 382 382.00-430.00 411.63 85 410-448 423 350.00-427.00 386.37 11 408-441 432 320.00-349.00 341.53 Unweaned 117 456-497 478 330.00-385.00 355.76 16 484 484 358.00 358.00 Replacement 5 490 490 330.00 330.00 Unweaned 7 517 517 318.00 318.00 Unweaned 254 501-548 520 299.00-360.00 337.23 19 545 545 310.00 310.00 Replacement 427 553-599 584 285.00-340.00 317.05 6 589 589 299.50 299.50 Unweaned 286 601-648 623 275.00-317.00 301.57 340 651-698 678 265.00-298.00 282.07 420 701-749 726 252.00-285.50 268.91 104 725-738 734 277.25-290.50 281.78 Fancy 297 755-793 775 244.50-275.00 261.26 13 787 787 282.00 282.00 Fancy 28 791-793 792 259.00-272.50 265.28 Replacement 42 800-802 801 286.00-287.00 286.69 Fancy 329 803-846 822 237.00-260.00 251.41 212 804-844 826 262.00-277.50 269.77 Replacement 15 851 851 267.50 267.50 Fancy 165 850-884 866 234.00-254.50 249.62 95 911-946 930 233.00-247.00 238.65 19 983-990 985 230.00-232.00 231.47 16 1027 1027 230.50 230.50 4 1057 1057 200.00 200.00 5 1200 1200 204.00 204.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 353-396 379 380.00-402.00 388.20 8 411 411 380.00 380.00 15 478-486 484 291.00-317.00 310.15 16 529-542 535 305.00-314.00 309.45 19 563-567 564 308.00-310.00 309.26 23 610-637 628 243.00-285.00 274.52 28 675-690 679 260.00-268.00 264.58 25 722-742 733 251.00-258.00 255.03 7 809 809 194.00 194.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 401 401 400.00 400.00 4 425 425 399.00 399.00 Unweaned 6 491 491 360.00 360.00 9 558-586 570 280.00-328.00 306.08 Unweaned 6 586 586 305.00 305.00 8 657-690 674 240.00-288.00 263.41 3 685 685 269.50 269.50 Unweaned 9 802 802 235.00 235.00 3 945 945 201.00 201.00 14 996 996 220.00 220.00 Bulls Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 1164 1164 177.00 177.00 Slaughter Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1045-1225 1128 172.00-199.00 189.26 Return to Feed, Select 8 1225-1373 1281 191.00-201.00 195.02 Return to Feed, Select and Choice 2 1360 1360 207.00 207.00 Certified Prgms, Choice 116 1160-1695 1396 194.00-209.25 202.38 Select and Choice 40 1205-1631 1424 195.00-205.85 203.29 Choice 151 140-1665 1434 206.50-214.75 210.07 Choice 114 1374-1692 1532 215.00-222.00 218.33 Choice and Prime 7 1725-1800 1773 207.00-217.00 211.97 Heavy Weight, Choice Slaughter Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1045-1320 1145 185.00-195.00 191.16 Return to Feed, Select 8 1201 1201 204.00 204.00 Certified Prgms, Choice 50 1155-1630 1293 195.00-208.00 202.78 Select and Choice 204 1135-1675 1353 197.00-215.75 209.55 Choice 50 1243-1542 1366 215.00-220.00 217.67 Choice and Prime Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1065-1300 1177 132.00-178.00 152.46 Light Weight 26 1295-2655 1735 171.00-194.00 183.85 High Dressing 33 1365-2340 1789 130.00-177.00 156.35 4 1550-2305 1796 100.00-122.50 109.38 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 760-975 893 121.00-196.00 159.45 Light Weight, Boner 13 855-1070 956 100.00-128.00 113.29 Light Weight, Lean 39 1015-1320 1151 119.00-180.00 137.77 Return to Feed, Boner 22 1020-1460 1187 105.00-125.00 114.92 Lean 6 785-1590 1268 75.00-104.00 95.48 Low Dressing, Lean 40 1150-1565 1339 134.00-195.00 152.90 Return to Feed, Breaker 53 1030-1815 1383 122.00-132.00 127.62 Boner 65 1200-1855 1491 132.00-143.00 136.74 Breaker 60 1300-2000 1567 142.00-177.50 146.84 High Dressing, Breaker Slaughter Dairy/Beef Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1582 1582 192.00 192.00 Choice and Prime Slaughter Dairy/Beef Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1390-1610 1468 189.00-195.00 191.23 Select and Choice 8 1430-1615 1561 208.00-211.50 209.29 Choice Slaughter Dairy Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1250-1423 1309 142.00-161.00 153.04 Return to Feed, Select 8 1330-1505 1381 164.00-172.50 168.74 Select and Choice 20 1375-1925 1635 173.00-184.00 178.60 Choice