Weekly Summary  - ( Iowa )  - April 20, 2026

Des Moines, IA Mon Apr, 27 2026 Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary Weighted Average Report for 4/20/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 10860 8401 11261 Feeder Cattle 9986 7207 10425 Slaughter Cattle 874 1194 836 For the week bawling and weaned steers less than 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower, 6 weights sold steady with yearlings steady to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves weaned and bawling sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with yearlings 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter steers sold 1.00 higher and slaughter heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower and bull sold 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quite a few bawling fall calves on the market this week along with weaned and yearling cattle. The CME cattle boards lower sporadic through the week putting some pressure on the cattle auction market but overall still a really good market for the sellers. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 259 259 690.00 690.00 Unweaned 11 270-286 280 720.00-735.00 729.74 7 308-344 329 635.00-680.00 653.08 3 332 332 655.00 655.00 Unweaned 60 352-385 369 600.00-655.00 636.44 12 396 396 590.00 590.00 Unweaned 7 416 416 605.00 605.00 Fancy 140 403-449 426 530.00-592.50 568.87 22 447 447 552.50 552.50 Unweaned 227 451-497 471 481.00-570.00 540.40 51 476-488 484 512.50-543.00 525.77 Unweaned 62 493-499 496 533.00-551.00 543.11 Fancy 112 500-539 521 497.50-520.00 505.80 Unweaned 312 500-548 528 492.50-546.00 510.51 40 550-590 563 455.00-474.00 461.54 Unweaned 65 551-593 568 475.00-515.00 503.10 Fancy 299 550-597 576 460.00-507.50 483.98 104 603-644 626 410.00-451.50 439.99 Unweaned 273 610-649 629 431.00-462.50 451.56 76 604-645 641 446.00-458.00 447.19 Fancy 61 650-698 658 365.00-427.50 417.94 Unweaned 265 650-698 667 400.00-463.00 431.59 28 683 683 424.00 424.00 Fancy 172 704-748 732 368.00-422.50 386.73 14 761 761 398.00 398.00 Fancy 285 754-796 779 345.00-387.00 366.61 341 800-836 813 351.50-376.50 364.85 3 867 867 316.00 316.00 Fleshy 313 857-899 879 338.50-366.00 361.08 595 900-947 921 315.00-349.00 340.20 86 958-979 974 316.00-324.00 316.84 8 1038 1038 297.00 297.00 19 1087 1087 287.00 287.00 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 326 326 625.00 625.00 3 398 398 575.00 575.00 11 402-443 424 540.00 540.00 30 463-495 482 465.00-530.00 511.88 4 530 530 425.00 425.00 Unweaned 109 501-547 534 450.00-510.00 483.01 67 555-598 581 430.00-473.00 446.97 17 603-639 619 415.00-422.50 418.73 67 650-699 685 352.50-420.00 403.34 6 789 789 320.00 320.00 20 855-896 881 310.00-337.50 321.94 Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 155 1005-1041 1027 317.00-319.00 317.74 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 256-275 262 610.00-630.00 623.01 4 325 325 610.00 610.00 15 303-346 333 550.00-565.00 555.68 Unweaned 13 369 369 545.00 545.00 Unweaned 67 352-398 373 535.00-570.00 555.07 110 405-446 426 485.00-557.50 525.21 31 427-434 431 515.00-516.00 515.42 Unweaned 38 464 464 480.00 480.00 Fancy 177 450-497 470 460.00-507.50 487.23 96 460-493 485 450.00-484.00 465.25 Unweaned 38 506-534 513 441.00-485.00 472.96 Fancy 317 500-549 527 425.00-470.00 447.95 5 545 545 400.00 400.00 Unweaned 37 555-576 562 437.00-444.00 441.48 Fancy 175 552-595 573 399.00-468.00 428.34 46 580-581 580 385.00-420.00 416.19 Unweaned 33 601-620 615 370.00-401.00 381.62 Unweaned 191 601-647 618 377.50-427.50 399.43 21 611-643 632 365.00-410.00 379.49 Fancy 313 650-694 677 350.00-388.00 371.67 260 706-741 717 340.00-397.00 365.59 26 739 739 361.00 361.00 Fancy 3 743 743 300.00 300.00 Unweaned 559 753-794 775 324.00-354.00 340.52 25 821 821 2,900.00 2,900.00 Replacement 350 802-849 829 317.00-345.00 329.48 23 845 845 373.00 373.00 Fancy 148 861-883 863 296.00-333.75 329.68 109 900-906 904 305.00-311.00 308.53 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 347 347 530.00 530.00 7 370 370 470.00 470.00 Unweaned 18 366-389 376 465.00-540.00 493.89 50 418-448 431 450.00-485.00 468.97 58 460-497 479 360.00-463.00 439.93 41 516-543 537 369.00-427.50 418.26 13 555-594 577 310.00-414.00 380.14 10 630-631 630 352.00-367.50 361.29 44 663-696 680 320.00-360.00 336.77 16 715-736 722 335.00-338.00 337.04 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 297 297 655.00 655.00 3 463 463 427.50 427.50 5 493 493 440.00 440.00 Unweaned 4 574 574 400.00 400.00 Unweaned Slaughter Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1055-1138 1099 244.00-280.00 269.46 Return to Feed, Select 10 1095-1185 1174 240.00-269.00 264.41 Return to Feed, Select 9 1182-1310 1232 243.00-257.00 250.69 Return to Feed, Select and Choice 3 1247-1275 1256 259.00-263.50 261.98 Return to Feed, Select and Choice 20 1180-1660 1373 231.00-246.00 240.15 Select and Choice 160 1170-1682 1470 244.25-252.00 248.50 Choice 45 1260-1615 1495 240.00-247.00 244.56 Choice 1 1745 1745 246.00 246.00 Heavy Weight, Choice 3 1745-1867 1826 235.00-247.50 238.98 Heavy Weight, Choice Slaughter Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 907-1285 1051 200.00-245.00 222.65 Return to Feed, Select 5 1060-1160 1090 241.00-267.00 256.69 Return to Feed, Select 7 1120-1175 1144 254.00-257.00 255.32 Return to Feed, Select and Choice 1 1205 1205 238.00 238.00 Return to Feed, Select and Choice 25 1055-1525 1339 232.00-245.00 241.34 Select and Choice 121 1200-1685 1381 241.00-252.00 246.81 Choice 3 1405-1530 1447 235.00-239.00 236.41 Select and Choice 2 1660 1660 235.00 235.00 Heavy Weight, Choice Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1175 1175 167.50 167.50 Light Weight 13 1385-2465 1702 220.00-231.00 227.23 High Dressing 21 1280-2885 1799 166.00-220.00 201.38 Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 740-980 876 185.00-277.50 225.92 Light Weight, Boner 6 860-980 908 117.50-149.00 128.93 Light Weight, Lean 50 1000-1365 1145 158.00-285.00 196.86 Return to Feed, Boner 19 1005-1445 1175 130.00-151.00 141.30 Lean 26 1090-1715 1353 154.00-172.00 162.14 Boner 33 1230-1615 1416 166.00-219.00 188.86 Return to Feed, Breaker 4 1500-1505 1503 132.50-145.00 141.25 Low Dressing, Boner 49 1215-1835 1517 168.00-184.00 175.98 Breaker 9 1405-2005 1584 186.00-199.00 191.71 High Dressing, Breaker 6 1580-1805 1693 150.00-163.00 156.88 Low Dressing, Breaker Slaughter Beef/Dairy Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 1300-1720 1526 233.00-243.50 238.72 Choice Slaughter Dairy Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1055 1055 170.00 170.00 Select 10 1285-1670 1472 188.00-219.00 210.39 Select and Choice 26 1390-1735 1595 221.00-237.00 229.74 Choice