Weekly Summary  - ( Iowa )  - June 1, 2026

Des Moines, IA Mon Jun, 08 2026 Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary Weighted Average Report for 6/01/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 8526 1040 12204 Feeder Cattle 7738 0 10787 Slaughter Cattle 788 1040 1417 Compared to last week no test on the calves and feeders, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower and bulls sold steady. Demand was moderate to good. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 257-258 257 675.00-690.00 681.68 3 331 331 640.00 640.00 26 351-385 380 542.50-597.00 588.48 62 402-440 417 502.50-613.00 583.35 24 426-447 433 515.00-542.00 536.89 Unweaned 6 461 461 547.50 547.50 Unweaned 220 450-493 474 499.00-580.00 527.60 6 489 489 540.00 540.00 Fancy 236 503-549 529 480.00-542.50 522.05 16 551 551 465.00 465.00 Unweaned 260 550-594 571 436.00-506.00 484.70 340 601-648 615 432.00-477.00 461.22 26 605-629 621 425.00-435.00 431.63 Unweaned 293 650-686 667 409.00-458.00 429.77 14 717-728 720 365.00-367.50 366.78 Unweaned 445 705-749 723 379.00-429.00 406.70 102 753-791 772 354.50-399.00 377.65 412 800-840 823 344.00-384.00 368.82 129 855-890 872 340.00-371.75 365.03 572 901-947 913 329.00-361.00 354.22 535 958-982 967 319.00-348.00 341.18 185 1056-1098 1078 302.50-317.50 307.94 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 296 296 600.00 600.00 7 393 393 580.00 580.00 13 418-436 432 540.00-550.00 547.77 30 451-499 469 495.00-543.00 524.19 33 509-542 522 400.00-485.00 460.41 41 568-598 586 419.00-469.00 438.13 126 604-637 629 355.00-452.50 411.46 19 654-697 680 399.00-417.50 408.72 14 732-746 736 372.50-382.00 379.25 12 840 840 347.00 347.00 23 917 917 328.50 328.50 Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 54 1013 1013 319.00 319.00 13 1075 1075 300.00 300.00 46 1102 1102 302.50 302.50 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 345 345 535.00 535.00 Unweaned 57 352-392 367 546.00-625.00 585.09 13 421-425 423 487.50-507.50 498.22 Unweaned 45 400-448 428 470.00-555.00 519.22 172 452-491 465 457.50-514.00 499.13 266 500-549 522 435.00-500.00 460.82 4 540 540 420.00 420.00 Unweaned 31 556-583 564 372.50-427.50 407.42 Unweaned 304 550-596 568 395.00-467.50 433.25 230 603-645 623 381.00-433.00 403.50 287 650-695 673 350.00-404.00 376.27 14 686 686 355.00 355.00 Unweaned 310 706-749 735 335.00-372.00 363.42 73 750-784 773 335.00-357.00 341.67 151 800-834 824 317.50-346.00 333.24 10 848 848 3,010.00 3,010.00 Replacement 62 859-889 863 322.00-327.50 326.77 61 912-938 935 300.00-316.50 315.46 31 995 995 300.00 300.00 4 1123 1123 259.00 259.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 368-398 387 460.00-535.00 491.14 40 455-495 472 365.00-485.00 424.74 33 505-544 527 370.00-438.00 421.57 30 561-590 578 382.00-412.50 394.87 85 600-649 631 307.50-385.00 340.59 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 456 456 497.50 497.50 9 580 580 420.00 420.00 6 997 997 263.00 263.00 Slaughter Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 1080-1193 1156 242.50-265.00 260.83 Return to Feed, Select 13 1150-1372 1256 253.00-260.00 257.60 Return to Feed, Select and Choice 82 1130-1585 1359 249.00-259.50 256.86 Select and Choice 140 1270-1692 1482 258.00-267.00 262.46 Choice 19 1706-1830 1746 250.00-261.00 257.78 Heavy Weight, Choice Slaughter Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 955-1140 999 235.00-266.00 248.42 Return to Feed, Select 18 1095-1575 1289 246.00-258.50 255.43 Select and Choice 112 1135-1660 1320 258.00-265.00 261.52 Choice 6 1664 1664 256.00 256.00 Heavy Weight, Choice Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 880-1260 1138 205.00-230.00 217.34 Light Weight 2 1385-1545 1465 165.00-166.00 165.53 Low Dressing 22 1080-2605 1681 192.50-229.00 217.17 7 1605-2090 1820 231.00-247.00 237.99 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 855 855 300.00 300.00 Light Weight, Breaker 7 710-990 881 117.50-158.00 137.49 Light Weight, Lean 2 880-985 933 150.00-153.00 151.58 Light Weight, Boner 31 1025-1470 1171 167.50-275.00 190.29 Return to Feed, Boner 20 1010-1490 1201 125.00-159.00 144.68 Lean 26 1100-1690 1313 155.00-173.00 164.93 Boner 21 1210-1500 1336 165.00-207.00 188.41 Return to Feed, Breaker 32 1230-2015 1523 168.00-183.50 176.54 Breaker 41 1325-2225 1611 183.00-205.00 190.30 High Dressing, Breaker Slaughter Beef/Dairy Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 1175-1465 1350 248.00-256.50 254.33 Choice 1 1410 1410 230.00 230.00 Select and Choice Slaughter Beef/Dairy Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1300-1560 1430 243.00-245.00 243.91 Select and Choice 19 1489-1705 1514 248.00-255.00 252.19 Choice Slaughter Dairy Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1040-1620 1333 202.50-220.00 215.45 Select 11 1305-1720 1547 233.00-237.00 235.22 Select and Choice 43 1360-1785 1578 238.00-245.50 241.48 Choice