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USDA IA Fdr Cattle Wkly Wtd Av 07/13 09:20 AMS_2167 MARS Iowa Weekly Cattle Auction Summary -, Livestock Weighted Average Report for 07/06/2026 - Final Summary This Week Last Reported Last Year ------------------------------------------------------------ Total Receipts: ------------------------------------------------------------ SLAUGHTER CATTLE 1275 599 2088 FEEDER CATTLE 718 0 1683 Not enough feeder cattle for a market comparison. Slaughter steers sold 1.00 lower and slaughter heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher and bulls sold steady. --------------------------------------------------------------- SLAUGHTER CATTLE --------------------------------------------------------------- BEEF/DAIRY HEIFERS - Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 14 1432-1700 1512 243-252.5 250.97 Average BEEF/DAIRY STEERS - Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 8 1515-1623 1601 243-253.5 250.52 Average BULLS - 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 30 1070-2260 1652 180-241 219.11 Average 9 1615-2150 1871 236-270 250.25 High 1 1990-1990 1990 175-175 175 Low 7 725-1195 979 175-265 206.93 Average Return to Feed COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 34 1010-1380 1186 171-267.5 200.33 Average Return to Feed 25 1065-1775 1318 160-177 169.33 Average 2 1365-1435 1400 130-150 139.75 Low 2 755-935 845 203-203 203 Average Light Weight COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 27 1175-1540 1381 176-226 197.88 Average Return to Feed 2 1500-1510 1505 159-165 162.01 Low 25 1190-1885 1521 173-195 182.59 Average 36 1410-2155 1644 184-210 196.72 High COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 14 1005-1470 1214 129-159 143.22 Average 13 750-995 916 120-167 146.79 Average Light Weight DAIRY STEERS - Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 48 1460-1757 1640 237.5-250.5 242.91 Average DAIRY STEERS - Select and Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 21 1375-1770 1560 229-236 232.69 Average HEIFERS - Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 24 1153-1193 1160 251.5-252 251.91 Average Certified Prgms 136 1190-1600 1334 248-261.25 256.82 Average HEIFERS - Select 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 21 920-1185 1059 193-287 252.95 Average Return to Feed HEIFERS - Select 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 8 1298-1298 1298 239-239 239 Average HEIFERS - Select and Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 70 1095-1575 1292 244-255 251.18 Average HEIFERS - Select and Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 3 1105-1195 1162 248-259.5 255.05 Average Return to Feed 3 1190-1190 1190 250.5-250.5 250.5 Average STEERS - Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 46 1245-1550 1421 251.5-258.5 252.36 Average 23 1215-1494 1431 250-254.25 253 Average Certified Prgms 1 1650-1650 1650 253.75-253.75 253.75 Average Heavy Weight STEERS - Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 279 1260-1650 1449 255-261 257.11 Average 5 1695-1800 1729 245-254 250.83 Average Heavy Weight STEERS - Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 2 1777-1777 1777 247-247 247 Average STEERS - Select 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 12 985-1180 1077 240-302 256.89 Average Return to Feed STEERS - Select 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 2 975-975 975 310-310 310 Average Return to Feed STEERS - Select and Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 34 1115-1345 1237 246-273 259.34 Average Return to Feed 113 1105-1540 1353 240-254.5 251.78 Average STEERS - Select and Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 1 1430-1430 1430 247-247 247 Average STEERS - Select and Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 1 1880-1880 1880 241-241 241 Average --------------------------------------------------------------- FEEDER CATTLE --------------------------------------------------------------- BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 616-616 616 427.5-427.5 427.5 BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 607-607 607 347.5-347.5 347.5 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 506-506 506 457.5-457.5 457.5 8 583-583 583 437.5-437.5 437.5 20 611-612 611 400-422.5 404.95 61 636-636 636 451-451 451 Fancy 73 654-693 660 373-387.5 382.18 80 706-736 721 351-379.5 371.88 32 789-792 792 333-337.5 336.8 28 806-806 806 325-325 325 4 920-920 920 294-294 294 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 485-485 485 392.5-392.5 392.5 4 641-641 641 332.5-332.5 332.5 Unweaned 5 669-669 669 335-335 335 STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 462-462 462 505-505 505 4 508-508 508 470-470 470 11 596-596 596 453-453 453 6 621-621 621 437.5-437.5 437.5 Unweaned 73 626-645 634 435-455 448.21 22 639-639 639 471-471 471 Fancy 17 675-676 675 391-431 414.52 43 769-788 773 370-379 377.08 63 880-880 880 369-369 369 78 903-946 924 335-364 358.8 STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 639-639 639 428-428 428
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