Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,460 | 86.00 | 1,256 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,327 | 78.21 | 1,038 | 8thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,157 | 68.08 | 788 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,207 | 114.54 | 1,382 | 41 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,151 | 105.57 | 1,215 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,301 | 92.90 | 1,209 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,361 | 117.11 | 1,594 | 41 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,223 | 109.23 | 1,336 | 7thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,260 | 101.84 | 1,283 | 4thin |
Every lot, as filed
9 lots · USDA AMS · Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Dunlap, IANothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,460 | 86.00/cwt | 86.00–86.00 | 1,256 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,207 | 114.54/cwt | 110.50–117.00 | 1,382 | 41 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | — | 1,157 | 68.08/cwt | 61.00–72.00 | 788 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,301 | 92.90/cwt | 86.00–102.00 | 1,209 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,327 | 78.21/cwt | 76.50–78.50 | 1,038 | 8 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,151 | 105.57/cwt | 104.00–106.00 | 1,215 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,361 | 117.11/cwt | 115.00–119.00 | 1,594 | 41 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,260 | 101.84/cwt | 94.00–104.00 | 1,283 | 4 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,223 | 109.23/cwt | 106.50–111.00 | 1,336 | 7 |
How this sale compares
Iowa weighted averagesOne sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.