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 Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,495 | 78.00 | 1,166 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,475 | 82.00 | 1,210 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,313 | 117.34 | 1,541 | 94 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,223 | 104.43 | 1,277 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,174 | 87.45 | 1,026 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,337 | 116.51 | 1,558 | 77 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,460 | 107.57 | 1,571 | 5thin |
Every lot, as filed
10 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 Heifers | Choice | — | 1,495 | 78.00/cwt | 78.00–78.00 | 1,166 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,335 | 86.00/cwt | 86.00–86.00 | 1,148 | 1 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,093 | 88.17/cwt | 85.00–91.00 | 964 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,329 | 117.53/cwt | 113.00–119.35 | 1,562 | 87 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,223 | 104.43/cwt | 102.00–108.00 | 1,277 | 3 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,117 | 115.04/cwt | 114.00–117.50 | 1,285 | 7 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,475 | 82.00/cwt | 82.00–82.00 | 1,210 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,151 | 113.46/cwt | 111.50–115.00 | 1,306 | 13 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,460 | 107.57/cwt | 106.00–108.50 | 1,571 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,375 | 117.13/cwt | 113.50–120.00 | 1,611 | 64 |
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.