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 | Select and Choice | Average | 1,379 | 65.71 | 906 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,373 | 61.02 | 838 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,219 | 105.06 | 1,281 | 37 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,275 | 91.38 | 1,165 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,145 | 72.16 | 826 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,390 | 106.18 | 1,476 | 34 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,197 | 93.47 | 1,119 | 5thin |
Every lot, as filed
11 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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,219 | 105.14/cwt | 100.50–109.00 | 1,282 | 36 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,215 | 102.00/cwt | 102.00–102.00 | 1,239 | 1 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,145 | 72.16/cwt | 66.50–74.00 | 826 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,275 | 91.38/cwt | 85.00–95.00 | 1,165 | 5 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,440 | 62.28/cwt | 61.00–63.50 | 897 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,240 | 58.50/cwt | 58.50–58.50 | 725 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,020 | 90.06/cwt | 86.00–94.50 | 919 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,390 | 106.18/cwt | 102.25–108.50 | 1,476 | 34 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,315 | 95.74/cwt | 88.00–100.00 | 1,259 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,373 | 65.18/cwt | 60.00–68.00 | 895 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,388 | 66.50/cwt | 66.50–66.50 | 923 | 2 |
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.