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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,231 | 101.68 | 1,252 | 94 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,207 | 93.26 | 1,126 | 23 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,088 | 79.32 | 863 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,315 | 103.82 | 1,365 | 150 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,302 | 93.29 | 1,214 | 13 |
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 | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,478 | 87.00/cwt | 87.00–87.00 | 1,286 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,243 | 95.16/cwt | 95.00–95.50 | 1,183 | 3 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,088 | 79.32/cwt | 75.00–84.50 | 863 | 6 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,145 | 103.12/cwt | 99.50–111.50 | 1,181 | 23 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,550 | 94.75/cwt | 94.50–95.00 | 1,469 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,251 | 101.40/cwt | 98.75–103.00 | 1,269 | 69 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,171 | 93.64/cwt | 90.00–97.50 | 1,097 | 18 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,192 | 93.42/cwt | 89.50–99.50 | 1,114 | 8 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,477 | 93.09/cwt | 91.00–97.00 | 1,375 | 5 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,208 | 107.53/cwt | 102.00–114.50 | 1,299 | 57 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,381 | 101.54/cwt | 98.00–107.50 | 1,402 | 93 |
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.