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 | 1,391 | 89.00 | 1,238 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,174 | 115.37 | 1,354 | 25 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,040 | 104.69 | 1,089 | 22 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,031 | 92.00 | 949 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,321 | 117.70 | 1,555 | 60 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,233 | 107.76 | 1,328 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,245 | 89.46 | 1,114 | 6thin |
Every lot, as filed
12 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 |
|---|
| Steers | Select | — | 1,520 | 93.00/cwt | 93.00–93.00 | 1,414 | 1 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,031 | 92.00/cwt | 87.00–94.00 | 949 | 6 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,190 | 88.75/cwt | 84.00–94.50 | 1,056 | 5 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,003 | 107.00/cwt | 107.00–107.00 | 1,073 | 5 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,192 | 108.68/cwt | 107.50–110.50 | 1,295 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,051 | 104.01/cwt | 97.00–107.50 | 1,093 | 17 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,355 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,423 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,179 | 117.03/cwt | 113.25–119.00 | 1,380 | 16 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,354 | 119.87/cwt | 118.25–120.85 | 1,623 | 45 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,391 | 89.00/cwt | 89.00–89.00 | 1,238 | 5 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,165 | 112.43/cwt | 111.00–113.00 | 1,310 | 9 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,223 | 111.17/cwt | 109.50–113.00 | 1,360 | 15 |
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.