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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,093 | 102.00 | 1,115 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,204 | 125.35 | 1,509 | 83 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,321 | 80.68 | 1,066 | 23 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,321 | 124.50 | 1,645 | 76 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,275 | 106.00 | 1,352 | 1thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,335 | 92.00 | 1,228 | 1thin |
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 |
|---|
| Bulls | —Return to Feed | — | 1,093 | 102.00/cwt | 102.00–102.00 | 1,115 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,267 | 123.26/cwt | 117.50–127.60 | 1,562 | 27 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,163 | 123.27/cwt | 115.00–126.75 | 1,434 | 14 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,351 | 125.19/cwt | 119.50–127.25 | 1,691 | 49 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,212 | 125.77/cwt | 118.25–127.25 | 1,524 | 69 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,275 | 106.00/cwt | 106.00–106.00 | 1,352 | 1 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,335 | 92.00/cwt | 92.00–92.00 | 1,228 | 1 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 859 | 78.92/cwt | 70.00–81.00 | 678 | 10 |
| Heifers | SelectHeavy Weight | — | 1,677 | 82.03/cwt | 81.50–88.00 | 1,376 | 13 |
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.