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 | 1,237 | 125.93 | 1,558 | 63 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,387 | 112.49 | 1,561 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,417 | 93.23 | 1,322 | 29 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,352 | 125.30 | 1,694 | 86 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,290 | 108.25 | 1,396 | 2thin |
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 | — | 1,090 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,090 | 2 |
| Heifers | SelectHeavy Weight | — | 1,522 | 93.03/cwt | 90.00–95.00 | 1,416 | 19 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,251 | 92.03/cwt | 84.00–95.00 | 1,151 | 8 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,458 | 113.50/cwt | 113.50–113.50 | 1,655 | 11 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,465 | 107.50/cwt | 107.50–107.50 | 1,575 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,193 | 109.71/cwt | 106.00–113.00 | 1,309 | 4 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,115 | 109.00/cwt | 109.00–109.00 | 1,215 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,268 | 126.55/cwt | 122.00–127.80 | 1,605 | 53 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,371 | 125.59/cwt | 117.00–128.00 | 1,722 | 75 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,074 | 122.64/cwt | 121.00–124.75 | 1,317 | 10 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,220 | 123.36/cwt | 118.50–131.00 | 1,505 | 11 |
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.