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 | 1,207 | 117.77 | 1,421 | 73 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,330 | 94.63 | 1,259 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,389 | 118.90 | 1,652 | 94 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,228 | 103.31 | 1,268 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,340 | 90.00 | 1,206 | 1thin |
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 |
|---|
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,187 | 102.75/cwt | 100.00–105.00 | 1,220 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,264 | 119.86/cwt | 112.50–125.00 | 1,515 | 32 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,810 | 113.00/cwt | 113.00–113.00 | 2,045 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,350 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,418 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,340 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 1,206 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,448 | 118.49/cwt | 115.50–120.00 | 1,716 | 61 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,140 | 98.00/cwt | 98.00–98.00 | 1,117 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,130 | 117.43/cwt | 110.00–122.50 | 1,327 | 36 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,463 | 90.25/cwt | 90.00–90.50 | 1,320 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,255 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,255 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,281 | 118.10/cwt | 116.50–118.75 | 1,513 | 37 |
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.