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 | 1,296 | 119.36 | 1,547 | 71 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,387 | 99.59 | 1,381 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,126 | 80.26 | 904 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,416 | 120.01 | 1,700 | 78 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,175 | 108.94 | 1,280 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,339 | 83.75 | 1,122 | 5thin |
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 and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,175 | 108.94/cwt | 108.00–110.00 | 1,280 | 2 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,170 | 81.27/cwt | 75.00–84.50 | 951 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,244 | 119.97/cwt | 115.50–122.00 | 1,492 | 21 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,593 | 87.48/cwt | 86.50–88.50 | 1,394 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,480 | 120.03/cwt | 115.50–122.25 | 1,776 | 57 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,100 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,100 | 1 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,126 | 80.26/cwt | 76.50–87.00 | 904 | 7 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,124 | 116.16/cwt | 110.00–122.50 | 1,306 | 8 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,542 | 89.65/cwt | 88.50–92.00 | 1,382 | 3 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,507 | 119.25/cwt | 118.75–119.75 | 1,797 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,351 | 105.48/cwt | 101.00–108.00 | 1,425 | 5 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,305 | 119.80/cwt | 118.00–121.00 | 1,563 | 59 |
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.