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 | 1,315 | 120.70 | 1,587 | 95 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 927 | 107.71 | 998 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,109 | 95.00 | 1,053 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,345 | 121.83 | 1,639 | 76 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,090 | 107.03 | 1,167 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,102 | 86.98 | 959 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
10 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 | Choice | — | 1,334 | 121.66/cwt | 116.50–122.85 | 1,623 | 56 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,402 | 94.97/cwt | 90.00–98.00 | 1,331 | 3 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,620 | 113.75/cwt | 113.75–113.75 | 1,843 | 3 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,260 | 119.79/cwt | 115.50–122.00 | 1,509 | 36 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,011 | 95.01/cwt | 89.00–99.00 | 961 | 9 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 927 | 107.71/cwt | 103.00–110.00 | 998 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,432 | 120.13/cwt | 117.00–121.75 | 1,720 | 33 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,279 | 123.13/cwt | 115.00–123.50 | 1,575 | 43 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,102 | 86.98/cwt | 84.00–94.00 | 959 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,090 | 107.03/cwt | 104.00–111.00 | 1,167 | 2 |
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.