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 | 1,234 | 120.47 | 1,487 | 59 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,076 | 108.65 | 1,169 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,044 | 87.49 | 913 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,433 | 123.02 | 1,763 | 60 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,303 | 108.00 | 1,407 | 2thin |
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 |
|---|
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,195 | 108.50/cwt | 108.50–108.50 | 1,297 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,259 | 121.37/cwt | 117.00–123.50 | 1,528 | 10 |
| Steers | ChoiceValue Added | — | 1,347 | 125.00/cwt | 125.00–125.00 | 1,684 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,410 | 107.50/cwt | 107.50–107.50 | 1,516 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,476 | 123.25/cwt | 120.50–124.00 | 1,819 | 47 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,076 | 108.65/cwt | 106.00–110.00 | 1,169 | 8 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,044 | 87.49/cwt | 82.00–92.00 | 913 | 6 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,139 | 116.20/cwt | 112.00–120.00 | 1,324 | 11 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,431 | 114.95/cwt | 112.50–117.50 | 1,645 | 5 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,236 | 122.21/cwt | 118.75–123.75 | 1,511 | 43 |
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.