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 | 1,224 | 121.72 | 1,490 | 135 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,188 | 109.82 | 1,305 | 18 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,308 | 91.71 | 1,200 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,346 | 122.81 | 1,653 | 129 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,279 | 105.00 | 1,343 | 6thin |
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 | — | 1,154 | 101.75/cwt | 100.00–105.00 | 1,174 | 4 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,303 | 122.80/cwt | 114.50–126.00 | 1,600 | 77 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,790 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,969 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,528 | 111.50/cwt | 111.00–112.00 | 1,704 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,402 | 123.08/cwt | 116.50–125.25 | 1,726 | 51 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,188 | 109.82/cwt | 104.00–112.50 | 1,305 | 18 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,157 | 94.51/cwt | 91.00–98.50 | 1,093 | 3 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,153 | 121.66/cwt | 115.00–124.25 | 1,403 | 69 |
| Heifers | SelectHeavy Weight | — | 1,690 | 81.00/cwt | 81.00–81.00 | 1,369 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,540 | 114.98/cwt | 112.00–116.00 | 1,771 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,380 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,297 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,283 | 122.22/cwt | 117.00–124.85 | 1,568 | 62 |
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.