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 | 1,277 | 127.95 | 1,634 | 153 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,265 | 108.78 | 1,376 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,349 | 128.43 | 1,733 | 168 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,270 | 117.16 | 1,488 | 5thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 990 | 100.73 | 997 | 4thin |
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 | — | 1,409 | 129.67/cwt | 123.00–132.50 | 1,827 | 56 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,615 | 104.00/cwt | 104.00–104.00 | 1,680 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,201 | 126.96/cwt | 117.00–131.00 | 1,525 | 97 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,090 | 111.17/cwt | 110.00–112.00 | 1,212 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,425 | 129.20/cwt | 124.00–132.00 | 1,841 | 103 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,500 | 119.42/cwt | 118.00–121.00 | 1,791 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,950 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 2,340 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,218 | 127.31/cwt | 122.00–130.00 | 1,551 | 64 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 990 | 100.73/cwt | 100.00–102.00 | 997 | 4 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,117 | 115.66/cwt | 110.00–119.00 | 1,292 | 3 |
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.