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 | 1,294 | 132.87 | 1,719 | 45 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,105 | 117.84 | 1,302 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,348 | 101.00 | 1,361 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,390 | 133.15 | 1,850 | 42 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,168 | 115.39 | 1,348 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
8 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 | — | 1,168 | 115.39/cwt | 115.00–116.00 | 1,348 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,228 | 131.17/cwt | 127.00–135.75 | 1,611 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,523 | 134.78/cwt | 132.00–135.00 | 2,053 | 23 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,049 | 117.81/cwt | 112.00–119.50 | 1,236 | 6 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,136 | 125.20/cwt | 122.00–130.00 | 1,422 | 9 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,440 | 118.00/cwt | 118.00–118.00 | 1,699 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,348 | 101.00/cwt | 100.00–102.00 | 1,361 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,333 | 134.79/cwt | 129.75–135.35 | 1,797 | 36 |
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.