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 | 1,347 | 135.28 | 1,822 | 78 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,225 | 124.02 | 1,519 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,515 | 108.69 | 1,647 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,436 | 139.48 | 2,002 | 84 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,603 | 104.00 | 1,667 | 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 | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,145 | 102.00/cwt | 102.00–102.00 | 1,168 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,285 | 136.65/cwt | 132.50–139.00 | 1,756 | 33 |
| Steers | SelectHeavy Weight | — | 2,060 | 106.00/cwt | 106.00–106.00 | 2,184 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,533 | 141.31/cwt | 133.00–143.25 | 2,166 | 51 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,138 | 122.03/cwt | 120.00–125.00 | 1,389 | 3 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,210 | 134.14/cwt | 129.50–139.50 | 1,623 | 33 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,605 | 132.00/cwt | 132.00–132.00 | 2,119 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,355 | 127.01/cwt | 125.00–129.00 | 1,721 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,515 | 108.69/cwt | 102.00–115.00 | 1,647 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,444 | 136.21/cwt | 132.50–141.50 | 1,967 | 44 |
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.