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 | 1,261 | 137.25 | 1,730 | 69 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,257 | 123.27 | 1,549 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,535 | 95.50 | 1,466 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,406 | 138.18 | 1,943 | 59 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,605 | 123.25 | 1,978 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,465 | 112.72 | 1,651 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
11 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 | — | 1,230 | 128.00/cwt | 128.00–128.00 | 1,574 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,203 | 135.70/cwt | 132.00–142.00 | 1,632 | 21 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,980 | 118.50/cwt | 118.50–118.50 | 2,346 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,465 | 112.72/cwt | 110.00–114.00 | 1,651 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,518 | 139.55/cwt | 135.00–142.75 | 2,118 | 38 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 953 | 121.45/cwt | 120.00–123.00 | 1,157 | 2 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,204 | 136.08/cwt | 130.00–140.75 | 1,638 | 42 |
| Heifers | SelectHeavy Weight | — | 1,535 | 95.50/cwt | 95.50–95.50 | 1,466 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,570 | 125.00/cwt | 125.00–125.00 | 1,963 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,378 | 124.00/cwt | 124.00–124.00 | 1,709 | 5 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,340 | 139.60/cwt | 131.00–141.50 | 1,871 | 26 |
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.