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 | 1,284 | 137.16 | 1,761 | 135 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,369 | 125.13 | 1,713 | 33 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,186 | 111.33 | 1,320 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,358 | 137.87 | 1,872 | 104 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,020 | 120.00 | 1,224 | 1thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,218 | 107.74 | 1,312 | 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 | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,218 | 107.74/cwt | 105.00–109.00 | 1,312 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,020 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,224 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,399 | 140.54/cwt | 135.50–146.00 | 1,966 | 70 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,393 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,602 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,381 | 126.24/cwt | 119.50–130.00 | 1,743 | 27 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,730 | 118.50/cwt | 118.50–118.50 | 2,050 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,160 | 133.51/cwt | 125.00–141.60 | 1,549 | 65 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,117 | 110.11/cwt | 100.00–113.50 | 1,230 | 6 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,234 | 120.49/cwt | 120.00–122.50 | 1,487 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,468 | 139.79/cwt | 129.75–142.75 | 2,052 | 59 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,214 | 135.36/cwt | 130.50–141.00 | 1,643 | 45 |
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.