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 |
|---|
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,435 | 89.00 | 1,277 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,310 | 139.00 | 1,822 | 46 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,414 | 125.72 | 1,778 | 18 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,323 | 110.50 | 1,462 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,410 | 141.00 | 1,988 | 34 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,542 | 124.49 | 1,920 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,428 | 105.79 | 1,511 | 3thin |
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 | — | 1,476 | 141.63/cwt | 137.50–143.00 | 2,090 | 14 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,323 | 110.50/cwt | 110.00–111.00 | 1,462 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,422 | 125.53/cwt | 121.50–130.50 | 1,785 | 17 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,238 | 137.85/cwt | 132.00–139.50 | 1,707 | 32 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,285 | 129.00/cwt | 129.00–129.00 | 1,658 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,534 | 142.30/cwt | 138.75–144.25 | 2,183 | 23 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,428 | 105.79/cwt | 101.00–110.00 | 1,511 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,542 | 124.49/cwt | 122.00–132.50 | 1,920 | 4 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,150 | 138.28/cwt | 137.00–140.00 | 1,590 | 11 |
| Dairy Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,435 | 89.00/cwt | 89.00–89.00 | 1,277 | 1 |
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.