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 | 1,224 | 140.87 | 1,724 | 165 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,103 | 129.47 | 1,428 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,253 | 119.16 | 1,493 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,327 | 142.08 | 1,885 | 196 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,148 | 133.83 | 1,536 | 4thin |
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 | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,095 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 1,478 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,089 | 142.16/cwt | 141.25–145.00 | 1,548 | 5 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,200 | 132.67/cwt | 130.00–135.50 | 1,592 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,333 | 142.08/cwt | 136.25–147.00 | 1,894 | 191 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,007 | 130.50/cwt | 130.50–130.50 | 1,314 | 4 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,085 | 137.20/cwt | 135.00–144.00 | 1,489 | 33 |
| Heifers | ChoiceValue Added | — | 1,300 | 147.00/cwt | 147.00–147.00 | 1,911 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,230 | 128.10/cwt | 125.50–132.50 | 1,576 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,253 | 119.16/cwt | 116.50–123.50 | 1,493 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,258 | 141.71/cwt | 135.50–144.70 | 1,783 | 130 |
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.