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 | 1,238 | 144.71 | 1,791 | 26 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,235 | 134.86 | 1,666 | 11 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,160 | 111.75 | 1,296 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,376 | 144.24 | 1,985 | 62 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,299 | 133.12 | 1,729 | 7thin |
Every lot, as filed
9 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 | — | 1,123 | 127.68/cwt | 125.50–130.00 | 1,434 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,369 | 135.29/cwt | 131.50–137.50 | 1,852 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,376 | 144.24/cwt | 140.25–148.50 | 1,985 | 62 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,076 | 138.17/cwt | 137.50–139.00 | 1,487 | 5 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,015 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,066 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,178 | 143.34/cwt | 142.00–144.00 | 1,689 | 12 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,368 | 132.11/cwt | 130.00–139.00 | 1,807 | 6 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,305 | 118.50/cwt | 118.50–118.50 | 1,546 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,289 | 145.89/cwt | 140.50–147.50 | 1,881 | 14 |
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.