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 | 1,207 | 145.83 | 1,760 | 201 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,263 | 137.36 | 1,735 | 89 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,163 | 125.74 | 1,462 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,368 | 145.26 | 1,987 | 216 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,358 | 136.95 | 1,860 | 83 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,142 | 125.85 | 1,437 | 10 |
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 | — | 1,218 | 131.06/cwt | 130.50–137.00 | 1,596 | 12 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,128 | 125.78/cwt | 125.00–128.00 | 1,419 | 9 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,134 | 143.86/cwt | 141.00–150.00 | 1,631 | 17 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,382 | 137.94/cwt | 130.00–138.50 | 1,906 | 71 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,270 | 126.50/cwt | 126.50–126.50 | 1,607 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,388 | 145.38/cwt | 139.50–149.75 | 2,018 | 199 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,263 | 137.36/cwt | 134.50–138.00 | 1,735 | 89 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,163 | 125.74/cwt | 122.00–127.00 | 1,462 | 9 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,128 | 143.93/cwt | 141.50–146.00 | 1,624 | 119 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,322 | 148.58/cwt | 142.50–149.25 | 1,964 | 82 |
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.