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 | 1,262 | 142.31 | 1,796 | 154 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,073 | 135.03 | 1,448 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,124 | 120.77 | 1,357 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,479 | 143.64 | 2,124 | 218 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,279 | 135.64 | 1,735 | 5thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,240 | 121.00 | 1,500 | 1thin |
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 | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,118 | 136.73/cwt | 136.50–137.00 | 1,529 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,077 | 142.24/cwt | 140.00–143.00 | 1,532 | 7 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,387 | 134.92/cwt | 133.00–136.50 | 1,871 | 3 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,240 | 121.00/cwt | 121.00–121.00 | 1,500 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,492 | 143.69/cwt | 138.00–146.75 | 2,144 | 211 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,026 | 135.91/cwt | 130.00–138.00 | 1,394 | 16 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,025 | 119.19/cwt | 115.00–122.00 | 1,222 | 3 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,018 | 141.48/cwt | 139.00–144.50 | 1,440 | 25 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,259 | 131.49/cwt | 129.50–135.50 | 1,655 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,420 | 125.50/cwt | 125.50–125.50 | 1,782 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,309 | 142.47/cwt | 139.00–146.10 | 1,865 | 129 |
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.