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 | 1,373 | 154.23 | 2,117 | 98 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,151 | 142.13 | 1,636 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,416 | 156.08 | 2,210 | 94 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,120 | 143.05 | 1,602 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,475 | 132.50 | 1,954 | 1thin |
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 | Choice | — | 1,439 | 156.29/cwt | 152.00–158.50 | 2,249 | 88 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,130 | 141.00/cwt | 138.00–143.00 | 1,593 | 3 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,084 | 151.47/cwt | 148.00–155.00 | 1,642 | 13 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceNatural | — | 1,215 | 145.50/cwt | 145.50–145.50 | 1,768 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,334 | 154.77/cwt | 151.00–157.00 | 2,065 | 19 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,441 | 154.62/cwt | 148.50–157.50 | 2,228 | 66 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,120 | 143.05/cwt | 142.00–144.00 | 1,602 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,080 | 153.03/cwt | 150.00–158.00 | 1,653 | 6 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,475 | 132.50/cwt | 132.50–132.50 | 1,954 | 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.