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 | 1,325 | 180.67 | 2,394 | 60 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,281 | 166.09 | 2,128 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,275 | 150.00 | 1,913 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,346 | 180.39 | 2,429 | 48 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,555 | 164.00 | 2,550 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
8 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 Choice | — | 1,555 | 164.00/cwt | 164.00–164.00 | 2,550 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,398 | 181.94/cwt | 172.50–183.50 | 2,544 | 39 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,066 | 166.80/cwt | 162.00–170.00 | 1,778 | 13 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,213 | 181.71/cwt | 180.00–182.00 | 2,204 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,468 | 165.47/cwt | 162.50–171.00 | 2,429 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,275 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 1,913 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,381 | 180.15/cwt | 175.00–183.00 | 2,488 | 40 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,122 | 173.69/cwt | 171.00–175.50 | 1,949 | 9 |
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.