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 | 1,250 | 182.89 | 2,286 | 94 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,177 | 171.74 | 2,021 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,038 | 158.15 | 1,642 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,340 | 182.09 | 2,440 | 59 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,334 | 173.79 | 2,318 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,268 | 155.49 | 1,972 | 2thin |
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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,299 | 183.90/cwt | 179.50–188.00 | 2,389 | 39 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,329 | 169.95/cwt | 167.50–175.00 | 2,259 | 5 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,250 | 161.00/cwt | 161.00–161.00 | 2,013 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,160 | 174.50/cwt | 171.00–176.00 | 2,024 | 4 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,250 | 178.15/cwt | 177.00–184.00 | 2,227 | 12 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,508 | 173.08/cwt | 167.00–176.50 | 2,610 | 4 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,268 | 155.49/cwt | 153.00–158.00 | 1,972 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,363 | 183.10/cwt | 178.50–188.00 | 2,496 | 47 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,101 | 172.64/cwt | 166.00–176.50 | 1,901 | 10 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 985 | 157.44/cwt | 152.00–164.00 | 1,551 | 4 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,215 | 182.18/cwt | 180.00–183.00 | 2,213 | 55 |
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.