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 | 1,282 | 177.74 | 2,279 | 46 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,343 | 168.99 | 2,269 | 16 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,308 | 144.95 | 1,896 | 17 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,396 | 181.12 | 2,528 | 64 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,407 | 169.11 | 2,379 | 9thin |
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 | — | 1,215 | 163.00/cwt | 163.00–163.00 | 1,980 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,222 | 179.70/cwt | 178.00–182.00 | 2,196 | 7 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,431 | 169.87/cwt | 164.00–173.00 | 2,431 | 8 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,417 | 181.29/cwt | 176.00–184.00 | 2,569 | 57 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,091 | 168.18/cwt | 161.50–171.50 | 1,835 | 5 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,095 | 143.48/cwt | 140.00–150.00 | 1,571 | 7 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,178 | 181.00/cwt | 181.00–181.00 | 2,132 | 5 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,457 | 169.36/cwt | 159.50–171.00 | 2,468 | 11 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,457 | 145.98/cwt | 140.00–156.00 | 2,127 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,295 | 177.34/cwt | 175.00–183.75 | 2,297 | 41 |
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.