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 |
|---|
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 785 | 108.00 | 848 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,219 | 187.78 | 2,290 | 125 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,040 | 177.00 | 1,841 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,705 | 160.50 | 2,737 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,271 | 191.07 | 2,428 | 88 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,255 | 180.68 | 2,268 | 3thin |
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 |
|---|
| Dairy Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 785 | 108.00/cwt | 108.00–108.00 | 848 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,117 | 200.12/cwt | 187.00–219.00 | 2,235 | 27 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,255 | 180.68/cwt | 180.00–181.00 | 2,268 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,339 | 187.07/cwt | 184.00–190.00 | 2,505 | 61 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,123 | 190.16/cwt | 183.00–211.50 | 2,135 | 63 |
| Heifers | SelectHeavy Weight | — | 1,705 | 160.50/cwt | 160.50–160.50 | 2,737 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,489 | 180.31/cwt | 180.00–181.00 | 2,685 | 8 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,040 | 177.00/cwt | 177.00–177.00 | 1,841 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,292 | 186.10/cwt | 181.50–188.00 | 2,404 | 54 |
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.