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 | 187.43 | 2,402 | 34 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,379 | 184.67 | 2,547 | 35 |
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 | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,185 | 180.00/cwt | 180.00–180.00 | 2,133 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,275 | 188.50/cwt | 188.50–188.50 | 2,403 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,705 | 183.25/cwt | 183.25–183.25 | 3,124 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,655 | 181.00/cwt | 181.00–181.00 | 2,996 | 4 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,335 | 185.28/cwt | 184.25–187.00 | 2,473 | 26 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,392 | 185.25/cwt | 185.25–185.25 | 2,579 | 2 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,245 | 188.21/cwt | 187.50–188.35 | 2,343 | 21 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,364 | 187.17/cwt | 187.10–187.25 | 2,553 | 7 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,314 | 185.02/cwt | 184.00–190.00 | 2,431 | 6 |
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.