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 | 1,294 | 188.66 | 2,441 | 84 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,201 | 182.59 | 2,193 | 15 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,380 | 187.60 | 2,588 | 69 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,157 | 179.57 | 2,078 | 4thin |
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 |
|---|
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,157 | 179.57/cwt | 176.00–180.65 | 2,078 | 4 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,203 | 186.50/cwt | 186.50–186.50 | 2,244 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,292 | 188.62/cwt | 184.50–191.10 | 2,437 | 81 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,271 | 179.62/cwt | 177.50–180.50 | 2,283 | 7 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,345 | 189.60/cwt | 189.60–189.60 | 2,550 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,140 | 185.19/cwt | 183.00–192.00 | 2,111 | 8 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,355 | 187.80/cwt | 183.75–192.00 | 2,545 | 36 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,240 | 182.00/cwt | 182.00–182.00 | 2,257 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,349 | 188.36/cwt | 185.50–190.35 | 2,541 | 17 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,522 | 190.50/cwt | 190.50–190.50 | 2,899 | 6 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,583 | 182.88/cwt | 181.00–183.25 | 2,895 | 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.