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 | 1,308 | 182.39 | 2,385 | 79 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,135 | 179.75 | 2,040 | 12 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,405 | 172.00 | 2,417 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,371 | 182.46 | 2,501 | 89 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,175 | 182.00 | 2,139 | 5thin |
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 | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,522 | 182.70/cwt | 182.70–182.70 | 2,781 | 7 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,396 | 182.96/cwt | 181.50–183.25 | 2,554 | 38 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,175 | 182.00/cwt | 182.00–182.00 | 2,139 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,325 | 181.99/cwt | 180.00–183.00 | 2,411 | 44 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,060 | 178.97/cwt | 178.00–182.00 | 1,897 | 4 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,522 | 179.50/cwt | 179.50–179.50 | 2,732 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,185 | 180.00/cwt | 180.00–180.00 | 2,133 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,304 | 182.94/cwt | 181.50–183.25 | 2,386 | 39 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,171 | 180.16/cwt | 177.50–181.75 | 2,110 | 7 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,405 | 172.00/cwt | 172.00–172.00 | 2,417 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,300 | 181.98/cwt | 180.25–182.50 | 2,366 | 38 |
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.