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 | 1,297 | 209.41 | 2,716 | 50 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,203 | 205.19 | 2,469 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,413 | 209.54 | 2,960 | 29 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,170 | 201.67 | 2,359 | 8thin |
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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,126 | 208.43/cwt | 200.00–216.00 | 2,347 | 7 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,555 | 201.00/cwt | 201.00–201.00 | 3,126 | 2 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,280 | 209.68/cwt | 207.00–213.00 | 2,684 | 5 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,473 | 193.87/cwt | 193.00–195.00 | 2,856 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,287 | 209.77/cwt | 203.00–212.50 | 2,700 | 43 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,344 | 206.13/cwt | 199.00–214.00 | 2,770 | 14 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,144 | 201.91/cwt | 194.00–206.00 | 2,310 | 7 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,670 | 208.50/cwt | 208.50–208.50 | 3,482 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,625 | 212.76/cwt | 212.50–213.00 | 3,457 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,436 | 213.07/cwt | 207.50–213.50 | 3,060 | 12 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,350 | 200.00/cwt | 200.00–200.00 | 2,700 | 1 |
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.