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 | 1,360 | 220.03 | 2,991 | 56 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,233 | 208.38 | 2,569 | 16 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,467 | 219.42 | 3,218 | 37 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,259 | 215.55 | 2,715 | 6thin |
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 | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,178 | 217.83/cwt | 212.00–235.00 | 2,566 | 4 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,687 | 217.76/cwt | 210.50–220.00 | 3,674 | 8 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,422 | 211.00/cwt | 211.00–211.00 | 3,000 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,406 | 219.88/cwt | 218.75–221.00 | 3,092 | 29 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,172 | 207.38/cwt | 201.00–213.00 | 2,430 | 9 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,325 | 214.00/cwt | 214.00–214.00 | 2,836 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,321 | 220.00/cwt | 220.00–220.00 | 2,906 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,309 | 208.95/cwt | 201.00–216.00 | 2,735 | 6 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,361 | 220.03/cwt | 217.00–221.00 | 2,995 | 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.