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 | Prime | Average | 1,366 | 224.75 | 3,070 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,521 | 222.37 | 3,382 | 22 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,386 | 199.21 | 2,762 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,182 | 244.03 | 2,884 | 171 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,576 | 224.60 | 3,539 | 35 |
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 | Choice | — | 1,430 | 224.71/cwt | 220.00–226.50 | 3,213 | 13 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,786 | 224.50/cwt | 224.50–224.50 | 4,010 | 8 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,591 | 224.55/cwt | 222.00–229.25 | 3,573 | 14 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,304 | 212.57/cwt | 210.00–214.00 | 2,772 | 5 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,178 | 244.98/cwt | 239.50–255.50 | 2,886 | 166 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,441 | 224.18/cwt | 212.00–227.00 | 3,230 | 9 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,576 | 221.11/cwt | 217.50–224.50 | 3,485 | 13 |
| Heifers | Prime | — | 1,366 | 224.75/cwt | 224.75–224.75 | 3,070 | 6 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,460 | 201.57/cwt | 200.00–205.00 | 2,943 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,747 | 190.00/cwt | 190.00–190.00 | 3,319 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,072 | 203.00/cwt | 198.00–206.00 | 2,176 | 3 |
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.