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 | 1,311 | 228.86 | 3,000 | 13 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,248 | 219.80 | 2,744 | 17 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,468 | 229.04 | 3,363 | 60 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,292 | 228.36 | 2,949 | 20 |
Every lot, as filed
10 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 | Choice | — | 1,311 | 228.86/cwt | 225.00–229.50 | 3,000 | 13 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,266 | 217.48/cwt | 215.50–219.50 | 2,753 | 14 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,166 | 230.65/cwt | 230.00–231.00 | 2,689 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,436 | 231.00/cwt | 231.00–231.00 | 3,317 | 37 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,572 | 227.67/cwt | 225.00–229.00 | 3,579 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,418 | 222.32/cwt | 219.00–223.50 | 3,152 | 4 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,294 | 226.64/cwt | 225.50–227.50 | 2,933 | 7 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,667 | 224.91/cwt | 222.50–226.00 | 3,749 | 10 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,508 | 225.66/cwt | 225.00–227.00 | 3,403 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,260 | 229.87/cwt | 229.00–230.00 | 2,896 | 16 |
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.