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 | 1,329 | 242.41 | 3,222 | 40 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,145 | 233.24 | 2,671 | 30 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,124 | 251.38 | 2,826 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,421 | 241.49 | 3,431 | 167 |
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 |
|---|
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,004 | 264.00/cwt | 264.00–264.00 | 2,651 | 5 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,257 | 231.00/cwt | 231.00–231.00 | 2,904 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,605 | 239.00/cwt | 239.00–239.00 | 3,836 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,376 | 240.65/cwt | 239.00–244.00 | 3,311 | 26 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,460 | 229.00/cwt | 229.00–229.00 | 3,343 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,428 | 241.66/cwt | 239.00–246.00 | 3,451 | 140 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,133 | 233.08/cwt | 212.00–240.50 | 2,641 | 27 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,253 | 234.67/cwt | 234.00–235.00 | 2,940 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,685 | 239.00/cwt | 239.00–239.00 | 4,027 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,320 | 242.50/cwt | 239.50–244.25 | 3,201 | 39 |
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.