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 | 1,372 | 233.55 | 3,203 | 32 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,167 | 226.39 | 2,643 | 14 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,347 | 233.86 | 3,150 | 48 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,156 | 232.83 | 2,692 | 5thin |
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 | — | 1,077 | 235.88/cwt | 227.00–241.00 | 2,540 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,710 | 232.50/cwt | 232.50–232.50 | 3,976 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,137 | 233.00/cwt | 233.00–233.00 | 2,649 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,275 | 228.26/cwt | 228.00–228.50 | 2,910 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,348 | 233.93/cwt | 230.00–235.00 | 3,153 | 45 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,138 | 227.57/cwt | 214.00–233.00 | 2,590 | 13 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,392 | 230.75/cwt | 230.00–234.00 | 3,212 | 11 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,550 | 211.00/cwt | 211.00–211.00 | 3,271 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,361 | 235.01/cwt | 230.00–237.25 | 3,198 | 21 |
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.