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 | 1,363 | 241.22 | 3,288 | 35 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,188 | 231.64 | 2,751 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,405 | 224.00 | 3,147 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,418 | 245.08 | 3,475 | 164 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,296 | 237.13 | 3,074 | 25 |
Every lot, as filed
12 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 | — | 1,408 | 244.36/cwt | 237.00–249.50 | 3,441 | 132 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,325 | 249.00/cwt | 249.00–249.00 | 3,299 | 6 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,617 | 244.09/cwt | 233.00–245.75 | 3,947 | 15 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,317 | 253.00/cwt | 253.00–253.00 | 3,332 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,362 | 241.35/cwt | 238.00–245.00 | 3,287 | 32 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,252 | 247.00/cwt | 247.00–247.00 | 3,092 | 2 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,625 | 225.50/cwt | 225.50–225.50 | 3,664 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,405 | 224.00/cwt | 224.00–224.00 | 3,147 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,455 | 224.00/cwt | 224.00–224.00 | 3,259 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,372 | 236.45/cwt | 236.00–236.50 | 3,244 | 11 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,143 | 232.91/cwt | 230.00–233.50 | 2,662 | 6 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,237 | 237.67/cwt | 235.00–253.00 | 2,940 | 14 |
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.