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 | 1,300 | 240.89 | 3,132 | 100 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,156 | 234.81 | 2,714 | 6thin |
| Steers | Prime | Average | 1,395 | 248.00 | 3,460 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,432 | 240.32 | 3,441 | 159 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,313 | 235.81 | 3,096 | 20 |
Every lot, as filed
8 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 | — | 1,194 | 245.50/cwt | 235.00–256.00 | 2,931 | 6 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,582 | 240.00/cwt | 240.00–240.00 | 3,797 | 6 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,364 | 231.66/cwt | 230.00–236.00 | 3,160 | 14 |
| Steers | Prime | — | 1,395 | 248.00/cwt | 248.00–248.00 | 3,460 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,426 | 240.33/cwt | 238.00–243.75 | 3,427 | 153 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,085 | 235.80/cwt | 231.00–243.00 | 2,558 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,227 | 233.81/cwt | 232.00–237.00 | 2,869 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,300 | 240.89/cwt | 237.00–242.75 | 3,132 | 100 |
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.