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 | 1,319 | 246.77 | 3,255 | 22 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,109 | 246.11 | 2,729 | 11 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,175 | 247.64 | 2,910 | 14 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,415 | 247.03 | 3,495 | 69 |
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 | — | 1,137 | 249.21/cwt | 241.00–253.00 | 2,834 | 12 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,188 | 250.00/cwt | 250.00–250.00 | 2,970 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,715 | 246.00/cwt | 246.00–246.00 | 4,219 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,355 | 248.44/cwt | 247.50–250.00 | 3,366 | 20 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,405 | 238.23/cwt | 238.00–238.50 | 3,347 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,450 | 246.23/cwt | 240.00–251.00 | 3,570 | 45 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,109 | 246.11/cwt | 236.00–262.00 | 2,729 | 11 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,332 | 248.07/cwt | 247.50–249.00 | 3,304 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,308 | 245.68/cwt | 244.00–246.50 | 3,213 | 12 |
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.