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 | 1,307 | 245.51 | 3,209 | 36 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,215 | 243.62 | 2,959 | 14 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,223 | 259.58 | 3,175 | 18 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,394 | 244.46 | 3,408 | 37 |
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 | — | 1,191 | 258.41/cwt | 252.00–269.00 | 3,078 | 7 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,660 | 240.51/cwt | 240.00–241.00 | 3,992 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,194 | 272.00/cwt | 272.00–272.00 | 3,248 | 7 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,330 | 239.91/cwt | 237.00–242.00 | 3,191 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,379 | 244.69/cwt | 243.00–247.75 | 3,374 | 35 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,172 | 245.35/cwt | 242.00–247.00 | 2,876 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,321 | 239.30/cwt | 237.00–240.00 | 3,161 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,307 | 245.51/cwt | 242.50–246.75 | 3,209 | 36 |
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.