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 | Select | Average | 1,120 | 255.71 | 2,864 | 19 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,321 | 241.94 | 3,196 | 41 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,510 | 233.50 | 3,526 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,213 | 270.15 | 3,277 | 60 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,404 | 242.96 | 3,412 | 30 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,230 | 235.00 | 2,891 | 1thin |
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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,284 | 242.14/cwt | 239.00–248.00 | 3,109 | 36 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,290 | 234.21/cwt | 232.00–237.00 | 3,021 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,510 | 233.50/cwt | 233.50–233.50 | 3,526 | 4 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,587 | 240.50/cwt | 240.50–240.50 | 3,817 | 5 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,100 | 258.24/cwt | 231.00–308.00 | 2,841 | 17 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,397 | 242.98/cwt | 240.00–249.00 | 3,394 | 29 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,230 | 235.00/cwt | 235.00–235.00 | 2,891 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,620 | 242.50/cwt | 242.50–242.50 | 3,929 | 1 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,213 | 270.15/cwt | 250.00–301.00 | 3,277 | 60 |
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.