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 and Choice | Average | 1,104 | 247.00 | 2,727 | 28 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,293 | 243.13 | 3,143 | 107 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,232 | 261.71 | 3,223 | 16 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,388 | 243.48 | 3,379 | 101 |
Every lot, as filed
10 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 | — | 1,207 | 263.73/cwt | 252.00–274.00 | 3,183 | 13 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,260 | 260.40/cwt | 258.00–263.00 | 3,281 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,543 | 243.13/cwt | 242.00–243.50 | 3,751 | 8 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,437 | 243.39/cwt | 243.25–243.75 | 3,498 | 10 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,495 | 238.00/cwt | 238.00–238.00 | 3,558 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,367 | 243.52/cwt | 242.85–244.00 | 3,329 | 83 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,104 | 247.00/cwt | 240.00–258.00 | 2,727 | 28 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,315 | 243.50/cwt | 243.50–243.50 | 3,202 | 15 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,307 | 242.44/cwt | 242.00–243.00 | 3,169 | 24 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,283 | 243.29/cwt | 241.50–245.00 | 3,121 | 68 |
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.