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 | 1,076 | 270.44 | 2,911 | 15 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,306 | 242.60 | 3,169 | 78 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,164 | 260.12 | 3,028 | 15 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,442 | 244.21 | 3,521 | 25 |
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 | — | 1,142 | 258.85/cwt | 250.00–271.00 | 2,956 | 12 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,253 | 265.19/cwt | 254.00–271.00 | 3,323 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,463 | 244.31/cwt | 244.00–245.00 | 3,574 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,533 | 245.38/cwt | 242.00–247.00 | 3,762 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,365 | 243.44/cwt | 242.00–244.00 | 3,323 | 9 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,036 | 279.18/cwt | 260.00–301.00 | 2,892 | 12 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,238 | 235.50/cwt | 235.50–235.50 | 2,915 | 3 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,345 | 243.96/cwt | 243.00–245.00 | 3,281 | 9 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,301 | 242.42/cwt | 238.50–243.50 | 3,154 | 69 |
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.