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 | 1,143 | 248.77 | 2,843 | 15 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,306 | 237.46 | 3,101 | 54 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,338 | 243.47 | 3,258 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,450 | 237.84 | 3,448 | 79 |
Every lot, as filed
12 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 | Choice | — | 1,368 | 238.33/cwt | 236.00–240.00 | 3,260 | 30 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,398 | 237.12/cwt | 234.00–238.00 | 3,315 | 8 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,416 | 231.13/cwt | 230.00–233.50 | 3,273 | 6 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,288 | 249.00/cwt | 249.00–249.00 | 3,207 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,180 | 272.18/cwt | 260.00–287.00 | 3,212 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,327 | 237.41/cwt | 234.00–239.50 | 3,150 | 45 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,201 | 237.71/cwt | 236.25–238.50 | 2,855 | 9 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,256 | 231.62/cwt | 231.00–233.00 | 2,909 | 5 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,086 | 257.34/cwt | 241.50–278.00 | 2,795 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,517 | 237.67/cwt | 236.50–237.75 | 3,605 | 36 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,505 | 237.25/cwt | 237.25–237.25 | 3,571 | 4 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,665 | 237.25/cwt | 237.25–237.25 | 3,950 | 1 |
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.