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 | 1,319 | 234.97 | 3,099 | 94 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,247 | 230.40 | 2,873 | 15 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,255 | 235.99 | 2,961 | 36 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,435 | 234.11 | 3,359 | 109 |
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 | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,238 | 237.38/cwt | 232.00–242.00 | 2,939 | 30 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,630 | 231.76/cwt | 231.00–232.50 | 3,778 | 6 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,275 | 231.24/cwt | 230.00–232.50 | 2,948 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,407 | 236.09/cwt | 231.00–236.50 | 3,322 | 21 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,369 | 227.92/cwt | 224.00–229.50 | 3,120 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,578 | 235.00/cwt | 235.00–235.00 | 3,708 | 9 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,409 | 233.63/cwt | 231.50–235.50 | 3,292 | 73 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,148 | 232.29/cwt | 229.00–233.50 | 2,667 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,191 | 233.18/cwt | 230.00–235.50 | 2,777 | 6 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,305 | 235.67/cwt | 234.50–237.75 | 3,075 | 67 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,393 | 225.56/cwt | 224.00–227.50 | 3,142 | 5 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,354 | 233.22/cwt | 232.25–233.75 | 3,158 | 27 |
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.