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 | 1,341 | 229.69 | 3,080 | 29 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,242 | 228.47 | 2,838 | 32 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,281 | 238.28 | 3,053 | 36 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,474 | 232.93 | 3,434 | 42 |
Every lot, as filed
11 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 | — | 1,329 | 229.45/cwt | 227.00–230.50 | 3,049 | 21 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,425 | 224.00/cwt | 224.00–224.00 | 3,192 | 8 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,373 | 230.32/cwt | 228.50–231.00 | 3,162 | 8 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceNatural | — | 1,088 | 233.50/cwt | 233.50–233.50 | 2,540 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,200 | 229.25/cwt | 227.00–231.00 | 2,751 | 20 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,522 | 231.50/cwt | 231.50–231.50 | 3,523 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,421 | 233.63/cwt | 232.00–233.75 | 3,320 | 30 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,558 | 232.00/cwt | 232.00–232.00 | 3,615 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,269 | 238.50/cwt | 238.50–238.50 | 3,027 | 5 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,654 | 230.75/cwt | 230.75–230.75 | 3,817 | 7 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,283 | 238.25/cwt | 234.50–238.50 | 3,057 | 31 |
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.