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 | 1,249 | 239.93 | 2,996 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,384 | 238.76 | 3,304 | 30 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,263 | 247.32 | 3,124 | 22 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,503 | 238.62 | 3,587 | 69 |
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 | — | 1,179 | 251.13/cwt | 240.00–265.00 | 2,961 | 11 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,322 | 245.90/cwt | 242.00–248.00 | 3,251 | 9 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,460 | 232.75/cwt | 232.00–233.50 | 3,398 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,560 | 238.96/cwt | 234.00–239.85 | 3,728 | 36 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,441 | 238.25/cwt | 236.50–240.00 | 3,433 | 33 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,140 | 247.22/cwt | 238.25–266.00 | 2,818 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,219 | 239.63/cwt | 235.00–242.00 | 2,921 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,397 | 233.04/cwt | 230.00–235.00 | 3,256 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,384 | 238.76/cwt | 237.00–241.50 | 3,304 | 30 |
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.