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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,161 | 227.33 | 2,639 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,193 | 238.33 | 2,844 | 30 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,403 | 237.81 | 3,336 | 36 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,200 | 252.29 | 3,027 | 18 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,526 | 236.75 | 3,614 | 81 |
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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,375 | 227.37/cwt | 225.00–230.00 | 3,126 | 5 |
| Bulls | —Certified Prgms | — | 1,161 | 227.33/cwt | 227.00–229.00 | 2,639 | 6 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,404 | 237.91/cwt | 237.00–240.00 | 3,340 | 28 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,399 | 237.48/cwt | 236.50–238.75 | 3,322 | 8 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,146 | 239.76/cwt | 231.00–243.00 | 2,748 | 21 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,214 | 244.49/cwt | 243.00–245.00 | 2,968 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,457 | 236.40/cwt | 235.50–237.25 | 3,444 | 20 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,550 | 236.49/cwt | 236.00–237.75 | 3,666 | 45 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,427 | 238.57/cwt | 237.75–239.25 | 3,404 | 7 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,580 | 238.16/cwt | 236.50–239.00 | 3,763 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,671 | 237.00/cwt | 237.00–237.00 | 3,960 | 6 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,200 | 252.29/cwt | 246.50–269.00 | 3,027 | 18 |
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.