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 | 1,194 | 231.71 | 2,767 | 43 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,423 | 229.57 | 3,266 | 22 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,235 | 246.90 | 3,049 | 43 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,489 | 230.20 | 3,428 | 90 |
Every lot, as filed
13 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 | — | 1,309 | 238.74/cwt | 233.00–259.00 | 3,125 | 13 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,461 | 230.42/cwt | 227.50–232.00 | 3,366 | 44 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,535 | 230.11/cwt | 227.50–231.25 | 3,532 | 25 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,454 | 230.09/cwt | 230.00–230.50 | 3,346 | 16 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceNatural | — | 1,275 | 244.50/cwt | 244.50–244.50 | 3,117 | 7 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,624 | 229.01/cwt | 224.00–230.25 | 3,719 | 5 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,181 | 252.25/cwt | 252.25–252.25 | 2,979 | 23 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,602 | 225.00/cwt | 225.00–225.00 | 3,605 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,073 | 232.38/cwt | 230.00–235.00 | 2,493 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,169 | 232.53/cwt | 232.50–233.00 | 2,718 | 37 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,299 | 229.89/cwt | 228.50–230.50 | 2,986 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,378 | 222.51/cwt | 222.00–223.00 | 3,066 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,450 | 229.50/cwt | 226.00–230.75 | 3,328 | 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.