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 | 1,388 | 224.55 | 3,116 | 81 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,206 | 215.67 | 2,601 | 5thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,284 | 225.80 | 2,899 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,492 | 225.02 | 3,357 | 74 |
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 | — | 1,282 | 221.33/cwt | 220.00–222.00 | 2,837 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceNatural | — | 1,275 | 225.00/cwt | 225.00–225.00 | 2,869 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,450 | 225.04/cwt | 224.25–225.75 | 3,263 | 28 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,418 | 216.51/cwt | 216.00–217.00 | 3,070 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,530 | 224.65/cwt | 224.25–224.75 | 3,437 | 5 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,713 | 224.55/cwt | 224.00–224.75 | 3,847 | 4 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,220 | 234.00/cwt | 234.00–234.00 | 2,855 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,563 | 225.60/cwt | 225.50–225.75 | 3,526 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,457 | 224.84/cwt | 222.50–225.50 | 3,276 | 24 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,273 | 224.50/cwt | 224.50–224.50 | 2,858 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,206 | 215.67/cwt | 210.00–217.00 | 2,601 | 5 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,371 | 225.31/cwt | 225.25–225.35 | 3,089 | 26 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,405 | 224.17/cwt | 220.00–225.00 | 3,150 | 51 |
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.