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 | 1,164 | 226.81 | 2,640 | 13 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,362 | 224.11 | 3,052 | 20 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,570 | 225.48 | 3,539 | 52 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,278 | 223.00 | 2,849 | 4thin |
Every lot, as filed
10 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 | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,667 | 225.87/cwt | 221.00–226.10 | 3,765 | 28 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,227 | 227.00/cwt | 227.00–227.00 | 2,785 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,615 | 226.25/cwt | 226.25–226.25 | 3,654 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,436 | 224.50/cwt | 224.50–224.50 | 3,224 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,328 | 219.00/cwt | 218.50–219.50 | 2,908 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,433 | 224.92/cwt | 224.25–226.25 | 3,223 | 18 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,442 | 225.25/cwt | 225.25–225.25 | 3,248 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,164 | 226.81/cwt | 222.00–228.00 | 2,640 | 13 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,351 | 222.89/cwt | 221.50–223.50 | 3,011 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,355 | 225.35/cwt | 225.35–225.35 | 3,053 | 8 |
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.