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 | 1,165 | 249.50 | 2,908 | 37 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,385 | 229.56 | 3,179 | 56 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,464 | 229.10 | 3,354 | 44 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,225 | 229.00 | 2,805 | 1thin |
| Steers | Prime | Average | 1,620 | 215.00 | 3,483 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
8 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 | — | 1,225 | 229.00/cwt | 229.00–229.00 | 2,805 | 1 |
| Steers | PrimeHeavy Weight | — | 1,620 | 215.00/cwt | 215.00–215.00 | 3,483 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,750 | 221.00/cwt | 220.00–222.00 | 3,868 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,587 | 231.75/cwt | 231.75–231.75 | 3,678 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,396 | 228.58/cwt | 223.50–232.00 | 3,191 | 30 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,145 | 253.57/cwt | 224.00–294.00 | 2,903 | 33 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,333 | 215.95/cwt | 215.00–217.00 | 2,879 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,385 | 229.56/cwt | 221.00–232.50 | 3,179 | 56 |
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.