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 | 1,134 | 231.79 | 2,627 | 25 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,362 | 230.05 | 3,132 | 26 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,267 | 235.72 | 2,987 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,509 | 233.73 | 3,526 | 41 |
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 | Select and Choice | — | 1,432 | 226.50/cwt | 226.50–226.50 | 3,243 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,331 | 230.69/cwt | 229.00–232.50 | 3,070 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,243 | 225.02/cwt | 224.00–226.00 | 2,797 | 2 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,445 | 228.00/cwt | 228.00–228.00 | 3,295 | 7 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,330 | 231.25/cwt | 231.25–231.25 | 3,076 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,124 | 232.38/cwt | 230.00–232.50 | 2,612 | 23 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,429 | 233.02/cwt | 231.50–235.00 | 3,330 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,547 | 234.44/cwt | 231.00–236.10 | 3,627 | 27 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,456 | 230.00/cwt | 230.00–230.00 | 3,349 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,234 | 237.56/cwt | 228.50–246.50 | 2,931 | 10 |
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.