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 | 1,189 | 238.61 | 2,837 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,398 | 235.77 | 3,295 | 47 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,207 | 253.89 | 3,064 | 11 |
| Steers | Prime | Average | 1,366 | 239.75 | 3,275 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,474 | 237.21 | 3,497 | 38 |
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 | — | 1,162 | 259.46/cwt | 244.00–270.00 | 3,015 | 9 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,620 | 236.85/cwt | 234.00–237.60 | 3,837 | 5 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,408 | 228.81/cwt | 228.00–229.50 | 3,222 | 2 |
| Steers | Prime | — | 1,366 | 239.75/cwt | 239.75–239.75 | 3,275 | 8 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,452 | 237.27/cwt | 233.50–239.50 | 3,445 | 33 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,189 | 238.61/cwt | 236.25–243.00 | 2,837 | 5 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,605 | 231.50/cwt | 231.50–231.50 | 3,716 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,393 | 235.86/cwt | 230.00–238.75 | 3,286 | 46 |
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.