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 | 1,230 | 251.89 | 3,099 | 31 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,373 | 238.25 | 3,271 | 66 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,266 | 253.70 | 3,212 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,517 | 238.68 | 3,621 | 44 |
Every lot, as filed
7 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 | — | 1,191 | 261.14/cwt | 260.00–263.75 | 3,110 | 7 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,701 | 238.16/cwt | 236.00–240.00 | 4,051 | 8 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,528 | 227.68/cwt | 222.00–234.00 | 3,479 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,476 | 238.80/cwt | 235.00–242.00 | 3,525 | 36 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,093 | 265.02/cwt | 216.00–292.00 | 2,897 | 18 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,420 | 233.70/cwt | 226.00–236.00 | 3,319 | 13 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,373 | 238.25/cwt | 235.00–240.00 | 3,271 | 66 |
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.