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 | 1,205 | 257.54 | 3,102 | 22 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,373 | 240.58 | 3,303 | 79 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,208 | 244.95 | 2,958 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,447 | 241.40 | 3,493 | 84 |
Every lot, as filed
9 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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,371 | 240.74/cwt | 239.00–241.25 | 3,301 | 62 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,342 | 233.56/cwt | 233.50–234.00 | 3,134 | 8 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,326 | 240.89/cwt | 240.75–241.00 | 3,194 | 14 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,628 | 235.85/cwt | 234.00–239.50 | 3,840 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,126 | 271.25/cwt | 236.00–293.00 | 3,054 | 14 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,466 | 241.43/cwt | 239.00–244.50 | 3,539 | 69 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,320 | 235.00/cwt | 235.00–235.00 | 3,102 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,360 | 241.25/cwt | 236.00–243.50 | 3,281 | 15 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,170 | 248.27/cwt | 235.00–260.00 | 2,905 | 3 |
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.