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 | 1,095 | 231.00 | 2,529 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,532 | 228.74 | 3,504 | 58 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,219 | 243.83 | 2,971 | 21 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,476 | 229.98 | 3,396 | 21 |
Every lot, as filed
11 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 ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,828 | 226.75/cwt | 226.00–227.50 | 4,145 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,687 | 230.00/cwt | 230.00–230.00 | 3,880 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,142 | 248.33/cwt | 246.50–252.00 | 2,836 | 18 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,095 | 231.00/cwt | 231.00–231.00 | 2,529 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,380 | 197.00/cwt | 197.00–197.00 | 2,719 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,640 | 220.00/cwt | 220.00–220.00 | 3,608 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,504 | 228.54/cwt | 227.50–230.50 | 3,437 | 6 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,533 | 228.94/cwt | 224.50–229.60 | 3,510 | 51 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,597 | 228.75/cwt | 228.75–228.75 | 3,653 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,482 | 231.37/cwt | 228.75–234.00 | 3,429 | 8 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,398 | 229.02/cwt | 225.00–233.00 | 3,202 | 9 |
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.