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 | Average | 1,170 | 240.00 | 2,808 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,361 | 233.89 | 3,183 | 37 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,287 | 226.58 | 2,916 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,071 | 245.34 | 2,628 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,490 | 235.66 | 3,511 | 44 |
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 | — | 1,361 | 233.89/cwt | 228.00–237.75 | 3,183 | 37 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,071 | 245.34/cwt | 232.00–254.00 | 2,628 | 13 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,600 | 234.75/cwt | 234.75–234.75 | 3,756 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,625 | 228.50/cwt | 228.50–228.50 | 3,713 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,459 | 229.42/cwt | 229.00–229.50 | 3,347 | 6 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,488 | 236.92/cwt | 234.00–238.50 | 3,525 | 36 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,131 | 231.84/cwt | 225.00–245.00 | 2,622 | 3 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,170 | 240.00/cwt | 240.00–240.00 | 2,808 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,443 | 221.32/cwt | 218.00–223.00 | 3,194 | 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.