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 | Choice | Average | 1,402 | 243.49 | 3,413 | 36 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,705 | 230.00 | 3,922 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,577 | 243.68 | 3,842 | 36 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,637 | 242.33 | 3,966 | 3thin |
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 ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,810 | 242.50/cwt | 242.50–242.50 | 4,389 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,700 | 239.00/cwt | 239.00–239.00 | 4,063 | 4 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,657 | 242.87/cwt | 242.00–243.00 | 4,024 | 16 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,290 | 242.00/cwt | 242.00–242.00 | 3,122 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,466 | 245.65/cwt | 243.00–249.50 | 3,601 | 16 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,705 | 230.00/cwt | 230.00–230.00 | 3,922 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,605 | 238.00/cwt | 238.00–238.00 | 3,820 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,396 | 243.65/cwt | 241.50–247.00 | 3,401 | 35 |
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.