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 | 1,373 | 240.87 | 3,307 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,106 | 239.03 | 2,644 | 25 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,209 | 249.63 | 3,018 | 17 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,496 | 242.75 | 3,632 | 113 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,305 | 229.00 | 2,988 | 1thin |
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 | — | 1,373 | 240.87/cwt | 238.50–242.25 | 3,307 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,106 | 239.03/cwt | 237.75–260.00 | 2,644 | 25 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,459 | 242.73/cwt | 239.00–244.50 | 3,541 | 84 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,305 | 229.00/cwt | 229.00–229.00 | 2,988 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,343 | 237.38/cwt | 237.00–237.50 | 3,188 | 4 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,356 | 244.00/cwt | 244.00–244.00 | 3,309 | 4 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,640 | 243.18/cwt | 242.25–244.50 | 3,988 | 8 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,645 | 242.36/cwt | 235.50–245.00 | 3,987 | 17 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,168 | 253.40/cwt | 239.00–270.00 | 2,960 | 13 |
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.