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 | 1,124 | 254.77 | 2,863 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,314 | 232.43 | 3,055 | 51 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,087 | 262.65 | 2,855 | 16 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,405 | 232.74 | 3,271 | 102 |
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 ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,087 | 262.65/cwt | 236.00–278.00 | 2,855 | 16 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,521 | 232.63/cwt | 227.00–234.00 | 3,538 | 6 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,338 | 238.24/cwt | 233.50–239.50 | 3,188 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,406 | 232.03/cwt | 228.00–235.25 | 3,262 | 85 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,021 | 268.89/cwt | 251.00–273.00 | 2,745 | 12 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,293 | 234.82/cwt | 232.00–237.50 | 3,036 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,370 | 220.89/cwt | 210.00–228.00 | 3,026 | 5 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,323 | 231.44/cwt | 228.00–235.50 | 3,062 | 36 |
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.