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 | 1,056 | 251.48 | 2,655 | 18 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,291 | 221.32 | 2,858 | 58 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,373 | 225.23 | 3,091 | 49 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,206 | 224.29 | 2,704 | 11 |
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 | Choice | — | 1,323 | 225.25/cwt | 220.50–227.50 | 2,980 | 25 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,366 | 226.41/cwt | 225.50–227.50 | 3,093 | 20 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,302 | 221.25/cwt | 218.00–224.25 | 2,881 | 49 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,233 | 221.71/cwt | 220.00–224.00 | 2,734 | 9 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,715 | 219.25/cwt | 219.25–219.25 | 3,760 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,405 | 204.87/cwt | 195.00–214.00 | 2,878 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,398 | 216.00/cwt | 216.00–216.00 | 3,020 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,061 | 226.95/cwt | 218.00–229.00 | 2,408 | 6 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,163 | 226.13/cwt | 216.00–228.00 | 2,630 | 9 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,655 | 213.00/cwt | 213.00–213.00 | 3,525 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 908 | 282.46/cwt | 260.00–285.50 | 2,565 | 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.