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 | 1,076 | 233.87 | 2,516 | 19 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,324 | 219.12 | 2,901 | 29 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,204 | 227.93 | 2,745 | 75 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,378 | 219.13 | 3,020 | 77 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,435 | 212.00 | 3,042 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
7 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 | — | 1,324 | 219.12/cwt | 215.50–222.00 | 2,901 | 29 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,076 | 233.87/cwt | 220.00–239.00 | 2,516 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,375 | 219.17/cwt | 214.00–222.00 | 3,014 | 76 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,435 | 212.00/cwt | 212.00–212.00 | 3,042 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,307 | 216.69/cwt | 205.00–237.50 | 2,832 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,630 | 216.00/cwt | 216.00–216.00 | 3,521 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,200 | 228.40/cwt | 223.00–235.50 | 2,741 | 72 |
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.