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 | 1,241 | 224.22 | 2,782 | 31 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,339 | 216.68 | 2,901 | 61 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,287 | 238.77 | 3,074 | 62 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,451 | 219.21 | 3,181 | 51 |
Every lot, as filed
10 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 | — | 1,364 | 217.11/cwt | 214.00–226.00 | 2,961 | 29 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,410 | 211.27/cwt | 210.00–216.00 | 2,979 | 10 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,316 | 216.29/cwt | 208.00–219.50 | 2,846 | 32 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,241 | 220.17/cwt | 216.00–230.00 | 2,732 | 12 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,053 | 244.00/cwt | 244.00–244.00 | 2,569 | 9 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,444 | 219.80/cwt | 215.50–224.50 | 3,174 | 35 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,424 | 214.04/cwt | 212.50–216.00 | 3,048 | 8 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,466 | 217.93/cwt | 217.00–224.50 | 3,195 | 16 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,645 | 209.67/cwt | 190.00–216.25 | 3,449 | 4 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,237 | 245.05/cwt | 227.50–257.00 | 3,031 | 50 |
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.