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 | 1,396 | 216.20 | 3,019 | 73 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,377 | 212.67 | 2,928 | 18 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,499 | 219.23 | 3,286 | 18 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,488 | 217.11 | 3,230 | 62 |
Every lot, as filed
12 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 | — | 1,479 | 216.69/cwt | 215.00–223.50 | 3,205 | 29 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,478 | 217.82/cwt | 217.25–218.00 | 3,219 | 29 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,583 | 214.75/cwt | 214.00–215.50 | 3,399 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,426 | 215.63/cwt | 214.00–217.00 | 3,075 | 50 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,332 | 217.43/cwt | 216.50–217.50 | 2,896 | 23 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,260 | 213.00/cwt | 213.00–213.00 | 2,684 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,167 | 235.57/cwt | 225.50–251.00 | 2,749 | 6 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,342 | 212.00/cwt | 211.00–213.00 | 2,845 | 11 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,507 | 210.00/cwt | 210.00–210.00 | 3,165 | 6 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 975 | 236.00/cwt | 236.00–236.00 | 2,301 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,658 | 215.37/cwt | 214.00–216.75 | 3,571 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,746 | 210.68/cwt | 204.00–212.50 | 3,678 | 10 |
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.