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 | 1,167 | 229.33 | 2,677 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,333 | 225.04 | 2,999 | 37 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,285 | 230.96 | 2,967 | 31 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,490 | 224.91 | 3,352 | 60 |
Every lot
13 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,255 | 231.59/cwt | 226.00–240.00 | 2,906 | 24 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,370 | 230.75/cwt | 230.75–230.75 | 3,161 | 6 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,421 | 226.05/cwt | 225.50–226.50 | 3,212 | 16 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,442 | 224.53/cwt | 220.50–225.75 | 3,238 | 26 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,490 | 217.00/cwt | 217.00–217.00 | 3,233 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,535 | 225.75/cwt | 225.75–225.75 | 3,465 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,540 | 223.86/cwt | 223.00–225.00 | 3,447 | 7 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,841 | 223.70/cwt | 223.50–224.50 | 4,118 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers |
This sale against other markets
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.