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 | 1,374 | 216.10 | 2,969 | 26 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,328 | 210.61 | 2,796 | 5thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,345 | 219.19 | 2,949 | 15 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,524 | 217.72 | 3,319 | 61 |
Every lot
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. 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 ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,290 | 212.00/cwt | 212.00–212.00 | 2,735 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,337 | 221.37/cwt | 218.00–227.00 | 2,960 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,423 | 209.69/cwt | 208.50–211.00 | 2,984 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,424 | 217.25/cwt | 215.00–220.00 | 3,094 | 15 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,443 | 218.36/cwt | 218.00–218.50 | 3,151 | 11 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,546 | 218.50/cwt | 218.50–218.50 | 3,378 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,587 | 217.93/cwt | 215.00–218.10 | 3,459 | 28 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,708 | 214.82/cwt | 214.50–215.50 | 3,669 | 3 |
| 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.