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 |
|---|
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,425 | 75.50 | 1,076 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,347 | 66.50 | 896 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,067 | 111.78 | 1,192 | 55 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,070 | 103.74 | 1,110 | 25 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,212 | 87.77 | 1,064 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,361 | 115.75 | 1,576 | 72 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,087 | 113.39 | 1,233 | 52 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,187 | 101.52 | 1,205 | 20 |
Every lot
15 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 902 | 111.59/cwt | 90.50–115.00 | 1,007 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,069 | 115.75/cwt | 115.75–115.75 | 1,237 | 34 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,121 | 108.94/cwt | 105.00–110.50 | 1,221 | 18 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,340 | 96.09/cwt | 88.00–100.00 | 1,288 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,345 | 115.57/cwt | 110.50–119.50 | 1,554 | 68 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,638 | 118.75/cwt | 118.50–119.00 | 1,945 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 890 | 106.90/cwt | 92.00–110.00 | 951 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 949 | 113.50/cwt | 113.50–113.50 | 1,077 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,034 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,137 | 36 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,127 | 102.74/cwt | 100.00–109.00 | 1,158 | 19 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,158 | 87.75/cwt | 70.00–99.00 | 1,016 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,176 | 115.59/cwt | 110.50–118.25 | 1,359 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | SelectHeavy Weight | 1,750 | 88.00/cwt | 88.00–88.00 | 1,540 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,347 | 66.50/cwt | 66.50–66.50 | 896 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,425 | 75.50/cwt | 75.50–75.50 | 1,076 | 1 |
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.