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 | Choice | Average | 1,394 | 81.59 | 1,137 | 34 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,256 | 73.04 | 917 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,244 | 110.10 | 1,369 | 53 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,204 | 104.25 | 1,255 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,455 | 81.29 | 1,183 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,395 | 111.36 | 1,553 | 73 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,269 | 105.10 | 1,334 | 32 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,406 | 97.61 | 1,372 | 60 |
Every lot
16 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,020 | 107.00/cwt | 107.00–107.00 | 1,091 | 1 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,115 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,048 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,139 | 105.46/cwt | 102.00–112.00 | 1,201 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,356 | 111.20/cwt | 107.00–113.00 | 1,508 | 63 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,400 | 104.81/cwt | 102.00–107.00 | 1,467 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,402 | 98.47/cwt | 93.50–101.50 | 1,381 | 54 |
| Steers | — | SelectHeavy Weight | 1,505 | 89.00/cwt | 89.00–89.00 | 1,339 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,640 | 103.00/cwt | 103.00–103.00 | 1,689 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,707 | 113.00/cwt | 113.00–113.00 | 1,929 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,010 | 107.25/cwt | 106.50–108.00 | 1,083 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,063 | 107.90/cwt | 106.75–109.50 | 1,147 | 11 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,268 | 103.25/cwt | 101.00–104.50 | 1,309 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,291 | 110.68/cwt | 106.50–114.00 | 1,429 | 42 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,455 | 81.29/cwt | 77.00–84.00 | 1,183 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,256 | 73.04/cwt | 67.00–74.75 | 917 | 6 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,394 | 81.59/cwt | 81.00–83.75 | 1,137 | 34 |
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.