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 | Average | 1,203 | 59.00 | 709 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 904 | 120.64 | 1,090 | 21 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,242 | 113.47 | 1,409 | 32 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,557 | 89.50 | 1,394 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,349 | 114.76 | 1,548 | 207 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,233 | 109.36 | 1,348 | 35 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,102 | 99.14 | 1,092 | 7thin |
Every lot
14 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,085 | 102.03/cwt | 98.00–104.50 | 1,107 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,095 | 111.42/cwt | 105.00–121.00 | 1,220 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,143 | 91.91/cwt | 89.00–95.00 | 1,051 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,190 | 112.00/cwt | 112.00–112.00 | 1,333 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,272 | 108.57/cwt | 103.50–110.50 | 1,381 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,350 | 114.77/cwt | 108.50–116.10 | 1,549 | 206 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,855 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,948 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 895 | 121.35/cwt | 101.00–125.00 | 1,086 | 20 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,075 | 106.50/cwt | 106.50–106.50 | 1,145 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,097 | 111.04/cwt | 110.50–112.00 | 1,218 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,257 | 113.72/cwt | 109.50–115.25 | 1,429 | 29 |
| Heifers | — | SelectHeavy Weight | 1,557 | 89.50/cwt | 89.50–89.50 | 1,394 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 870 | 56.00/cwt | 56.00–56.00 | 487 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,535 | 62.00/cwt | 62.00–62.00 | 952 | 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.