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 | 1,361 | 77.50 | 1,055 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,050 | 69.00 | 725 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,183 | 103.11 | 1,220 | 32 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,143 | 94.69 | 1,082 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,423 | 76.27 | 1,085 | 12 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,135 | 103.00 | 1,169 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,233 | 102.11 | 1,259 | 16 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,226 | 92.19 | 1,130 | 12 |
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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 928 | 101.51/cwt | 98.00–106.00 | 942 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,135 | 103.00/cwt | 103.00–103.00 | 1,169 | 4 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,147 | 101.43/cwt | 100.50–103.00 | 1,163 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,286 | 90.32/cwt | 87.00–98.00 | 1,162 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,318 | 102.79/cwt | 100.50–104.25 | 1,355 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,023 | 91.37/cwt | 88.00–95.00 | 935 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,105 | 88.00/cwt | 88.00–88.00 | 972 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,183 | 103.11/cwt | 100.00–104.50 | 1,220 | 32 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,263 | 98.00/cwt | 98.00–98.00 | 1,238 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,404 | 75.75/cwt | 71.00–76.50 | 1,064 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | SelectHeavy Weight | 1,668 | 72.76/cwt | 72.00–73.50 | 1,214 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,050 | 69.00/cwt | 69.00–69.00 | 725 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,361 | 77.50/cwt | 77.50–77.50 | 1,055 | 5 |
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.