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 | 1,272 | 77.24 | 982 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,070 | 69.50 | 744 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,256 | 106.47 | 1,337 | 53 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,087 | 102.42 | 1,114 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,239 | 86.14 | 1,067 | 32 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,418 | 107.17 | 1,520 | 76 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,275 | 103.09 | 1,314 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,225 | 100.08 | 1,226 | 31 |
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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,193 | 102.11/cwt | 87.00–109.00 | 1,218 | 25 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,275 | 103.09/cwt | 102.00–104.00 | 1,314 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,360 | 91.63/cwt | 87.00–98.00 | 1,246 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,418 | 107.17/cwt | 104.00–109.25 | 1,520 | 76 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,042 | 102.00/cwt | 102.00–102.00 | 1,063 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,053 | 88.61/cwt | 79.00–99.00 | 933 | 21 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,127 | 102.79/cwt | 98.00–104.00 | 1,158 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,225 | 82.86/cwt | 77.00–90.00 | 1,015 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,251 | 106.55/cwt | 104.00–109.00 | 1,333 | 52 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,495 | 102.50/cwt | 102.50–102.50 | 1,532 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | SelectHeavy Weight | 1,675 | 81.09/cwt | 80.00–84.50 | 1,358 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,070 | 69.50/cwt | 69.50–69.50 | 744 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,272 | 77.24/cwt | 76.00–78.00 | 982 | 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.