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 Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,355 | 82.75 | 1,121 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,530 | 82.75 | 1,266 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,259 | 108.54 | 1,366 | 120 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,213 | 98.68 | 1,197 | 19 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,299 | 74.74 | 971 | 31 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,435 | 108.24 | 1,553 | 204 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,260 | 100.82 | 1,270 | 9thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,239 | 92.42 | 1,145 | 3thin |
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 | 1,080 | 91.00/cwt | 91.00–91.00 | 983 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,161 | 103.01/cwt | 101.50–105.00 | 1,196 | 4 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,184 | 112.04/cwt | 110.00–115.00 | 1,327 | 16 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,318 | 93.13/cwt | 91.00–95.50 | 1,227 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,339 | 99.06/cwt | 97.50–100.50 | 1,326 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,456 | 107.92/cwt | 103.50–113.00 | 1,571 | 188 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 982 | 112.13/cwt | 109.00–114.00 | 1,101 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,005 | 97.14/cwt | 93.00–100.00 | 976 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,041 | 72.64/cwt | 68.00–80.00 | 756 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,269 | 99.09/cwt | 95.00–102.50 | 1,257 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,281 | 108.25/cwt | 104.00–110.75 | 1,387 | 111 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,495 | 73.88/cwt | 70.00–80.00 | 1,105 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | SelectHeavy Weight | 1,680 | 85.20/cwt | 81.00–86.50 | 1,431 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,530 | 82.75/cwt | 82.75–82.75 | 1,266 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,355 | 82.75/cwt | 82.75–82.75 | 1,121 | 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.