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 | 1,173 | 65.00 | 762 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,280 | 111.79 | 1,431 | 150 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,128 | 104.19 | 1,176 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,064 | 94.42 | 1,005 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,374 | 114.48 | 1,573 | 113 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,234 | 104.16 | 1,285 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,455 | 90.25 | 1,313 | 2thin |
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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,200 | 98.50/cwt | 98.50–98.50 | 1,182 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,210 | 104.27/cwt | 103.50–105.00 | 1,262 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,221 | 114.72/cwt | 107.50–117.35 | 1,401 | 25 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,258 | 104.05/cwt | 103.00–105.00 | 1,309 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,418 | 114.41/cwt | 110.00–116.00 | 1,622 | 88 |
| Steers | — | SelectHeavy Weight | 1,710 | 82.00/cwt | 82.00–82.00 | 1,402 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 920 | 91.00/cwt | 91.00–91.00 | 837 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,032 | 104.23/cwt | 104.00–105.00 | 1,076 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,100 | 95.28/cwt | 89.50–98.00 | 1,048 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,216 | 109.89/cwt | 107.00–114.50 | 1,336 | 29 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,257 | 104.14/cwt | 103.00–105.00 | 1,309 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,295 | 112.24/cwt | 108.50–114.75 | 1,454 | 121 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,173 | 65.00/cwt | 65.00–65.00 | 762 | 3 |
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.