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 | 1,391 | 84.79 | 1,179 | 31 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,300 | 70.21 | 913 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,280 | 112.38 | 1,439 | 101 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,275 | 103.99 | 1,326 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 973 | 86.24 | 839 | 23 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,409 | 110.56 | 1,558 | 76 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,413 | 98.87 | 1,397 | 6thin |
Every lot
16 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 | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,145 | 99.89/cwt | 96.50–104.00 | 1,144 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,205 | 108.90/cwt | 106.00–111.50 | 1,312 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,260 | 101.92/cwt | 101.00–103.00 | 1,284 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,363 | 111.82/cwt | 108.00–116.00 | 1,524 | 41 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,615 | 109.20/cwt | 107.00–113.50 | 1,764 | 22 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,835 | 94.79/cwt | 90.00–100.50 | 1,739 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 862 | 84.11/cwt | 82.00–87.00 | 725 | 19 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 899 | 115.43/cwt | 108.00–118.00 | 1,038 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,154 | 104.00/cwt | 101.00–106.00 | 1,200 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,319 | 112.35/cwt | 108.00–115.50 | 1,482 | 74 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,328 | 91.67/cwt | 90.50–93.00 | 1,217 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,342 | 103.99/cwt | 101.00–105.50 | 1,396 | 18 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,518 | 108.79/cwt | 108.50–109.00 | 1,651 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | SelectHeavy Weight | 1,675 | 101.00/cwt | 100.50–101.50 | 1,692 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,300 | 70.21/cwt | 65.00–75.50 | 913 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,391 | 84.79/cwt | 83.50–86.50 | 1,179 | 31 |
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.