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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,209 | 108.05 | 1,306 | 90 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,251 | 93.71 | 1,173 | 22 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,161 | 85.00 | 987 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,350 | 108.27 | 1,461 | 109 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,495 | 97.13 | 1,452 | 18 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,370 | 88.19 | 1,208 | 9thin |
Every lot
14 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,110 | 104.84/cwt | 103.00–110.00 | 1,164 | 27 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,163 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,163 | 2 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,229 | 87.88/cwt | 81.00–90.00 | 1,080 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,418 | 109.76/cwt | 103.00–114.50 | 1,556 | 80 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,458 | 99.26/cwt | 95.00–102.00 | 1,447 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,483 | 88.43/cwt | 86.00–90.00 | 1,311 | 5 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,845 | 95.00/cwt | 91.00–99.00 | 1,753 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 2,083 | 79.33/cwt | 77.00–82.00 | 1,652 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,052 | 95.74/cwt | 92.00–99.00 | 1,007 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,073 | 86.00/cwt | 86.00–86.00 | 923 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,142 | 105.06/cwt | 103.00–108.00 | 1,200 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,215 | 108.34/cwt | 105.00–112.75 | 1,316 | 82 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,326 | 92.95/cwt | 90.00–102.00 | 1,233 | 16 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,425 | 82.00/cwt | 82.00–82.00 | 1,169 | 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.