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 | 1,167 | 98.06 | 1,144 | 164 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,250 | 91.55 | 1,144 | 25 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,276 | 80.58 | 1,028 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,331 | 100.23 | 1,334 | 138 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,363 | 94.03 | 1,282 | 26 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,539 | 81.64 | 1,256 | 11 |
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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,025 | 81.52/cwt | 80.00–83.00 | 836 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,236 | 94.66/cwt | 90.50–96.50 | 1,170 | 8 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,331 | 100.62/cwt | 97.50–109.00 | 1,339 | 62 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,331 | 99.91/cwt | 96.50–106.75 | 1,330 | 76 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,399 | 94.15/cwt | 90.50–95.00 | 1,317 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,653 | 81.67/cwt | 79.50–85.00 | 1,350 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,770 | 87.00/cwt | 87.00–87.00 | 1,540 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 939 | 102.29/cwt | 98.00–110.50 | 961 | 21 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,108 | 83.60/cwt | 80.00–85.50 | 926 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,200 | 97.44/cwt | 93.00–100.75 | 1,169 | 143 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,225 | 87.88/cwt | 85.00–90.00 | 1,077 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,266 | 94.00/cwt | 90.00–96.00 | 1,190 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | SelectHeavy Weight | 1,528 | 76.06/cwt | 75.00–77.25 | 1,162 | 2 |
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.