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 | 1,240 | 100.05 | 1,241 | 65 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,234 | 90.71 | 1,119 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,343 | 76.75 | 1,031 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,349 | 101.35 | 1,367 | 81 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,346 | 89.90 | 1,210 | 18 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,468 | 79.77 | 1,171 | 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,208 | 89.73/cwt | 86.00–95.00 | 1,084 | 11 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,215 | 80.34/cwt | 77.00–83.00 | 976 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,257 | 101.85/cwt | 96.00–111.00 | 1,280 | 46 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,469 | 100.70/cwt | 95.00–105.00 | 1,479 | 35 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,563 | 79.56/cwt | 74.50–83.50 | 1,244 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,564 | 90.16/cwt | 87.00–94.00 | 1,410 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,009 | 93.74/cwt | 87.00–95.00 | 946 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,188 | 100.47/cwt | 97.00–106.50 | 1,194 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,198 | 77.75/cwt | 72.50–80.00 | 931 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,256 | 99.93/cwt | 97.00–102.00 | 1,255 | 50 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,360 | 91.37/cwt | 90.00–95.00 | 1,243 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | SelectHeavy Weight | 1,633 | 74.75/cwt | 71.00–77.00 | 1,221 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,665 | 81.75/cwt | 80.00–85.00 | 1,361 | 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.