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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,336 | 87.76 | 1,172 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,255 | 114.13 | 1,432 | 50 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,362 | 104.43 | 1,422 | 31 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,365 | 88.67 | 1,211 | 38 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,473 | 116.11 | 1,711 | 80 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,417 | 101.25 | 1,435 | 17 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,352 | 89.18 | 1,206 | 10 |
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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,119 | 89.49/cwt | 88.00–91.00 | 1,001 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,196 | 101.66/cwt | 100.00–102.50 | 1,216 | 6 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,361 | 114.31/cwt | 108.50–115.25 | 1,556 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,484 | 116.28/cwt | 112.00–118.75 | 1,726 | 73 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,507 | 88.97/cwt | 84.50–95.00 | 1,341 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,538 | 101.03/cwt | 98.00–108.00 | 1,554 | 11 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,075 | 97.29/cwt | 91.00–102.50 | 1,046 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,186 | 110.98/cwt | 106.50–114.00 | 1,316 | 14 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,203 | 81.82/cwt | 80.00–84.00 | 984 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,282 | 115.35/cwt | 111.00–117.75 | 1,479 | 36 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,404 | 105.49/cwt | 100.50–108.00 | 1,481 | 27 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,471 | 93.14/cwt | 89.50–94.00 | 1,370 | 23 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 1,329 | 87.81/cwt | 84.00–90.00 | 1,167 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,370 | 87.50/cwt | 87.50–87.50 | 1,199 | 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.