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 | 1,418 | 89.13 | 1,264 | 8thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 977 | 77.41 | 756 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,239 | 122.86 | 1,522 | 38 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,305 | 105.00 | 1,370 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,491 | 85.23 | 1,271 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,324 | 123.52 | 1,635 | 105 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,353 | 103.34 | 1,398 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,378 | 92.33 | 1,273 | 3thin |
Every lot
15 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 | 995 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,045 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,257 | 124.46/cwt | 115.50–125.00 | 1,564 | 63 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,310 | 93.00/cwt | 92.00–94.00 | 1,218 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,424 | 122.11/cwt | 114.50–125.00 | 1,739 | 42 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,472 | 102.79/cwt | 99.00–105.00 | 1,513 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,515 | 91.00/cwt | 91.00–91.00 | 1,379 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,210 | 124.25/cwt | 124.25–124.25 | 1,503 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,240 | 122.82/cwt | 118.75–125.10 | 1,523 | 37 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,245 | 91.00/cwt | 91.00–91.00 | 1,133 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,305 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,370 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | SelectHeavy Weight | 1,614 | 82.34/cwt | 80.00–84.50 | 1,329 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 1,250 | 86.50/cwt | 86.50–86.50 | 1,081 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,442 | 89.50/cwt | 89.50–89.50 | 1,291 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 841 | 76.39/cwt | 74.00–78.00 | 642 | 5 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,655 | 82.50/cwt | 82.50–82.50 | 1,365 | 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.