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 and Prime | Average | 1,294 | 137.50 | 1,779 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,299 | 126.98 | 1,650 | 83 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,255 | 113.13 | 1,420 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,528 | 137.50 | 2,101 | 20 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,381 | 129.12 | 1,784 | 131 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,452 | 118.63 | 1,722 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,145 | 96.00 | 1,099 | 1thin |
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 | 1,145 | 96.00/cwt | 96.00–96.00 | 1,099 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,256 | 127.27/cwt | 122.00–133.00 | 1,599 | 24 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,315 | 119.00/cwt | 119.00–119.00 | 1,565 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,403 | 129.64/cwt | 124.50–134.75 | 1,819 | 105 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,520 | 118.45/cwt | 117.00–120.00 | 1,800 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,528 | 137.50/cwt | 137.50–137.50 | 2,101 | 20 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,750 | 124.00/cwt | 124.00–124.00 | 2,170 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,200 | 109.95/cwt | 105.75–115.00 | 1,319 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,233 | 123.97/cwt | 118.00–127.50 | 1,529 | 37 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,294 | 137.50/cwt | 137.50–137.50 | 1,779 | 17 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,349 | 129.66/cwt | 123.25–134.50 | 1,749 | 45 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,365 | 119.50/cwt | 119.50–119.50 | 1,631 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,520 | 117.50/cwt | 117.50–117.50 | 1,786 | 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.