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 |
|---|
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,633 | 98.50 | 1,609 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,283 | 133.29 | 1,710 | 82 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,363 | 118.07 | 1,609 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,292 | 109.06 | 1,409 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,471 | 136.48 | 2,008 | 88 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,452 | 123.63 | 1,795 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,410 | 100.84 | 1,422 | 11 |
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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,200 | 125.14/cwt | 123.00–127.00 | 1,502 | 2 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,204 | 99.06/cwt | 93.00–105.00 | 1,193 | 5 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,305 | 135.36/cwt | 131.00–137.00 | 1,766 | 21 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,487 | 104.79/cwt | 100.00–111.00 | 1,558 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,523 | 136.83/cwt | 130.00–138.00 | 2,084 | 67 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,536 | 123.12/cwt | 120.00–126.00 | 1,891 | 6 |
| Steers | — | SelectHeavy Weight | 2,055 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 1,850 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,138 | 130.80/cwt | 125.50–132.50 | 1,489 | 31 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,198 | 117.88/cwt | 115.50–120.50 | 1,412 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,211 | 110.27/cwt | 110.00–111.00 | 1,335 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,364 | 135.12/cwt | 130.50–137.60 | 1,843 | 49 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,435 | 106.93/cwt | 105.00–110.00 | 1,534 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,473 | 118.19/cwt | 114.00–120.00 | 1,741 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,553 | 127.00/cwt | 127.00–127.00 | 1,972 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,633 | 98.50/cwt | 98.50–98.50 | 1,609 | 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.