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 | 1,414 | 101.02 | 1,428 | 23 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,372 | 138.64 | 1,903 | 49 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,271 | 128.98 | 1,640 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,418 | 115.00 | 1,631 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,398 | 139.01 | 1,943 | 78 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,330 | 129.38 | 1,721 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,240 | 115.00 | 1,426 | 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,240 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,426 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,250 | 128.74/cwt | 128.00–129.50 | 1,609 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,324 | 136.91/cwt | 133.00–139.50 | 1,813 | 18 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,410 | 130.02/cwt | 129.50–130.50 | 1,833 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,420 | 139.64/cwt | 133.00–141.30 | 1,983 | 60 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,227 | 129.05/cwt | 128.50–130.00 | 1,583 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,282 | 137.25/cwt | 132.00–139.50 | 1,760 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,404 | 139.47/cwt | 134.50–141.25 | 1,958 | 33 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,418 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,631 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,448 | 128.72/cwt | 128.00–129.50 | 1,864 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,690 | 132.00/cwt | 132.00–132.00 | 2,231 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 1,252 | 92.36/cwt | 90.50–94.00 | 1,156 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | —Natural | 1,438 | 102.32/cwt | 101.50–102.50 | 1,471 | 20 |
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.