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 | Average | 1,200 | 140.73 | 1,689 | 50 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,088 | 133.59 | 1,453 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,198 | 117.91 | 1,413 | 15 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,387 | 141.76 | 1,967 | 69 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,226 | 134.08 | 1,644 | 11 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,110 | 122.00 | 1,354 | 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,057 | 133.56/cwt | 130.00–136.00 | 1,412 | 6 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,089 | 139.56/cwt | 138.00–147.50 | 1,520 | 7 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,110 | 122.00/cwt | 122.00–122.00 | 1,354 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,326 | 135.76/cwt | 134.00–137.00 | 1,800 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,421 | 142.01/cwt | 138.00–144.00 | 2,018 | 62 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,840 | 130.50/cwt | 130.50–130.50 | 2,401 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 973 | 141.02/cwt | 138.00–143.00 | 1,372 | 13 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,053 | 133.24/cwt | 132.00–134.00 | 1,403 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,123 | 117.00/cwt | 116.00–121.00 | 1,314 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,228 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 1,658 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,263 | 140.78/cwt | 138.75–142.25 | 1,778 | 35 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,349 | 119.72/cwt | 114.50–123.50 | 1,615 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,580 | 138.00/cwt | 138.00–138.00 | 2,180 | 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.