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 | 1,258 | 142.53 | 1,793 | 68 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,210 | 132.04 | 1,598 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,219 | 121.38 | 1,479 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,307 | 141.96 | 1,855 | 69 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,272 | 131.20 | 1,668 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,246 | 120.24 | 1,498 | 4thin |
Every lot
14 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 | 1,123 | 131.46/cwt | 128.00–135.00 | 1,476 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,162 | 140.97/cwt | 137.00–147.50 | 1,638 | 25 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,183 | 120.98/cwt | 120.00–122.00 | 1,431 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,308 | 119.50/cwt | 119.00–120.00 | 1,563 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,389 | 142.52/cwt | 138.00–145.00 | 1,980 | 44 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,420 | 130.94/cwt | 126.00–135.00 | 1,859 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 940 | 125.00/cwt | 125.00–125.00 | 1,175 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,025 | 134.07/cwt | 130.00–136.00 | 1,374 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,142 | 140.93/cwt | 140.00–144.00 | 1,609 | 18 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,281 | 143.36/cwt | 140.50–145.00 | 1,836 | 48 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,358 | 119.57/cwt | 114.00–124.50 | 1,624 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,360 | 133.50/cwt | 133.50–133.50 | 1,816 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,615 | 124.50/cwt | 124.50–124.50 | 2,011 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,758 | 137.00/cwt | 137.00–137.00 | 2,408 | 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.