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 | 1,333 | 94.50 | 1,260 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,205 | 144.43 | 1,740 | 98 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,146 | 126.29 | 1,447 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,257 | 106.72 | 1,341 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,306 | 147.00 | 1,920 | 105 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,218 | 128.16 | 1,561 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,153 | 114.47 | 1,320 | 3thin |
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 | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,123 | 142.18/cwt | 140.00–147.00 | 1,597 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,144 | 127.46/cwt | 121.00–131.50 | 1,458 | 6 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,153 | 114.47/cwt | 113.00–118.00 | 1,320 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,231 | 150.66/cwt | 148.75–153.00 | 1,855 | 29 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceNatural | 1,275 | 136.50/cwt | 136.50–136.50 | 1,740 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,356 | 145.95/cwt | 139.00–148.25 | 1,979 | 69 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,605 | 124.00/cwt | 124.00–124.00 | 1,990 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 992 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 1,488 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,010 | 107.00/cwt | 107.00–107.00 | 1,081 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,033 | 127.79/cwt | 122.50–131.00 | 1,320 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,147 | 142.36/cwt | 136.00–145.50 | 1,633 | 42 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,258 | 124.78/cwt | 120.50–129.00 | 1,570 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,279 | 145.50/cwt | 138.50–148.60 | 1,861 | 50 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,380 | 106.58/cwt | 104.50–109.00 | 1,471 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,333 | 94.50/cwt | 94.50–94.50 | 1,260 | 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.