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 | 1,216 | 183.05 | 2,225 | 82 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,204 | 170.08 | 2,048 | 14 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,158 | 160.29 | 1,856 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,396 | 181.63 | 2,536 | 154 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,322 | 169.97 | 2,247 | 24 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,327 | 156.42 | 2,075 | 11 |
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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,123 | 153.79/cwt | 150.00–160.00 | 1,727 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,130 | 170.65/cwt | 168.00–175.00 | 1,928 | 10 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,194 | 177.50/cwt | 176.00–184.50 | 2,119 | 15 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,403 | 157.40/cwt | 152.00–160.00 | 2,208 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,418 | 182.08/cwt | 177.00–185.25 | 2,582 | 139 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,459 | 169.48/cwt | 165.00–175.00 | 2,473 | 14 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,075 | 176.35/cwt | 175.00–181.00 | 1,896 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,092 | 160.93/cwt | 153.00–165.50 | 1,757 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,101 | 172.02/cwt | 167.00–174.50 | 1,894 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,156 | 185.00/cwt | 185.00–185.00 | 2,139 | 38 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,312 | 158.78/cwt | 156.00–160.50 | 2,083 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,324 | 182.84/cwt | 177.50–184.75 | 2,421 | 34 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,342 | 167.49/cwt | 163.00–168.50 | 2,248 | 6 |
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.