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 | 1,229 | 189.18 | 2,325 | 51 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,390 | 194.32 | 2,700 | 133 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,249 | 192.14 | 2,400 | 29 |
Every lot
8 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 | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,101 | 200.33/cwt | 194.00–204.50 | 2,206 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,230 | 190.00/cwt | 190.00–190.00 | 2,337 | 13 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,239 | 192.82/cwt | 192.50–193.00 | 2,389 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,363 | 190.00/cwt | 190.00–190.00 | 2,590 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,392 | 194.33/cwt | 193.00–198.00 | 2,705 | 119 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,409 | 192.50/cwt | 192.50–192.50 | 2,712 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,565 | 200.00/cwt | 200.00–200.00 | 3,130 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,229 | 189.18/cwt | 186.25–192.00 | 2,325 | 51 |
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.