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 | 1,307 | 240.02 | 3,138 | 29 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,422 | 220.19 | 3,131 | 16 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,408 | 237.56 | 3,345 | 71 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,224 | 229.18 | 2,805 | 9thin |
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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,224 | 229.18/cwt | 223.00–233.00 | 2,805 | 9 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,250 | 231.00/cwt | 231.00–231.00 | 2,888 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,360 | 241.05/cwt | 235.00–242.25 | 3,278 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,415 | 237.33/cwt | 235.50–242.50 | 3,358 | 64 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,168 | 233.45/cwt | 232.00–235.00 | 2,727 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,246 | 242.84/cwt | 242.00–243.00 | 3,026 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,327 | 239.12/cwt | 237.00–242.00 | 3,173 | 22 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,458 | 218.30/cwt | 213.00–230.00 | 3,183 | 14 |
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.