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 | 1,283 | 242.21 | 3,107 | 33 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,132 | 236.36 | 2,675 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,145 | 245.00 | 2,805 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,381 | 240.76 | 3,326 | 84 |
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 | 1,145 | 245.00/cwt | 245.00–245.00 | 2,805 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,329 | 242.50/cwt | 242.50–242.50 | 3,223 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,377 | 240.71/cwt | 237.00–243.50 | 3,315 | 73 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,552 | 238.62/cwt | 237.75–239.50 | 3,703 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,030 | 260.00/cwt | 260.00–260.00 | 2,678 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,075 | 233.00/cwt | 233.00–233.00 | 2,505 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,160 | 238.04/cwt | 236.50–240.00 | 2,761 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,299 | 241.06/cwt | 238.50–243.75 | 3,131 | 31 |
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.