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 | 1,418 | 229.00 | 3,247 | 63 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,113 | 224.34 | 2,496 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,532 | 231.15 | 3,542 | 56 |
Every lot
6 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,467 | 231.02/cwt | 228.00–232.50 | 3,389 | 41 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,676 | 231.50/cwt | 231.50–231.50 | 3,880 | 9 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,764 | 231.50/cwt | 231.50–231.50 | 4,084 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,107 | 225.17/cwt | 220.00–240.00 | 2,493 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,135 | 221.00/cwt | 221.00–221.00 | 2,508 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,418 | 229.00/cwt | 226.00–231.50 | 3,247 | 63 |
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.