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 | Select and Choice | Average | 1,176 | 252.78 | 2,973 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,245 | 251.99 | 3,138 | 41 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,298 | 239.00 | 3,102 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 975 | 310.00 | 3,023 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,437 | 252.43 | 3,628 | 72 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,655 | 244.00 | 4,038 | 2thin |
Every lot
12 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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 975 | 310.00/cwt | 310.00–310.00 | 3,023 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,421 | 252.36/cwt | 251.50–258.50 | 3,586 | 46 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,430 | 247.00/cwt | 247.00–247.00 | 3,532 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,431 | 253.00/cwt | 250.00–254.25 | 3,620 | 23 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,650 | 253.75/cwt | 253.75–253.75 | 4,187 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,777 | 247.00/cwt | 247.00–247.00 | 4,389 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,880 | 241.00/cwt | 241.00–241.00 | 4,531 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,160 | 251.91/cwt | 251.50–252.00 | 2,922 | 24 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,162 | 255.05/cwt | 248.00–259.50 | 2,964 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,190 | 250.50/cwt | 250.50–250.50 | 2,981 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,298 | 239.00/cwt | 239.00–239.00 | 3,102 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,366 | 252.11/cwt | 248.00–254.00 | 3,444 | 17 |
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.