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 |
|---|
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,386 | 83.00 | 1,150 | 40 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,413 | 72.17 | 1,020 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,267 | 103.59 | 1,312 | 160 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,262 | 95.02 | 1,199 | 58 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,194 | 84.95 | 1,014 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,380 | 104.67 | 1,445 | 148 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,212 | 102.37 | 1,241 | 18 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,160 | 95.98 | 1,113 | 5thin |
Every lot
16 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,085 | 98.97/cwt | 96.00–105.00 | 1,074 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,098 | 104.80/cwt | 101.00–110.00 | 1,151 | 12 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,175 | 108.00/cwt | 108.00–108.00 | 1,269 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,375 | 104.79/cwt | 100.00–108.00 | 1,441 | 144 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,396 | 97.61/cwt | 96.00–98.50 | 1,363 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,460 | 84.00/cwt | 84.00–84.00 | 1,226 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,660 | 97.00/cwt | 97.00–97.00 | 1,610 | 1 |
| Steers |
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.