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 | Average | 1,376 | 86.54 | 1,191 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,279 | 113.16 | 1,448 | 125 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,112 | 106.09 | 1,180 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,292 | 100.80 | 1,302 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,438 | 111.66 | 1,606 | 62 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,607 | 102.00 | 1,639 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,377 | 91.67 | 1,262 | 3thin |
Every lot
13 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,020 | 109.50/cwt | 109.50–109.50 | 1,117 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,025 | 104.00/cwt | 104.00–104.00 | 1,066 | 1 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,160 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 1,102 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,445 | 111.70/cwt | 107.75–114.50 | 1,614 | 61 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,485 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 1,337 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,898 | 101.00/cwt | 101.00–101.00 | 1,917 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,051 |
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.