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 | 870 | 107.00 | 931 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,495 | 83.00 | 1,241 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,235 | 120.27 | 1,486 | 79 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,236 | 100.74 | 1,245 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,024 | 94.87 | 971 | 25 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,363 | 119.96 | 1,635 | 77 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,338 | 110.25 | 1,475 | 2thin |
Every lot
14 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,080 | 109.00/cwt | 109.00–109.00 | 1,177 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,228 | 120.18/cwt | 112.00–121.25 | 1,476 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,383 | 120.20/cwt | 113.00–124.00 | 1,662 | 63 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,595 | 111.50/cwt | 111.50–111.50 | 1,778 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,880 | 102.00/cwt | 102.00–102.00 | 1,918 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 995 | 102.67/cwt | 100.00–106.00 | 1,022 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed |
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.