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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,268 | 77.75 | 986 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,255 | 104.34 | 1,310 | 181 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,218 | 91.99 | 1,120 | 19 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,107 | 78.10 | 864 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,327 | 106.44 | 1,412 | 154 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,382 | 99.16 | 1,370 | 12 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,203 | 87.54 | 1,053 | 3thin |
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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,080 | 86.50/cwt | 86.50–86.50 | 934 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,221 | 99.56/cwt | 96.00–101.00 | 1,216 | 5 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,223 | 107.25/cwt | 103.50–111.50 | 1,312 | 66 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,265 | 88.06/cwt | 86.00–90.00 | 1,114 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,405 | 105.83/cwt | 102.00–111.75 | 1,487 | 88 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,497 | 98.88/cwt | 92.00–100.50 | 1,480 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 987 | 78.57 |
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.