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 | 1,275 | 90.00 | 1,148 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,505 | 90.00 | 1,355 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,263 | 89.72 | 1,133 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,162 | 116.70 | 1,356 | 44 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,332 | 97.87 | 1,304 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,122 | 77.49 | 870 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,351 | 118.63 | 1,603 | 24 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,322 | 103.97 | 1,374 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,182 | 80.50 | 951 | 3thin |
Every lot
15 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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,130 | 78.50/cwt | 78.50–78.50 | 887 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,261 | 117.82/cwt | 115.25–121.00 | 1,486 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,285 | 84.50/cwt | 84.50–84.50 | 1,086 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,322 | 103.97/cwt | 100.50–110.00 | 1,374 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,375 | 118.84/cwt | 113.00–125.25 | 1,634 | 19 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,006 | 77.39/cwt | 75.00–80.00 | 779 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,085 | 113.51 |
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.