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 | 1,345 | 87.00 | 1,170 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,208 | 120.94 | 1,461 | 99 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,437 | 105.61 | 1,518 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,273 | 85.00 | 1,082 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,337 | 121.07 | 1,619 | 159 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,261 | 105.39 | 1,329 | 5thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,069 | 92.56 | 989 | 4thin |
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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,069 | 92.56/cwt | 85.00–96.00 | 989 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,072 | 104.49/cwt | 99.00–107.00 | 1,120 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,214 | 119.78/cwt | 112.00–123.50 | 1,454 | 45 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,382 | 121.61/cwt | 113.00–123.50 | 1,681 | 111 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,455 | 124.50/cwt | 124.50–124.50 | 1,811 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,545 | 106.75/cwt | 106.75–106.75 | 1,649 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,710 | 112.00/cwt | 112.00–112.00 | 1,915 | 1 |
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.