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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,204 | 121.43 | 1,461 | 111 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,182 | 109.54 | 1,295 | 12 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,271 | 88.93 | 1,131 | 17 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,350 | 121.02 | 1,634 | 151 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,070 | 109.56 | 1,172 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,387 | 86.48 | 1,199 | 3thin |
Every lot
11 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,070 | 109.56/cwt | 108.00–111.00 | 1,172 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,216 | 119.37/cwt | 115.00–122.50 | 1,452 | 38 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,387 | 86.48/cwt | 83.50–91.00 | 1,199 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,395 | 121.58/cwt | 115.00–123.25 | 1,696 | 113 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,069 | 109.17/cwt | 104.00–112.50 | 1,167 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,075 | 120.13/cwt | 114.00–130.00 | 1,291 | 40 |
| 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.