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 | 1,315 | 120.70 | 1,587 | 95 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 927 | 107.71 | 998 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,109 | 95.00 | 1,053 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,345 | 121.83 | 1,639 | 76 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,090 | 107.03 | 1,167 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,102 | 86.98 | 959 | 3thin |
Every lot
10 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 | 1,090 | 107.03/cwt | 104.00–111.00 | 1,167 | 2 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,102 | 86.98/cwt | 84.00–94.00 | 959 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,279 | 123.13/cwt | 115.00–123.50 | 1,575 | 43 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,432 | 120.13/cwt | 117.00–121.75 | 1,720 | 33 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 927 | 107.71/cwt | 103.00–110.00 | 998 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,011 | 95.01/cwt | 89.00–99.00 | 961 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn 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.