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 | 1,314 | 102.74 | 1,350 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,298 | 144.41 | 1,875 | 56 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,159 | 134.77 | 1,562 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,169 | 109.13 | 1,276 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,422 | 145.97 | 2,075 | 75 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,246 | 132.44 | 1,650 | 15 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,304 | 118.40 | 1,544 | 5thin |
Every lot
17 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,150 | 132.81/cwt | 127.00–136.50 | 1,527 | 12 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,257 | 120.01/cwt | 115.00–124.00 | 1,509 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,279 | 141.14/cwt | 138.00–143.00 | 1,805 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,375 | 115.98/cwt | 111.00–121.00 | 1,595 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,429 | 147.89/cwt | 139.00–153.50 | 2,113 | 56 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,493 | 133.46/cwt | 133.00–134.00 | 1,993 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,739 | 138.00/cwt | 138.00–138.00 | 2,400 | 5 |
| Steers |
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.