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 | 1,274 | 145.28 | 1,851 | 141 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,177 | 133.20 | 1,567 | 25 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,413 | 115.13 | 1,627 | 27 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,445 | 144.99 | 2,096 | 162 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,280 | 132.97 | 1,703 | 35 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,383 | 117.12 | 1,620 | 28 |
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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,079 | 134.01/cwt | 130.50–137.00 | 1,446 | 10 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,130 | 121.92/cwt | 118.50–125.00 | 1,378 | 8 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,156 | 142.27/cwt | 139.00–144.50 | 1,645 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,309 | 120.22/cwt | 117.00–126.50 | 1,574 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,361 | 132.55/cwt | 128.50–137.50 | 1,804 | 25 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,420 | 148.50/cwt | 148.50–148.50 | 2,109 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,461 | 145.09/cwt | 139.00–147.50 | 2,120 | 152 |
| 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.