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 | 1,303 | 154.00 | 2,007 | 86 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,212 | 143.62 | 1,741 | 39 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,423 | 151.69 | 2,159 | 24 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,352 | 145.11 | 1,961 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,380 | 133.50 | 1,842 | 2thin |
Every lot
12 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,105 | 131.00/cwt | 131.00–131.00 | 1,448 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,207 | 145.31/cwt | 145.00–146.00 | 1,754 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceValue Added | 1,315 | 160.00/cwt | 160.00–160.00 | 2,104 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,428 | 151.33/cwt | 150.00–155.50 | 2,161 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,655 | 136.00/cwt | 136.00–136.00 | 2,251 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,785 | 144.50/cwt | 144.50–144.50 | 2,579 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,003 | 153.00 |
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.