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 | 1,089 | 152.43 | 1,660 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,342 | 182.98 | 2,456 | 38 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,261 | 172.27 | 2,173 | 18 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,402 | 183.00 | 2,566 | 40 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,426 | 172.70 | 2,464 | 11 |
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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,190 | 176.50/cwt | 176.50–176.50 | 2,100 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,281 | 167.87/cwt | 167.75–168.00 | 2,150 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,377 | 182.36/cwt | 178.00–185.00 | 2,511 | 18 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,439 | 184.03/cwt | 177.50–184.60 | 2,648 | 13 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,458 | 184.60/cwt | 184.60–184.60 | 2,691 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,601 | 178.50/cwt | 178.25–179.50 | 2,858 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice |
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.