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 | Low | 1,353 | 183.98 | 2,490 | 50 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,147 | 181.78 | 2,086 | 16 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,427 | 184.74 | 2,636 | 58 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,293 | 184.69 | 2,388 | 18 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,345 | 180.50 | 2,428 | 1thin |
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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,233 | 185.78/cwt | 184.50–186.50 | 2,291 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,240 | 182.50/cwt | 182.50–182.50 | 2,263 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,261 | 184.63/cwt | 183.00–186.50 | 2,328 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,333 | 184.35/cwt | 184.00–186.00 | 2,457 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,345 | 180.50/cwt | 180.50–180.50 | 2,428 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,385 | 182.00/cwt | 182.00–182.00 | 2,521 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,440 | 178.00/cwt | 178.00–178.00 | 2,563 | 1 |
| 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.