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 | 1,379 | 194.32 | 2,680 | 66 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,212 | 191.21 | 2,317 | 65 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,508 | 196.99 | 2,971 | 33 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,307 | 191.01 | 2,497 | 16 |
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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,201 | 189.80/cwt | 189.00–193.00 | 2,279 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,338 | 191.44/cwt | 189.00–192.00 | 2,561 | 10 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,356 | 199.50/cwt | 199.50–199.50 | 2,705 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,365 | 191.25/cwt | 191.25–191.25 | 2,611 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,370 | 193.89/cwt | 193.00–197.00 | 2,656 | 6 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,455 | 198.50/cwt | 198.50–198.50 | 2,888 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,539 | 197.50/cwt | 197.50–197.50 | 3,040 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,579 | 200.25/cwt | 200.25–200.25 | 3,162 | 10 |
| Steers | — | 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.