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 | 1,388 | 224.55 | 3,116 | 81 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,206 | 215.67 | 2,601 | 5thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,284 | 225.80 | 2,899 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,492 | 225.02 | 3,357 | 74 |
Every lot
13 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,220 | 234.00/cwt | 234.00–234.00 | 2,855 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceNatural | 1,275 | 225.00/cwt | 225.00–225.00 | 2,869 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,282 | 221.33/cwt | 220.00–222.00 | 2,837 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,418 | 216.51/cwt | 216.00–217.00 | 3,070 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,450 | 225.04/cwt | 224.25–225.75 | 3,263 | 28 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,457 | 224.84/cwt | 222.50–225.50 | 3,276 | 24 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,530 | 224.65/cwt | 224.25–224.75 | 3,437 | 5 |
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.