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 | 1,393 | 225.82 | 3,146 | 70 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,309 | 217.08 | 2,841 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,494 | 225.80 | 3,374 | 85 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,286 | 221.17 | 2,845 | 13 |
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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,186 | 223.22/cwt | 216.00–234.00 | 2,647 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,349 | 219.89/cwt | 216.00–221.00 | 2,966 | 8 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,377 | 226.49/cwt | 225.50–226.85 | 3,119 | 8 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,431 | 227.10/cwt | 227.10–227.10 | 3,250 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,466 | 225.63/cwt | 224.00–226.35 | 3,308 | 40 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,545 | 225.58/cwt | 224.25–226.00 | 3,485 | 13 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,548 | 225.85/cwt | 223.50–227.00 | 3,496 | 12 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,683 | 225.07/cwt | 220.50–226.00 | 3,788 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers |
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.