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 | Select and Choice | Average | 1,095 | 231.00 | 2,529 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,532 | 228.74 | 3,504 | 58 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,219 | 243.83 | 2,971 | 21 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,476 | 229.98 | 3,396 | 21 |
Every lot
11 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,142 | 248.33/cwt | 246.50–252.00 | 2,836 | 18 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,380 | 197.00/cwt | 197.00–197.00 | 2,719 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,398 | 229.02/cwt | 225.00–233.00 | 3,202 | 9 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,482 | 231.37/cwt | 228.75–234.00 | 3,429 | 8 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,597 | 228.75/cwt | 228.75–228.75 | 3,653 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,687 | 230.00/cwt | 230.00–230.00 | 3,880 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,828 | 226.75/cwt | 226.00–227.50 | 4,145 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,095 | 231.00/cwt |
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.