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 | Average | 1,090 | 256.69 | 2,798 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,340 | 242.31 | 3,246 | 26 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,387 | 236.81 | 3,283 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,174 | 264.41 | 3,104 | 10 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,256 | 261.98 | 3,290 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,500 | 244.59 | 3,670 | 46 |
Every lot
9 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,174 | 264.41/cwt | 240.00–269.00 | 3,104 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,256 | 261.98/cwt | 259.00–263.50 | 3,290 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,495 | 244.56/cwt | 240.00–247.00 | 3,656 | 45 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,745 | 246.00/cwt | 246.00–246.00 | 4,293 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,090 | 256.69/cwt | 241.00–267.00 | 2,798 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,205 | 238.00/cwt | 238.00–238.00 | 2,868 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | 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.