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 | 1,366 | 255.06 | 3,485 | 30 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,402 | 239.34 | 3,356 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,468 | 253.91 | 3,728 | 56 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,371 | 247.63 | 3,395 | 8thin |
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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,256 | 251.00/cwt | 251.00–251.00 | 3,153 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,397 | 254.23/cwt | 252.00–259.00 | 3,552 | 39 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,440 | 245.60/cwt | 241.00–249.00 | 3,537 | 5 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,582 | 254.75/cwt | 254.75–254.75 | 4,030 | 4 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,644 | 250.00/cwt | 250.00–250.00 | 4,110 | 6 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,650 | 255.00/cwt | 255.00–255.00 | 4,208 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,148 | 247.31/cwt | 243.00–252.00 | 2,839 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,356 | 255.06/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.