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 | 1,411 | 253.03 | 3,571 | 48 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,399 | 241.51 | 3,379 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,440 | 255.04 | 3,673 | 111 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,300 | 247.22 | 3,213 | 5thin |
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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,185 | 249.96/cwt | 240.50–260.00 | 2,962 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,376 | 245.39/cwt | 243.00–246.50 | 3,377 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,410 | 254.87/cwt | 253.10–259.00 | 3,594 | 49 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,459 | 255.17/cwt | 250.50–255.60 | 3,723 | 61 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,760 | 255.00/cwt | 255.00–255.00 | 4,488 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,225 | 243.92/cwt | 240.00–248.00 | 2,988 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,349 | 254.63/cwt | 252.50–258.00 | 3,435 | 25 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,479 | 251.30/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.