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 | 933 | 240.37 | 2,243 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,232 | 225.26 | 2,775 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,165 | 221.23 | 2,577 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 915 | 260.00 | 2,379 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,402 | 227.09 | 3,184 | 71 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,122 | 210.73 | 2,364 | 3thin |
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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 915 | 260.00/cwt | 260.00–260.00 | 2,379 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,122 | 210.73/cwt | 204.00–216.00 | 2,364 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,391 | 227.12/cwt | 223.00–229.00 | 3,159 | 68 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,627 | 227.50/cwt | 227.50–227.50 | 3,701 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,695 | 224.00/cwt | 224.00–224.00 | 3,797 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 933 | 240.37/cwt | 237.00–242.00 | 2,243 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed |
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.