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 |
|---|
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,622 | 209.25 | 3,394 | 23 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,222 | 213.39 | 2,607 | 22 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,385 | 210.22 | 2,912 | 37 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,314 | 217.19 | 2,854 | 32 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,446 | 213.65 | 3,090 | 17 |
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 ChoiceNatural | 1,117 | 222.00/cwt | 222.00–222.00 | 2,480 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,283 | 217.79/cwt | 216.00–222.00 | 2,794 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,309 | 220.84/cwt | 214.00–223.50 | 2,891 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,392 | 214.69/cwt | 212.00–218.50 | 2,988 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,438 | 209.92/cwt | 208.00–210.50 | 3,019 | 7 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,623 | 210.25/cwt | 210.00–211.00 | 3,412 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| 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.