Sale reports / Iowa / Dunlap Livestock Auction / 2022-05-24

Dunlap Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Tue, May 24
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2164
Receipts
338 head
▲ 151 vs last sale 187▲ 56 vs year ago 282 · +19.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today due to last week not reported. Several load lots today. Demand good. Active trade.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,233111.591,3766thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,36883.851,1474thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,600114.001,8241thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,223140.761,721108
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,174125.441,47344
HeifersSelectAverage1,275112.031,42818
SteersChoiceAverage1,191139.981,667132
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,216131.791,6029thin
SteersSelectAverage1,192108.591,2943thin

Every lot

19 lots · USDA AMS · Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Dunlap, IA
Nothing 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,085106.88/cwt104.00–109.001,1602
Steers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,125139.83/cwt138.50–143.501,57398
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,153132.48/cwt127.50–134.001,5277
Steers—Choice1,381140.40/cwt138.00–144.501,93934
Steers—Select1,405112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,5741
Steers—Select and Choice1,435129.39/cwt126.00–133.001,8572
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,050126.38/cwt121.00–133.501,32732
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,111110.44/cwt103.00–112.501,2279
Heifers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,136141.98/cwt135.00–143.601,61353
Heifers—Choice1,291139.84/cwt137.75–142.501,80550
Heifers—Select and Choice1,295131.52/cwt131.00–132.001,7032
Heifers—Select1,375117.28/cwt115.00–121.251,6136
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,463137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,0045
Heifers—Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,546121.22/cwt116.50–123.501,87410
Heifers—SelectHeavy Weight1,565106.32/cwt101.00–111.001,6643
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,130110.87/cwt104.00–119.001,2534
Bulls——1,438113.03/cwt108.00–118.001,6252
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,36883.85/cwt75.00–86.001,1474
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,600114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,8241

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages
One 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.