Sale reports / Iowa / Dunlap Livestock Auction / 2024-10-29

Dunlap Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Tue, Oct 29
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2164
Receipts
336 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 208▲ 178 vs year ago 158 · +112.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers 2.00 higher, steers over 1500 lbs 4.00-5.00 higher. No implant steers bringing a slight premium. Choice slaughter heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. A few load lots in the offering, along with many smaller packages. Demand good.

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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,358183.002,48582
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,505184.752,78048
HeifersChoiceAverage1,341188.032,52256
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,142186.962,13422
SteersChoiceAverage1,464188.322,756107
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,248186.892,33212

Every lot

11 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,248186.89/cwt183.75–193.502,33212
Steers—Choice1,392187.61/cwt185.00–190.252,61266
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,456189.66/cwt188.50–190.752,76114
Steers—Choice1,576189.55/cwt189.50–190.002,98718
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,776189.00/cwt188.75–191.003,3579
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,089185.99/cwt183.00–194.502,0257
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,166187.41/cwt186.50–189.752,18515
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,296189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,4498
Heifers—Choice1,349187.87/cwt185.00–190.002,53448
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,358183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,48582
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,505184.75/cwt184.75–184.752,78048

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.