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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Slaughter Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Tue, Feb 3

● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2164

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Receipts

109 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 114▼ 94 vs year ago 203 · −46.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the cattle slaughter auction one week ago, Choice Slaughter Steers were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Choice Slaughter Heifers were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Today's consignments consisted of mostly smaller quality packages. Demand was good for today's moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull 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 and Choice	Average	1,189	238.61	2,837	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,398	235.77	3,295	47
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,207	253.89	3,064	11
Steers	Prime	Average	1,366	239.75	3,275	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	237.21	3,497	38

Every lot

8 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,162	259.46/cwt	244.00–270.00	3,015	9
Steers	—	Prime	1,366	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	3,275	8
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,408	228.81/cwt	228.00–229.50	3,222	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,452	237.27/cwt	233.50–239.50	3,445	33
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,620	236.85/cwt	234.00–237.60	3,837	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,189	238.61/cwt	236.25–243.00	2,837	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,393	235.86/cwt	230.00–238.75	3,286	46
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,605	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	3,716	1

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Dunlap, IA

Tue Feb 3, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 109Last week 114Year ago 203

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,162	244.00–270.00	259.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,620	234.00–237.60	236.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	228.00–229.50	228.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,366	239.75	239.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,452	233.50–239.50	237.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,189	236.25–243.00	238.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	231.50	231.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,393	230.00–238.75	235.86

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.