Sale reports / Iowa / Dunlap Livestock Auction / 2026-02-10

Dunlap Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Tue, Feb 10
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2164
Receipts
151 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 109▲ 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the cattle slaughter auction last week, Choice Slaughter Steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Choice Slaughter Heifers were 2.50 higher. Many smaller packages of cattle available in today's offering. Demand was 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
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,230251.893,09931
HeifersChoiceAverage1,373238.253,27166
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,266253.703,2129thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,517238.683,62144

Every lot

7 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,191261.14/cwt260.00–263.753,1107
Steers—Choice1,476238.80/cwt235.00–242.003,52536
Steers—Select and Choice1,528227.68/cwt222.00–234.003,4792
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,701238.16/cwt236.00–240.004,0518
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,093265.02/cwt216.00–292.002,89718
Heifers—Choice1,373238.25/cwt235.00–240.003,27166
Heifers—Select and Choice1,420233.70/cwt226.00–236.003,31913

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.