Sale reports / Iowa / Dunlap Livestock Auction / 2026-09-01

Dunlap Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Tue, Sep 1
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2164
Receipts
212 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 125▼ 61 vs year ago 273 · −22.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction one week ago Choice Slaughter Steers were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Choice Slaughter Heifers were fully steady. Demand was moderate for today's choice slaughter weights with many available returning to feed.

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 ChoiceAverage1,076233.872,51619
HeifersChoiceAverage1,324219.122,90129
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,204227.932,74575
SteersChoiceAverage1,378219.133,02077
SteersSelectAverage1,435212.003,0421thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,200228.40/cwt223.00–235.502,74172
Steers—Select and Choice1,307216.69/cwt205.00–237.502,8323
Steers—Choice1,375219.17/cwt214.00–222.003,01476
Steers—Select1,435212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,0421
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,630216.00/cwt216.00–216.003,5211
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,076233.87/cwt220.00–239.002,51619
Heifers—Choice1,324219.12/cwt215.50–222.002,90129

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.