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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Slaughter Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Tue, Sep 22

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2164

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Receipts

176 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 91▼ 92 vs year ago 268 · −34.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week a lower undertone was evident as was the CME. Demand was light for today's moderate supply. Many smaller packages along with several quality, reputation consignments were were available today.

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	1,241	224.22	2,782	31
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,339	216.68	2,901	61
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,287	238.77	3,074	62
Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	219.21	3,181	51

Every lot

10 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	1,237	245.05/cwt	227.50–257.00	3,031	50
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,424	214.04/cwt	212.50–216.00	3,048	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,444	219.80/cwt	215.50–224.50	3,174	35
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,466	217.93/cwt	217.00–224.50	3,195	16
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,645	209.67/cwt	190.00–216.25	3,449	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,053	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,569	9
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,241	220.17/cwt	216.00–230.00	2,732	12
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,316	216.29/cwt	208.00–219.50	2,846	32
Heifers	—	Choice	1,364	217.11/cwt	214.00–226.00	2,961	29
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,410	211.27/cwt	210.00–216.00	2,979	10

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 Sep 22, 2026

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

Receipts 176Last week 91Year ago 268

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,364	214.00–226.00	217.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,410	210.00–216.00	211.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,316	208.00–219.50	216.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,241	216.00–230.00	220.17
9	—	1,053	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,444	215.50–224.50	219.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,424	212.50–216.00	214.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,466	217.00–224.50	217.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,645	190.00–216.25	209.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,237	227.50–257.00	245.05

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.