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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Nov 15

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Nov 1Nov 15Nov 22 →

Receipts

1,733 head

▲ 953 vs last sale 780▲ 1,733 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the Nov 1 sale lightweight steers were steady to mostly 3.00-7.00 higher, 800 pound steers were 2.00-7.00 lower. Lightweight heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower, 800 pound heifers were steady to 6.00 lower. Moderate offering of cattle was offered, with many not weaned. Demand was good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.09/cwt on 725 head.

Average price

$156.09

725 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$17.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.39

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	157.34	994	672
Medium and Large 1-2	616	140.24	864	53

One grade step is worth $17.10/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale725 hd

156.09

—

IA average8 barns · 4,304 hd

145.70

+10.39

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

54 lots · USDA AMS · Dunlap Livestock Feeder 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	276	199.35/cwt	196.00–200.00	550	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	206.71/cwt	196.00–210.00	647	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	357	192.30/cwt	191.00–195.00	687	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	399	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	698	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	417	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	694	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	181.53/cwt	179.00–187.00	782	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	179.85/cwt	177.00–180.25	836	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	502	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	160.12/cwt	156.00–164.50	845	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	154.79/cwt	151.00–164.00	887	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	145.90/cwt	145.00–147.00	839	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	151.20/cwt	148.00–154.50	928	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	646	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	953	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	148.61/cwt	146.00–150.00	991	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	948	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	133.25/cwt	131.00–135.00	911	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	875	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	141.45/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,038	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	144.86/cwt	134.50–150.00	1,133	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	134.22/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,107	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	133.88/cwt	128.00–143.25	1,151	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,174	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	136.58/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,330	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	233	175.83/cwt	173.00–180.00	410	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	239	157.12/cwt	151.00–161.00	376	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	322	174.06/cwt	164.00–182.00	560	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	371	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	523	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	167.86/cwt	162.00–170.00	631	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	170.04/cwt	163.00–173.00	699	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	156.07/cwt	155.50–156.50	732	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	769	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	128.04/cwt	123.00–130.00	682	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	136.71/cwt	133.00–139.50	800	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	136.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	843	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	121.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	754	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	141.03/cwt	133.00–145.00	969	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	981	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	122.02/cwt	116.00–128.25	888	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	134.55/cwt	130.50–140.00	1,020	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	980	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	984	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	140.52/cwt	133.50–142.50	1,179	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,154	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	724	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	737	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	895	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	667	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	400	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	786	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	487	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	963	88.25/cwt	88.25–88.25	850	202

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 Feeder Cattle - Dunlap, IA

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	667	146.00–150.00	148.61
86	—	573	151.00–164.00	154.79
54	—	974	125.00–137.50	136.58
21	—	734	138.00–143.00	141.45
18	—	313	196.00–210.00	206.71
45	—	825	132.00–137.00	134.22
70	—	431	179.00–187.00	181.53
8	—	930	126.25	126.25
20	—	782	134.50–150.00	144.86
31	—	614	148.00–154.50	151.20
57	—	528	156.00–164.50	160.12
112	—	860	128.00–143.25	133.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	166.50	166.50
6	—	399	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	145.00–147.00	145.90
17	—	684	131.00–135.00	133.25
14	—	729	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	276	196.00–200.00	199.35
5	—	502	150.00	150.00
3	—	325	195.00	195.00
12	—	646	147.50	147.50
43	—	357	191.00–195.00	192.30
6	—	672	141.00	141.00
42	—	465	177.00–180.25	179.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	239	151.00–161.00	157.12
3	—	435	130.00	130.00
11	—	533	123.00–130.00	128.04
3	—	478	121.00	121.00
6	—	371	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	728	116.00–128.25	122.02
3	—	292	160.00	160.00
36	—	778	126.00	126.00
6	—	522	135.00	135.00
19	—	622	115.00–125.00	121.27
54	—	808	121.75	121.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	411	163.00–173.00	170.04
7	—	233	173.00–180.00	175.83
44	—	322	164.00–182.00	174.06
17	—	518	147.00–150.00	148.47
36	—	469	155.50–156.50	156.07
44	—	376	162.00–170.00	167.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	687	133.00–145.00	141.03
14	—	881	131.00	131.00
63	—	839	133.50–142.50	140.52
22	—	460	160.00	160.00
7	—	758	130.50–140.00	134.55
33	—	617	130.00–140.00	136.70
81	—	585	133.00–139.50	136.71
7	—	727	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	503	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	737	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	60.00	60.00
12	—	786	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
202	—	963	88.25	88.25

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.