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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Nov 20

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Receipts

1,992 head

▲ 1,050 vs last sale 942▲ 1,131 vs year ago 861 · +131.4%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special calf & yearling sale. There is no comparison as last week was a Precondition sale. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trading active.

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 $144.25/cwt on 1,217 head.

Average price

$144.25

1,217 head · 770 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$15.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.89

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	770	144.75	1,114	1,178
Medium and Large 1-2	779	129.22	1,006	39

One grade step is worth $15.53/cwt here — about $108 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 sale1,217 hd

144.25

—

IA average11 barns · 7,540 hd

136.36

+7.89

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

Every lot

52 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 1-2	268	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	456	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	186.44/cwt	185.00–187.00	630	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	672	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	756	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	166.66/cwt	161.00–169.00	790	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	804	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	739	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	146.42/cwt	145.00–148.00	835	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	796	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	824	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	136.42/cwt	134.00–140.00	847	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	141.35/cwt	135.00–144.50	956	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	148.09/cwt	136.00–151.25	1,093	234
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	970	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	142.11/cwt	141.50–143.00	1,108	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	131.79/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,098	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	142.16/cwt	139.75–143.85	1,187	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	144.22/cwt	140.25–145.25	1,233	408
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	135.09/cwt	134.50–135.50	1,259	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,251	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,129	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	122.43/cwt	120.25–122.75	1,234	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,111	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,169	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	159.36/cwt	158.00–160.00	451	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	534	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	586	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	565	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	142.74/cwt	140.00–148.00	621	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	143.39/cwt	137.00–149.00	681	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	124.19/cwt	121.00–128.00	637	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	133.18/cwt	131.00–140.50	718	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	132.97/cwt	129.00–136.50	775	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	135.76/cwt	130.00–143.00	832	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	824	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	132.24/cwt	130.00–132.75	898	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	692	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	889	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	128.09/cwt	126.50–128.50	904	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	139.05/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,029	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	935	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	978	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,098	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	123.10/cwt	123.10–123.10	1,129	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,153	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,211	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	232	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,067	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	288	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,440	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	144.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	617	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	124.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	724	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	636	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	820	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	799	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	783	9

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

Fri Nov 20, 2020

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

Receipts 1,992Last week 942Year ago 861

Special calf & yearling sale. There is no comparison as last week was a Precondition sale. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trading active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	475	137.00–149.00	143.39
13	—	283	158.00–160.00	159.36
10	—	435	140.00–148.00	142.74
48	—	583	129.00–136.50	132.97
6	—	338	158.00	158.00
87	—	539	131.00–140.50	133.18
38	—	613	130.00–143.00	135.76
22	—	917	123.10	123.10
6	—	383	153.00	153.00
55	—	873	125.75	125.75
74	—	740	134.00–140.00	139.05
3	—	1,153	105.00	105.00
16	—	679	130.00–132.75	132.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	692	128.50	128.50
11	—	420	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	644	128.00	128.00
5	—	428	132.00	132.00
5	—	802	122.00	122.00
6	—	771	121.25	121.25
15	—	513	121.00–128.00	124.19
3	—	597	122.00	122.00
30	—	706	126.50–128.50	128.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,008	120.25–122.75	122.43
7	—	517	155.50	155.50
234	—	738	136.00–151.25	148.09
55	—	621	134.00–140.00	136.42
53	—	474	161.00–169.00	166.66
70	—	570	145.00–148.00	146.42
36	—	676	135.00–144.50	141.35
24	—	780	141.50–143.00	142.11
11	—	338	185.00–187.00	186.44
12	—	955	131.00	131.00
80	—	835	139.75–143.85	142.16
6	—	363	185.00	185.00
5	—	432	175.00	175.00
408	—	855	140.25–145.25	144.22
114	—	932	134.50–135.50	135.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	581	141.75	141.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	833	131.00–133.00	131.79
4	—	528	140.00	140.00
7	—	746	130.00	130.00
4	—	973	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,058	105.00	105.00
3	—	268	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,163	100.50	100.50
4	—	573	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	500.00	500.00
5	—	232	460.00	460.00
23	—	580	120.00–130.00	124.82
14	—	428	140.00–150.00	144.14
9	—	799	98.00	98.00
7	—	636	129.00	129.00

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.