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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Dec 4

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Receipts

2,624 head

▲ 632 vs last sale 1,992▲ 448 vs year ago 2,176 · +20.6%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition sale. There is no comparison as the last sale was not Precondition. Demand good for the moderate offerings. Trade 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 $147.93/cwt on 1,331 head.

Average price

$147.93

1,331 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$1.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.76

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	695	148.16	1,029	1,171
Medium and Large 1-2	604	146.25	883	160

One grade step is worth $1.91/cwt here — about $146 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 sale1,331 hd

147.93

—

IA average13 barns · 11,853 hd

146.18

+1.76

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

Every lot

43 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	607	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	163.07/cwt	161.00–165.00	613	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	177.49/cwt	170.00–184.00	689	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	735	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	168.96/cwt	165.00–182.00	806	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	154.07/cwt	151.00–156.00	801	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	167.01/cwt	161.00–173.00	875	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	162.99/cwt	156.50–169.50	934	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	151.69/cwt	144.00–154.50	883	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	153.75/cwt	145.00–158.00	970	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	139.63/cwt	136.00–143.50	885	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	150.25/cwt	146.00–156.50	1,011	240
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	140.91/cwt	135.50–143.50	961	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	689	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	965	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	961	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	143.26/cwt	139.00–147.50	1,034	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	138.00/cwt	133.00–143.25	1,068	246
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,043	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	141.69/cwt	138.25–143.50	1,156	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	138.13/cwt	136.50–140.25	1,185	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	133.89/cwt	124.00–134.50	1,212	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,186	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	158.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	539	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	161.25/cwt	160.00–163.00	610	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	680	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	601	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	158.72/cwt	153.00–163.00	759	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	731	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	152.43/cwt	145.00–158.00	797	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	774	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	141.53/cwt	135.00–146.50	807	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	126.56/cwt	120.00–133.50	729	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	137.30/cwt	130.50–140.25	857	165
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	647	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	928	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	658	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	961	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	136.45/cwt	130.00–141.00	917	248
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	131.22/cwt	125.50–134.00	941	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	126.77/cwt	125.00–128.85	976	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,010	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,107	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,026	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	108.82/cwt	107.50–110.00	1,105	15

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 Dec 4, 2020

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

Receipts 2,624Last week 1,992Year ago 2,176

Western Iowa Precondition sale. There is no comparison as the last sale was not Precondition. Demand good for the moderate offerings. Trade active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	717	125.50–134.00	131.22
6	—	412	165.00	165.00
9	—	378	160.00–163.00	161.25
15	—	1,015	107.50–110.00	108.82
18	—	800	126.25	126.25
91	—	523	145.00–158.00	152.43
99	—	570	135.00–146.50	141.53
102	—	478	153.00–163.00	158.72
32	—	863	128.25	128.25
248	—	672	130.00–141.00	136.45
118	—	770	125.00–128.85	126.77
165	—	624	130.50–140.25	137.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	647	143.50	143.50
21	—	658	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	541	143.00	143.00
6	—	341	156.00–160.00	158.01
6	—	576	120.00–133.50	126.56
5	—	420	143.00	143.00
6	—	928	110.00–111.00	110.51
3	—	492	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	689	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
246	—	774	133.00–143.25	138.00
52	—	905	124.00–134.50	133.89
240	—	673	146.00–156.50	150.25
6	—	1,031	115.00	115.00
31	—	477	165.00–182.00	168.96
52	—	573	156.50–169.50	162.99
151	—	631	145.00–158.00	153.75
82	—	816	138.25–143.50	141.69
170	—	722	139.00–147.50	143.26
16	—	858	136.50–140.25	138.13
19	—	388	170.00–184.00	177.49
93	—	524	161.00–173.00	167.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	605	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	176.00	176.00
17	—	520	151.00–156.00	154.07
5	—	712	135.00	135.00
6	—	376	161.00–165.00	163.07
45	—	634	136.00–143.50	139.63
9	—	426	172.50	172.50
25	—	582	144.00–154.50	151.69
34	—	682	135.50–143.50	140.91
6	—	802	130.00	130.00

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.