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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-01

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Jan 1

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Dec 18Jan 1Jan 8 →

Receipts

1,812 head

▼ 867 vs last sale 2,679▼ 1,949 vs year ago 3,761 · −51.8%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition sale. Compared to the sale two weeks ago; 600 pound steers were steady, 700 pound steers 4.00 lower, 800 pound steers 2.00 higher. Light heifers, 500-700 pounds were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand good for the moderate offerings of good quality cattle. 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 $149.84/cwt on 1,067 head.

Average price

$149.84

1,067 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$4.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	699	150.05	1,049	1,016
Medium and Large 1-2	639	145.60	930	51

One grade step is worth $4.45/cwt here — about $119 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 sale1,067 hd

149.84

—

IA average2 barns · 1,978 hd

146.46

+3.38

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

Every lot

38 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	664	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	551	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	717	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	179.48/cwt	173.00–186.00	772	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	182.03/cwt	171.00–188.50	839	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	165.37/cwt	161.50–169.00	774	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	163.13/cwt	156.00–168.00	874	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	165.44/cwt	154.50–168.50	926	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	892	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	160.86/cwt	156.00–163.50	1,004	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	156.26/cwt	150.50–157.75	1,030	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	142.74/cwt	140.50–145.00	992	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	144.70/cwt	137.50–150.00	1,035	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	945	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	135.12/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,050	220
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	138.81/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,122	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,133	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,089	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	135.61/cwt	127.75–137.00	1,269	73
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	596	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	161.77/cwt	158.00–166.00	631	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	687	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	161.58/cwt	159.50–163.00	790	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	158.07/cwt	154.00–160.00	820	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	154.86/cwt	148.00–160.00	883	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	144.19/cwt	143.00–145.00	836	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	143.97/cwt	137.00–150.00	901	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	875	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	135.80/cwt	129.50–140.00	909	163
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	134.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	962	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	999	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	758	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,095	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	124.72/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,010	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,120	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,059	3

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 Jan 1, 2021

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

Receipts 1,812Last week 2,679Year ago 3,761

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	109.00	109.00
4	—	926	121.00	121.00
14	—	331	180.00	180.00
17	—	390	158.00–166.00	161.77
20	—	750	133.25	133.25
23	—	417	164.75	164.75
25	—	810	124.00–125.00	124.72
35	—	570	148.00–160.00	154.86
163	—	669	129.50–140.00	135.80
29	—	489	159.50–163.00	161.58
73	—	626	137.00–150.00	143.97
83	—	519	154.00–160.00	158.07
119	—	718	130.00–139.00	134.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	758	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	135.00	135.00
3	—	337	160.00	160.00
15	—	580	143.00–145.00	144.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	560	154.50–168.50	165.44
16	—	319	208.00	208.00
25	—	536	156.00–168.00	163.13
41	—	430	173.00–186.00	179.48
11	—	461	171.00–188.50	182.03
124	—	808	134.00–147.00	138.81
220	—	777	130.00–141.00	135.12
96	—	715	137.50–150.00	144.70
138	—	659	150.50–157.75	156.26
155	—	624	156.00–163.50	160.86
24	—	885	128.00	128.00
73	—	936	127.75–137.00	135.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	170.00	170.00
10	—	825	130.00	130.00
3	—	603	148.00	148.00
6	—	468	161.50–169.00	165.37
3	—	338	163.00	163.00
10	—	575	150.00	150.00
3	—	738	128.00	128.00
6	—	695	140.50–145.00	142.74
5	—	893	122.00	122.00

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.