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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Dec 17

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Dec 10Dec 17Dec 31 →

Receipts

2,545 head

▲ 1,115 vs last sale 1,430▼ 134 vs year ago 2,679 · −5.0%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This was their Western Iowa Preconditioned Calf and Yearling sale. Compared to last week steer calves under 650 lbs. ended mixed; 650-800 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher; over 800 lbs. 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 500-650 lbs. mostly 4.00-11.00 higher. The heavier heifers did not have the volumes both weeks to compare. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was 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 $171.98/cwt on 1,387 head.

Average price

$171.98

1,387 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$7.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	172.20	1,146	1,343
Medium and Large 1-2	565	165.07	933	44

One grade step is worth $7.13/cwt here — about $213 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 sale1,387 hd

171.98

—

IA average9 barns · 8,157 hd

168.98

+3.00

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

Every lot

33 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	725	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	217.14/cwt	215.00–222.00	838	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	772	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	212.21/cwt	203.00–224.00	896	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	922	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,037	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	847	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	188.07/cwt	181.00–199.50	1,002	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	180.47/cwt	174.00–184.50	1,032	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	174.59/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,100	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,016	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	972	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	167.65/cwt	156.50–172.25	1,138	295
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	165.25/cwt	158.50–170.00	1,203	306
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	158.70/cwt	155.00–160.75	1,217	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	160.85/cwt	157.50–162.00	1,314	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,420	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	616	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	179.57/cwt	179.00–180.00	752	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	173.07/cwt	168.00–177.00	827	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	161.69/cwt	155.00–170.50	855	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	561	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	785	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	835	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	158.48/cwt	150.00–163.50	927	181
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	147.25/cwt	146.50–148.00	889	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	158.84/cwt	151.00–161.50	986	173
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	154.70/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,046	199
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	965	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	150.22/cwt	147.00–152.50	1,097	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,100	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,198	21

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 17, 2021

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

Receipts 2,545Last week 1,430Year ago 2,679

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	180.00	180.00
12	—	419	179.00–180.00	179.57
14	—	756	145.50	145.50
21	—	838	143.00	143.00
100	—	478	168.00–177.00	173.07
173	—	621	151.00–161.50	158.84
181	—	585	150.00–163.50	158.48
103	—	730	147.00–152.50	150.22
199	—	676	149.00–157.00	154.70
115	—	529	155.00–170.50	161.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	604	146.50–148.00	147.25
3	—	432	162.00	162.00
14	—	689	140.00	140.00
4	—	453	161.00	161.00
6	—	568	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	501	169.00	169.00
5	—	493	187.00	187.00
3	—	372	195.00	195.00
4	—	643	158.00	158.00
6	—	404	191.00	191.00
22	—	650	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
295	—	679	156.50–172.25	167.65
306	—	728	158.50–170.00	165.25
180	—	572	174.00–184.50	180.47
5	—	922	154.00	154.00
13	—	386	215.00–222.00	217.14
119	—	533	181.00–199.50	188.07
6	—	494	210.00	210.00
41	—	422	203.00–224.00	212.21
87	—	767	155.00–160.75	158.70
130	—	817	157.50–162.00	160.85
161	—	630	168.00–179.00	174.59

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.