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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Jun 23

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Jun 2Jun 23Aug 4 →

Receipts

2,575 head

▲ 910 vs last sale 1,665▲ 1,640 vs year ago 935 · +175.4%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison. Many load lots offered today. Demand good. Active trade.

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 $244.24/cwt on 1,257 head.

Average price

$244.24

1,257 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$406

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$35.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.39

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	715	247.99	1,774	1,084
Medium and Large 1-2	587	241.12	1,415	51
Large 1	1,027	212.22	2,179	122

One grade step is worth $35.77/cwt here — about −$406 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 sale1,257 hd

244.24

—

IA average2 barns · 1,413 hd

236.85

+7.39

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

Every lot

42 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	299.04/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,121	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	289.32/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,218	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	278.68/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,318	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,169	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	262.59/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,397	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	287.21/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,531	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	551	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,333	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,431	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	572	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,413	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	268.49/cwt	262.00–283.00	1,560	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	588	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,376	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	255.32/cwt	252.50–266.00	1,547	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,537	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	249.09/cwt	240.50–252.00	1,684	242
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	244.03/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,745	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,524	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	229.66/cwt	227.00–236.50	1,771	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	232.98/cwt	226.75–235.50	1,945	288
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	220.99/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,951	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,984	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,992	43
Steers	—	Large 1	1,027	212.22/cwt	191.00–212.75	2,179	122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	907	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	261.66/cwt	259.00–264.00	942	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	956	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	242.23/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,061	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	253.87/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,186	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	225.23/cwt	216.00–234.00	1,090	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	250.79/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,314	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	225.67/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,304	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	250.81/cwt	242.00–253.25	1,477	270
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	237.41/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,484	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,325	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	225.33/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,492	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	227.24/cwt	217.50–231.50	1,675	443
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	220.33/cwt	213.50–222.25	1,663	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,753	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,866	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	196.06/cwt	195.00–196.50	1,839	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,195	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 Jun 23, 2023

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

Receipts 2,575Last week 1,665Year ago 935

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison. Many load lots offered today. Demand good. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	360	259.00–264.00	261.66
35	—	662	219.00–230.00	225.33
62	—	524	241.00–254.00	250.79
71	—	467	249.00–259.00	253.87
6	—	317	286.00	286.00
9	—	872	214.00	214.00
10	—	938	195.00–196.50	196.06
13	—	827	212.00	212.00
96	—	755	213.50–222.25	220.33
89	—	625	230.00–247.00	237.41
443	—	737	217.50–231.50	227.24
30	—	438	241.00–250.00	242.23
270	—	589	242.00–253.25	250.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	405	236.00	236.00
9	—	578	220.00–230.00	225.67
3	—	833	190.00	190.00
8	—	484	216.00–234.00	225.23
4	—	395	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	883	219.00–222.00	220.99
29	—	421	280.00–301.00	289.32
45	—	581	262.00–283.00	268.49
89	—	715	243.00–245.00	244.03
8	—	936	212.00	212.00
11	—	375	298.00–300.00	299.04
12	—	473	278.00–280.00	278.68
242	—	676	240.50–252.00	249.09
288	—	835	226.75–235.50	232.98
27	—	771	227.00–236.50	229.66
36	—	606	252.50–266.00	255.32
43	—	960	207.50	207.50
157	—	533	271.00–290.00	287.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	241.00	241.00
12	—	588	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	762	200.00	200.00
3	—	643	239.00	239.00
10	—	532	262.00–263.00	262.59
3	—	557	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	1,027	191.00–212.75	212.22

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.