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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Oct 6

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Sep 22Oct 6Oct 20 →

Receipts

2,433 head

▲ 556 vs last sale 1,877▼ 545 vs year ago 2,978 · −18.3%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction two weeks ago, 500 lb steer calves were 6.00 to 9.00 higher and 800 lb yearlings were fully steady. 600 lb. heifer calves sold with a lower undertone. Today's offering included many fancy reputation replacement heifers and steer calves. Also available were many load lots of green high quality yearling cattle. Demand was very good. Trade very 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 $280.26/cwt on 1,099 head.

Average price

$280.26

1,099 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$543

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

$26.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.05

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	282.65	1,909	1,001
Medium and Large 1-2	534	255.78	1,366	98

One grade step is worth $26.88/cwt here — about $543 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 sale1,099 hd

280.26

—

IA average8 barns · 4,861 hd

261.20

+19.05

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

Every lot

46 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	340	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,080	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,339	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	406	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,380	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,179	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	335.74/cwt	322.50–356.00	1,571	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	329.47/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,562	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	284.35/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,390	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	499	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,512	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	515	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,488	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	281.18/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,459	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	248.00/cwt	225.00–261.00	1,287	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,677	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,296	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	286.23/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,629	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	310.07/cwt	307.25–324.00	1,798	205
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,629	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	291.15/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,805	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	287.73/cwt	281.00–294.00	1,790	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	271.18/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,822	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,692	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,809	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,972	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	248.16/cwt	244.00–249.25	2,184	262
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	226.48/cwt	221.00–227.00	2,190	69
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	366	300.55/cwt	285.00–314.00	1,100	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,047	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	261.87/cwt	255.00–274.00	1,087	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	284.82/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,208	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	240.31/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,031	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	267.77/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,256	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	284.37/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,339	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,207	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,161	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	276.92/cwt	265.00–294.00	1,451	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	258.67/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,363	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	561	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,616	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	248.24/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,427	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	248.93/cwt	248.50–250.00	1,536	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	239.95/cwt	235.00–241.50	1,615	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,763	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	232.25/cwt	232.25–232.25	1,779	415
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	1,900	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	894	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,020	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,343	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,340	6

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 Oct 6, 2023

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

Receipts 2,433Last week 1,877Year ago 2,978

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	232.00	232.00
5	—	500	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	617	248.50–250.00	248.93
64	—	469	258.00–280.00	267.77
65	—	801	237.25	237.25
20	—	727	242.50	242.50
17	—	673	235.00–241.50	239.95
415	—	766	232.25	232.25
87	—	575	241.00–260.00	248.24
8	—	415	255.00–274.00	261.87
8	—	374	280.00	280.00
72	—	527	249.00–270.00	258.67
14	—	894	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	501	241.00	241.00
15	—	429	238.00–250.00	240.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	471	281.00–286.00	284.37
35	—	366	285.00–314.00	300.55
31	—	561	288.00	288.00
39	—	524	265.00–294.00	276.92
31	—	424	271.00–290.00	284.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	340.00	340.00
205	—	580	307.25–324.00	310.07
15	—	674	251.00	251.00
21	—	524	320.00	320.00
44	—	622	281.00–294.00	287.73
66	—	468	322.50–356.00	335.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	289.00	289.00
9	—	499	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
262	—	880	244.00–249.25	248.16
41	—	569	271.00–300.00	286.23
12	—	388	345.00	345.00
57	—	519	270.00–294.00	281.18
5	—	340	317.50	317.50
6	—	418	282.00	282.00
4	—	718	252.00	252.00
55	—	474	312.50–340.00	329.47
69	—	967	221.00–227.00	226.48
65	—	620	280.00–301.00	291.15
60	—	672	266.00–274.00	271.18
10	—	772	255.50	255.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	519	225.00–261.00	248.00
37	—	566	229.00	229.00
6	—	608	268.00	268.00
20	—	489	282.50–290.00	284.35

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.