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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Apr 26

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Apr 12Apr 26May 3 →

Receipts

2,064 head

▲ 884 vs last sale 1,180▼ 615 vs year ago 2,679 · −23.0%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition Sale. No comparison today, as the previous sale was not Precondition. Upward trend noted. Included in the offering was a load lot of heifer calves and several strings of yearlings. Large crowd today. Good demand throughout the sale.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $283.35/cwt on 252 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −139.87 against this barn's trailing median of $423.22.

Average price

$283.35

252 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.48

vs IA average

+13.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	283.35	1,619	252

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale252 hd

283.35

—

IA average4 barns · 654 hd

288.83

−5.48

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

+13.16

This barn, trailing median16 sales

423.22

−139.87

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $464.60, low $372.86, median $423.22 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

31 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	349.71/cwt	333.00–360.00	1,546	40
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	328.67/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,620	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	331.06/cwt	320.00–344.00	1,718	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	317.70/cwt	301.00–330.00	1,824	160
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	301.47/cwt	292.00–318.00	1,866	124
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,713	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	294.65/cwt	277.00–304.25	1,974	79
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	280.52/cwt	275.00–285.50	1,989	35
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	239.13/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,734	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	260.17/cwt	249.50–273.50	1,985	74
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,886	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	241.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,984	55
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,044	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,018	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	215.03/cwt	212.50–215.50	2,129	32
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,000	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	2,165	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	337.73/cwt	333.00–342.50	1,439	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	324.05/cwt	307.00–340.00	1,513	64
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	293.89/cwt	283.00–305.00	1,563	64
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	279.76/cwt	270.00–284.50	1,637	188
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	249.32/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,541	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	273.23/cwt	259.00–279.00	1,699	108
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	662	269.25/cwt	269.25–269.25	1,782	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	258.89/cwt	250.00–265.50	1,771	107
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	696	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,670	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	233.92/cwt	228.00–236.50	1,736	39
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	234.66/cwt	230.50–240.75	1,840	179
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	235.02/cwt	233.25–235.50	1,885	33
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	810	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,936	23
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	812	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,803	28
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,493	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 Apr 26, 2024

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

Receipts 2,064Last week 1,180Year ago 2,679

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,000	216.50	216.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	400–450	442	333.00–360.00	349.71
31	450–500	493	324.00–340.00	328.67
43	500–550	519	320.00–344.00	331.06
160	550–600	574	301.00–330.00	317.70
124	600–650	619	292.00–318.00	301.47
79	650–700	670	277.00–304.25	294.65
35	700–750	709	275.00–285.50	280.52
74	750–800	763	249.50–273.50	260.17
55	800–850	820	235.00–245.00	241.94
9	850–900	866	236.00	236.00
6	900–950	913	221.00	221.00
32	950–1000	990	212.50–215.50	215.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	659	260.00	260.00
21	700–750	725	227.00–250.00	239.13
5	750–800	786	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	696	240.00	240.00
28	800–850	812	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	400–450	426	333.00–342.50	337.73
64	450–500	467	307.00–340.00	324.05
64	500–550	532	283.00–305.00	293.89
188	550–600	585	270.00–284.50	279.76
108	600–650	622	259.00–279.00	273.23
107	650–700	684	250.00–265.50	258.89
39	700–750	742	228.00–236.50	233.92
179	750–800	784	230.50–240.75	234.66
33	800–850	802	233.25–235.50	235.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	650–700	662	269.25	269.25
23	800–850	810	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	618	247.50–250.00	249.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	553	270.00	270.00

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.