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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Jan 24

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

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Receipts

2,577 head

▲ 260 vs last sale 2,317▲ 951 vs year ago 1,626 · +58.5%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison, as the last sale was Precondition. Many load lots today, including a featured consignment of 1,000 head. Good demand both in the stands and online. CME live feeder futures up again today.

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 $315.93/cwt on 440 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −107.30 against this barn's trailing median of $423.22.

Average price

$315.93

440 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$38.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.58

vs IA average

+11.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	316.80	1,793	430
Medium and Large 1-2	554	278.50	1,543	10thin

One grade step is worth $38.30/cwt here — about $251 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale440 hd

315.93

—

IA average9 barns · 1,994 hd

307.34

+8.58

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

+11.51

This barn, trailing median16 sales

423.22

−107.30

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

43 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	325	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,297	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,520	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,522	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	427	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,618	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	403.91/cwt	381.00–408.00	1,805	85
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	378.61/cwt	374.00–384.00	1,795	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,759	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	343.43/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,848	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	557	327.73/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,825	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	360.29/cwt	334.00–361.75	2,079	273
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	313.27/cwt	283.00–320.00	1,811	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,950	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	292.64/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,920	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	278.44/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,854	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	323.75/cwt	299.00–327.50	2,182	180
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	301.25/cwt	293.00–304.50	2,130	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	264.38/cwt	258.00–270.00	2,097	74
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,129	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	280.25/cwt	280.25–280.25	2,360	63
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	265.71/cwt	250.00–273.50	2,367	123
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	268.20/cwt	268.10–268.25	2,462	104
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	993	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,363	4
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,108	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,271	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,269	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	363.63/cwt	349.00–366.00	1,600	122
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	341.04/cwt	332.50–352.00	1,586	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	316.07/cwt	308.00–330.00	1,631	71
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,574	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	316.94/cwt	291.00–320.25	1,826	359
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	287.45/cwt	271.00–295.50	1,797	93
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,616	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	651	312.75/cwt	312.75–312.75	2,036	49
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,630	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	279.79/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,833	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	728	230.12/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,675	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	268.73/cwt	254.00–270.50	1,991	186
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	261.97/cwt	258.00–270.75	1,991	156
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	263.35/cwt	253.00–264.00	2,196	102
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,974	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	897	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,135	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	732	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,801	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 Jan 24, 2025

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

Receipts 2,577Last week 2,317Year ago 1,626

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	380.00	380.00
122	400–450	440	349.00–366.00	363.63
31	450–500	465	332.50–352.00	341.04
71	500–550	516	308.00–330.00	316.07
359	550–600	576	291.00–320.25	316.94
93	600–650	625	271.00–295.50	287.45
15	650–700	655	279.00–281.00	279.79
186	700–750	741	254.00–270.50	268.73
156	750–800	760	258.00–270.75	261.97
102	800–850	834	253.00–264.00	263.35
18	850–900	897	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	562	280.00	280.00
14	650–700	652	250.00	250.00
17	800–850	840	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
49	650–700	651	312.75	312.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
10	700–750	728	228.00–235.00	230.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	630	256.50	256.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	455.00	455.00
5	350–400	356	427.50	427.50
85	400–450	447	381.00–408.00	403.91
20	450–500	474	374.00–384.00	378.61
273	550–600	577	334.00–361.75	360.29
180	650–700	674	299.00–327.50	323.75
29	700–750	707	293.00–304.50	301.25
63	800–850	842	280.25	280.25
123	850–900	891	250.00–273.50	265.71
104	900–950	918	268.10–268.25	268.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	427	379.00	379.00
10	450–500	492	357.50	357.50
32	550–600	557	317.00–330.00	327.73
9	600–650	623	313.00	313.00
30	650–700	656	290.00–294.00	292.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	500–550	538	330.00–348.00	343.43
27	550–600	578	283.00–320.00	313.27
16	650–700	666	275.00–281.00	278.44
74	750–800	793	258.00–270.00	264.38
7	800–850	835	255.00	255.00
4	950–1000	993	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	399.00	399.00
4	700–750	710	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1100–1150	1,108	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	732	246.00	246.00

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.