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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Jan 31

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Receipts

3,063 head

▲ 486 vs last sale 2,577▼ 307 vs year ago 3,370 · −9.1%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition Sale. No comparison, as the last sale was not Precondition. CME feeder cattle futures up 3.00 today. Prices continue to rise, especially on yearling cattle. Many load lots of both calves and yearlings, along with plenty of smaller strings in the offering. Many buyers in the arena today. The market was very active throughout the sale.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.31/cwt on 305 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −106.79 against this barn's trailing median of $465.10.

Average price

$358.31

305 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.49

vs IA average

+9.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	358.31	1,999	305

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 sale305 hd

358.31

—

IA average5 barns · 1,222 hd

348.83

+9.49

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

+9.65

This barn, trailing median17 sales

465.10

−106.79

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

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.43, low $368.70, median $465.10 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

29 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	413.47/cwt	408.00–418.00	1,608	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	377.92/cwt	364.00–392.00	1,765	66
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,611	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	370.27/cwt	359.50–381.00	1,937	122
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	350.34/cwt	333.00–360.50	2,035	183
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	327.32/cwt	312.50–341.50	2,052	115
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,990	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	309.12/cwt	293.00–320.25	2,093	170
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	305.34/cwt	290.00–312.00	2,171	349
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	279.17/cwt	272.50–288.00	2,150	95
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	280.93/cwt	269.00–289.00	2,304	237
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	279.15/cwt	255.50–282.75	2,390	199
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	267.29/cwt	260.50–269.00	2,566	100
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	387.98/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,420	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	368.30/cwt	358.00–383.00	1,532	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	338.80/cwt	247.00–358.00	1,623	56
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	325.07/cwt	311.50–336.00	1,703	89
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	308.22/cwt	296.00–321.00	1,775	78
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	297.65/cwt	289.00–304.00	1,863	158
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	285.02/cwt	270.00–288.75	1,895	192
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,776	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	277.51/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,951	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	718	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,097	33
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,870	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	752	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	2,057	24
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	262.97/cwt	250.00–272.50	2,014	296
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	259.89/cwt	250.00–268.25	2,090	139
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,932	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,285	73

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 31, 2025

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

Receipts 3,063Last week 2,577Year ago 3,370

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	366	380.00–397.50	387.98
13	400–450	416	358.00–383.00	368.30
56	450–500	479	247.00–358.00	338.80
89	500–550	524	311.50–336.00	325.07
78	550–600	576	296.00–321.00	308.22
158	600–650	626	289.00–304.00	297.65
192	650–700	665	270.00–288.75	285.02
23	700–750	703	261.00–280.00	277.51
296	750–800	766	250.00–272.50	262.97
139	800–850	804	250.00–268.25	259.89
73	850–900	867	263.50	263.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
33	700–750	718	292.00	292.00
24	750–800	752	273.50	273.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	650–700	683	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	748	250.00	250.00
4	800–850	805	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	481	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	647	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	389	408.00–418.00	413.47
66	450–500	467	364.00–392.00	377.92
122	500–550	523	359.50–381.00	370.27
183	550–600	581	333.00–360.50	350.34
115	600–650	627	312.50–341.50	327.32
170	650–700	677	293.00–320.25	309.12
349	700–750	711	290.00–312.00	305.34
95	750–800	770	272.50–288.00	279.17
237	800–850	820	269.00–289.00	280.93
199	850–900	856	255.50–282.75	279.15
100	950–1000	960	260.50–269.00	267.29

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.