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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Sep 19

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Sep 5Sep 19Oct 3 →

Receipts

1,238 head

▼ 278 vs last sale 1,516▲ 213 vs year ago 1,025 · +20.8%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. Compared to the sale two weeks ago; Mostly lightweight steers and heifers in the offering today. Steers 450-550 lbs, were mixed. Too light a test on lightweight heifers last sale for a comparison. The auction consisted of mostly part loads and smaller strings. Good demand, especially on advertised reputation consignment of light calves. Next feeder sale October 3.

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 $453.47/cwt on 242 head. That ranks 8 of 17 comparable sales and sits −11.63 against this barn's trailing median of $465.10.

Average price

$453.47

242 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$56.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.66

vs IA average

+48.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	457.00	2,503	227
Medium and Large 1-2	577	400.11	2,309	15thin

One grade step is worth $56.89/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale242 hd

453.47

—

IA average4 barns · 428 hd

443.81

+9.66

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+48.83

This barn, trailing median17 sales

465.10

−11.63

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

40 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,642	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	563.00/cwt	563.00–563.00	1,818	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	566.49/cwt	552.50–572.50	2,051	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	381	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,981	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	520.11/cwt	507.50–540.00	2,252	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,106	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	511.12/cwt	500.00–522.00	2,423	103
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	482.71/cwt	464.00–503.00	2,491	89
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	441.08/cwt	430.00–449.50	2,505	131
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,457	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	400.11/cwt	392.00–404.00	2,309	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	405.66/cwt	385.00–420.25	2,531	55
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,348	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	374.20/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,507	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	357.21/cwt	351.50–368.00	2,547	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	353.72/cwt	353.25–355.00	2,713	22
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	866	302.57/cwt	302.00–303.00	2,620	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,085	44
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	906	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,655	5
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,188	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,697	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	506.89/cwt	491.00–519.00	1,936	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,833	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	496.46/cwt	485.00–533.00	2,155	61
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,113	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	423.97/cwt	420.00–441.00	2,001	61
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	473.13/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,252	62
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,422	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	416.58/cwt	396.00–420.00	2,183	51
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,504	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	389.53/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,224	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	400.31/cwt	387.00–414.00	2,442	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	359.34/cwt	341.00–365.00	2,203	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	350.08/cwt	334.00–353.00	2,307	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,577	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	337.81/cwt	319.00–343.50	2,824	13
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,069	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,095	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,121	14
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,196	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,169	9

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 Sep 19, 2025

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

Receipts 1,238Last week 1,516Year ago 1,025

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1050–1100	1,095	285.00	285.00
9	1150–1200	1,196	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	1,725.00	1,725.00
28	350–400	382	491.00–519.00	506.89
61	400–450	434	485.00–533.00	496.46
62	450–500	476	450.00–490.00	473.13
22	500–550	534	469.00	469.00
29	550–600	571	385.00–405.00	389.53
16	600–650	610	387.00–414.00	400.31
23	650–700	659	334.00–353.00	350.08
16	700–750	747	345.00	345.00
13	800–850	836	319.00–343.50	337.81
3	950–1000	990	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	452.50	452.50
6	500–550	522	464.00	464.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	443	477.00	477.00
61	450–500	472	420.00–441.00	423.97
51	500–550	524	396.00–420.00	416.58
3	550–600	560	360.00	360.00
27	600–650	613	341.00–365.00	359.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1150–1200	1,188	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	690.00	690.00
3	300–350	323	563.00	563.00
10	350–400	362	552.50–572.50	566.49
29	400–450	433	507.50–540.00	520.11
103	450–500	474	500.00–522.00	511.12
89	500–550	516	464.00–503.00	482.71
131	550–600	568	430.00–449.50	441.08
55	600–650	624	385.00–420.25	405.66
25	650–700	670	370.00–377.00	374.20
22	700–750	713	351.50–368.00	357.21
22	750–800	767	353.25–355.00	353.72
44	900–950	902	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	520.00	520.00
7	550–600	574	428.00	428.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	453	465.00	465.00
15	550–600	577	392.00–404.00	400.11
3	600–650	638	368.00	368.00
7	850–900	866	302.00–303.00	302.57
5	900–950	906	293.00	293.00

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.