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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Oct 3

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Sep 19Oct 3Oct 17 →

Receipts

1,783 head

▲ 545 vs last sale 1,238▲ 51 vs year ago 1,732 · +2.9%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. Compared to the auction two weeks ago; steers 550-lbs 4.00 lower, 600 lbs 10.00 lower. Load lot of 900 lbs steers 1.00 higher, with limited numbers last week. Too light a test on heifers both weeks, no comparison. Over five loads of yearlings, along with half load of light steers and many other smaller packages in the offering today. Demand moderate at times, good during yearling sales.

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 $437.48/cwt on 323 head. That ranks 4 of 17 comparable sales and sits −27.63 against this barn's trailing median of $465.10.

Average price

$437.48

323 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$40.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

vs IA average

+14.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	442.82	2,441	280
Medium and Large 1-2	567	402.71	2,282	43

One grade step is worth $40.10/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale323 hd

437.48

—

IA average6 barns · 1,202 hd

439.22

−1.75

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

+14.83

This barn, trailing median17 sales

465.10

−27.63

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

44 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	294	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,735	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	528.46/cwt	511.00–545.00	1,881	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	524.54/cwt	490.00–532.00	2,145	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,999	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	447.46/cwt	433.00–473.00	1,987	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	485.40/cwt	460.00–501.50	2,243	98
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,111	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	488	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,147	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	454.51/cwt	440.00–469.00	2,382	104
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	403.54/cwt	397.50–413.00	2,175	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	437.09/cwt	416.00–450.50	2,478	172
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,260	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	401.92/cwt	380.00–409.00	2,383	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	395.47/cwt	375.00–399.00	2,472	96
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,296	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	377.86/cwt	354.00–382.50	2,494	84
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,478	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,694	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	372.75/cwt	372.75–372.75	3,019	66
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	856	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,782	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	944	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	3,243	64
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	316.89/cwt	309.00–322.50	3,071	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	174	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	11
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	530.69/cwt	505.00–557.50	1,497	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	513.69/cwt	497.00–527.00	1,736	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,736	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	424.63/cwt	412.50–440.00	1,737	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	478.80/cwt	457.00–500.00	2,035	89
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	453.63/cwt	440.00–472.00	2,128	57
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	422.29/cwt	411.00–435.00	2,234	84
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,079	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	407.06/cwt	381.00–419.00	2,332	92
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	365.34/cwt	362.00–371.00	2,104	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	360.28/cwt	341.00–366.00	2,198	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	339.30/cwt	338.00–342.50	2,280	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,581	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	330.39/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,544	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	331.54/cwt	322.50–334.50	2,676	180
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	301.59/cwt	300.25–306.00	2,687	72
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	315.75/cwt	315.00–316.00	2,892	16
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,678	15
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,140	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	3,044	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	3

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 3, 2025

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

Receipts 1,783Last week 1,238Year ago 1,732

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1100–1150	1,140	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	150–200	174	1,100.00	1,100.00
6	250–300	282	505.00–557.50	530.69
9	300–350	338	497.00–527.00	513.69
3	350–400	385	451.00	451.00
89	400–450	425	457.00–500.00	478.80
57	450–500	469	440.00–472.00	453.63
84	500–550	529	411.00–435.00	422.29
92	550–600	573	381.00–419.00	407.06
13	600–650	610	341.00–366.00	360.28
18	650–700	672	338.00–342.50	339.30
16	700–750	725	356.00	356.00
20	750–800	770	330.00–332.00	330.39
180	800–850	807	322.50–334.50	331.54
72	850–900	891	300.25–306.00	301.59
16	900–950	916	315.00–316.00	315.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
16	400–450	409	412.50–440.00	424.63
6	500–550	540	385.00	385.00
8	550–600	576	362.00–371.00	365.34
15	950–1000	965	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	356	511.00–545.00	528.46
17	400–450	409	490.00–532.00	524.54
98	450–500	462	460.00–501.50	485.40
104	500–550	524	440.00–469.00	454.51
172	550–600	567	416.00–450.50	437.09
96	600–650	625	375.00–399.00	395.47
84	650–700	660	354.00–382.50	377.86
7	700–750	700	354.00	354.00
66	800–850	810	372.75	372.75
64	900–950	944	343.50	343.50
22	950–1000	969	309.00–322.50	316.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	294	590.00	590.00
10	400–450	423	472.50	472.50
4	450–500	488	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	587	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	444	433.00–473.00	447.46
3	450–500	468	451.00	451.00
21	500–550	539	397.50–413.00	403.54
22	550–600	593	380.00–409.00	401.92
8	600–650	629	365.00	365.00
21	750–800	790	341.00	341.00
4	850–900	856	325.00	325.00

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.