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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Jan 2

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Dec 19Jan 2Jan 9 →

Receipts

3,030 head

▲ 562 vs last sale 2,468▼ 605 vs year ago 3,635 · −16.6%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition Sale. Compared to the previous Precondition sale on December 19, lightweight steers 400-500 lbs 7.00 to sharply higher, 550-650 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, 700-800 lbs 12.00-23.00 higher. Light heifers 500-550 lbs 5.00-9.00 higher, 600-750 lbs 20.00-28.00 higher. CME feeder cattle futures gaining 8.00 today. The auction consisted of five loads, many half loads and plenty of smaller strings. Good demand throughout the sale, especially on lightweight calves.

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 $464.89/cwt on 178 head. That ranks 9 of 17 comparable sales and sits −0.21 against this barn's trailing median of $465.10.

Average price

$464.89

178 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$58.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.68

vs IA average

+12.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	476.08	2,581	144
Medium and Large 1-2	557	417.46	2,325	34

One grade step is worth $58.62/cwt here — about $256 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 sale178 hd

464.89

—

IA average3 barns · 510 hd

456.20

+8.68

National average24 barns · 3,960 hd

452.16

+12.73

This barn, trailing median17 sales

465.10

−0.21

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

32 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	532.77/cwt	492.00–540.00	2,195	72
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	473.93/cwt	462.00–481.00	2,204	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	510.31/cwt	497.00–512.00	2,455	51
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	499.47/cwt	468.00–508.00	2,572	73
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	433.68/cwt	423.00–448.00	2,299	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	452.04/cwt	433.00–474.00	2,577	71
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	399.22/cwt	391.00–411.00	2,343	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	423.39/cwt	400.00–438.50	2,642	209
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	403.63/cwt	387.50–427.50	2,761	340
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,626	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	389.50/cwt	366.00–400.50	2,836	307
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	375.75/cwt	357.75–388.00	2,886	141
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	366.42/cwt	341.00–376.25	3,030	242
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	334.87/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,960	48
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,093	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	505.18/cwt	500.00–522.50	1,708	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	475.53/cwt	474.00–481.00	1,769	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	440.80/cwt	431.00–456.00	1,878	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	480.98/cwt	464.00–503.00	2,083	64
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	446.79/cwt	441.00–449.00	2,162	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,959	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	420.81/cwt	402.00–437.00	2,222	93
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	404.81/cwt	389.50–426.00	2,340	191
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,333	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	402.12/cwt	387.00–421.00	2,485	165
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	381.78/cwt	370.00–407.00	2,554	317
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	347.74/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,420	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	361.81/cwt	346.00–370.00	2,630	51
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	736	375.42/cwt	372.50–377.50	2,763	142
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,398	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	344.87/cwt	331.00–355.00	2,631	119
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,872	12

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 2, 2026

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

Receipts 3,030Last week 2,468Year ago 3,635

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	338	500.00–522.50	505.18
14	350–400	372	474.00–481.00	475.53
64	400–450	433	464.00–503.00	480.98
34	450–500	484	441.00–449.00	446.79
93	500–550	528	402.00–437.00	420.81
191	550–600	578	389.50–426.00	404.81
165	600–650	618	387.00–421.00	402.12
317	650–700	669	370.00–407.00	381.78
51	700–750	727	346.00–370.00	361.81
119	750–800	763	331.00–355.00	344.87
12	850–900	892	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	426	431.00–456.00	440.80
4	450–500	485	404.00	404.00
6	600–650	614	380.00	380.00
23	650–700	696	340.00–362.00	347.74
3	700–750	740	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
142	700–750	736	372.50–377.50	375.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	400–450	412	492.00–540.00	532.77
51	450–500	481	497.00–512.00	510.31
73	500–550	515	468.00–508.00	499.47
71	550–600	570	433.00–474.00	452.04
209	600–650	624	400.00–438.50	423.39
340	650–700	684	387.50–427.50	403.63
307	700–750	728	366.00–400.50	389.50
141	750–800	768	357.75–388.00	375.75
242	800–850	827	341.00–376.25	366.42
48	850–900	884	330.00–336.00	334.87
14	950–1000	985	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	465	462.00–481.00	473.93
18	500–550	530	423.00–448.00	433.68
16	550–600	587	391.00–411.00	399.22
5	650–700	693	379.00	379.00

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.